Ras Dika Hotel

I stayed in Ras Dika for 2 nights and it was really good. It is exactly in the heart of the city and you can find the central market in few steps and many many restaurants around. The breakfast is simple but is very fresh and tasty. Munir is a great and he tried to make my stay easier with all the information he gave me. Great guy. Big rooms

• the stuff we’re super nice! They help you with everything, literally. From transportation, tours organisation, and even helping those who are interested in filming and exploration. They even refused to take a tip, that was extremely nice of them. • location is great. It’s only 15 mins away from the airport. Located in the middle of the market, where shops and restaurants are all close. You can have a nice view at the Hamoudi mosque. • food is simple and local, but tasty and clean. I had a breakfast and it was tasty. • For a country in the African horn, the hotel is considered great! AC is cold, elevator is available, no bugs or mosquitoes.

The lady who is managing this property, Neima, really made me feel at home in Djibouti! Even before I arrived she was doing tour agency work for me, she found ferry itinerary, even arranged complimentary taxi to the ferry terminal. In morning I overslept breakfast, when I was in lobby, she arranged coffee and big cake! Wi-fi working well! Location is in downtown, in real Djibouti. This country is not very friendly to tourists, but in Ras-Dika I was like in protected island. I have to mention on my last day after extremely hot day I kept my room until 5PM complimentary, to be able to have shower before flight. Taxi to the airport again was paid, I did not expect that at all. Forget to mention Ms Neima invited to have coffee together with her and the team, they had weekly staff meeting with coffee and snacks - amazing people.

I don't think you could ask for a better location for a hotel than the Ras Dika in Djibouti. It's right in the centre of the town in the ‘European quarter’, which is just a few blocks from the ‘African quarter’. It's a great area to walk around. It's lively into the evening and felt quite safe. All around the hotel are shops and restaurants Anna market. It's also right by a very notable mosque, so it's easy to find if you're walking around on your own or if you need to hire a taxi driver to take you back. I thought it was a great place for exploring on foot. I could walk almost everywhere I wanted to go, I even walked to top of the city to see the sunset on the sea and it was only about 40 minutes on foot. The hotel itself is kind of basic in the sense that it doesn't have a lot of amenities, but it has what you need. Large comfortable rooms with functioning air conditioning and comfortable beds. Bathrooms and showers that have hot water, an excellent free breakfast. The fellow that was working at the front desk during my stay, Al-Munner, really made the stay special. He spoke perfect English, which was great because my French is lacking. He was so helpful in all respects he took me out and showed me where to change money he arranged taxis for me at good prices, it gave me information about the neighborhood. All in all, a great stay. I can't recommend it more highly and I would stay there again.

-it’s a connecting hub. Whoever is solo traveler and wants to find someone to do lake abhe/ lake assel your it’s the place to be, the owner will pull her string to connect you with someone to share the cost -strong ac in the room which you need in the hot place -lovely staff , front desk Muner and owner lady make the stay feel like home - good location, you have so many restaurant/ bars/ atm just within mins walk -Muner has lend me his personal SIM card, much appreciated