Latitude 15

Latitude 15 is a 32-room boutique hotel in the leafy Kabulonga suburb of Lusaka, Zambia. Rooms are centred around a pool and garden. Interiors lean on Zambian art and custom-made furniture, and a members' club, The Other Side, gives guests access to a second bar, gym and workspace alongside the main hotel.

The kitchen mixes Zambian ingredients with international technique, served either in the main restaurant or at The Other Side's more informal sharing-plate menu. Evenings draw a mix of guests and Lusaka's own expat and business crowd to the bar, making it as much a city fixture as a hotel. It's a good place to decompress before flying out, or to reacclimatise before flying home.