Amenities in Madagascar: Mosquito Nets, Toilets, and Prestigious Solariums
We love a good top ten list here and lucky for us, Conde Nast Traveler has provided us with one to fawn over: The best islands for every month (because we definitely go to a new island every month).
In preparation for August, the island to go to is Ile St. Marie in Madagascar. We love obscure destinations like these, but fear inevitably arises that we will not be able to find a hotel to suit our needs. The search was on and what we came up with is the Soanambo Hotel which gets top reviews.
Now of course, we always flinch when we do not find one of our favorite words under the amenity list, that, of course being "wifi", but we get even more nervous when we see that toilet and sink are under that list (shouldn't that be a given?). Then again, this is Madagascar. But, things took a turn for the worst when this claim was followed by "mosquito nets".
The thing is, you are most likely going to want to upgrade to a luxury room or a suite. The amenity lists really improve for these rooms, like a "tub" (bigger than a sink or toilet), "private garden" (tamed jungle), "American Kitchen and lounge" (sink with running water), hairdryer" (not just wind), "prestigious solarium" (?).
Thank God for the "prestigious solarium", since this is #2 on our list after Wifi. Had it been a "standard solarium" they would not have seen us come August.
Related Stories:
· A Year of Island Hopping [Conde Nast Traveler]
· The Best Islands in the World and When to Go
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· Hotel Soanambo Reviews [TripAdvisro]
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