Rooms are pretty basic and old, but decent. Pool and common areas are very nicely decorated and the restaurants are of good quality. They have several services in the hotel itself, but if you want to get out of the place, the options are either overpriced hotel transportation, motorcycle taxi (very easy to get from the gate), or just waiting for a taxi to pass by .. which most probably won't happen. There's not much within a walking distance of the place. It was a business trip - personally I would not have paid the price for this place.

I am mid-20 girls and went on a walk on the beach during the morning. The beach seemed beautiful, but after seeing some pretty intimate local "sights" decided to spend the rest of the morning by the pool. So recommend to be cautious if you visit the beach.

It's a place in Cotonou in Benin Republic where luxury is given to you before you demand. Spacious and good for outdoor gathering.

For sure i didn't expect so much for this old hotel previously managed by Starwood. However, i haven't been really surprised by what i've had....

The property is quite well located along the beach but it's not really recommended to walk along the ocean cause it's pretty unsafe. Prefer the pool if you wanna relax even if the pool longers are not perfectly clean and the water pretty cold. Personnaly, i'm not a fan of this round pool but it's big enough for swimming.

Let's back inside and the management should really think about a complete renovation/refurnishment... The carpets in the corridor and the rooms are dirty just like the curtains. Taking a shower with a disguting bath curtain sticky to your skin turn into a nightmare and prepare an anti bactery gel to clean the toilets... But a good thing is the quite efficient A/C system. Maybe they repaired it cause i've red some previous feedbacks talking about problems with the A/C but haven't had any problem... You'll find as well a satellite TV, an OK bed but actually didn't really wanna do a deep check and surprisingly a free cable internet system which was working...

The hotel facilities are very standard with a bar, a few boutiques, a very average business center, two restaurants not very "yummy" and with a very limited choice, a night club with a few local ladies looking for something else than dancing and a depressing lobby fortunately with a guy playing piano at night and giving a bit of atmosphere...

The breakfast was slightly better than what i've expected and the staff, even if very slow, is quite nice and have a good sense of humor.

I absolutely can't recommend this place but i guess there is no option if you really need to go to benin.

Hotel Marina is a lovely hotel in Benin Republic. It has spacious rooms, nice reception, nice bar and more importantly, a swimming pool you won't want to miss. Its passage to the beach makes the beach a stroll away and being an International Hotel, you wont lack culture from all over. The buffet keeps the meals simple and interesting and the people are friendly.

Are you coming to Cotonou, Hotel Marina is a good shot, Yes fairly expensive than some other good hotels in the town but worth it i think.