Now here's a place that will change your experience of Africa. Run by a French and Burkinabé couple, Camille and Wassa, this place cannot be recommended highly enough. On the outskirts of town and very much a part of the local community, they offer simple comfy rooms, built using… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Casafrica is recommended, and is watched over by the friendly Ajuma, who provides a warm welcome. The simple rooms come with mosquito nets, the courtyard is attractive, and there's a decent cheap bar and restaurant. The surrounding streets are quiet and very African with their la… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Opened in 2003, this is Bobo's best budget hotel in the city centre. It has a good mix of bare but tidy rooms (all with mosquito nets), friendly staff and a rooftop bar-terrace, from where the nearby minarets of the Grande Mosquée are visible. The shared bathrooms are super-clean… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Run by the same people who own two similarly named and similarly excellent hotels in Ouagadougou, this fine hotel has traditional masks in all the public spaces and in the rooms, which are spacious, nicely decorated and quiet. The location is better than it looks on the map - an … Full Lonely Planet Review ›

While still one of Bobo's best hotels, and a favourite of tour groups, the Relax is overpriced. The staff are friendly, the swimming pool is large, and you can get CNN on most of the TVs, but the rooms are a bit scruffy around the edges and mosquitos can be a problem. On the plus… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This simple little place is good lower midrange value, with surprisingly good rooms (it doesn't look much from the outside) which are sheltered from the busy streets just outside the door. Rooms with air-con are larger and air-tight, but don't have mosquito nets. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

You won't be inspired by this place, but the clean rooms (with mosquito nets) and a good location - quiet but central - are just about worth the price. Staff can seem alternately bewildered and indifferent at first, but are quite friendly once you get to know them. The smaller ro… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Bobo's best hotel, L'Auberge is a well-run place with large and comfortable rooms, many of which have balconies overlooking the good-sized pool and fragrant palm-filled garden. Where other top-end hotels in Burkina Faso have worn down since we were last here, L'Auberge has kept i… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Amid the uncertainty regarding the future of passenger rail services, the RAN soldiers on, maintaining high standards with very large and comfortable rooms, most with balcony, satellite TV and tiny bathtubs. It's an easy walk into the town centre and there's a restaurant and pool… Full Lonely Planet Review ›