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Lakeside Hotel

3.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
Beach nearby
Deluxe Quadruple Room, Lake View | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
S122, Plot No 13, Senga Bay, Senga
  • Senga Beach
    19 min walk
  • Lizard Island
    5 min drive
  • Lake Malawi National Park
    162 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Executive Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View

Free WiFi, bed sheets

Executive Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Quadruple Room, Lake View | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Quadruple Room, Lake View

  • 215 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Deluxe Quadruple Room, Lake View | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Quadruple Room, Lake View

  • 215 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

View all photos for Executive Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Lake View

Free WiFi, bed sheets

Executive Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Senga

With a stay at Lakeside Hotel in Senga, you'll be near the beach, just steps from Lake Malawi and a 4-minute drive from Senga Beach. .This hotel is 2 mi (3.2 km) from Lizard Island.

What's nearby

  • Senga Beach - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Lizard Island - 5 min drive - 2.1 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Namalenje Restraunt (Livingstonia hotel) - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Lakeside Hotel

Hotel in Senga with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Lakeside Hotel offers 13 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
Stay in one of 13 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 6 AM to 10:30 AM.
Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 10:30 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Conference center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Lakeside Hotel Salima
Lakeside Hotel Senga
Lakeside Hotel Hotel Senga
Lakeside Hotel Hotel
Lakeside Hotel Hotel
Lakeside Hotel Senga
Lakeside Hotel Hotel Senga

Lakeside Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 9 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness
The lake view is nice. The water is very high right now and so there is no beachfront (which is reportedly the case at most properties). Unfortunately, my room had no hot water (though they tried to turn it on??) and the wifi might as well be nonexistent. The Indian menu options at the restaurant are very tasty, however. Expectations should be kept in check.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

JUSTIN

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Just a one nighter on our journey south. We enjoyed lakeside rooms and a spectacular sunrise. No mosquito nets...? Friendly staff doing their best in difficult conditions.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Lori

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and management were very friendly and helpful. They helped us catch the ferry to Likoma Island. They use a generator in the evening if the Power is off. There is a tea kettle in the room but if the power is off they will bring you hot water for tea. Breakfast buffet with room rate.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our purpose was to get away and relax for the weekend and this was the perfect place for that. Lakeside Hotel has tables, chairs, and sunbathing chairs all with lake views. The food from the restaurant was very good, especially the chambo and the Indian dishes. All of the staff was very friendly and helpful. The only things that could make it better would be having a bar on site and a better water heater-- the showers were a little cold. Otherwise it's a very good deal for the money and we wouldn't hesitate to return.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Salvatore

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Troublesome
I terrazzini avanti all' ingresso della camera non hanno privacy;le camere con lake vew, come la mia,hanno davanti il ristorante con i clienti molto rumorosi, la camera non vale 80€. Al check in non avevono la mia prenotazione; come sempre in africa.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Helene

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Bad wi-fi
you can't stay here if you need wi-fi. No wi-fi in the room and wery bad in the garden. Do not stay here for the food at the restaurant and at the breakfast. We had to ask for 2 towels. There was a kettle in the room but no tea or instant coffee The staf was nice and kind.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced and run down
This hotel was a bad experience. We were looking for a beach hotel and chose this one, not least because of the published photos. Don't let this fool you, the photos are heavily photoshopped. Overall, the hotel leaves a rather run-down impression. Our criticism in detail: Access to the beach was not possible - the water reached directly to the iron fence. The pool was smaller than on the photos and not clean. Our room was also run down. Neither the air conditioning nor the TV worked. There was little water coming out of the shower and it was cold. The Wi-Fi was not available in our room. There is a small restaurant, nothing else. You can't even get a beer there. The breakfast was also not good and there was hardly any choice. It's also interesting that the hotel is listed as a 3-star hotel on hotels.com, but as a 2-star hotel on Google - and we think even that is a bit high. We had booked 3 nights and left early after the first night. Unfortunately we had paid in advance - the hotel refused to refund anything. Therefore our warning: Do not pay in advance here under any circumstances - even better: avoid the hotel. There are nice other hotels in the area that are not overpriced but offer friendly service and a nice experience.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Márcio

Liked: Staff & service
Basic Hotel, but OK for 1 night stay.
Quite basic hotel, which was OK for 1 night stay. The shower water was not very hot, but in fact it was enough for the weather which we had. Breakfast was quite basic but also enough for a short stay. Internet was working well, but only between 6 pm and 6 am.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018