Budget
CAP
centre d'accueil protestant
Hotel Phenix
barumbu district rooms cost $20/10,000f. power is intermittant and water brought in buckets. get a room that opens up to the outside. everyone knows this large building on the main road.
Procure St Anne
This catholic monastery has a large compound right in the middle of town, close to the river and h&f supermarket, opposite american and portuguese embassies. they have basic, but spacious rooms with air-conditioning and showers. restrooms shared. single rooms cost $40, breakfast included. dinner is optional for approx. $10. very nice, quiet garden and comfortable bar.
Midrange
Residence Marika
A simple 3-star hotel just off the main boulevard, with swimming pool.
Hotel Fontana Inn
A well-run and well-located place frequented by ngos and un types. rooms range about 60 usd. now called the ave maria. still good value for kinshasa
Top end
Grand Hotel
(http://www.grandhotelkins...). - the grand hotel is the other fancy hotel in town - well located near the river, embassies and the presidential residence; it is frequented by locals as well as internationals assisting with the drc's transition. it claims to be drc's only 5* hotel, but the only 5* feature is the price $300+/night plus tax. extremely expensive and not particularly good food, with slow service. the are two accommodation blocks. the old one is now being completely refurbished. slow wireless internet is available for $70/week.
Sultani Hotel
(http://www.sultanihotel.com) - the sultani hotel is a new hotel in the city center of kinshasa, close to the river congo. there is wireless internet included in the price and provided throughout the hotel. prices start at $175 for a room. the price/quality ratio is very attractive compared to the other hotels. the hotel offers a business lunch for $15 which is quite rare to get in the very expensive city kinshasa. the team is motivated and speaks english, french, german, and chinese. tel: +243 89 816 6000 or +243 81 885 3318 â e-mail: [email protected]
Faden House
Tel +243 81 99 43 331 or email [email protected]. a small guesthouse which offers a welcome contrast to the awful grand hotel, across the street. great location in gombe, a block away from the river congo great walking/jogging route and many of the european embassies. about the same price as the grand hotel, but here the price includes free wifi in all the rooms, and no harassment from drunk foreign soldiers or local prostitutes. a calm oasis in kinshasa. some english spoken. only 9 rooms avoid rooms 1 and room 3. also a well-used conference facility, and the quality of service deteriorates when staff are occupied with a function there. there are small fridges in the rooms, but no safe deposit facility; and only a couple of french/congolese tv channels.
Hotel Pyramide
(http://www.kintourism.com...). hotel pyramide is a small, but luxury hotel, about 5 km out of the center of kinshasa. all rooms have a bathroom with jacuzzi, warm water, hairdryer and a fridge. in march 2008 however, there was only cold water available and in insufficient quantities to take a proper shower or bath. most rooms are very spacious some are like a small apartment and dispose of flatscreen tvs and one or two air-conditioning units. the hotel has no fax. internet was said to be available but was this not tested there was a pc at the reception desk with internet connection, but not for residents. the hotel also has an e-mail address, but the on-duty receptionist was unable to access it ...
Le Voyageur
(http://www.voyageurhotel.com) definitely the best hotel in town, located next to elais; unfortunately it tends to be fully booked well in advance. all elais amenities can be used.