Hôtel Terminus

Environment is very nice, breakfast was basic, no access to gym, limited internet connectivity. Rooms are very clean, good personnel.

I was not well treated by the front desk staff

Peacocks are everywhere. If your in the rooms in the front of the property near the breakfast buffet you will get a wake up call around 5am from speakers outside the property for a call to pray. Then around 7am you will hear peacocks all morning. Also you should shut your bathroom door as the AC does not cool the room without it as the bathroom gets very hot. Oh and the smell of sewage come from the bathroom. Breakfast is great. dinner service is slow. You need to leave your keys at the front desk to have your room cleaned.

The hotel shuttle was waiting for me at the airport as requested, which is good in a town like this. The people were friendly and helpful, and the room was clean and nicely sized. The main downside: the loudspeaker of the mosque next door was practically pointed at my window, so I never missed the 4:30 a.m. call to prayer each morning.

The recently renovated rooms here are quite nice and kept very clean. The rest of the property, though, is in some disrepair. A simple cleaning up might go a long way—pick up the empty beer bottles littering the grounds, take away the broken chairs around the pool, etc. The staff are overall very competent and friendly—not overly solicitous like you might expect at a higher-star hotel, but perfectly adequate. Meals are a good price, and the dinners were quite decent. Breakfasts left a bit to be desired; it’s nice to eat outside, but as you might expect, jams and honey and Nutella attract lots and lots of flies. The Internet works better outside of the rooms than inside. Worked well in my room on my laptop, but not on my phone or tablet. Don’t expect to be able to stream audio or video. Never had a significant power issue. It flickered a few times, but they must have a generator that kicks in. Biggest disappointment was the gym. This is a pretty well-appointed gym for an African hotel, but on my third day of using it, I was politely informed that it is actually separate from the hotel, and requires a monthly subscription (about $50, if I recall correctly). I wish I’d been informed about this earlier, as it’s a significant extra expense. The surrounding area isn’t much to speak of. I couldn’t find any decent restaurants in walking distance. You can walk to the National Museum and big downtown market, though.

Perfectly fine, safe and friendly hotel. Lots of peacocks in the garden. Good pool. Very pleasant outdoor barbecue dinner. Lots of NGO guests. Excellent airport shuttle transfer. Some very good craft shops in the front courtyard.