Accommodation Africa
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City / Country |
Hotel/Camping |
Costs in US $ |
Electr. |
S/C |
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Comment |
Restaurant /Food |
Comment |
Asmara Eritrea 01.06.01 |
Agnese Pension |
6.00$ Double
5.00 $ Single |
Y |
N |
C |
Pretty clean place, with a sit down toilette. The only place we found that had a room open. That was a surprise because there are so many budget hotels here. |
Milono |
Had typical Africa Meal. Tasted really good. The place has a typical Africa Atmosphere. For filling meal with two beers it costs 7.50 $ |
Massawa Eritrea 03.06.01 |
Savoya Hotel Massawa Island |
6.00 $ Double |
Y |
N |
C |
Room with own toilette and shower. Noisy because it is on the main street. |
Local Snack Bar |
egg sandwich |
Djibouti, Djibouti 07.06.01 |
Hotel Sheikh Gabood Tel: 351067 Avenue 13 Djibouti |
16.90 $ Double |
Y |
Y |
C |
Very friendly place, better know a little French if you want anything. |
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Dire Dawa Ethiopia 08.06.01 |
Continental Hotel Straight up from the train station |
3.44 $ Double |
Y |
Y |
C |
Nice place, toilettes a little stinky. It was good value. Most of the staff does not speak English. |
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Addis Ababa Ethiopia 10.06.01 |
Wutma Hotel Muniyem Street Piazza Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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6.63 $ Double |
Y |
Y |
H |
Very clean and friendly staff. The restaurant is also very good |
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Debre Markos Ethiopia 12.06.01 |
Tana Hotel on main road |
1.80 $ Single |
Y |
N |
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Room to sleep in. Sheets clean, toilette disgusting. Wanted 20 Birr from us which is double the local rate. We settled on 15 Birr. |
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Bahar Dar Ethiopia 13.06.01 |
Grum Gaynt Hotel Two streets behind the bus station |
7.14 $ Double |
Y |
Y |
C |
Do not go here. The manager is a really unfriendly and is threatening. We changed hotels, when we found a better one the same day. Lost 7.50$ Watch out for the kids who bring you to the hotels. They all collect a high provision which you end up paying. |
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Bahr Dar Ethiopia 13.06.01 |
Ghion Hotel |
6.55 $ Double |
Y |
Y |
H |
Located at Lake Tana. Nice gardens where you can relax. Rooms are large with own shower and toilette. |
Gion Hotel |
Had Macaroni. Was ok! |
Dejen Ethiopia 16.06.01 |
Tizale Dejen Hotel on main road |
2.40 $ Single |
N |
N |
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Basic room on the way to Addis Ababa. |
Tizale Dejen Hotel |
Expensive restaurant. Actually ridiculously expensive. |
Awasa Ethiopia 18.06.01 |
Unique Park Hotel Last Hotel on the main road by the lake |
2.40 $ Double |
Y |
Y |
H |
friendly staff. Gardens are very nice. Close to the Lake, mosquito nets provided but room full of cockroaches. |
Pinna Pastry & Restaurant |
Tried to rip us off on the bill. Otherwise the food tasted ok. But watch out. |
Yabelo Ethiopia 19.06.01 |
Hoteela Wagaa Haaraa on main road to Moyale |
2.40 $ Single |
N |
N |
C |
Used mostly as a brothel, but rooms were clean. Foreigners pay double the price. Very noisy. |
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Moyale Ethiopia 20.06.01 |
No Name Hotel (has no name according to management, while it is under new management?) Near to the border behind to Tourist Hotel to the left |
1.20 $ Double |
Y |
N |
C |
Simple place, Playing loud music all day. |
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Marsabit Kenya 21.06.01 |
Jey Jey Hotel Middle of Town |
3.20 $ Single |
Y |
N |
H |
Cleanest place in town, a little more expensive but worth it, great hot showers after truck ride. |
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Nanyuki Kenya 22.06.01 |
Joskaki Hotel Nanyuki on main street (take a right outside bus station and it is on the left side) |
4.50 $ Single |
Y |
Y |
H |
Clean place, has electricity sockets, Nice manager. Bargained down from 500 KSh to 350 KSh. |
Joskaki Hotel Restaurant |
