The cottage is at the seaside, directly on the beach along wich there is a track, in font of the Channel of Mozambique. It is situated at Amborovy in a small fishermen’s village, « Maroala ». Built partially with timber and traditional materials, this bungalow is located on a garden planted with trees of 1.200 m.2. Calm, wellbeing and splendour of the sunset guaranteed.
This 4 Bedrooms House provides
accommodation with
Designated Smoking Area, View, Ocean View, for your convenience.
This House features many amenities for guests who want to stay for a few days, a
weekend or probably a longer vacation with family,
friends or group.
The rental House
has 4 Bedrooms
and 1 Bathroom to make you feel right at home.
Check to see if this House has the amenities you need and a location that makes
this a great choice to stay in Mahajanga.
Enjoy your stay in Mahajanga at this House.
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Amenities
Pet Friendly
Designated Smoking Area
View
Ocean View
Balcony/Terrace
Oceanfront
Child Friendly
Facility Overview
Bathrooms
1+ bathrooms
Bathtub
Bedroom
4 bedrooms
Parking
Car recommended
Pet Friendly
Pet friendly
Accessibility
Designated smoking areas
Activities
Jet skiing nearby
Hunting nearby
Swimming nearby
Horse riding nearby
Power boating nearby
Water tubing nearby
Fishing nearby
General
Unit size: 1184 sq ft (110 sq m)
French
Near the sea
Outdoors
Garden
Security/Safety
Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)
Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at 12:00 pm
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 am
Child Policy
Children are welcome.
Event Policy
No events allowed
Pet Policy
Pets allowed
Smoking Policy
Smoking allowed: in designated areas
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed this property is managed through our partner, vrbo. you will receive an email from vrbo with a link to a vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Reviews
Oct 27, 2010 12:00:00 PM
Review Score:
10
Summary: "We spent 21 wonderful days at Villa Miadana and would highly recommend the experience to anyone. The house is located directly on a beautiful strip of beach north of the city. It has an open shaded veranda where we spent most of our time. The living/dining room area is comfortable. The satellite TV gets a few French channels and BBC World. With such a beautiful view of the ocean, we didn’t’ need to watch TV. The kitchen has a gas stove and oven, a huge refrigerator/freezer and an additional large stand alone freezer. The plates, utensils, pots, pans are entirely sufficient. The house has one WC and a bathroom with a shower area. One bedroom has a queen sized bed and the other has a double and a twin. All the beds have mosquito nets that we had to use every night. Each bedroom also has easy to operate air conditioners, which are effective because these rooms have ceilings (while the rest of the house, with the exception of the ceilinged bathroom and WC, are covered by a charming thatched roof; it’s enough to keep out sun and rain, and that’s all you need). Behind the house is a separate building with two more bedrooms (thatched roof, no ceiling this time) that we didn’t use. Also there is a shaded ping-pong table. If you did not care about the ceilings, you could sleep up to five couples and a single, but only two couples and one single would get rooms with A/C.
We stayed during the month of October and only saw one day of rain. The rest of the time it was 27-34°C during the day. The nice thing about the house is the nearly constant ocean breeze, making it considerably cooler than the town of Mahajanga. By sunset the breeze often intensifies keeping the mosquitoes away.
The staff working at the house are outstanding. With the price of the rental comes a house cleaner, Yvette, and a guard/gardener, Mafali. Yvette is friendly but shy. Each day she cleaned the entire house thoroughly and washed and ironed clothes. Mafali lives behind the house and is also a hard worker and enjoyable to be around. Both workers also act as sous-chefs, barbequing, peeling or slicing for the great and powerful Lolo.
Lolo, the cook, is the true star in this ensemble.. She charged 10,000 Aviary per day (€3.84) for her labor to produce mouth-watering, restaurant quality meals. Every three days, we would take her into town and she would spend about 60,000 Aviary (€23) to feed two adults and our son for those three days. This is pretty extravagant by local standards, but well worth it. Both lunch and dinner included two savory courses. In addition, we would spend a bit more at Score, the supermarket with lots of imported items from France. Lolo cooked better than any restaurant that we visited while in Madagascar so we stopped going out! In the morning, sellers would approach the house offering fresh lobsters, prawns, shrimp, smoked fish, mangos at amazing prices. Lolo has been well trained and presented us with many delicious meals.
The only source of frustration was with the car/driver. We booked the SUV and driver for the length of our stay. Shortly before our arrival, the SUV was involved in an accident and was no longer available. The property manager Haja did his best to find alternatives. This meant using three different vehicles during our stay. Because you pay for petrol separately, it seemed like we were always losing out on having put in too much gas in and then switching cars. Normally this would not be an issue if the same car of used each day. My suggestion would be if you are not renting the vehicle continuously simply work out a price per trip for what you’d like to do. For example, 22 km round trip visit to Mahajanga might cost 50,000 Aviary. Trip to Cirque Rouge might be 75,000 Aviary. Then make sure that the trip price includes the petrol so there is no confusion. Five times a different vehicle showed up from the previous day and it didn’t have much petrol. I got tired of having the vehicles show up always needing p ...
