Hotel Du Port
The carpeted rooms and, overlooking the popular pool, spacious bungalows, restaurant and bar make this C...
The carpeted rooms and, overlooking the popular pool, spacious bungalows, restaurant and bar make this C...
The antiquated Hôtel de la Plage, opposite the Nigerien embassy, is a colonial throwback, with breezy rooms, swimming pool and laundry service. In addition to the restaurant, there is a bar and a fast-food joint overlooking the beach.
With sparse rooms and dark landings, these cheap central digs off Blvd Steinmetz have the feel of a 1950s boarding house - right down to the cockroaches unfortunately. Breakfast is extra.
A good midrange choice on a breezy spot at the edge of the lagoon. Rooms are sunny, spacious and exceptionally clean, and most have water views.
While not as impressive as the grandiose driveway implies, this Accor hotel delivers comfortable rooms and good service. Serves Sunday brunch by the pool and other meals are available.
Cotonou's Hotel California, with mildly erotic art decorating the corridors, a cosy restaurant with a colonial feel, and sweetly scented rooms. There are city views from the roof and an excellent karaoke bar and nightclub, Cristal Palace.
Just south of the now-defunct Ciné Vog, this is one of the friendlier and cleaner of the central budget hotels, but it is often booked out.
This tenement-like place of peeling paint and laundry hanging on five floors of balconies is for hardcore budget travellers only. Request a room on the top level as they are more spacious and airy, not to mention having great views.
A regular pleasure garden of a place, the monstrous ex-Sheraton offers Cotonou's most luxurious accommodation, although some people prefer the Novotel Orisha. Daily happy hour in Bar Nokoué and poolside buffet on Friday night.
Don't be fooled by the grim exterior. This 33-room hotel is one of the most comfortable and professional hotels in the city centre, though the rooms are a little pokey.
If you're looking for a beach hotel and won't be going into the city very often, try the ageing four-star Aledjo, 3km east of the centre. There are 55 lavish rooms in 11 bungalows; tennis courts, a small pool and bowls.
Both cleaner and cheaper than the nearby Pension de l'Amitié, this friendly pension has 14 spartan rooms with fan. The main drawback is it's right on the main road.
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