The Grand Hotel
Located in the centre town of Antsiranana, the Grand Hotel invites guests to discover its wonderful charm and impeccable services. Offering accommodation in both standard and luxury rooms with 3 restaurants and a variety of activity options on offer; including visits to national parks, perfect beaches, historical outings and vibrant market places.
The Grand Hotel Highlights
Located in the centre town of Antsiranana, the Grand Hotel invites guests to discover its wonderful charm and impeccable services. Offering accommodation in both standard and luxury rooms with 3 restaurants and a variety of activity options on offer; including visits to national parks, perfect beaches, historical outings and vibrant market places.
The Grand Hotel offers both standard rooms and luxury suites for guests to be able to choose the accommodation most comfortable for them. There are 66 rooms, all of which either have a view of the swimming pool or the vibrant main street, Rue Colbert. They are equipped with individual safes, minibars, air-conditioners and televisions with satellite viewing options. The 4 luxury suites provide king size beds, adorned with superb linens and bedding, 2 bathrooms and a spacious living area. All the conveniences of a safe, air-conditioning, telephones, satellite televisions and minibars are provided for. The hotel also has 3 restaurants, each offering a different ambient delight. Restaurant Ylang-Ylang is a cosy, colourful eatery where the chef cooks up local, Indian Ocean produce with flair. Oasis restaurant is located on the brim of the lit-up swimming pool offering lunches and dinners of pizza pies on the wood fire and grills. The third is a grill restaurant situated on Diana Beach and offers Saturday evening entertainment.
- Standard and luxury rooms equipped with modern conveniences and views of the swimming pool and excitable main street.
- 3 Restaurants at the hotel, each offering a different type of dining pleasure and visual environment.
- The town is the gateway to Montagne d'Ambre and Ankarana national parks.
- Visit the roadside clusters of baobab trees - 6 of the 8 species are found only in Madagascar.
The Grand Hotel Activities
The bay of Diego Suarez is one of the world's most beautiful deep-water harbours, complete with a photogenic sugarloaf mountain. The town has an enchanting, colonial feel about it. This is the largest city of the north with a huge cosy market, a range of fine restaurants and some fantastic places and national parks to visit nearby. Linger and discover the decaying colonial architecture (the old covered market and the former Hotel de la Marine for seafarers are notable examples), the vibrant market and the wealth of crafts workshops. A particular pleasure of walking around Diego is the unexpected variety of stunning views over the bay, seemingly around almost every corner. A day trip to the nearby beach at Ramena is very recommendable. Ramena is a small village with a sandy uncrowded beach, which does not seem to have benefited much from the tourists excepting some hotels and restaurants on the spot.
