Burley House - Guest House

Malawi , Lilongwe
LILONGWE, Ufulu Road, 43/2/317
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8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2026

Elaine

Friendly staff, nice communal areas

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2025

Marcel

The staff is professional and the food served is excellent.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2025

Marcel

The room was clean as I like it. The staff is always ready to help. The area is very quiet at night and the restaurant serves food of a high standard.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Kim

The room was perfect. Comfortable bed and bedding. The staff could not have been nicer and so accommodating. Food was wonderful and the coffee was perfection! I will definitely return.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Frank

Tommy was great! Very helpful. Food was delicious! Beds were comfy.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Charley

Excellent staff very attentive to my needs!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

James

Great place to stay

Very friendly helpful staff, especially Tony,for whom nothing was too much trouble. Breakfast was delicious. Would definitely stay again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

Hannah

Peaceful oasis, friendly staff, excellent housekeeping and close to many nice restaurants.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

Leslie

The Burley house is a wonderful small hotel with highly professional and friendly staff. It has the best coffee in Malawi available 24x7. And the food is quite nice.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2025

Ryleen

Best Guesthouse in Lilongwe

The guesthouse was fantastic! The team is very friendly and kind, thanks to Isaac and Tony for the exceptional service.

The chef is very talented and we had delicious options every day of different style cuisines.

There is also a gym on the property

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2024

Brian

First dinner was incredible. Huge portions and delicious. Next two were not as good but charged the same price. Asked twice to get the AC fixed.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2024

Readford

Lilongwe hidden gem

Staff are amazing and nothing too much bother, honesty bar gives sense of trust and family. Would book again for sure.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2024

Ian

Peaceful haven convenient for city and airport. Staff extremely helpful

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2023

Don

The service was outstanding in every way. Rooms are spacious and clean. We enjoyed both dinner and breakfast.

My only complaint is that Burley House is so popular that it is difficult to book. Certainly not your fault.

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2023

Philip

Wonderful and helpful staff, quiet location, clean and well kept property

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2023

Joyce

Very friendly staff and efficient service.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2023

Joyce

Staff were very friendly and service was excellent. The food was great and the place very quiet. We had a pleasant stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2023

Paul

Excellent service, great food, and comfy bed.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2023

Mary

Perfect for stopover in Lilongwe before flying out next day.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2023

Rose

Returning to Malawi after thirty years, with my 20 year old son who has never visited the country, I was looking for somewhere to recuperate after the long journey that would give a good first impression. Burley House was exactly what I was looking for - beautiful garden, comfortable beds, welcoming staff - nothing too challenging before we set off to explore the country.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2022

Sergio

Very clean and friendly staff

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2022

Junaid

Burley House Guest House

Relatively new, rhe staff makes efforts to keep their guests satisfied. Internet access, contact numbers and Map needs some work. There are a few structural improvements that could be done, but understandably this will take time and money. Overall, an enjoyable stay. I would gladly book with them in the future.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2022

Geri

The staff at Burley House are exceptional! They anticipate & cater for guest needs before guests even have time to realize they need a thing or service. All of the staff are friendly but also allow guests to have their own personal space. The setting is very tranquil & chic, & offers many outdoor group & individual work / meeting spaces with good wifi. The neighborhood is very walkable, & there are other guest houses & restaurants within walking distance if you want to explore. But it is not necessary to go out for meals, since the food at Burley is 5 star. The family style table encourages guests to interact & create a community of travelers. The airport shuttle includes concierge service all the way through immigration. As a single traveler, I really appreciated this.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2022

Helen

This was one of the best stays I have had anywhere.

The house is clean, very peaceful and quiet and you can hear the birds in trees in the garden.

The rooms are a good size, well appointed and the beds are exceptionally comfortable. The shower is good and toiletries are provided. There a blackout curtains and mosquito screens on the windows and nets around the beds. They also off a laundry service for any of your clothes and a desk in your room where you can work.

The hosts are excellent, attentive and super professional and nothing was too much trouble during our stay.

There are vegetarian and vegan options for breakfast lunch and dinner and everything is homecooked to order. There is also a very good choice of breakfast options including soya milk. You can also eat in the garden if you want to and there is internet throughout the building.

There is a small bar for alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks and a very comfortable lounge where you can watch television if you choose or have a game of pool.

The house seems very safe and secure and the location is pretty quiet apart from commuting times when there is very light traffic noise.

It was like staying in a top hotel but in the comfort of my own home and when I am next in Lilongwe I look to stay here as my first choice.

I really recommend this place to all travelers looking for a home away from home with comfort, good food and peace and quiet. 5 stars from me!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2016

richard

A real find

Apart from the bed being a bit firm for my taste, we enjoyed our stay. The place is clean and very well maintained, with pleasing décor and furniture. It's in a peaceful location on the edge of Capital City, but access to town was easy. We ate dinner twice at the guest house and I have rarely found such good food in Lilongwe - or anywhere in fact. I've stayed in q number of places in Lilongwe , including the Sunbird hotels, but will now choose to stay here. What made the stay particularly good were the staff. Malawians are by nature a friendly people, but the staff at Burley were faultless.

6/10

Pleasant

02 Oct 2016

Marilyn

B&B atmosphere

Adequate continental breakfast. Good dinners at reasonable price. Small, intimate B&B type atmosphere. Other guests were quite interesting international business people. Inn could benefit from some updating and maintenance. Room keys are difficult to use.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2016

Don

Great staff and comfortable rooms...

Burley House is a lovely \"oasis\" in Malawi's capital city with a staff who cater to your every need in a quiet and comfortable location. Food choices are limited but very tasty, and it's a great place to relax at a relatively reasonable price. Bit hard to find and lacks signage at the main road (M-1), but that's my only complaint. I always try to stay there when traveling to Malawi.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2015

Dan

Beautiful English-style house in diplomat district

Amazing food. Beautiful room.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2015

Terrence

Excellent service and accommodations.

