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taurant, a sports bar, a garden area and a cocktail bar. The hotel also has a free airport-
shuttle service.
Frankie's
HOTEL
$$
( 030-2773567; Cantonments Rd, Osu; )
This well-known hotel-cum-diner was under-
going much-needed and extensive renovations at the time of our visit.
Villa Monticello
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$$
( 030-2773477;
www.villamonticello.com
; No 1A Mantaka Ave Link, Airport Residential; s/d from $295/345;
)
Behind the austere khaki concrete facade hides a sleek boutique hotel. The opu-
lent rooms were designed according to themes - Soho, Coco Chanel, Last Emperor, Out
of Africa - and are furnished with exquisite taste.
Esther's Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$$
( 030-2765751;
www.esthers-hotel.com
; No 4 Volta St, Airport Residential; s/d from $150/180; )
Long
one of Accra's fancier addresses, Esther's now looks a little frumpy in the face of Accra's
swanky new establishments. It's still a lovely address, though, friendly and cosy. Prices
include breakfast.
Eating
Accra has the best choice of restaurants in the country, and the food will seem like haute
cuisine if you're returning to the city after time spent elsewhere in Ghana. Osu has the
widest choice of restaurants (many cluster along the main street, Cantonments Rd, which
is universally referred to as Oxford St), but if you're not fussy you'll find the ubiquitous
chop bars everywhere around town.
You'll also find supermarkets, cafes and fast-food outlets at the Accra Mall (
Click here
).
Khana Khazana
INDIAN
$
(
www.khanakhazanaghana.getonline.comafrica
; Kojo Thompson Rd, Adabraka; mains around C10; 9am-10pm)
Tucked behind a petrol station (Engen), this outdoor Indian restaurant is a gem - cheap,
delicious and with long opening hours. One of the house specialities are the
dosas
(savory
parcels made of rice flour normally eaten for breakfast ). Sunday is
thali
(set meals) day.
