The best accommodations Guinea

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For more than twenty years, Guinea has been striving to develop tourism by improving its infrastructure. In a few years, many establishments have been built (mainly in Conakry), and others renovated, to ensure a better reception of visitors and increase the offer. This first stage has allowed the development of business tourism in Conakry, often in connection with the multiplication of mining projects, with a consequent increase in the average price of overnight stays.

As for leisure tourism, it has remained very marginal, if not non-existent, until now. It is true that tourism outside of Conakry remains an adventure for which one must be somewhat prepared. Here, running water is still often a luxury, electricity is rarely distributed continuously, roads are still too often degraded, even impassable. As for the hotels, they are often of average quality/price ratio, even bad. Finding an establishment offering quality services to spend a few days of rest in complete serenity is an uncertain quest in some regions.

To be booked

As tourism is still in its infancy in the country, there is no real peak season. However, it is advisable to call in advance the establishments you wish to visit to make sure that they are still open and/or that they are not completely privatized by companies or organizations holding seminars. Good value establishments are rare but well known, so they are the most frequented.

What's very local

It is very common for room rates that include breakfast in the room rate to include only one breakfast. If there are two of you in the same room, you will have to pay extra.

Airbnb or Couchsurfing type offers are developing everywhere in the big cities and can be a good solution to find the rare pearl. Be careful, however, because the services advertised are not always exactly what is offered

In the villages, it is easy to find accommodation. There are few or no village camps as in neighboring Senegal. But it is customary to ask the village chief for shelter for the night. He will offer you a mud hut or the house of one of the inhabitants, usually with a bed and mosquito net. A few 10,000 FG bills will ensure your gratitude. You can also ask him for a dish of rice. This experience is highly recommended, as the majority of the inhabitants are very hospitable and will go out of their way to please you; you can then participate in the life of the village if you wish.

If you are traveling with your camping equipment, you can also ask to pitch your tent in or near the village. No camping in Guinea. You will often be offered a terrace or a shelter to set up. In the dry season, a simple mosquito net tent will do the trick (better than a mosquito net alone, because it avoids finding some unwanted bugs in your sheets). But in the rainy season, a double roof is essential. Also think about being totally independent from the point of view of drinking water. If you are far from any habitation, avoid staying several nights in the same place