I stayed here for two nights over Easter as part of a three trip from Luanda to Kalandula Falls and Pedras Negras.

It was very busy as many expats had the same idea. This created some confusion at the front desk, although our tour agent was able to sort this out.

This is a business hotel and along with the Planca Negra Hotel is the best Malange has to offer. The hotel is a renovated hotel in a city which saw a lot of fighting during the civil war (the hotel is opposite the UNITA HQ) and is still being rebuilt. The hotel is unprepossessing on the outside and the lobby area feels cramped because it is filled with over stuffed leather couches and the grey/black hand hewn rock effect and lonely water pool (with no water) doesn't quite work. Same story with the stairs and hallways leading to the rooms which are uneven and carpeted only in the center with a weird Chinese designed runner.

But once you get into the rooms it is very nice. Beige marble floors with... more