Nosy Manga - Hotel Ivato Airport

Proximity to Airport: The hotel is highly praised for its convenient location near Ivato Airport, with most guests citing a transfer time of about 5 minutes. The free airport shuttle is frequently mentioned as a valuable service.

This is a convenietly located hotel for those using the airport and not wanting to go to the centre of Tana. The transfer from/to the airport was around 5 minutes and was included in the price, which seems to be the case with other hotels near the airport too. The hotel is modern with nice decor, artwork and is clean. The room was spacious with a ceiling fan and the temperature in the room was comfortable. There was a hairdryer in the bathroom. No mosquito net over the bed and we eneded up being bitten in the night. Bittles of water in the room were chargeable. The buffet breakfast included cereal, selection of fresh breads and pastries, and some hot food. An average person would be probably happy with it but as vegans we could only have bread, sautee veg and some fruit marmolade. Not great taken into account the price and the fact the hotel was advised in advance of our dietary requirements. What we didn't like is that the driver who was picking us up clearly paid someone else to wait in the arrivals hall for us with the name of the hotel. We didn't know if he was really the person who was to pick us up as he didn't have our name and didn't speak any English. We didn't feel comfortable going with this man as he could be anyone, and this is a common scam in other African countries. We had to ring the hotel to check before we felt semi comfortable following this man to the car. We would suggest that the hotel sends drivers with actual names of their customers instead to make them feel more at ease. Since we arrived late in the evening, when we put the light on in the room, there was a dozen of cockroaches in the bathroom as well as on the walls and curtains in the bedroom. We understand they are common in the country but for the price paid, I expected the room to be fumigated before arrival. The reception staff were efficient and spoke English so the check in and check out was smooth.