Where to stay in Senegal?

Guesthouse in the Fann-Amitié district, on Avenue Habib Bourguiba. A calm, residential address for those who prefer a homely welcome to a large hotel.

Classic hotel on the Plateau, on Rue Carnot, in administrative and commercial Dakar. Sandaga market and the pier for Gorée are in the same district, which makes the days simpler.

Large international hotel in the city centre, for the Dakar & Gorée stop. You gain the comfort of a chain hotel and can do everything on foot around it.

The hotel overlooks the port of Dakar, where the ferry to Gorée leaves from: the pier is a few minutes' walk away.

Resort on the western coast road, in Fann Hock. For a beach stay without leaving Dakar, with the sand and the calm on the edge of the city.

Terrou-Bi has its own beach and houses one of Dakar's casinos, a rarity in the middle of the city.

Luxury hotel on the Almadies road, at the western tip of the peninsula. For those who value the space and calm of Les Almadies over the busy city centre.

This is the former Méridien Président, renamed after a change of ownership: Dakar's hotel for summits and conferences.

A simple guesthouse in Saint-Louis, a town best discovered on foot. For a small budget, with the Faidherbe Bridge and sunsets over the river on the evening programme.

A beach hotel in Saint-Louis, facing the ocean rather than the colonial town. For alternating swimming and sightseeing, with the historic centre and Guet Ndar a taxi ride away.