Southern Sun Maputo

Southern Sun Maputo sits on Avenida da Marginal, the seafront road that runs along the Indian Ocean edge of the city, roughly twenty minutes from the airport. The hotel holds two hundred and sixty-nine rooms across five categories — Standard, Superior, Executive, and two grades of suite — and the upper tiers face the ocean directly, with sliding bathroom shutters that open the bath to the sea view and balconies on the Ambassador and Presidential suites.

The kitchen at Evolve restaurant works with ingredients that are particular to Mozambique: king prawns, pichana beef, and pastéis de nata baked in-house, alongside wood-fired pizzas and a peri-peri sauce made on site. Deco's Bar and Terrace is the sundowner option, with an outdoor deck and infinity pool between the building and the water, framed by palms.

All rooms carry complimentary uncapped Wi-Fi and twenty-four-hour room service. The hotel also runs a spa, gym, business centre, and conference facilities, and the front desk can arrange an airport shuttle. Staff speak English, Portuguese, Swahili, Ronga, Tsonga, and Xichangana. Day trips from the hotel reach island beaches, fishing grounds, and dive sites along the Mozambican coast.