Cameroon
This is one of the better places to sleep in Buea. The large and pretty rooms come with TV and are a nice respite from the mountain. To get here, turn…
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Santo Antão
In the heart of tiny Chã da Igreja village near the main square, this new guesthouse has eight simply furnished modern rooms above a pleasant restaurant…
Accra
This hostel ticks all the boxes: clean rooms, good facilities (terrace, hang-out space, restaurant, internet), friendly staff and a sound location, but it…
Liberia
This sleek, dreamy resort is spread across a beach in the environs of the airport. Interlinked walkways take you to the pool, the plush bar and…
Ghana
The Rainbow used to be the place to stay in Bosumtwe but the hotel is looking a little tired these days. The location, right on the lakeside, is as…
Guinea
This is a great-value place out on the edge of town. The rooms are actually suites that come with living rooms with sofas and armchairs, a large bedroom…
Guinea
Recently renovated and now one of the better options in town, the Firya has rooms in two classes: Small, dark and dank standard rooms that staff can be…
Sierra Leone
A range of rooms are available at this friendly hotel, a firm favourite with budget travellers. There are basic rooms with shared bathrooms as well as…
Lomé
Travellers love the swimming pool here, not to mention the expansive shady grounds. The rooms in the motel-like building lack character, but it’s tidy…
Dakar
The big draw to the Cap Ouest is the beach right outside your door – it's worth shelling out for an upstairs room with an ocean view. Convenient access to…
Cameroon
A concrete government-run place in Bamenda with a bold exterior, now in need of renovation. But the restaurant is decent, the staff are friendly and the…
Conakry
This is a cheap, comfortable city centre hotel painted in an unmissable lurid yellow. The cheapest rooms, which all face inward, are actually quieter, and…
Cameroon
Right in the middle of town and convenient for buses, this budget place charges extra for hot water and air-con. Rooms are modern, clean and have…
Accra
The rooms here are pretty snug, but they're simple and clean, and each comes with its own teeny balcony. If you're not lucky enough to have a room on the…
Mauritania
Those wanting a reliable base could do worse than this welcoming outfit, a five-minute stroll from the centre. It's nicely turned out, with simple but…
Sierra Leone
Rooms here are simple but clean and come equipped with air-conditioning and hot water. The restaurant on the ground floor serves decent plates of grills…
Mindelo
Good, central option with small and cramped but neat and cosy rooms equipped with TV, fridge and air-con. Framed prints of Gaudí works adorn the halls …
Santo Antão
On the main road leading into town, four-storey Por do Sol has clean, bright, cheerfully painted rooms with stiff mattresses and a restaurant on the…
São Tomé & Príncipe
If Complexo Mira Rio is full, default to this option. Beaten up but serviceable, it includes the adjacent thatched hut restaurant (menu €10) which is open…
Côte d'Ivoire
Laid-back Jardin D'Eden is one of Assinie's sweetest spots, sandwiched between the beach and Assinie Mafia. A good bet for a relaxed weekend away with…
Guinea-Bissau
Run by a French couple and situated on a beautiful soft, sandy beach fronting turquoise waters is Chez Claude. It's a modest collection of simple concrete…
Ghana
This basic guesthouse is next to the visitor centre. Simple fan-cooled rooms share a spotless if spartan shower block, and local meals can be prepared…
Mauritania
Mellow Auberge Vasque – Chez Zaida is run by Zaida, a congenial lady who goes out of her way to make your stay a happy one. There are five tikits, a…
Auberge Agoueidir – Chez Isselmou
Mauritania
Auberge Agoueidir – Chez Isselmou is the grandest outfit in town, something of a backhanded compliment. Room size and quality varies so worth checking out…
Cape Coast
An OK budget option. Rooms are looking frumpy and tired, and the hot water is sporadic, but the staff is friendly and helpful, and there's a good on-site…
São Tomé
If the nearby Sweet Guest House is full, come here for the next best budget option. The upper floor rooms are simple and tidy, but choose one at the rear…
Mindelo
This big blue hotel on the main square has decent if unexciting rooms and is a good midrange option. The lack of character is mitigated with good service,…
Guinea
The Catholic Mission has simple but tidy rooms with mosquito nets and shared toilets. It's a nice, quiet location downhill behind the church at the…
Guinea
This impressive and fairly new place offers good-value rooms that are large and bright, with reliable evening electricity and hot showers. Some of the…
Guinea
A modern peach-pink block where the rooms come in two classes. The cheaper ones are small, dark and perfectly acceptable for a night or two. Bigger rooms…
Senegal
Has a warren of rooms – clean but rather soulless – in a fairly central location. Book an upstairs room for a view over greenery and the city rooftops…
Senegal
A no-frills guesthouse in the centre of town with marginally clean rooms, fans (but no mosquito nets) and shared toilets. Avoid the claustrophobic ground…
Senegal
Ndangane's cheapie is Le Barracuda, with basic rooms in a cramped property strewn with shells. The views from the restaurant terrace are nice, though.
Cabo Verde
A good-value budget option one block east of the main plaza, Arco Iris has simple rooms with tile floors and colourful bedspreads. The best rooms are…
Fishing Club Bijagós – Chez Bob
Guinea-Bissau
Geared towards small groups of Polish, Russian and other Eastern European tourists who fly in from Cap Skirring, Bob's, as it's more commonly known,…
Togo
A tidy little guesthouse in a quiet neighbourhood 2km north of town. Rooms in the main building are spacious; those in the annexe have shared facilities…
Guinea-Bissau
Clean, bare-bones concrete rooms that are fan-cooled and set in a leafy landscaped property just up the hill from the port. There's a pleasant covered…
The Gambia
The arts centre also offers a few rooms in mud houses, decorated with the bright colours and Ndow's whimsical style. At research time, the guesthouse was…
Liberia
You can sleep at the clean, quiet and reasonably comfortable Teepro Lodge. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Should the lodge be full, staff…
Kumasi
This pink and yellow building tucked behind the National Cultural Centre is cheap and well located, but has seen better days. Rooms are rather run down,…
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