There's an easy tropical charm to Bujumbura’s first, and only real, boutique hotel. The seven-room Botanika is a charming retreat from the rigours of life in Burundi. The only drawback is that on Friday and Saturday nights the noise produced by the neighbouring bars would wake the dead. The breakfast here is top-notch.
Hotel Botanika
Burundi
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