Five-star Anosy, overlooking Lake Anosy, Antananarivo
Hotel Carlton
A tower built as the Madagascar Hilton in 1970, one of the few high-rise buildings in Antananarivo, with Lake Anosy under the windows and a semi-Olympic pool below.
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- Rooms
- 151 rooms and 20 suites
- Built
- 1970, as the Madagascar Hilton
- Carlton since
- 2007
- From the airport
- About 30 minutes from Ivato, more in traffic
The hotel
The Hilton by the lake.
The hotel went up in 1970 as the Madagascar Hilton, and it is still one of the very few high-rise buildings in Antananarivo. For close to forty years it carried the Hilton name. In 2007 the management changed and the tower became the Carlton, now a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts. Its rooms and suites had already been refurbished in 1998, and a 2001 report named it the base of Madagascar Airtours.
It stands in Anosy, on rue Pierre Stibbe, above Lake Anosy in the middle of the city. Rooms look either over the water or down to the pool. Around them the hotel works as a small town: a shopping arcade of more than ten boutiques on the ground floor, a business centre, the Royal Flush casino on the second floor and function rooms for weddings and conferences.
- The pool A semi-Olympic pool with its own outdoor restaurant and bar, where pizzas come from a wood-fired oven.
- Sport Tennis courts and a fitness centre, with a hammam, sauna, jacuzzi and massage rooms.
- The arcade Boutiques on the ground floor, among them a jeweller, a leather goods shop, a duty-free store and a hairdresser.
Rooms & suites
The lake or the pool.
Every room has a view of Lake Anosy or of the pool, with air conditioning, a safe and wireless internet.
- Rooms Rooms One hundred and fifty-one of them, facing the lake or the pool, each with its own bathroom, international television and a safe.
- Suites Suites Twenty suites, each with a separate living room, a dressing room and a kitchenette.
Dining
From pastry to the casino bar.
Venues as listed by travel sources. No guide covers Madagascar. Shown for information.
- Ile Rouge Restaurant The main dining room
- Le Bistrot Bistro and cocktails In the hotel
- L'éclair Pastry counter Desserts and chocolate cakes
- Pool restaurant and bar Pizza, grills, salads Outdoors, beside the pool
Good to know
Before you go.
- Children Babysitting can be arranged, and there is a playground.
- Airport shuttle The hotel runs a shuttle to Ivato. Allow half an hour, longer at busy times.
- Parking Secure parking beside the building.
Getting there
Flying to Antananarivo.
Ivato International lies about fifteen kilometres north of the hotel, and the drive takes around half an hour, longer when the city is busy. Private jets use Ivato too, with customs and a handler arranged in advance.
- Nosy Be 1 h 10
- Mauritius 1 h 45
- Johannesburg 3 h 10
- Dubai 6 h 55 long-range jet
- Paris 11 h 50 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Was the Hotel Carlton once a Hilton?
- Yes. It opened in 1970 as the Madagascar Hilton and kept the Hilton name until 2007, when it became the Carlton.
- Does the Hotel Carlton have a pool?
- Yes, a semi-Olympic outdoor pool with a restaurant and bar beside it, plus tennis courts and a fitness centre.
- How far is the Hotel Carlton from the airport?
- About fifteen kilometres from Ivato International, around thirty minutes by car depending on traffic. The hotel runs a shuttle.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Antananarivo?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Antananarivo, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
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Staying at Hotel Carlton?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Antananarivo, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.