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title: "Hotel Monte Carlo vs Polana Plaza Hotel: which hotel is better?"
description: "Hotel Monte Carlo or Polana Plaza Hotel in Maputo? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-11-09
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# Hotel Monte Carlo vs Polana Plaza Hotel

Both are in Maputo, 1.2 km apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

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Hotel · ★★★ · Central "C"
## [Hotel Monte Carlo](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-monte-carlo-maputo/)

- **Guest rating:** 7.3 ·  Good

- **Score by category:** 4 of 13

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1601277/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★ · Polana Cimento A
## [Polana Plaza Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/polana-plaza-hotel-maputo/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.0 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 5.9

- **Score by category:** 6 of 13

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1967054/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Polana Plaza Hotel

It comes out ahead on 6 of 13 compared facts. 1.2 km apart.

### Choose Polana Plaza Hotel if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (8.0 / 7.3)
-   more restaurants on the doorstep (61 / 20)

### Why is Hotel Monte Carlo better than Polana Plaza Hotel?

1.  3 more sights within 1 km (+3)
2.  Earlier check-in (12:00 vs 14:00) (−2h)

### Why is Polana Plaza Hotel better than Hotel Monte Carlo?

1.  Higher guest rating (8.0 vs 7.3) (+0.7)
2.  41 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m (+41)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Hotel Monte Carlo | Polana Plaza Hotel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | – | 8.0 |
| Location | – | 5.9 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 7.9 | 8.1  (+0.2) |
| Guest rating | 7.3 | 8.0  (+0.7) |
| Number of reviews | 12 | 21  (+9) |
| Rank in Maputo | bottom 8% | bottom 17%  (+9%) |
| Location |
| Location score | 5.7 | 5.9  (+0.2) |
| Distance to the centre | 980 m  (−290 m) | 1.3 km |
| To public transport | 1.8 km | – |
| To the airport | 5.9 km | 6.5 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 20 | 61  (+41) |
| To the nearest food shop | – | 1.5 km |
| Shops within 500 m | 6  (+3) | 3 |
| Sights within 1 km | 7  (+3) | 4 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Rooms | – | 60 |
| Floors | – | 3 |
| Listed amenities | – | 9 |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 12:00  (−2h) | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Free parking | – | ✓ |
| Airport transfer | – | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Gym | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| In-room safe | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

1.2 km apart

Hotel Monte Carlo: city centre: 980 m, nearest station Estação de Caminhos-de-ferro de Moçambique (CFM): 1.8 km, Maputo Airport (MPM): 5.9 km, 20 places to eat within 500 m, 7 sights within 1 km.

Polana Plaza Hotel: city centre: 1.3 km, Maputo Airport (MPM): 6.5 km, 61 places to eat within 500 m, 4 sights within 1 km.

## Weather in Maputo

[Maputo weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/mozambique/maputo-city/maputo/weather)

## Hotel Monte Carlo or Polana Plaza Hotel: common questions

### Which is better, Hotel Monte Carlo or Polana Plaza Hotel?

Polana Plaza Hotel leads in 6 of 13 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. Hotel Monte Carlo is stronger in distance to the centre, shops within 500 m, sights within 1 km.

### Which is cheaper, Hotel Monte Carlo or Polana Plaza Hotel?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Hotel Monte Carlo is closer: 980 m from the centre, against 1.3 km for Polana Plaza Hotel.

### How far apart are Hotel Monte Carlo and Polana Plaza Hotel?

The two hotels are 1.2 km apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-monte-carlo-maputo-vs-polana-plaza-hotel-maputo/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/