When I was there it was shortly after the revolution. Buildings still had signs of war, the big animals had not yet made a comeback from being scared off and eaten, yet it still felt safer than South Africa. The beach close by has some locals selling very cool art. The wood sculptures were especially nice. Parties by the pool... More

We had quite a long stay at the Cardoso when we first moved to Mozambique to set up our business and I must say that the overall experience was good. Contrary to other reports I found most of the staff very polite and helpful. Language is always a barrier and I did find it difficult sometimes to get my information... More

I recently had the misfortune of staying at the Cardoso - a property that I has been on my "to-do" list for some time after staying at most of the good hotels in Maputo. The staff are completely uncaring and downright rude, especially the front desk employees. My room was adequate, but definitely worth a US$100 price tag, rather than... More

The Cardoso is an expensive hotel for what it is, and does not fit four star expectations. During my visit the floor tiles at both the entrance and poolside exit were under repair and encircled by tatty plastic tape. All staff were unfriendly, including reception and cleaning staff, who not once offered a greeting. One exception was the hotel security... More

I am in a executive suite, which you think would mean some sort of quality but I have an air con that not only makes a grinding noise every hour or so (even if off) that is so loud you are woken, but is also spewing water all over the room. I have no curtains as the curtain rail is... More

This hotel is not in the best part of Maputo, only thing good in my opinion was the breakfast! Staff not very friendly, and the rooms not up to standard for a 4 star hotel. City view rooms are small, and when upgraded the next day to a seaview room, you could hardly see anything through all the plants infront... More

I stayed there with a colleague for a bit less than a week in february. We shared a room with twin beds that was spacious enough for both of us. Even though it was on the ground floor we didn't have any security issues. The room was cleaned and tidied every morning (even the tip of the toilet paper was... More

In my perspective in some aspects this hotel is by far better than polana! The rooms are bigger, the view is different and far more interesting because you can see catembe and the ships coming trough the channel. It ends up being more personnel which is good when you are away from home. But Im certainly here to rate fiamma... More

My stay in this hotel was so good in such a way that I wished I could have stayed ,longer. It was more than I expected. The professionalism of Mr. Elson can't be compared. The rooms are neat including the whole building and gardens. The TV has a weak signal but according to the notice, they are bus upgrading that.... More