Very professional staff and quite comfortable. Definitely a repeat customer.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2015

Verified traveler

Good safe friendly stopover

Lovely quiet place with very friendly staff. Food also good. Just a bit far from town with no transport

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2015

Bryan

Loved the Burley House!

It was not my original plan to stay overnight in Lilongwe; however, my flight was cancelled and a place to stay was needed. After searching for a hotel for some time I came upon the Burley House. After reading the warm reviews about this establishment I decided to make a reservation. The hotel staff was exactly as described - fantastic! The atmosphere was pleasant and relaxing before setting out on a 36 hour flight home. The meals were also marvelous! My only regret was that there was not room for another friend to stay overnight with us, but the Burley House was full and our friend had to find other accommodations. I'm not sure if I will ever have to spend the night in Lilongwe again but if I do I know where to go!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2015

Donald

Lovely guest house

Really friendly and accommodating hosts. Felt like you were staying with friends. Food was good, rooms comfortable and all very good value. Would have stayed here again but they were fully booked.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2015

Josiah

A nice Bed and Breakfast

My wife and I live in Malawi. Hotels/Lodges here are a lot of money for what you get. We have stayed at some of the higher end hotels when they had deals going on. South Africa, Zambia and Kenya all of cheaper hotels that are less money but better service. The Burley house is on of the cheaper options. It is clean and the room is nice. It will remind you of a Bed and Breakfast type place. If you are from out of town and just need an overnight stay it is good place. The staff did a really nice job! We felt welcome and the evening staff went out of their way to get us tea and soft drinks. Some of the high end hotels in Lilongwe look at you as if you need to have a private jet to stay there. You will not get that type of feeling here. Very welcoming.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2014

Verified traveler

Good value for money if on a shoe-string budget

Decent place for the price.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2014

Mr Jeremy

A tranquil oasis to catch up on work or just relax

A very comfortable relaxed environment, with a peaceful garden. Good wifi connections and a quiet atmosphere make it a good place to catch up on work or just relax. It is a little too distant from the centre of Lilongwe if that is your aim, but is also closer to the airport than most.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2014

Kann

Very comfortable Stay. Good location for business people attending meetings at nearby Industrial site.

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Reasonable hotel

The hotel is near the city center, but there isn't much in Lilongwe. The hotel had all the basic necessities and the staff were friendly enough. It would have been nice to have a pool, but apart from that the hotel was fine.

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2014

Steve

B&B REVIEW.

Well located for airport access, nice gardens with good security in place.
Food was found to be basic but of a good standard.
Room was a little tired but large clean and with own bathroom.
Bar area was good with an honisty bar system in place.
Staff were friendly and helpfull.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2014

Liz

Excellent Service

The hotel was excellent, well organized, well maintained with friendly attentive service - great attention to detail. Every guest was treated as an individual who was highly valued. The food was of a very high quality and individual needs were catered for down to requests for ice cream when it was not featured on the menu - little extras were no problem. I would highly recommend staying at Burley House, especially if you are on a work-related trip as we were. There are really only two very small additions that would have made a difference to me and those would be: tea/coffee making facilities in the room and a hairdryer in the room, but as I say, these are very small things. Excellent value for money.

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2014

xtupie

Fantastic

We really had a wonderful stay and highly recommend Burley House. We will definitly come again soon!

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2014

CJohnson

Very nice place to stay in Lilongwe

Although we were only there overnight, it would be a place I would return to stay for a bit longer!

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2014

Verified traveler

Brilliant - look no further

Pete was welcoming on arrival to the beautiful facility. Lush garden, stocked bar, and comfy beds with aircon and nice mosquito nets. A great way to end our week in Malawi.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2013

\Russell

Will stay at Burley House...again..nice homey feel

Just what I needed. Very clean, safe, and home away from home flavor and feel to it. Transportation to cbd and civic center might be abit challenging but most host provided it. Orherwise is was a thoroughly enjoyable stay...price was not too bad. Best pancakes I have had in Africa!!! Reminded me of Moms and International House of Pancakes in the USA. In sum,, I was very pleased with Burley House, I will stay again and....again in future.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2013

Sarah

Diamond in the rough

Very accommodating staff!
Lovely clean rooms!
In the must of a power outage we still had power.
Will certainly stay there again!!

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2013

Triman57

Close enough to the Airport for a late arrival.

The fixed menu dinner shared with the other guests was quite good.

The lodge is fairly isolated but the staff quickly arranged a Taxi (someone's cousin) to show us around.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2013

Verified traveler

Lovely place to stay!

This was a great place to stay! I was only there one night but the staff were really accomodating (fixed the internet so I could have conference call and advised on places in town I could pruchase things). I didn't get to take much advantage of the gardens, but they were very pretty and the common areas (living room and kitchen) of the guest house were really lovely. It's a great place to stay if you want to relax in a qiet setting, or want a quiet work space. Nice that it was close to the airport as my flight got in late at night.

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2013

Verified traveler

Homely atmosphere and pleasant staff

Very helpful and friendly staff. Nice atmosphere and felt like home.

Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2011

Verified traveler

Burley House in Lilongwe

Nice place to stay, You will need a vehicle to get to town.
Food was OK, hopefully chefs can be bit more imaginative in future, but did what ever you requested with any problems.

Overall a comfortable stay.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2011

Adrian

Best Hotel in Lilongwe!

We found the Burley House Guest House to be of a very high standard indeed. The rooms and facilities were excellent and the food & service we received was second to none. I highly recommend this establishment.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2024

Marko

Service is good and food is excellent

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