Isalo Rock Lodge

Set in an extraordinary landscape this lodge blends in with thoughtful, low profile design. Every room has a view. Rooms are spacious and comfortable with good amenities. The mosquito nets are in good condition and cover the bed well. The common areas are well designed. The staff are friendly and professional. The food is good. The breakfast is very generous.

UItstekende lodge in een mooie onmgeving. Personeel is zeer behulpzaam en vriendelijk; ontbijt, lunch en diner van uitstekende kwaliteit. De beste lodge die we gehad hebben op onze reis door Madagaskar

Really very beautifully landscaped. Nice pool where you can relax and take a dip after a day of hot day in the park. The tent rooms and showers very nicely done. There’s hot water for a nice shower after hiking. Food was excellent, but menu somewhat limited. If you don’t have your own transportation, it’s impractical really to eat anywhere else. I saw another lodger pay with credit card! Very, very nice if you’re short on cash. You can pay for the room and meals with EURs but expect an unfavorable exchange rate compared to the ATM. I came by taxi-brousse. Call or text the reception to pick you up at the entrance, otherwise it’s a long walk (especially in the dark!) to the lodge. If you’re not with your own vehicle, consider the disadvantages/costs of staying far outside of town, Ranohira. To get a seat on a taxi-brousse to the hotel (e.g. from Ihosy), you probably have to catch one on its way to Toliara/Tuléar, and so you may have to pay full fare for the entire destination even if you’re getting off much earlier. Second, to pay for Isalo park entrance fee at the park’s “MNP”office, to enter the park, and return back to the lodge, you’d likely have to hire a driver from the hotel, which adds up to 200 000 Aviary's. To catch a taxi-brousse upon departure, again you need to pay for a driver to bring you to Ranohira in the early morning or else you could pray to the gods, wait and hope for an empty seat on a passing brousse. Reception was a bit strangely aloof, but professional.

Al bij aankomst word je met een drankje en een verfrissend handdoekje verwelkomd. Je krijgt de tijd om even te acclimatiseren, de omgeving te aanschouwen en rustig in te checken. Schitterende kamer, zeer ruim en voor mij een luxe ervaring. Alleen al het bad met zicht op de rotsen. Ook het restaurant serveert super lekker en verse maaltijden om je vingers af te likken. Menu is niet uitgebreid wat betekent dat alle ingrediënten vers zijn en van dag tot dag het menu opgesteld wordt. Kortom een super belevenis.

Die beste Unterkunft die wir auf Madagaskar bisher hatten. Das Essen war super. Das Personal war super. Die Unternehmungen im umkreis sind auch super. Natürlich ist es preislich etwas teurer, aber das Angebot und der erholsame Schlaf mit der tollen Aussicht sind das Geld wert

sehr schön gelegen, unglaublich freundliches Personal, sauber, man wohnt in kleinen Hütten, Moskitonetze sind vorhanden. Im Restaurant sitzt man etweder draußen oder bei offenen Fenstern und Türen drinnen. Pool war angenehm temperiert und sauber.