Azalaï Hotel Cotonou

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Front of property
Front of property
Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Executive Room
3 restaurants, breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Pool
  • Gym
  • Room service

Explore the area

Map
Quartier Ganhi, Cotonou
  • Cotonou Cathedral
    10 min walk
  • Cotonou Central Mosque
    19 min walk
  • O'Grill
    2 min walk
  • Cotonou (COO-Cadjehoun)
    12 min drive

Room options

Standard Room

  • 21.9 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Superior Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Executive Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Cotonou

When you stay at Azalaï Hotel Cotonou in Cotonou, you'll be in the business district, within a 5-minute drive of Cotonou Cathedral and Cotonou Central Mosque. .This hotel is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Artisanal Center and 1.9 mi (3 km) from Marche Dantokpa.

What's nearby

  • Cotonou Cathedral - 10 min walk
  • Cotonou Central Mosque - 19 min walk
  • Artisanal Center - 3 min drive
  • Fetish Market - 5 min drive
  • Grand Marché de Dantokpa - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Cotonou (COO-Cadjehoun) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪La Cabane - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Djibson Hotel - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Chez Roukia (Tchep ) - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Restaurant Le Lagon - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Maquis du Port - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Azalaï Hotel Cotonou

Hotel in Cotonou with 3 restaurants and a nearby private beach
Azalaï Hotel Cotonou offers 120 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and minibars. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Cotonou hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 120 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and DVD players. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and flat-screen televisions are provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax on the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a hair salon. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite at Saveur d'Afrique, one of the hotel's 3 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 10 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 6:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Saveur d'Afrique - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The Palm - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine. Open daily.
Late night fare is available from room service (during limited hours).

Languages

English, French

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free 24-hour return airport shuttle
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:00 AM–10:00 AM on weekdays and 6:00 AM–11:00 AM on weekends: USD 22.25 for adults and USD 22.25 for children
  • 3 restaurants
  • 2 bars/lounges and 1 poolside bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Saveur d'Afrique
  • The Palm

Things to do

  • Fitness classes
  • Children's pool
  • Fitness centre
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Shopping
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • DVD player
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Separate living room
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms - 10

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massages

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in reception
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Bath
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 22.25 for adults and USD 22.25 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work

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Azalaï Hotel Cotonou Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 74 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

WALEED

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good not perfect
Whether was good, room cleaned, but the price is higher vs the hotel level.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kelvin

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First of I wanted to do a late checkout since my flight was at 11pm but was told by the front desk that they had no availability. I was able to go on Expedia and found that there was available rooms. I can not imagine for the life of me why the front desk would have told me they had no available rooms. I ended up booking on Expedia for another day just so I don't have to wait at the airport from checkout time till my flight time. Secondly the sevice was really horrible, I was stopped at the entrance so they could verify I actually had a room in the hotel. I felt discriminated against either because I wasn't white or wearing a suit. I would most def not recommend this hotel and will not be lodging here again.

6/10 Okay

vanessa

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fuller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property is now old. However, it's still very functional, neat and the staff are friendly. It's good enough for a sound sleep nothing fancy.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Someone spoke English ...thanks to Candice. Excellent ambiance, beautiful art, lots of seating in lobby. Accommodations for just hanging out at the bar , the pool, and beach location, and good food. Excellent location to the supermarket, museums, airport, and the local big market. The staff were all excellent and very polite.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Paul, Burke

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

HENOC

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

hugues

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
I had a good time on my stay, very friendly and helpful staff.the only problem for me was the black lines between tiles in the bathroom, overall thumb up.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Guy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Brenda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My Get-Away Place
A little hic-ups at te start but Hotel staff did their best to resolve all issues. Very Friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Husam Saleh B

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Olumide

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced and bad service
The hotel had horrible internet. It was so bad that I always had to come downstair to work. It was such a mess. The services was bad, they were unhelpful with anything. An hotel as big as this didn't plan for one foreign socket in their room and were not helpful in anyway. It was an overpriced room.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Brenda

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

4/10 Poor

Mamoud, Abuja

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When checking out the hotel management refused to include in the bill, the money I paid when I booked online, and only issue me receipt for food consumed. Their excuse is that I paid to Expedia not to them, hence, they are not responsible for issuing the receipt. Meanwhile they gave me room on the basis of the same payment, which I found contradictory. I liked the fact that, they picked me up from the airport and took me back. The room was clean and cozy. If you cannot get a room on 4th or 5th floor go for city view, which is cheaper. You enjoy the ocean view only when you are on higher floors, the view from the lower floors is partially blocked by the roof of the restaurant. The food was slightly off for me, it tastes flat and monotonous, and overtly expensive.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rupert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Azalaï Hotel Cotonou
USed whilst doing business in Benin. Very comfortable and excellent service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business Stay
Rooms are spacious enough for comfortable working. Staff is friendly and helpful. Internet was iffy as my room was a bit too far from the WiFi router.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short Business Trip
Rooms were good. Spacious, easy to work in. Food was not so great, but they gave good recommendations for places nearby.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Opeyemi

Business traveller
Okay hotel
Hotel was just okay. Given the alternatives it is probably top 5 in the country but in terms of international standards, it’s really just okay. Breakfast isn’t worth the $20 either, wasn’t great.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had no hot water for two days, and no clean towels. it sucked.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rupert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Azalaï Hotel Cotonou
used as a base for a business trip
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Abdul Wahab

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the few correct business hotels in Cotonou. Price quality ratio good
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 11 nights in Nov 2018