This is a budget hotel in a Maputo city culture of make-do-and-mend. Luxury comes at a heavy price in Maputo (Polana, Blu, etc) and I risked a budget hotel. It served its purpose providing a reasonably comfortable bed with a private bathroom and air-conditioning. The cement round the basin had been redone unprofessionally and one wall plug hung out from the wall. The wall safe was closed and nobody knew how to get it open.The room was a little like a village hall with a very high ceiling that had two or three damp patch marks. The floor was hard wood patterned blocks. Cleanliness was good. There is a car compound offering vital security. Breakfast is taken in a building at the rear accessed externally. One discovers the excellent swimming pool in the process. The food choice is average. The biggest problem with the hotel is the manager. The staff are evidently frightened of him. I had e-mailed him for advise and assistance before arriving and got no answer, He was always "out". When my air-conditioning control needed new batteries it took four attempts to get him to take action as the receptionists had no power to help. He never spoke a word to me and glowered.