Maputo

This is Mozambique's Grand Budapest Hotel, a gorgeous, supremely elegant Grand Dame that is among the elite of the world’s famous hotels. — Fodor's

A top-to-toe renovation in 2014 rescued this handsome colonial Portuguese-style lodging from a slide into dowdiness and reclaimed the hotel's glamorous past. — Fodor's

This hotel on a busy corner in the baixa offers small, slick, modern rooms and a compact gym. — Lonely Planet

In the upper part of town, the long-standing Fatima’s has an outdoor kitchen-bar, a small courtyard garden, a mix of rooms and lots of travel info. — Lonely Planet

This is one of the cheapest, most reliable bets on a busy, noisy street in the heart of the baixa. — Lonely Planet

Clean, decent-value rooms in a centrally located high-rise. There's also a restaurant. — Lonely Planet

This popular place offers good-value, well-appointed double-bedded rooms in a small apartment block on a quiet street in the Sommerschield residential area. — Lonely Planet