Since 2012 this place has been our transit home away from home.
The rooms in the new block are luxurious & classy with one of the best gyms in Maputo.
The Manager, Mr Pijush a thorough professional & his staff leave no stones unturned to keep the guests comfortable.
In a span of almost 3 years we've had no complaints, whatsoever from our staff transiting Pensao Martins, especially reaching at odd hours, due to delayed flights.
I couldn't get a single or a double room in the hotel, so I took the triple bedroom, assuming it would be a big room. Surprisingly, it was not. It was more like a dorm with three single beds put together. Washroom wasn't the cleanest though. And you have to don't get complimentary water to drink. No WiFi too.
On plus side, right in middle of buzzing Centre. So lot of places to eat nearby. Taxis available outside. Would accept credit cards, and breakfast would be included.
Somehow for the money you pay, you don't get the feel.
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.
Fairly expensive for what it is, could do with a good scrub and a fresh coat of paint paint. None the less there is a bed an A/C and relatively clean sheets and a marginally fresh towel. The breakfast is not really an option so don't count on it. Very average but not too bad if you need to stay over for the night.
I do not believe that this place is rateable.
It is common knowledge that Maputo, Mozambique is way over the top with their accommodation prices. However to charge for this place around R 1050.00 per night for a room, it is totally excessive for what you get. It appears that they rate themselves 3 stars ( Mozambican standard?)
We booked two rooms and only "triple" were available.
The place looks tatty, worn and old.
The shower has a plastic curtain which does not even enclose the whole shower and you land up with wet floors. The shower floor is very slippery and despite my informing the reception ( who hardly understood English) that the cold shower tap handle kept falling off and could thus only regulate the water flow with great difficulty, this remained unattended for the two nights we spent there.
The bed mattresses are OLD and very TIRED!
Can you believe it, they have very old crinkled wire coat hangers that you get from the local dry cleaners in the cupboard.
The breakfast was so bad that we skipped this the second morning. How do you serve the following and call this breakfast for the price they charge?
Raw cooked spaghetti!!! Some rolls and white bread. Processed cheese slices, some fruit, a cooked dubiously looking sausage, corn flakes, watered down fruit juice and a little bit of yoghurt with cheap tinned coffee.
The WIFI at R 70 for 2 hours was very expensive!