Beef Stew with rice, was ok but no real taste for3.8 $ Waitresses in restaurant are real slow! |
Nairobi Kenya 27.06.01 |
Iqbal Hotel Latema Road Nairobi tel: 22-0914
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7.80 $ Double |
Y |
N |
H |
Safe place, staff really nice. No electricity except in old Restaurant. Ask manager Double lock on door to your room. |
Nairobi Burger |
Disgusting Hamburgers |
Kampala Uganda 29.06.01 |
Backpackers Hostel Tel: 041 - 272012 3 KM outside Kampala |
3.00 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Camping: Nice grounds, relaxing place good atmosphere and popular with travelers. Friendly helpful Staff. Info on Gorilla Tracking available, ask for John |
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Bwindi National Park Uganda 03.07.01 |
Bwindi View Camp (Right before Park Entrance Gate) |
3.50 $ Camp |
N |
N |
C |
Nice grounds, friendly helpful staff. Right outside the Bwindi NP gate so you do not have to pay Park Entrance Fees We camped |
Cooked ourselves |
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Butogota Uganda 05.07.01 |
Travellers Inn Motel main road |
5.90 $ Double |
N |
N |
C |
Bargained Hard, Prices normally start at 18 $ incl. Breakfast. Clean place. Probably best in town. |
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Lake Bunyoni Uganda (Kabale) 06.07.01 |
Lake Bunyoni Overland Camp Right on the lake Sign posted from Kabale |
3.45 $ Camp |
N |
N |
H |
Nice place to camp with good security and facilities. Hot Showers in the morning. We camped |
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Gisenye Rwanda 08.07.01 |
Mission Centre d'Acceuil 100 Meters from Bus Station |
5.10 $ Dorm |
Y |
Y |
H |
Separate Dorm rooms for men/women. Clean place with hot showers and lake view. |
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Kibuye Rwanda 09.07.01 |
Guesthouse Kibuye Sign posted from the Kibuye Junction in town towards Lake Kivu (2KM) guesthouse@rwandate1rwanda1.com P.O. Box 1982 Kigali - Rwanda Tel: (250) 68 554 Cell: 08323555 Fax: (250) 77278 |
6.70 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
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Normally just a hotel, but will allow you to camp for 3000 RFr on their grounds. Expensive, but a really nice bar and restaurant on the lake shore. |
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Ngara Tanzania 10.07.01 |
Silent Night Guesthouse Main road first border town from Tanzania |
1.76 $ Single |
N |
N |
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Basic overnight place. Nice young manager |
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Mwanza Tanzania 11.07.01 |
Pamba Hostel Station Road Mwanza Tanzania |
3.60 $ Double |
Y |
N |
C |
Friendly manager, clean, but basic. Bathrooms need some work |
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Dar es Salaam Tanzania 13.07.01 |
Holiday Inn Jamhuri Rd Dar es Salaam Tanzania |
8.25 $ Double |
N |
N |
C |
Clean friendly place. Fairly cheap for Dar es Salaam. No relation to the Western Holiday inn. |
Ate Fries with eggs on at a street stand. |
Taste really good. |
Stone Town Zanzibar Tanzania 14.07.01 |
Bottoms Up Guesthouse Hurumzi Street Zanzibar Tanzania |
20 $ Double |
Y |
N |
C |
Not worth 20 dollars. Should of looked around more but the touts are horrible here, Includes breakfast and price not negotiable. Breakfast was nothing much, dried egg omelet and bread with watered down tea or coffee |
Jamituri Gardens |
One stall after another selling freshly grilled meat and seafood along the waterfront. |
Stone Town Zanzibar Tanzania 15.07.01 |
Flamingo Guest House Mkunazini Rd. Stone Town Zanzibar Tanzania
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14 $ Double |
Y |
Y |
C |
Cheapest we could find. Room is one big bed with own Bathroom and Shower (Cold). Nice friendly Staff |
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Mbeya Tanzania 19.07.01 |
Myambo Guest House Next to bus station on main road |
2.85 $ Single |
Y |
N |
C |
Simple accommodation, Cheap Restaurant |
Myambo Guest House |
Simple food, cheap |
Mzuzu Malawi 20.07.01 |
Chibanja Resthouse Lubinga Rd, Near Bus Station |
2.75 $ Single |
Y |
N |
C |
