Setam Lodge — Hotel in Ranomafana

The compound was lovely, and I noticed there was special care taken to gardening around the space - there were people pottering about watering plants and tending all the lovely flowers and plants with great care all day, and the effect was very pretty and soothing. The views were almost surreally beautiful from the dining area though from my own bungalow my main view was of the bungalow in front of me so I wasn't particularly lucky there. ||||As with a number of other lodges, wi-fi was only available in the dining area. Lighting in every space was poor but in the bedroom especially so. Ventilation once all the windows were closed to keep out bugs and things at night was very poor (for some reason Madagascans don't seem to use the wire meshes across windows that we use in other countries with mosquito issues, I'm not sure why), and the floor fan that was in the room could only be used with my adaptor (which means I couldn't charge anything else overnight) but it did help with the stuffiness. During the day the rooms are left very open (and they're clean and affectionately decorated, they even put a little vase of flowers in my room which was a nice touch), as is the compound itself; I was a little nervous about security in this case so made sure to always lock my suitcase and carry my laptop and phone and other valuables with me everywhere which was a bit of a pain but best to be on the safe side. ||||The towels were clean and soft (much nicer than a similarly priced lodge I stayed at near Andasibe-Mantadia) and the food was excellent. The American breakfast was huge compared to other places I've been to, almost intimidatingly so. I was told every evening to be wary of power-cuts and borrowed a flashlight from one of the staff and walked around with it all night in fear of the cuts but they never happened as long as I was awake (usually until about midnight). The hot water was good and after a few hours of climbing up and down the rainforest trails, the excellent shower with easily moderated temperature was a relief. ||||It seemed like a quiet, restful place (but not isolating, there's always a little bit of a buzz of staff pottering around and chatting and such) and I'm sure even more pleasant when the weather is much cooler. Just be wary of the steep stone staircases (with lots of beautifully coloured geckos in the afternoon to look out for) if you're a little out of...

The compound was lovely, and I noticed there was special care taken to gardening around the space - there were people pottering about watering plants and tending all the lovely flowers and plants with great care all day, and the effect was very pretty and soothing. The views were almost surreally beautiful from the dining area though from my own bungalow my main view was of the bungalow in front of me so I wasn't particularly lucky there. ||||As with a number of other lodges, wi-fi was only available in the dining area. Lighting in every space was poor but in the bedroom especially so. Ventilation once all the windows were closed to keep out bugs and things at night was very poor (for some reason Madagascans don't seem to use the wire meshes across windows that we use in other countries with mosquito issues, I'm not sure why), and the floor fan that was in the room could only be used with my adaptor (which means I couldn't charge anything else overnight) but it did help with the stuffiness. During the day the rooms are left very open (and they're clean and affectionately decorated, they even put a little vase of flowers in my room which was a nice touch), as is the compound itself; I was a little nervous about security in this case so made sure to always lock my suitcase and carry my laptop and phone and other valuables with me everywhere which was a bit of a pain but best to be on the safe side. ||||The towels were clean and soft (much nicer than a similarly priced lodge I stayed at near Andasibe-Mantadia) and the food was excellent. The American breakfast was huge compared to other places I've been to, almost intimidatingly so. I was told every evening to be wary of power-cuts and borrowed a flashlight from one of the staff and walked around with it all night in fear of the cuts but they never happened as long as I was awake (usually until about midnight). The hot water was good and after a few hours of climbing up and down the rainforest trails, the excellent shower with easily moderated temperature was a relief. ||||It seemed like a quiet, restful place (but not isolating, there's always a little bit of a buzz of staff pottering around and chatting and such) and I'm sure even more pleasant when the weather is much cooler. Just be wary of the steep stone staircases (with lots of beautifully coloured geckos in the afternoon to look out for) if you're a little out of...

We stayed here mid october and we we were a little bit worried because of some other reviews but we quite liked it, ||The lodge is perfectly located close to the parc entrance and with a beautiful view over the mountains with its rainforest.||The room is basic that is true but it is clean and the bed is okay and suited with a good mosquito net. The bathroom is a little small and de shower has no curtain or something else so if someone is in the shower everything gets wet.|At first we were worried that the curtains didn't cover the whole windows and the neighbors could peer in easily. But when we were at dinner the staff closes the shutters at the outside of the windows so our worries were for nothing||The restaurant is pretty good. Dinner en breakfast is included.|They serve the breakfast at your table en you can order eggs as you please, we liked this.|Dinner is a set menu with 2 or 3 choices for each course and they did a great job.||Staff is great and helpful and as it is at more hotels in Madagascar some staff can/should improve their english (for some it's already...