Sunbird Mount Soche
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Fast facts
Check in from: | 14:00 |
|---|---|
Check out before: | 12:00 |
Breakfast | Breakfast available |
Pets | Pets not allowed |
Children | Children are welcome at this hotel |
Amenities
Wi-Fi
Parking
Air conditioning
Airport shuttle
Pool
Fitness centre
More about Sunbird Mount Soche
Sunbird Mount Soche
Located in Blantyre, Sunbird Mount Soche features free Wifi throughout and free private parking is available on-site. The air-conditioned rooms feature a flat-screen TV, a minibar and tea-and-coffee making facilities.
Reviews from 
Business traveller
Comment: 30 Jun 2025
Stayed in: Jun 2025
The Home in Blantyre
Excellent services. Very friendly, available and supportive staff around the hotel's facilities, including the gym.
Business traveller
Comment: 4 Aug 2026
Nice Words But Not Welcoming for Non Malawians
From loud events after midnight, frequent power outages, and waitstaff with no manners, I was not prepared for one of the worst experiences I've had at a hotel in years.
So I'll get right into it -- after a one hour power outage, my colleague and I went do the bar for hot drinks. The building was cold, obviously, because its winter here and there was no power. The offerings at the bar were not ideal, so we went to the top-floor Vincent restaurant. It was, honestly, less comfortable than the bar, but we were already there. The waitress brought a menu. My colleague ordered tea, which was equivalent of 8 USD -- yes, wildly overpriced. I ordered hot chocolate for the same price but kept the menu to order more. I said it was cold.
However, the waitress refused to serve us, claiming that she cannot serve "only tea" at this "fine-dining restaurant" -- nonsense!
Not only was the restaurant full of local guests only drinking cheap wine, but what type of restaurant would call itself "fine" without offering some hot drinks at a time like that.
She claimed she would get her manager. I told her I had brought an enormous amount of business to the hotel, which I had. My company sponsored a 3-day conference in multiple halls and our guests booked multiple rooms.
So in the most cheeky way possible, she took our order -- and never brought the drinks. For 30 minutes, she and other waitstaff walked around refusing to serve us. Ridiculous, right? So they thought we did not belong, over local Malawians who ordered wine.
That is why I will never book a Sunbird again. Period. No apologies will change that. But let's get into the rest of my reasons why this is a 2/5.
There are many problems I choose to look over because this is Malawi. The missing light bulbs, leaking toilets, nonfunctional shower heads, and other quirks are to me an attempt to manage a 70 year old building with modest renovations. To be honest, for the price, there are better options, but the Sunbird chain's reputation brought me back to this whelming experience.
And it wasn't great.
My first night, the was a wedding reception. I didn't notice the noise as I normally work with noise cancelling headphones. But around midnight, when I went to sleep, it felt like a club was next door. I asked to move rooms and they agreed, apologizing for their event. I was shocked. that the reception was still happening. So at 1 AM, they moved me to another room -- but they overcorrected, moving me from the second floor facing the pool to the fourth floor corner facing the street. So a few hours later, I woke up to car horns and street noise. Finally, in the morning, they moved me across the hall to another room facing the car parking. This is not the first time I've had to move rooms at a Sunbird chain, so I feel that this is just part of the experience.
Another experience is breakfast serving at Sunbird, and it depends on your appetite. If you're looking for an international hotel breakfast experience, go somewhere else, because you'll rarely find pancakes. However, if you want something more culturally appropriate, this is the place to be. You can have ox tail, chicken gizzard, and liver with your Spanish omelet with cheese mixed in, and delicious local coffee.
If you've made it this far, I'll admit that eventually, the manager of the Vincent restaurant stepped in and served me and my colleague directly. He was likely never made aware of the mess his staff created and he apologized for the bad service.
But there's really no apology for this sort of service. The restaurant wasn't full. The waitstaff was prejudiced and they lied. Sunbird should apologize by cleaning up their staff.
