Hotel Ogooué Palace

This is a smart place with rooms set around the garden, river views and a great pool. It's very popular at weekends but you'll have the place to yourself during the week. Rooms have dark-wood furniture, flat-screen TVs, posh bed linen and a terrace. Mosquitoes and flying ants abound in the evenings, so be liberal with the repellent.

The restaurant has a small menu (mains from CFA8000) which often features a rather smelly dish of gazelle.

Wi-fi is patchy as the phone network is not strong here.