Bamako Hotels & Hostels (10)

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One of Bamako's premier hotels, the Salam is a classy place. From the marble-lined lobby to the warmly furnished rooms which are enormous and luxuriously equipped, it has everything to ensure a c…

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The rooms at Cauris Lodge are simple but spacious and nicely kept. African art fills the lobby and elsewhere in the public areas. It has only seven rooms and a quiet location which helps to creat…

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This excellent French-run hotel has much to commend it. The rooms are stylish and each is different - some are brightly coloured, others have dark wooden beams. The bathrooms are also outstanding…

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This peaceful hotel comes warmly recommended by travellers and by us. Rooms are cool, well-equipped, modern and spotless, if a little lacking in character. You're a fair hike into the centre of t…

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This charming hotel out by the Hippodrome is easily our favourite in Bamako. The rooms have character, the staff are among Bamako's friendliest and most laid-back, the bathrooms are immaculate an…

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Opened in 2003, this is probably Bamako's most intimate and atmospheric top-end hotel. The public areas boast African art and the rooms are large, supremely comfortable and have all the luxury be…

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If you're tired of hotels that mimic a European ambience, Le Djenné offers an antidote as it's easily Bamako's most charismatic hotel. Local and West African artists were given free rein to decor…

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We like this place. The building may not appear to be Bamako's most promising from the outside but inside is another, completely renovated and altogether charming world. Rooms are light, airy and…

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The Mande wins the prize for the nicest location of any hotel in Bamako. Yes, it's a long way from the city centre but its perch on a quiet stretch of the Niger River riverbank is outstanding.

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Tucked away in the quiet streets of Niaréla, the Sarama is an excellent choice that's all the more attractive because it sees far fewer tourists than it deserves. Rooms are spacious, quiet and at…

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