The best hotels Burkina Faso

This camp camp, created by the ONTB but managed by several French for many years, was a real den of relaxation and, formerly, a base of life for the builders of the dam. Lovely bungalows, huge swimming pool, tennis, volleyball net, excellent catering… Everything rang like a holiday air. After being more or less left to a-bandon and invaded by vegetation, ONTB decided to reopen it at the end of 2008, while seeking a private manager. A few renovation efforts took place, especially for the swimming pool, but the level of comfort of yesteryear had not yet been reached in early 2009. However, it was possible to rent bicycles (5 000 FCFA/day) and the organisation of excursions and canoe rides on the lake were in project. Address to watch therefore!

Created by a young French fou, Julien, this splendid camp offers seven Mauritanian tents with 2 beds each. Showers and W.C. are outside, but every tent includes electricity, with a plug to recharge its laptop or camera. On the bar, there are draught beers accompanied by fast food. At the bottom of the campsite, a Moroccan-style salon welcomes you to enjoy a mint tea, comfortably installed on cushions. More elaborate dishes are possible on order and the choice is made according to Julien's inspirations. Ask for his tagine! Rental of 4 x 4 possible.

The only real hotel in Diébougou seems to take advantage of its monopoly situation to display exorbitant rates relative to the quality of its services. The rooms, all on the floor, have no special stamp, except the small wicker bin in front of each door. The health, located in the back of the corridor, is not in an exemplary clean. The staff were friendly and helpful. At the beginning of 2011, the terrace was under renovation and another building in project (we are assured that the W.C. will then be internal and the prices of the current rooms will fall!).

This auberge hostel gives the impression of being abandoned. Located in a huge courtyard near the dam, it features well-kept rooms, and the restaurant seems dynamic. There are some guides (including Adrien Bitibaly tel 78 90 37 33) ready to take the visitor to the nearby caves. A pleasant walk allows you to cross a small section of the forest of Diébougou, to climb the caves and then return to the hostel by the dam.

Simeon Sawadogo, retired since 2003, has transformed his villa into a guest room. Comfort is rather summary and it is regrettable that the environment of the pavilions is not better maintained, but the atmosphere is family. The North-South hostel mainly hosts associations.

Discreet, but rather wrong.

A safe campsite at the beginning of 2009 during our passage.

Rotten rooms… Basic kitchen. Not advised.

22 ventilated rooms, equipped with beds with mosquito nets but at the comfort of «backpack»: dirty health (sanitary paper at reception) and no garden. Each room has a small balcony where you can enjoy the atmosphere of the city.

Small adjoining restaurant with a varied menu. The room was clean and clean. Place the rooms on the floor.

Created more than 40 years ago, a complete renovation is required for the hotel to be recommended.

Apart from the main road, this address was completely in ruins and not recommendable during our passage in 2013.

Small family address usually well kept, with a nice courtyard in the shade of mango and caoutchoutiers, but closed for work during our passage.

The hotel has a welcoming staff and is really not a good address. This being the case, new constructions were under way during our passage.

A long building in a large land courtyard houses a dozen rooms with a very high level of comfort. The common toilets and showers, dirty in our passage, lie on the bottom of the corridor.

Created more than 26 years ago by Gilbert Ilboudo, a former banker formed partly in Italy and converted into hotels, the Yemmanma is the oldest hotel in Fada. The rooms are simple, but the reception is nice.