Basic place, just ok to sleep in one night. Would not trust my stuff there longer. |
Chibanja Resthouse |
Rice with something, not very good and not worth the dollar each |
Nkhata Bay Malawi 21.07.01 |
Njaya Lodge PO Box 223 Nkhata Bay Tel: 352342 email: Njayalodge@compuserve.com |
4.00 $ Camp |
N |
N |
C |
Really nice grounds, Beautiful setting overlooking Chikale Beach on the shores of Lake Malawi. |
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Lilongwe Malawi 22.07.01 |
Kiboko Camp Tel: 828384 email: kiboko@malawi.net |
6.00 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
Y |
Nice facilities but expensive to camp. Popular with backpackers. Info on border crossing to Zambia. Though the receptionist was not very helpful. She was short and not very informative! Not very pleasant. |
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South Luangwa National Park Zambia 23.07.01 |
Flatdogs Camp Tel: 062-5545074 email: moondog@super-ub.com |
10.00 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Great Facilities, Elephants in the morning, hippos at night. Monkeys trying to steal your food. Great place to relax. See just as many animals here as in the park. Almost! |
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Livingstone Zambia 28.07.01 |
Jollyboys International Backpackers Box 61088, Livingstone Zambia Tel: 260 3324229 email: |
6.00 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
Y |
Nice place, helpful staff. Pool and use Kitchen, also bar w/ reasonably priced drinks. Free lift to Victoria Falls |
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Katima Mulilo Namibia 30.07.01 |
Sabine + Kai Namibia (Originally from Berlin) |
Bed + Mosquito Net |
Y |
N |
H |
Thanks for your spontaneous Hospitality and for the great dinner! |
Great Pasta Dinner |
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Divundu Namibia 31.07.01 |
Popa Falls Rest Camp Divundu Namibia Along the Okavango River
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7.60 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Very nice place, expensive. Very clean bathrooms and provides toilette paper. |
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Seronga Botswana 01.08.01 |
Poler's Trust Campsite Seronga Botswana 2.5 Km from town |
8.50 $ Camp |
N |
N |
H |
Campsite very basic, they are at the moment building a real campsite. Bring enough Pula, exchange rate at the Office is a rip off. Staff is also not that friendly. Do not explain things well. |
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Maun Botswana 03.08.01 |
Sedia Hotel 0058 Maun Botswana Tel/Fax 267 662 574 Res. Tel. 660 177 email: sedia@info.bw |
2 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Best deal for the buck. 1 US$ Per Person. Camp behind Luxury Hotel. Nice Bar and Restaurant Area. Has Internet Cafe and Pool. Also organizes Tours of Delta. The nicest Waitresses in town. |
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Buitekop Namibia 05.08.01 |
East Gate Station Rest Camp 200 meters from the Mamuno Botswana- Buitekop Namibian border. Next to the Total Gas Station. |
5 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Nice clean place with picnic tables. Electr. only in the bathroom |
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Windhoek Namibia 06.08.01 |
Cardboard Box Backpackers At the corner of Johann Albrecht Strasse and John Meinert Strasse Tel: 061-228994 Fax: 061-245587
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6.25 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Has bar, kitchen, pool, internet. Clean Bathrooms, Campsite is small and basic. Nice helpful staff, also tourist office. |
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Tsumeb Namibia 08.08.01 |
Sachsenheim Guest Camp P.O. Box 1713 Tsumeb Namibia Tel: 264-67-230011 Fax: 264-67-230072 |
6.25 $ Camp |
N |
N |
H |
Friendly German owner, clean bathrooms. |
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Etosha National Park Namibia 09.08.01 |
Okaukuejo Eastern entrance to park |
18 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Nice place, campsite just ok. Waterhole on premises. Lots of animals. Almost like in Zoo. |
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Walvis Bay Namibia 10.08.01 |
