Algeria Hotels & Hostels (96)

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The only tourist-class accommodation is around 1.5km out of town, across the river from the town centre and signposted past the military barracks. The place is rather rough around the edges and h…

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Look for the blue neon signs opposite the Mosque de Ifri just east of the town centre. This is an old hotel dating from the colonial era. It has good rooms with fridges and big mirrors and there'…

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This hotel was in the last stages of renovation at the time of writing but was shaping up to be a great little place. Rooms are housed in a cool white building located just off the place Centre V…

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Just down the road from the Auberge, this is owned by Big Sun Destination. It is a smaller and more intimate place than the Caravansérail (but just as pretty) with a laid-back atmosphere; the own…

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This is the only place to stay in the centre of Djanet and it's located right on the main street. It's a large friendly place with a variety of rooms; the rooms with bathrooms also have TVs. The …

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Owned by the proprietor of M'Zab Tours this is an enchanting guesthouse in the heart of the palmeraie. It's based around a centuries-old traditional house and is a veritable warren of curved, low…

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On a busy street in the centre of town, this is another old favourite and a cut above most of the city's budget places. Aircon rooms available.

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Ten kilometres out of town on the road north of Adrar, this is a sprawling complex with bamboo-covered walkways, mini waterfall, a traditional area for music displays, a small 'zoo' with several …

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The better of the two hotels of this name (though not nearly so convenient), Dar Diaf is a long drive out of the centre. And while it's rated four star it's still a long way from being a luxury h…

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The newly-built Kenz is currently the best hotel in town. Right opposite the Parc d'Attractions, rooms come in a variety of styles, colours and sizes, some with small balconies, some with bathtub…

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Grand by name but not by nature, this basic hotel, in a colonial-era building just off the central Pl 1 Novembre, has plenty of character and is clean and warm. It doesn't have showers though, an…

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A reminder of the city's glory days, the Grand is well past its prime, rooms are as tired as reception staff, but there is still plenty of atmosphere and it has a central location.

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A welcoming hotel in the cheap hotel area, it's a little less noisy than the others.

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This is the nicest place to stay in El-Oued. The entrance is impressive - full of arched hallways and domed ceilings covered in green and white mosaic. The rooms are pretty nondescript but there …

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This long-standing backpackers' favourite is a one-star dive above the noisy square, cafés and shops, right in the centre and a short walk from train and taxi connections. It has communal showers…

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Rooms here are large with balconies but feel rather dark; thankfully they are enlivened by such delights as giant glossy waterfall posters and plastic flowers. There's a restaurant, salon de thé …

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A huge curve of concrete out of town near the Exhibition Centre and therefore usually full of delegations (and the British embassy and British council, which has permanent residence here). The Hi…

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Hôtel Afrique is the only place to stay in town and although nondescript it is clean and welcoming. There are 11 simple and airy rooms overlooking the main street, and a decent restaurant.

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A modern hotel beside the bus station, a short walk from the centre. Rooms have showers and TV, but no fans or air-con.

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In another city, or in Algiers in another time, the Albert 1 would have taken more advantage of its fabulous wedding-cake building and central location, right on one of the main squares and with …

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Signposted just off the main road one km towards Beni Abbès, this place has air-conditioned rooms looking out onto an interior garden but it feels soulless and neglected. The one up side is the s…

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A survivor from the days when French colonial officials and their families flocked to the city, the Arago has dropped the Grand from its name and offers simple, clean rooms, without aircon, in a …

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This place has bland rooms (nicer, quieter ones with air-con available) with shared bathrooms leading off blue and white mosaic-tiled corridors. The best thing about this hotel is the restaurant …

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Rooms with shower here are what you would expect at this price, straightforward and functioning, but the cleanliness leaves a lot to be desired. The location is good though.

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The modern village of Djemila has little to detain visitors beyond the very pleasant Hôtel Belle Vue. The hotel, just outside the gates of the ancient town, has eight rooms around a vine-covered …

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Next door to the Hotel des Dunes this is also a seriously budget place. It has very basic doubles with balcony, sink and fan and like the Hôtel des Dunes, there are toilets but no bathrooms so yo…

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Rooms are basic but it lives up to its name, though it is on an alley that some will find seedy. No breakfast is available but then the Café el-Andalous is around the corner.

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It could just be another classic concrete box of past decades, but the four-star Chelia offers a friendly welcome, large well-equipped rooms and a reasonable restaurant. It is also the only top-e…

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Not the city's finest but certainly its most atmospheric, the three-star Cirta is a throwback to colonial days. It's a huge white Moorish building that looms over Pl des Martyrs.

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Between the market and the main street is this is a simple little place with average rooms and shared bathrooms. It's rather dark and noisy though and we got a frosty reception. The only advantag…

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The rather grubby exterior on a busy road doesn't look very promising but inside it is a different story. Simple, clean rooms with spotless shared showers open onto a lovely (despite the bright …

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The most central lodgings in El-Oued are housed in a traditional domed building on av Taleb Larbi. It has basic rooms with bars on the windows and the facilities only include toilets, so you'll h…

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On the arcaded street that runs down to the main square, the family-run Hôtel des Princes has the city's most elegant reception and a range of rooms and prices. All rooms are extremely comfortabl…

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Closed for works at the time of our visit, the long-established Djurdjura, in a sidestreet near the park, provides standard budget rooms, without showers and, for the moment, without a phone.

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The obvious choice for lovers of old hotels, the d'Orient still has some of its colonial splendour, including a piano in the café and plenty of Moorish Orientalist touches. Rooms overlooking the …

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A hop and a skip away from the gare routière this place is convenient and reasonably priced, with a selection of airy double rooms and very welcoming management. There's hot water in the winter.

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There's no missing the Aurassi, one of the city's landmarks that people either love (the modernists) or hate (everyone else). A concrete box perched on a concete plinth, it is due for a much need…

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East of the centre of town on the road to the ksar, the state-run El-Boustan is El-Goléa's main hotel but certainly not the nicest. Like so many other state-run hotels, it has bog-standard rooms …

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About 700m past the Hotel El-Anssar also on the right, this place is a multicoloured explosion; the lobby, with its swirly patterned sofas, clashing carpets and giant fish tank, leads to an orang…

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