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Musée National
MUSEUM
(Blvd Nangul Abrogoua, Le Plateau; admission CFA2000; 9am-5pm Tue-Sat)
This museum houses an in-
teresting collection of traditional art and craftwork, including wooden statues and masks,
pottery, ivory and bronze.
Sleeping
La Nouvelle Pergola
HOTEL
$
( 21-753501; Blvd de Marseille/Rue Pierre et Marie Curie; d CFA30,000; )
For reasonable
rooms on a budget, La Nouvelle Pergola is an OK bet. There are over 130 rooms in this
complex, which includes a pool and nightclub, and there's wi-fi and the usual creature
comforts, although few of Côte d'Ivoire's charms.
Le Marly
BUNGALOW
$$
( 21-258552; Blvd de Marseille, Zone 4; s/d/ste CFA40,000/50,000/60,000; )
Le Marly offers
simple plantation-style huts in a pretty garden setting. At the end of a short track just off
Blvd de Marseille.
Hotel Onomo
HOTEL
$$
( 08-939377; Blvd de l'Aéroport Félix Houphouet Boigny; d from CFA51,000)
Within spitting distance of
the airport, the Onomo - a chain hotel present in several African cities - is a reliable bet
regardless of whether you have an early flight to catch. The rooms are sleek and comfort-
able, with a nod to local style, and there's fast wi-fi, a good restaurant and midrange hotel
service.
La Licorne
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
OFFLINE MAP
( 22-410730;
www.licogriff.com
; Rue des Jardins, Deux Plateaux Vallons; r CFA55,000-70,000; )
La Licorne, like its sister hotel Le Griffon around the corner, is a pretty boutique hotel run
by a friendly French family. Rooms are individually decorated, and there's wi-fi, a bar, a
hot tub, book exchange and a decent restaurant.
Le Wafou
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$$
( 21-256201; Blvd de Marseille, Zone 4; standard r/ste CFA55,000/125,000; )
If the Flint-
stones won the lottery and moved to West Africa, they'd live somewhere like this. Set in