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Reviews
Oct 27, 2010 12:00:00 PM
Review Score:
10
Summary: "We spent 21 wonderful days at Villa Miadana and would highly recommend the experience to anyone. The house is located directly on a beautiful strip of beach north of the city. It has an open shaded veranda where we spent most of our time. The living/dining room area is comfortable. The satellite TV gets a few French channels and BBC World. With such a beautiful view of the ocean, we didn’t’ need to watch TV. The kitchen has a gas stove and oven, a huge refrigerator/freezer and an additional large stand alone freezer. The plates, utensils, pots, pans are entirely sufficient. The house has one WC and a bathroom with a shower area. One bedroom has a queen sized bed and the other has a double and a twin. All the beds have mosquito nets that we had to use every night. Each bedroom also has easy to operate air conditioners, which are effective because these rooms have ceilings (while the rest of the house, with the exception of the ceilinged bathroom and WC, are covered by a charming thatched roof; it’s enough to keep out sun and rain, and that’s all you need). Behind the house is a separate building with two more bedrooms (thatched roof, no ceiling this time) that we didn’t use. Also there is a shaded ping-pong table. If you did not care about the ceilings, you could sleep up to five couples and a single, but only two couples and one single would get rooms with A/C.
We stayed during the month of October and only saw one day of rain. The rest of the time it was 27-34°C during the day. The nice thing about the house is the nearly constant ocean breeze, making it considerably cooler than the town of Mahajanga. By sunset the breeze often intensifies keeping the mosquitoes away.
The staff working at the house are outstanding. With the price of the rental comes a house cleaner, Yvette, and a guard/gardener, Mafali. Yvette is friendly but shy. Each day she cleaned the entire house thoroughly and washed and ironed clothes. Mafali lives behind the house and is also a hard worker and enjoyable to be around. Both workers also act as sous-chefs, barbequing, peeling or slicing for the great and powerful Lolo.
Lolo, the cook, is the true star in this ensemble.. She charged 10,000 Aviary per day (€3.84) for her labor to produce mouth-watering, restaurant quality meals. Every three days, we would take her into town and she would spend about 60,000 Aviary (€23) to feed two adults and our son for those three days. This is pretty extravagant by local standards, but well worth it. Both lunch and dinner included two savory courses. In addition, we would spend a bit more at Score, the supermarket with lots of imported items from France. Lolo cooked better than any restaurant that we visited while in Madagascar so we stopped going out! In the morning, sellers would approach the house offering fresh lobsters, prawns, shrimp, smoked fish, mangos at amazing prices. Lolo has been well trained and presented us with many delicious meals.
The only source of frustration was with the car/driver. We booked the SUV and driver for the length of our stay. Shortly before our arrival, the SUV was involved in an accident and was no longer available. The property manager Haja did his best to find alternatives. This meant using three different vehicles during our stay. Because you pay for petrol separately, it seemed like we were always losing out on having put in too much gas in and then switching cars. Normally this would not be an issue if the same car of used each day. My suggestion would be if you are not renting the vehicle continuously simply work out a price per trip for what you’d like to do. For example, 22 km round trip visit to Mahajanga might cost 50,000 Aviary. Trip to Cirque Rouge might be 75,000 Aviary. Then make sure that the trip price includes the petrol so there is no confusion. Five times a different vehicle showed up from the previous day and it didn’t have much petrol. I got tired of having the vehicles show up always needing p ...
Greg S.
Oct 6, 2009 12:00:00 PM
Review Score:
10
Summary: "This is a great house in an extremely beautiful location right on the beach front of the village of Moroala, about 15-20 minutes by car from the western port city of Mahajanga.
It is rare to find such a tranquil, clean and unpolluted beach as this. Each morning, from the shaded verandah, you can see the small fishing boats (pirogues) setting off for deeper waters, with their triangualar sails set against the wind. In the evening there are the most beautiful sunsets over the Mozambique Channel.
The beach itself is clean and free of the plastic objects and other detritus etc usually washed up on the beaches of many other developing countries, and is free of mass tourism developments.
The house has air-conditioning in both bedrooms and the main bedroom looks out onto a beautiful cool garden, as does the front verandah, which is perfect for whiling away the day. There is a dining room/lounge area with satellite television. The verandah also has table and chairs for eating alfresco, overlooking the garden and the sea, and comfortable chairs for lounging about.
Each morning, sellers of fish, prawns, crayfish, tropical fruits and vegetables come to the front gate to ask if you need anything for the day. The seafood, straight from sea to table, is cheaper here (and fresher) than in most other parts of the world.
There is an onsite caretaker who lives with his wife next to the property. He and his wife are lovely people. They will advise you on whether the seafood on offer is really fresh, and will clean and barbecue your fish, crayfish and prawns on a traditional Malagasy brassiere. A young house lady comes to clean each day, so the house is always clean and well-maintained. A cook is also available for a modest daily sum if you prefer not to cook for yourself.
The house is well provisioned with everything you might need, and the kitchen has modern and traditional cooking implements.
The city of Mahajanga is an architectural delight, with many buildings in the old city dating from the colonial years, with wide verandahs and collonades; In Mahajanga there are supermarkets and traditional Malagasy markets selling everything from fresh vanilla pods (delicious when added to your freshly ground Malagasy Arabica or Robusta morning coffee) to local and imported French cheeses. Madagascar offers perhaps the best quality and greatest range of fresh foods you are likely to find anywhere - a true culinary and gourmet's delight.
In the evening in Mahajanga, the local people promenade along the seafront until late evening. Sellers of delicious local treats are spread along its length.
A car is available with the house at a reasonable additional price (with driver) or you can walk about 15 minutes along a small track to take local buses or taxis into town.
It is also possible to make day excursions to parks and other sites of interest in the region.
I recommend this house and region to anyone: whether individual, small group, or family with young children, looking for a restful holiday by the sea, in an unspoiled region.
If you are disposed to treat the local people with respect and friendship, you will learn a great deal about the customs of the Malagasy, particularly the Sakalava people who inhabit the western coast of Madagscar - and you will have the holiday of a lifetime."