Relais du Kirindy

Mit realistischen Erwartungen und einem hervorragenden Reiseleiter, der uns bestens vorbereitet hatte, war diese kleine Oase fantastisch. Wie angekündigt, gab es nur eingeschränkt Strom und WLAN, was uns aber mehr Zeit am Pool und Gespräche mit den Mitarbeitern und unserem großartigen Reiseleiter ermöglichte. Es ist ein ressourcenarmes Land mit enormen logistischen Herausforderungen, und dennoch meistern sie das Beste daraus. Wir haben unseren Aufenthalt im Relais du Kirindy sehr genossen, vor allem wegen der unglaublichen Gastgeber. Sie sind wirklich gastfreundlich und geben mit den begrenzten Mitteln ihr Bestes. Das Essen war heiß, die Getränke kalt und die Unterkunft komfortabel. Ein großer Vorteil unseres Aufenthalts war der Zugang zum Kirindy-Wald, wo wir die Fossa und eine Lemurenfamilie beobachten konnten. Wie gesagt, ein großartiger Reiseleiter und tolle Tipps. (Christophe Madagascar Tour Guide - Interpreter auf Facebook) Ich habe keinen Grund, zurückzukehren, aber wenn es sein müsste, würde ich mich sehr freuen, die Mitarbeiter wiederzusehen. Übrigens: In der Nähe des Resorts gibt es einige wunderschöne Baobabs, die sich perfekt für Sonnenuntergangsfotos eignen. Ich habe dort mit einer Gruppe Kinder einen der schönsten Nachmittage meines Lebens verbracht.

This is a bush camp hotel, only one in this area covering dry deciduous forests, such as Kirindy etc. It lacks most amenities, provides electricity (in the room) only at certain times. Room upkeep and maintenance is poor. The adjoining area and roads all unpaved and copious amount of dust blows with 4x4 vehicle onslaught from visiting grups of tourists. Basically one goes here, because you have to. This is in the middle of baobab country as well, and paved road connectivity only, all around. The pool is good and a welcome relief.

The only real positives of this accommodation were the pool and cold beer! We fully understand it is in a remote area of Madagascar, but having travelled all around the country in the weeks leading up to this, we saw how creative the people can be to make accommodations more attractive and comfortable for guests. It was clear to us that these owners just didn’t seem to care since they knew they were the closest place to stay near the Kirindy Forest. No ventilation, no electricity until 6pm and just for a few hours, water availability was variable, and the mosquito net over the bed was torn in multiple spots. The safe didn’t work and the manager didn’t have a clue how to fix it. The cabin itself was dirty, and it was evident no attempt was made to make it better. We ended up using pool towels as our blankets for the night ( it does get quite cool) because the chances that the bed duvet was ever washed were slim. If one can avoid a sleepover here, it would be in your best interest. Cannot recommend this place for anyone and we are surprised it was even suggested as a place to stay by a well known tour company!

My sister and I stayed at this hotel for one night. At night we were at the pool drinking and chatting with our guides and driver and she went back to our room to grab something. The security guard who was holding an axe, grabbed her and tried to kiss her as she left the room. She said no and ran up the to tell us what happened. We immediately told the hotel and they called all of the security guards up. She had to pick him out from a lineup and the whole thing was super uncomfortable and not handled sensitively. They then said he was gone but when we went to our room later he was still posted outside. We went back up to the night manager and said we were uncomfortable with him still being there and employed with an axe on his shoulder. She said she didn’t see what the problem was but she walked us to our room and we demanded he be moved elsewhere. In the morning we spoke to the owner who wouldn’t let my sister even speak to explain what happened. She was very rude and dismissive and at one point tried to tell us it was our fault for drinking. They kept on saying it was only a small problem until I got very cross and said that a man grabbing a solo female in the night against her will, whilst holding an axe is not a small problem. They eventually agreed to fire him at our insistence for safety of future female travellers but as we were leaving we saw him go straight back to his post. We heard him say to the owner it was just the Malagasy way. Overall I would not recommend this to any female travellers. We luckily had some men we had met stand up for us and help, but without them who knows what could have happened and how it would have been dealt with by the staff. For such an overpriced hotel clearly targeted at tourists this whole situation was unbelievably terrible.

⛔️WARNING FEMALE TRAVELERS!!! ⛔️I am a young Australian woman travelling with my sister we stayed here for one night in a room with a male friend we met. We were hanging out at the pool drinking as a big group at night with our drivers and tour guide I went back to the room by myself to quickly get something the “security” man that was posted out front of our room with an axe over his shoulder grabbed me and tried to kiss me as I was leaving the room to head back! We told the staff right away and they handled it so TERRIBLY telling us they send him away but when we went back to our room shorty after he was waiting there still with an AXE. The next morning when we told the manager in charge she blamed me for drinking and was so very rude. No resolution was come to they offered to take some money off our bill but I declined as the money was not going to ensure the next persons safety, they said they would fire him but I really don’t believe it. Females tourists are not safe here and I’m very grateful I was travelling not alone. BE AWARE! Apart from that the hotel is ok but pretty poor for the exuberant price

We spent one night here on our road trip and the place was lovely. I feel the negative comments are really unfair. The room was good, the pool was clean and nice, and food was actually good too. Yes, you are in the middle of a forest and in the wild, and yes you are in a remote location so electricity in the rooms is only available between certain hours, but the bungalows were really comfortable and lovely. Staff was also very kind.