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( 33 821 6127;
www.hotelfarid.com
; 51 Rue Vincens; s/d from CFA41,000/45,000; )
This small
place with a fabulous Lebanese restaurant is by no means luxurious but is a safe and com-
fortable option in the city centre.
Ambre
GUESTHOUSE
$$
( 33 820 6338;
www.ambre.sn
; Rte des Almadies; r from CFA52,000; )
Green, art adorned
and beautifully designed, this small guesthouse is as friendly as a smile. A unique gem
close to the city's best hotels and bars.
Le Djoloff
HOTEL
$$
(
33 889 3630;
www.hoteldjoloff.com
; 7 Rue Nani, Fann Hock; s/d/ste CFA55,000/70,000/130,000;
)
Designed to make you feel like Malian royalty, this place comes with a wide, wonderful
roof terrace and a solid restaurant.
Radisson Blu
HOTEL
$$$
( 33 869 3333;
www.radissonblu.com
; Rte de la Corniche-Ouest; d from CFA150,000; )
As
one of Dakar's most luxurious hotel, with a contemporary, business feel, this plush spot is
a decadent place to enjoy all the standard upmarket trimmings.
GETTING UNDER DAKAR'S SKIN
A brilliant way of getting to know Dakar and the rest of the country, its changeable moods and early-morning
faces is by staying with a local family, sharing their lives for a few days and finding out what their world is really
like.
Senegal Chez l'Habitant
( 77 517 2666;
www.senegalchezlhabitant.com
) maintains a regularly updated
register of families across Senegal who would like to open their houses to foreigners and puts you in touch with
recommended families. The organisation checks the places it recommends and takes time to connect you with a
home that fits your profile, from the most basic to the more luxurious stay.
Eating
Dakar's restaurant scene unites the scents and flavours of the world, though you need a
healthy budget to eat out. If you're getting by on a few crumpled CFA notes a day, stop at
