The only international chain hotel in town, the Novotel has all the four-star facilities you would expect from this sort of place. The only problem is that said facilities haven't been upgraded for years due to the long civil war, making it not such good value as it might first appear. Great cakes in the patisserie, however, and the best pool in town.
Novotel Bujumbura
Burundi
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