This famous Hotel Cardoso offers an ideal venue for both business and leisure travellers in Maputo, Mozambique. All bedrooms, lounge, bar and restaurants present a fresh, bright appearance and are fully air-conditioned. A major feature of the hotel is the large outdoor pool, which is surrounded by spacious gardens and terrace that enjoys stunning views over the bay and city of Maputo. Refresh yourself with a swim, or just relax with a cool drink and enjoy the surroundings. The restaurant, cafe and bar provide a wide variety of food from which you can choose. Enjoy a fine a la carte dinner, a more informal buffet for lunch or dinner, a quick snack, or just a relaxing drink in the bar.
The Hotel Cardoso is 5 minutes by car to the business centre of Maputo and just 15 minutes from Mavalane Airport. There is a parking for 54 cars.
There are 131 bedrooms, all of which have:
• Private bathroom
• Air conditioning
• Satellite TV
• Mini bar
• lnternational direct-dial telephone and internet access points
• Hairdryer
• 24 hour room service
• Same day laundry, and dry cleaning service.
A Flamingo Room The 12 Flamingo Rooms are larger, with a more spacious seating area and balcony.
The Luxury Suites have a large lounge and a separate bedroom. The lounge has both seating and dining areas. The long balcony runs the full width of the lounge and offers stunning views of the city and Bay of Maputo.
Restaurante Comandante: The hotel offers a variety of dinning opportunities from fine à la carte cuisine to a more informal buffet lunch, a poolside snack, or a late night sandwich in the lounge. Begin your day with a satisfying breakfast. There is an array of fruits, yoghurts, mueslis and cereals, cold meats and cheeses, hot dishes and eggs cooked as you prefer them. For important evening meetings, or special occasions, dine à la carte and enjoy superb international and Mozambican dishes and excellent wine. For more informal occasions, there is also a buffet, lunch and dinner, also serving international and Mozambican dishes. Lunch or dinner outside on the terrace by the pool is particularly enjoyable.
Cafe O Navegador: The cafe is the ideal place when you want something lighter, or you're in a hurry. Enjoy coffee, tea and fruit juices as well as the cafe's delicious pastries and cakes, sandwiches, hot snacks and desserts. Cafe O Navegador is open from 10am to 11pm.
Bar Por do Sol: A quiet drink with friends and colleagues here is very relaxing, or you can sit outside on the bar's own terrace and watch the sun set over Maputo Bay. The hotel has its own boutique selling fabrics, pottery, handicrafts and batiks. There is also a shop offering gifts, toiletries, confectionery, newspapers and magazines.