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24 May 2025
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25 May 2025
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Hotel Description

When you stay at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi, you'll be on the beach and steps from Lake Malawi. This beach hotel is 16.7 mi (27 km) from Nkhudzi Bay Beach and 16.8 mi (27 km) from Lake Malawi Museum. Make yourself at home in one of the 55 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens. Your room comes with a Select Comfort bed. 42-inch LED televisions are provided, with digital programming available. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and complimentary newspapers. Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and a meeting room. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.

Hotel policies

No rollaway/extra beds available

No cribs (infant beds) available

No elevators

Professional property host/manager

Pets not allowed

Service animals not allowed

Check-in from: 2:00 PM
Check-in by: midnight
Check-out by: 10:00 AM

Cleaning and safety practices

  • Contactless check-in is available
  • Contactless check-out is available
  • Essential workers only - NO

Important information

You need to know
  • The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
  • No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
  • Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
Special Instructions
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 2:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Instructions
  • 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; cash is not accepted
  • Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
  • Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Spoken Language

English

Amenities

Most Popular

Free WiFi

Parking available

Airport transfers

Dining services

Concierge

Laundry

Entertainment

Non-smoking

Business facilities

Banquet facilities

Accessible facilities

Other

Hair salon

Concierge services

Gift shops or newsstand

Airport transportation (surcharge)

Conference space

Barbecue grill(s)

Laundry facilities

Garden

Free breakfast

Safe-deposit box at front desk

Multilingual staff

Free newspapers in lobby

24-hour front desk

Business center

Porter/bellhop

Express check-out

Wedding services

Express check-in

Wheelchair accessible path of travel

Wheelchair accessible parking

Number of restaurants - 1

Number of meeting rooms - 1

Number of outdoor pools - 1

Free self parking

Number of bars/lounges - 1

Number of poolside bars - 1

Number of coffee shops/cafes - 1

Secured parking

Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Wheelchair-accessible public washroom

Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk

Wheelchair-accessible van parking

Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicle

Wheelchair-accessible pool

Wheelchair-accessible fitness center

Wheelchair-accessible meeting spaces/business center

Wheelchair-accessible on-site restaurant

Wheelchair-accessible lounge

Visual alarms in hallways

Wheelchairs available on site

No elevator (single level property)

Well-lit path to entrance

Hotel reviews

7.0
Good25 Verified Reviews
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Cleanliness7.2/10
Service7.0/10
Comfort7.0/10
Condition6.6/10
location10/10
Neighborhood8.0/10
Amenities6.4/10
2/10
Poor
Rhita, 04 Jan 2021
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Nkopola is beautiful only we didnt have to stay there. Expedia cancelled our booking the day we were meant to check in. We are very disappointed. Left us stranded. We rmailed to be refunded no reponse up to now.

4/10
Poor
Verified traveler, 17 Feb 2020
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Room service was slow. one time l waited for over an hour and a half for my dinner to be delivered to my room. was told that breakfast was served from 6.30am but this was not so. aT 6.30 AM the staff would still be busy bringing foof from the kitchen. This was inconviniencing as l had early morning starts. When l checked out on the 12th of February, l asked for my invoice to be sent to me by email. Up to now the invoice has not be sent

4/10
Poor
Verified traveler, 03 Nov 2019
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Overall dissapointing considering the cost of this hotel

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 05 Jul 2019
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Good view by the lake. Condition is old. Not worth paying that price for.

6/10
Fair
Mwaka, 01 May 2019
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The view of the lake was pretty. The room was a 2* at best. I expected 3* at least. Very poor shower and at one stage I almost got burnt very badly whilst in the shower. Conference food was good but the hotel breakfast was not great. The cost of wine is exhorbitant - daylight robbery!!! Waiter service was way below standard - they need to spend a lot of time being trained. How is it acceptable that one has to wait 40minutes or more to receive their drinks order?

8/10
Excellent
Chris, 18 Jun 2018
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Food

The lunch and dinners this time were not up to the quality expected. No options for diet drinks from Coke Zero to coke light for guests needing sugar free drinks. Pool was closed without notifying us when we made the booking.

4/10
Poor
Esmail, 14 Aug 2016
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Too expensive for the kind of rooms at this place.

Wanted to try out this place again having stayed here more than 10 years ago. Felt accommodations rates were too expensive and not worth the price I had to pay online. The Lodge did not get a confirmation email of my online booking. I had to forward the email I received online to reception for them to believe me that I had paid online!

2/10
Poor
jo, 08 Jan 2015
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It needs a complete makeover.

We had a deluxe room. The roof leaked so we needed to move out. Then the next room the toilet flooded then moved again to a room where the shower did not work then a massive rain storm effected the water which came out black. Shower and toilet too. The staff need massive re training in customer care they seemed not bothered and would not even break a smile. The buffet food was average and you did not have a wide range of choice. The deluxe rooms are quite a walk from the main hotel they need a cover along the paths especially when it's the rainy season and also a safe. Twice we wished to exchange money and they had no local currency and the ATM had no money. Service was awful too and the food took ages. We left a day early. We were paying Western Prices and got no value for the cost whatsoever. There was no visual management either.

8/10
Excellent
A, 28 Oct 2014
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Excellent position

Unfortunately we were told only rooms available were up several flights difficult outside stairs although we had booked several months on advance. Plugs in impossible places which meant unable to use kettle. However as soon as we asked about this staff immediately bought extension lead. Felt it should have been thought about. tap came off in hand. Staff exceptionally helpful and sorted all problems

10/10
Exceptional
Steve, 26 Aug 2014
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Great location right on the lake shore.

Great hotel with good facilities, well maintained and great gardens. Food was good and service excellent, staff very friendly and helpful. Room was good with AC and own bathroom and outside patio area with chairs and table. Nice bar area overlooking the lake.

6/10
Fair
John, 29 Jul 2014
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Nkopola revisited

Returned to Malawi for a holiday 25 years after leaving the country (after working there for 4 years). Spent 2 nights at Nkpola, where my wife and I had last stayed 25 years ago. Arriving just after the Presidential Elections (with the result still to be determined), the hotel was deserted. We were the only guests staying there the first night. But Reception was not very welcoming and initially gave us one of the few chalets without a beach view. We requested a lakeside chalet and one was, eventually, found.

8/10
Excellent
Hirotsugu, 16 Apr 2022
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