Langstrand Camping 16 KM North of Walvis Bay in the direction of Swakopsmund |
7.45 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Right on the Ocean. Great Sunset. Good Facilities. |
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Maltahoehe Namibia 11.08.01 |
Nomtsas Gaeste Farm P.O. Box 12, Maltahoehe Namibia Tel/Fax: 063-293521 email: nomtsas@iafrica.com.na |
7.45 $ Camp |
N |
N |
H |
Camp out in the owners lawn. Nice bathroom and dog will look after your tent the whole night. |
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Cape Town South Africa 13.08.01 |
Brown Sugar 1 Main Road, Green Point, 8001 Cape Town South Africa Tel: 021- 4330413 Email: brownsugar2000@hotmail.com
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6.25 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Nice Staff, We were picked up at the bus station. Kitchen, Pool Table, Internet, Bar, Clean Place. |
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Hermanus South Africa 18.08.01 |
Red Roman Backpackers 15 Dember Street Onrus River, Hermanus 7201 Tel: 028 3162878 email: redroman@freesite.co.za |
6.25 $ dorm |
Y |
N |
H |
Small clean place with great hot powerful showers, breakfast included. Gave us a dorm for ourselves for price of camping. Kitchen, pool table, Internet |
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Mossel Bay South Africa 19.08.01 |
Mossel Bay Backpackers 1 Marsh Street, Mossel Bay 6505 Tel/Fax: 044 691 3182 email: marquette@pixie.co.za |
4.85 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Clean place, Kitchen, pool, Internet. Nice help. Camping is on front lawn. |
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Cintsa South Africa 20.0801 |
Buccaneers Backpackers Cintsa PO. Box 13092, Vincent, 5217 Tel: 043-734 3012 Fax:043-734 3749 email: cintsab@iafrica.com |
7.45 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Nice place overlooking the bay. Good kitchen, also serve meals. Volleyball, ping pong, pool, internet, TV Room, rentals, surfboards, guide trips |
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Underberg South Africa 21.08.01 |
Sani Lodge PO. Box 485, Underberg, 3257 Tel: (033) 7020330 Fax: (033)-702 1401 email: suchet@futurenet.co.za
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7.45 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Friendly owners with information of hikes and activities in the Drakensberg Mountains |
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South Africa 22.08.2001 |
Camping on Drakensberg Mountain Camped on the mountain before the summit |
4 $ Camp |
N |
N |
N |
We camped on the mountain. We were the only ones on the mountain. It was an uneven area and very cold. One pays the park to be able to camp |
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South Africa 23.08.2001 |
Cobham Campsite In the Drakensberg National Park |
0 $ Camp |
N |
N |
N |
It normally costs 16 Rand per person but there was nobody there to pay. It was a nice campsite where you had a beautiful view of the mountains. |
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Nelspruit South Africa 24.08.2001 |
Funky Monkeys Backpackers 102 Van Wijk Street PO. Box 19289 Nelspruit 1200 Tel: 083 3104755 Fax: 031 744 9403 email: funkeymonkeys@yebo.co.za |
6.30 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Ok place, nice staff. Got late there late so did not stay there much. |
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South Africa 25.08.01 |
Backpack Safari Lodge Near Orpen Gate Kruger National Park also near Klaserie Tel/Fax: 051 793 3816 email: backpack@gem.co.za http://www.backpackers.co.za |
8.70 $ Camp |
Y |
N |
H |
Nice staff, a little expensive, but near Kruger Park. |
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Kempton Park South Africa 26.08.2001 |
Airport Backpackers 3 Mohawk Street, Rhodesfield, Kempton Park 1620 Tel/Fax: 011 394 0485 http://home.mweb.co.za/ai/airbackp/ |
6.71 $ Camp 11.20 $ Dorm |
Y |
N |
H |
Place is ok. Nothing special. Gives 10% discount for International Youth Hostel Card holders. Guess it is a good place if you just get off the plane or are planning to fly out. |
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