Kande Beach Resort
Popular with overland trucks, this resort has camping, dorm rooms, single, twin and doubles. Activites include a great horse riding tour, scuba diving with the experienced team at "Aquanuts", there are katamarans and canoes for hire, and you can get great food at the "soft sand cafe"
Njaya Lodge
complete with its own guard-goose, is among the most popular, especially with backpackers, despite being about a mile or two outside town. In 1993 an English couple Paul and Claire Norrish bought some property on the Lake and built a budget lodge. Since then word of mouth has led Nkhata Bay to become popular with independent travelers. The lodge is based on sustainable tourism principles and the staff who work at the lodge have all been working their since it opened and many of them actually helped to build the lodge. Situated high atop a mountain overlooking the lake, Njaya offers a variety of accommodation -- from en suite cottages $15/night to spartan, reed chalets $4/night. Camping is also available for $3/night.
There is a government rest house in town, but most travelers find municipal accommodation run down and depressing.
Blue Star backpackers is also a great place to stay. More relaxed than Mayoka village and they have a big common room with a big screen tv with dstv which is fun to hang out in and kick back with other travellers. Also a large bar and resturant which has one of the best fully stocked kitchens in malawi to for fill all your western food cravings from soup to big burgers to great pizza and pasta dishes, all organic and home made with panoramic views of the lake , cheap clean accommodation double chalets 1000mk pp dorm 600mk pp camping 450mk pp . Campers' kitchen , really yummy home made cakes every day !!! [email protected] or 00265999656987
Rebel Heart
This a nice place under new Management, With Pool Table and DSTv, Its a place to chill away from the noise and you can watch all your favourite sports The cheapest place so far with friendly service
Butterfly lodge
offering private chalets as well as a small, but pretty bar, right on the water. The lodge has a private beach, internet/information centre and snorkeling equipment available. There are a number of community projects that butterfly are involved in, including the local nursery school, youth club on site, playgounds building, and computer lessons through the non-profit internet centre. Get involved and enjoy the homely atmosphere
Chikale Lodge
offers en suite chalets, on the water, for about $40/night. This lodge is about 1 mile from town.
Kande Beach
There are several places to sleep in Nkhata Bay and representatives from these will meet the ferry when it arrives.
Mayoka Village
Mayoka is a very popular lodge well known in the area for its scenic location, vibrant bar and very friendly atmosphere, including an outstanding weekly barbecue made from locally sourced food. Great place to meet up with and chill out with other travelers. Located on the far side of the bay, either walk around or phone ahead for a boat pickup from the dive shop. Make reservations a couple of days ahead of time as they can get booked up. Tell them when you plan to leave as they have been known to kick people out ahead of time, leaving one little time to pack and find another place to stay.