La Residence

The only game in town! But frankly not bad. Rooms are well a/c but a bit jaded. In main building, choose a room on pool side rather than one with view on street side. The pool is fantastic and the restaurant good. Staff is friendly. On the whole a nice experience. Within walking distance a nice Lebanese restaurant: Layalina.

La Residence is located very close to the airport. It is secured and entrance is subject for security check. The hotel has various types of rooms and some has small kitchenettes, a restaurant, swimming pool, gym, conference rooms etc. The food is good and tasty. Various drinks are available but I am not sure why drinks are expensive especially beer. The room I stayed in was comfortable and basic amenities are provided. The services in all areas were good too. In summary, La Residence is a good choice to stay in Ndjamena.

I come to this hotel since 2017. Nice size rooms. Clean and well air-conditioned. Breakfast have a good variety. The supper in the restaurant is out of a different world. I enjoy every meal. The restaurant staff always well as the rest of the staff treat one especially well. I will not stay in any other hotel in Chad.

My room was clean, quiet and comfortable. Wifi worked well. The bed was comfy too. The free breakfast had a nice selection of hot & cold options. Also very close to the airport. They can also help to get a SIM card, which is great. i would stay again.

Ok so this is the best rated hotel in N’Djamena so I was expecting more The hotel is built like a fortress, made to withstand a military attack on the iron gates and has military guard with machine gun outside Inside I would agree to the Motel 6 look with a fancy pool The AC in the room works only as on/ off; the remote doesn’t recognize any other commands The bathroom is extremely scarce even by motel standards; only one small tube of body wash was provided for two nights stay Bathroom drain was clogged and water spilled outside. Since there is no way to call reception from the phone, I had to go to ask them fix it - it took about half hour and the fix was removing the cover leaving a hole in the floor - very unsightly When the safe in the room got accidentally locked I had to go to the reception 3 times over the period of an hour before anyone came to fix the problem Breakfast is a very scarce buffet with very tasty fruits and nothing much Coffee at breakfast comes from a bad coffee competition but doesn’t win the price Capuchino was not available- machine broken The restaurant is expensive on US standards and food is hit or miss A natural juice is 10 US dollars if you pay in their currency and 12 if paid in dollars due to super unfavorable exchange rate they use Fish curry and vegetable curry are both excellent; the house specialty “ capitan “ fish fillet was dry and tasting 4/10 Some of the personnel are very kind others plainly rude All major businesses and political issues involving foreigners seem to take place at this hotel One good comment I have to make : I left my luggage for cleaning after a desert trip They did a great job at a very reasonable price and the person in charge was very polite In summary Do I recommend it : yes, because it’s the only hotel in town Worth anything But really, no expectations I hope they will make a better hotel in town This one is ugly and has an oppressive feeling to it

Lack of competition has allowed La Residence to hike up prices, but when there are few alternatives, that’s economics. This is a very good hotel by Central African standards. Modern clean large well equipped rooms, good WiFi and air con, and a superb large 25m pool, immaculately maintained. Lots of expats use it at the weekend when it can be busy but during the week it was blissfully quiet. The hotel is used for training and events by NGOs and embassies. Basic breakfast, somewhat underwhelming given the hotel charges. I didn’t eat here at other times as a nearby restaurant offered greater choice in a less hotel-like environment at a fraction of the cost (and beer at one-third the price). I booked a car to collect me from the airport but it didn’t show up. And good too, as it was a simple 5 minute walk to the hotel, that you can see from arrivals, in bright daylight without heavy luggage. I should have walked back even at night but felt I ought to take a cab - utter rip-off at 10,000 CFA ($15) for a five minute ride. Staff spoke reasonable English, which was good. At at end August 2022 the poolside restaurant is open; the main restaurant and nightclub are closed.