This outstanding new privately run hotel is hard to beat, with sparkling, spacious rooms. OK, some of their style choices may not be to your taste - pink bathrooms and floral flourishes - but value like this is rare and everything from the service to the levels of comfort make th… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

One of the newer hotels in Benghazi, El-Dogal has large rooms that won't win any style awards. However all except one per floor have views over the Mediterranean, while the corner single rooms here are better than solo travellers will find elsewhere. Breakfast here is also above … Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Due to open in early 2007, they were still applying the finishing touches to this new four-star hotel when we were there, but they're a friendly lot and gave us a sneak preview. The rooms we saw were large and tasteful, with clean lines, balconies and an almost European sense of … Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Funduq an-Nadi Libya, 3km north of the centre, is run by the Automobile Club of Libya and has comfortable, quiet and spacious rooms with satellite TV. The hotel is in a complex of office buildings behind a large iron gate with a security guard; the sign in Arabic outside reads Al… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Funduq Ifriqiya is streets ahead of the other budget options in Al-Funduq Market area, with simple but tidy rooms (with satellite TV) that have been renovated in the not-too-distant past. It's little used by tour groups, an attraction in itself. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

On the northern side of the harbour, this is another classy hotel with a luxurious ambience; look for the grass waterfalls adorning the façade. Facilities include a patisserie, health club, business centre, coffeehouses and restaurants. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

One of Benghazi's top hotels, Funduq Uzu has superbly appointed rooms with all the requisite bells and whistles. Suite No 534 wins our vote for the best room in Benghazi, with its plush leather couches, cosy sitting area and views across the lake to the city centre (especially st… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Six kilometres south of Benghazi, this enormous tourist village has a range of high-quality accommodation, from spacious hotel rooms (some with renovated bathrooms) to recently built villas by the beach. There's also a children's funfair. It's a terrific base for Cyrenaica, altho… Full Lonely Planet Review ›