Carlton Madagascar
Lake Anosy, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Location
In the heart of the capital
Carlton Madagascar stands in the heart of Antananarivo, the capital, on the shore of Lake Anosy, with views to the Queen's Palace above the city.
Transfer
Close to the airport
A short road transfer, around thirty minutes from Ivato (Antananarivo) airport — the city through which nearly every Madagascar itinerary connects.
Villas
Rooms and suites
Around 171 rooms and suites, from superior and deluxe rooms to junior suites and suites with the best lake and Queen's Palace views and lounge access.
Best For
Who it suits
Travellers needing a comfortable, reliable Antananarivo night either side of the lodges and islands — a practical city base with easy onward connections, not a leisure stay in itself.
Board Basis
Four restaurants
A bed-and-breakfast or room-only base, with four restaurants and lake-view dining over Lake Anosy.
About the Resort
Your base in the capital
Nearly every Madagascar journey runs through Antananarivo, and Carlton Madagascar is the capital's most reliable address for the night either side of the wild lodges and islands. It stands on Lake Anosy, around thirty minutes from the airport, with views to the Queen's Palace above the city. Around 171 rooms and suites, four restaurants and two pools make the connection night a comfortable one, whether you are arriving to acclimatise or pausing before the flight home. The rooms run from superior and deluxe rooms with city or lake outlooks to junior suites and suites with the best lake views and lounge access, all with full hotel service. Dining is international and Malagasy through the day, with lake-view tables and a bar over Lake Anosy. This is not a beach or safari resort — it is the practical, polished bookend to a trip built around the islands and the wild, and the city's leading choice for that role.
Accommodation
Rooms & Suites
Around 171 rooms and suites, from superior and deluxe rooms with city or lake outlooks to junior suites and suites with the best lake and Queen's Palace views, lounge access and full hotel service — the comfortable base for an Antananarivo night.
Entry
Superior Room
Sleeps two, king or twin, with full business-hotel service and a city or lake outlook.
City/lake view
Deluxe
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two, king or twin, on upper floors with lake and Queen's Palace views.
Lake view
Suite
Junior Suite
Sleeps two adults and a child, with a separate sitting area, a sofa bed and lounge access.
Lounge access
Signature
Suite
Sleeps two adults and a child, with a separate living room, the best lake views and premium service.
Lake viewTop suite
Food & Drink
Four restaurants
Four restaurants in all, with all-day international and Malagasy menus and lake-view tables and a bar over Lake Anosy.
Main
All-day dining
International and Malagasy menus through the day.
Lakeside
Lake-view dining
Tables and a bar with views over Lake Anosy.
Wellbeing
Pools & wellness
Two pools and a fitness centre cover the downtime, with a concierge to arrange onward flights, transfers and a day in the city before the next leg.
Two pools
Two pools for the downtime.
Fitness centre
A fitness centre on site.
Concierge
A concierge for onward connections.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The comfortable hinge of a Madagascar trip — a reliable city night, easy connections, and a little of the capital before the wild.
An easy connection night
An easy, comfortable connection night in the capital.
Explore Antananarivo
Explore Antananarivo, the markets and the upper town.
Lake Anosy views
Lake Anosy and Queen's Palace views from the hotel.
Onward connections
A concierge to smooth the onward domestic connections.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 30 minutes from Ivato
A road transfer of around thirty minutes from Ivato airport into central Antananarivo.
In the city
Central Antananarivo
Central in the city, on the shore of Lake Anosy.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Carlton Madagascar. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
The role
- A gateway hotel — the comfortable Antananarivo night either side of the lodges and islands, not a leisure resort.
Board basis
- A bed-and-breakfast or room-only base, with four restaurants on site.
Location
- Central, on Lake Anosy, around thirty minutes from Ivato airport.
Getting there
- International flights to Antananarivo (Ivato), then a short road transfer into the city.
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