La Residence Hotel NDjamena

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.

Excellent restaurant. Some of rhe best tasting food I ever ate at a hotel. The rooms is good and clean. The staff is incredible. It was more easyvto get my booking done in January than in December, as they were very full. This time I were able to book a bit earlier than my flight and managed to get a standard room. This is important to book early, as the hotel is fully booked many times.

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.

Really enjoyed my stay at La Residence. Was there for 2 weeks. Room - nice sized with decent bathroom. Had a very small balcony but the AC exhausts there so too hot to use. Great for drying clothes though. Plenty of water daily was provided. Only one bath towel was provided. No shampoo or such, just small round piece of soap. Had fridge, microwave, and stove surface. Had a small clothes washer in the bathroom and I used it a few times and hung clothes on balcony. Bring your own shampoo, etc. Electricity went off for a couple minuets several times during my stay. Pool - very nice. Despite the 40+ degree days the water is somehow kept very cool and refreshing. They have a very small outside gym area next to the pool. Reception - everything went smoothly. They also respond quickly to emails which was helpful when making my reservations. Many of the reviews here seem to have issues with their reservations because they are using a third party site. Just book direct. Worked well for me. Location - next to the airport. A couple places to eat within a short walk, but otherwise need a car to get to anything. Could walk to hotel from airport but upon arrival for the first time (especially at night) it is a bit intimidating trying to figure out how best to get there with all the people in the parking area trying to sell stuff, give rides, exchange money, etc. Even though expensive for a 5 minute ride I recommended setting this up in advance rather than walking. Restaurant - breakfast is adequate with eggs to order. Was busy at the times I was there but not overcrowded. The lunch/dinner menu is extensive. I tried several items over the 2 weeks I was there and it was all excellent! Big portions and you can leftovers to your room. Serving staff are excellent! I will certainly stay here again on my next trip to NDJ.

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.