I am shocked at the poor reviews! I have the pleasure of staying regularly at the VIP. I do not know the managers or owners so am completely impartial. The location is perfect, staff are professional and helpful, the decor at first is comforting and yes the rooms and passages need renovation but I'm told that's underway. Once done, VIP... More

The pros : decent facilities, nice lounge area around the pool, racing track close to the hotel , not far from the seafront The cons : reception staff totally overwhelmed by their duties, clear lack of proper management, maintenance issues in rooms (many door locks not working and can be opened by staff only), one of two elevators out of... More

After few days in south africa in similar price hotels (around 200usd/night), VIP Grand don't worth it. Not many other options in town can be the reason of that. The reception seemed to not understand really well how to manage different requests, could be under trainning but took them almost 3 hours to get the room ready (and after that... More

The VIP is my normal haunt when visiting Maputo. I do have to say the only reason I really stay at the hotel is because of the running track opposite. On the other side of the road to the hotel they have a small park which has a really good running track. You can do 3 or 4 laps in... More

This is one of a few group of goods hotels in Maputo. The service is good, the staff is friendly, the breakfast well served and the location is good . You can get a taxi easily and not distance from the major places and restaurants.

It does not even come close to claim its status as a 5-star hotel. The service is not up par with most of 5-star hotels and rooms are too simple. However, if you are planning on holding an event, this is a great place to do it!

The hotel is said to be the best available in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. The hotel entrance, ok, room for our event, ok. But the room I spent a night was awful. I saw tiny cockroaches going around the floor, the desk, the worst, the bed sheet. I ended up sleep with my whole dress and trousers covered, not... More

I will try to share my opinion of my 1 week stay in an honest, imparcial way. This is an old hotel, with carpet on each and every inch of the hotel - minus the lobby. On top of that, there's a odor/scent on the rooms, corridors and lobby, which makes you question the level of hygiene...and I haven't even... More

The prepaid airport pick up transfers for a conference group was 4 hours late! Repeated calls to the hotel were answered with nonchalance, no apology was forthcoming when we finally arrived. Rooms were shabby, dirty carpets. The conferencing arrangements in total disarray, no body knew who had conference room keys and when located after delaying meeting opening by an hour... More