Benin
Down a track from the main street, you'll easily find this reggae land by following Bob Marley's languorous beats. It's the hideout of choice for Cotonou…
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Rio Muni
Not a lot works at this hotel: bedside lights, room fridge, restaurant. But staff are friendly and so desperate for guests that you'll immediately be…
Northern Ethiopia
It takes some chutzpah to let your hotel decay over the years and still boldly raise your prices. This once-appealing hotel is overpriced, not always…
Central Morocco
This simple but very welcoming family-run guesthouse offers unfussy but colorful rooms with shared bathrooms set around a modest geranium-filled courtyard…
Cape Town
Occupying three 250-year old cottages once attached to the historic Zonnebloem Farm House, this spacious guesthouse – surrounded by a broad stoop and with…
Todra Gorge
Like a children's fairy tale you'll need to descend to the valley floor and cross a gurgling river to reach Taborihte's twin kasbahs framed by the rocky…
Ait Ben Haddou
Desert nights on the Etoile’s roof terrace lure guests out of 17 spacious rooms for inspiring ksar (fortified village) views. Guest rooms feature…
Central Morocco
A family home built of pisé (rammed-earth walls) in a ksar (fortified village), Mustapha and Sylvie's seven-room guesthouse is a great way to experience…
Northern Ethiopia
An old, rather than historic, hotel with a range of rooms, but all except Mengistu’s old cottage are tired and the epitome of government-hotel neglect…
Lesotho
This working mission is a humble yet charming place to stay. The rondavels offer an electricity-free experience, and the rooms are newly powered by a…
Tunisia
This hotel has oodles of potential but doesn't make the most of its setting (a historic kasbah in the northern section of the medina) or of its building …
Kigali
An acceptable midrange option with no (bad) surprises up its sleeves, the Okapi benefits from a decent location that’s within easy walking distance of the…
Western Desert
This vast salmon-pink resort still offers the most comfortable and only properly clean rooms in Al Kharga. The staff is wonderfully friendly, the swimming…
Taroudant
In a residential neighbourhood near the medina's southern entrance, the highlight of Riad Taroudant is the rooftop terrace with cactus garden and resident…
Skoura
Just outside of Skoura, this traditional lodge offers rooms in round African-style bungalows, complete with bamboo ceilings, Berber carpets, colourful…
Agadir
This blue-and-white hotel packs more character than you'd expect from its compact rooms and slightly dingy locale. Rooms feature tiny, sweet balconies…
Kigali
This intimate, well-managed little auberge (inn) has a small swimming pool and gorgeous flower garden but rooms don’t come anywhere near the quality they…
Gabon
This catchily named place is run by the same management as the Lopé Hôtel, but it's worlds away in style and price. Just a short walk from the train…
Gauteng
You wouldn't guess from the outside, but this Brutalist concrete building overlooking the square shelters stylish, tranquil rooms, all in beiges and…
Kruger National Park
This modern rest camp has a manufactured feel, lacking the traditional bush atmosphere of the others. Although the view over Pioneer Dam is impressive,…
High Atlas Mountains
This cliffside stone guesthouse, on the N9 Marrakesh–Ouarzazate road, lifts travel-worn spirits above the green river valley. The 10 sunny, cream-coloured…
Durban
Wake up to the sounds, sights and smell of the ocean in a beachfront room at the ageing Beach Hotel. In the thick of Durban's watery action, the place…
Benin
'Palace' might be pushing it a bit, but this venture is something special, blending African touches with European levels of comfort. All the bungalows,…
Botswana
Just out of town along the road to Gaborone, Kang Lodge is similar to other places in town, although, like most, its bare surrounds and rather depressing…
Marrakesh
It may lack the polish of posher places, but if you want to sample riad-living without breaking the bank, French-owned Dar Soukaina is a solid option. The…
Draa Valley
Well off the beaten track down a seemingly endless bumpy piste (dirt track), Le Drom'Blanc is an excellent place for families and groups. Guest rooms are…
Nairobi
The elaborate lobby here is rather more prepossessing than the rooms, but it’s hardly worth complaining when you’re essentially getting a suite for the…
Amboseli National Park
Safari tents with simple furnishings and tiled floors make for a decent midrange choice around 3km southeast of Amboseli's Kimana Gate. Travellers like…
Selous Game Reserve
This laid-back budget camp is located about 1km outside the eastern boundary of the Selous near Mtemere gate and just west of Mloka village. It has raised…
Guinea
These two huts (with a third under construction) are on the edge of the escarpment close to La Dame de Mali. They are built to mimic traditional thatched…
Southwestern Uganda
This community-run place down the road from Nyakalengija is at the base of the hill just outside the park boundary, with an attractive setting and…
Maputo
A small, quiet place well away from the centre and near Costa do Sol, with a handful of rooms (including eight- and 10-bed dorms) with fans but no nets…
Southern Madagascar
This place has great potential but hasn't quite lived up to it yet. The closest place to the park, and with sweeping views of the Isalo escarpment, it has…
Tangier
This medina hostel in a well-lit courtyard once had a firm grasp on the backpacker market, but has slipped in recent years. Dorms have no natural light…
Conakry
More affordable than many of the city's top-end hotels, the Riviera Royal has a tropical-garden vibe with rooms in small blocks scattered under the palm…
Eastern Uganda
Sipi’s original backpacker option, this small, laid-back operation has a good view of the falls from its wonderful rickety terrace and unhindered views of…
Northern Nile Valley
Around the corner from the forlorn Semiramis Hotel and across the square from the train station, this three-star 45-room hotel is popular with managers…
Uganda
Yebo is a good budget option and one of the few camps in the park that actively celebrates its authentic local qualities. The basic mud-wall bandas have…
Dar es Salaam
This popular downtown hotel offers modern rooms, courteous service, a handsome buffet breakfast and a rooftop restaurant. Add to that a free daily shuttle…
Kenya
One of six special campsites in Meru National Park (there are no public campsites), Chuma is deepest into the park nestled along the Rojewero River. You…
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