So I'll get right into it -- after a one hour power outage, my colleague and I went do the bar for hot drinks. The building was cold, obviously, because its winter here and there was no power. The offerings at the bar were not ideal, so we went to the top-floor Vincent restaurant. It was, honestly, less comfortable than the bar, but we were already there. The waitress brought a menu. My colleague ordered tea, which was equivalent of 8 USD -- yes, wildly overpriced. I ordered hot chocolate for the same price but kept the menu to order more. I said it was cold.
However, the waitress refused to serve us, claiming that she cannot serve "only tea" at this "fine-dining restaurant" -- nonsense!
Not only was the restaurant full of local guests only drinking cheap wine, but what type of restaurant would call itself "fine" without offering some hot drinks at a time like that.
She claimed she would get her manager. I told her I had brought an enormous amount of business to the hotel, which I had. My company sponsored a 3-day conference in multiple halls and our guests booked multiple rooms.
So in the most cheeky way possible, she took our order -- and never brought the drinks. For 30 minutes, she and other waitstaff walked around refusing to serve us. Ridiculous, right? So they thought we did not belong, over local Malawians who ordered wine.
That is why I will never book a Sunbird again. Period. No apologies will change that. But let's get into the rest of my reasons why this is a 2/5.
There are many problems I choose to look over because this is Malawi. The missing light bulbs, leaking toilets, nonfunctional shower heads, and other quirks are to me an attempt to manage a 70 year old building with modest renovations. To be honest, for the price, there are better options, but the Sunbird chain's reputation brought me back to this whelming experience.
And it wasn't great.
My first night, the was a wedding reception. I didn't notice the noise as I normally work with noise cancelling headphones. But around midnight, when I went to sleep, it felt like a club was next door. I asked to move rooms and they agreed, apologizing for their event. I was shocked. that the reception was still happening. So at 1 AM, they moved me to another room -- but they overcorrected, moving me from the second floor facing the pool to the fourth floor corner facing the street. So a few hours later, I woke up to car horns and street noise. Finally, in the morning, they moved me across the hall to another room facing the car parking. This is not the first time I've had to move rooms at a Sunbird chain, so I feel that this is just part of the experience.
Another experience is breakfast serving at Sunbird, and it depends on your appetite. If you're looking for an international hotel breakfast experience, go somewhere else, because you'll rarely find pancakes. However, if you want something more culturally appropriate, this is the place to be. You can have ox tail, chicken gizzard, and liver with your Spanish omelet with cheese mixed in, and delicious local coffee.
If you've made it this far, I'll admit that eventually, the manager of the Vincent restaurant stepped in and served me and my colleague directly. He was likely never made aware of the mess his staff created and he apologized for the bad service.
But there's really no apology for this sort of service. The restaurant wasn't full. The waitstaff was prejudiced and they lied. Sunbird should apologize by cleaning up their staff.
Anonymous traveller
Comment: 17 Feb 2026
Stayed in: Feb 2026
Kind and very efficient service and staff, but food was very medium - and WiFi was virtually non-existent
Family traveller
Comment: 26 Jun 2025
Stayed in: Mar 2025
Vincent's!
The hotel and staff were very welcoming but we went there for the food and they did not disappoint. I truly recommend that you give Vincent's a try if you want quality dinning.
Business traveller
Comment: 12 Jun 2025
Stayed in: Jun 2025
Beautiful hotel
The food is great. Staff are friendly. Service is great. I really enjoyed my stay at the hotel and would definitely recommend it to friends and family.
Very good location
28 Glyn Jones Rd, Blantyre, 265, Malawi|0.26 km from city centre
Check in and check out
Check in from:
14:00
Check out before:
12:00
Good to know
Children are welcome at this hotel
Please contact the hotel for details about adding extra beds.
3 years old and under
Free
Pets not allowed
Breakfast available
Breakfast options
English breakfast
Breakfast times
06:00 - 10:30 from Monday to Sunday
In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.
This hotel accepts the following payment methods:
Cash
Transfer from/to airport available. Cost: 45.00 USD one way.
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