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Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre

3.0 star property
Hotel in Blantyre with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk

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Executive Room | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
Interior entrance
Free daily buffet breakfast
Mountain view
Front of property

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Classic Room | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Classic Room

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
TV
Separate bedroom
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Room | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Connecting rooms available
Refrigerator
TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Hair dryer
  • 32 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Executive Room | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Executive Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Connecting rooms available
Free rollaway/extra beds
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
  • 32 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Robins Road, Blantyre

What's nearby

  • Mandala House - 2 min drive - 1.0 mile
  • CCAP Church - 3 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • The Way of the Cross/ Njira ya Mtanda - 3 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • Carlsberg Brewery - 4 min drive - 2.2 miles
  • Museum of Malawi - 6 min drive - 3.3 miles

Getting around

  • Blantyre (BLZ-Chileka Intl.) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hostaria - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Superior Food Market - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Mikos Milkshake And Desert Parlour - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Gelato Carnival - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Wimpy - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre

Property highlights
You can look forward to a free breakfast buffet, a terrace, and a garden at Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre. The on-site international cuisine restaurant, Blue Savannah, offers lunch and dinner. In addition to dry cleaning/laundry services and a business center, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), express check-in, and wedding services
  • A banquet hall, concierge services, and a front-desk safe
Room features
All 70 rooms feature comforts such as laptop-friendly workspaces, as well as perks like free WiFi and safes.
More amenities include:
  • Hair dryers and shampoo
  • 32-inch TVs with satellite channels
  • Refrigerators, daily housekeeping, and desks

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Aamari Restaurant
  • Blue Savannah
  • Deep End Grill

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 10 buildings
  • 4 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2004
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 35 per person (one way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 35.00

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Malawi Sun Hotel Blantyre
Malawi Sun Hotel
Malawi Sun Blantyre
Malawi Sun
Malawi Sun & Conference Centre
Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre Hotel
Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre Blantyre
Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre Hotel Blantyre

Frequently asked questions

Is Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre?

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Does Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 35 per person applies.

Where is Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre located?

Situated in Blantyre, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Mandala House, CCAP Church, and St. Michael and All Angel's Church. The Way of the Cross/ Njira ya Mtanda and Carlsberg Brewery are also within 3 mi (5 km).

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Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 30 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 30 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 30 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 30 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 30 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10

was great
Stayed 6 nights in May 2022

10/10

Excellent value for money.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022

6/10

Overall a good experience, but I expected more for the price based on the listing. Wanted to charge me extra for the second person even though I booked for two. I booked for the fridge in the room for my medicine and it was broken and I had to fight to get assistance.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10

Within the hotel complex, hard to get around. The hotel is going through renovation. Some rooms are better than the other. Not much shopping in the surrounding area. For a place to crash, the value is there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

2/10

Not enough room to list them
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

2/10

I booked this hotel and paid in advance through Expedia, but I was charged again when I arrived the hotel. The hotel manager said the hotel had not received the fee from Expedia, and that you need to pay again. I paid for the hotel and then requested both the hotel and Expedia to investigate the payment status to clarify which side, hotel or Expedia is holding the money I overpaid. However, neither side responds to it and of course I haven’t been refunded the fee of more than £300. Isn’t this a scam? Expedia support team asked me to send a receipt from the hotel, and I sent it, but their answer was “we can’t refund the fee” without telling any reason or the investigation status. I will never use Expedia nor the hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

6/10

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

6/10

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

4/10

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

6/10

Old hotel in need of renovation
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

6/10

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10

The hotel is fine and is within walking distance of the city center. The two biggest problems are the wifi and mosquitoes in the rooms. Every day I found at least 3 mosquitoes in my room. The WiFi is slow and unreliable. Still, overall it's a decent hotel in Blantyre with large rooms and decent service.
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2019

8/10

Very friendly staff. The room was very nice and well designed. There was also a very good view out of my window. I only had breakfast here, but it was pretty good. You're near a mall with a few fast food restaurants and walking distance to some more up market restaurants.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

8/10

Nice, comfortable rooms. The staff were friendly and accommodative when I requested a late check-out. Also ample and secure car park.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

6/10

Staff were very friendly. Booked the more expensive rooms, but only got the basic rooms. Mini bar broken
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

2/10

Did no known about my arrival. 30 min. At reception.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10

The Malawi Sun is an old hotel and this can be seen in the furnishings as well as the hotel structure and fittings. My room was spacious, clean and comfortable. The TV channels and WiFi were more than adequate. The bathroom and shower were clean, and there was sufficient hot water. The condition of the restruant was not great, very old and a little grubby. Evening meal selections at the resturant were good, and there is a wide variety of dishes to chose from, although there is bais towards Chinese cuisine. Breakast was not good. It is quite a drive to and from the airport, road conditions and load shedding power outages in the evenings are challenging, i would not recomend hiring a car and driving yourself around, a taxi service is needed. If you flying out in the morning be sure to leave early, as the traffic is very bad.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10

Nothing great to share. It could be better with the compared value with other hotels. Bathroom shower cap was broken water splashing all over places while taking shower.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10

Staff poorly trained. Housekeeping is horrible very unprofessional. Dirty oooooold towels. Food poor quality. In brief bad experience. The room was sapcey with comfortable bed. All spoiled by bad services.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10

This was not the hotel I usually stay in while in Blantyre, but it is less expensive, so I thought I would give it a try. I likely will try a lesser expensive Blantyre hotel again, but not this one. It looks nothing like its pictures. The pictures show all rooms looking out over the hillside with great views, which is the reason I picked it. They have done a lot of new construction. Now most rooms generally look across to other rooms. At check in, they tried to give me a room which had not been made up since the previous guest. One maid in particular was really rude and inappropriate - entering my room without knocking, once yelling "hey, where are you going?" Electricity was off for several hours of my short stay. Wifi barely worked. There were 10 somewhat fuzzy cable stations on the TV - no news channel. The water in the pool was green with some kind of white scum across the top. No one in it, obviously. Construction everywhere. Had trouble finding my reservation. Poorest breakfast I had in Malawi. Only white bread. Toast is a special request. Only instant coffee served in a coffee growing country. No business services whatsoever. Guess that covers it. I'll pick somewhere else next time.