How to Find Luxury Hotels In Liberia

Liberia is a West African nation located on the North Atlantic Ocean and surrounded by the countries of Sierra Leone to the north and Guinea and the Ivory Coast to the east and south. In recent years, Liberia has suffered from violent political in-fighting that has caused the United States government to urge visitors to avoid travel here. Monrovia is the capital city and the southwest community of Harper is known for breathtaking beaches. Read on to learn how to find luxury accommodations in Liberia.

Things You'll Need

• Computer With Internet Access
• Passport

Instructions

Travel to Liberia

1. Fly into Monrovia International Airport. You will typically have to fly through Dakar or Accra to get there.

2. Get a 4X4. Poor roads require you to drive a an off-road vehicle. During the rainy season, though, driving can present many problems.

3. Take taxis as your best bet for transportation in Liberia. However, contact one ahead of time, as hailing one on the street means trying to shove into a crowded taxi where robberies are quite common.

Secure Luxury and Other Types of Accommodations

1. Find luxury accommodations at the Mamba Point Hotel in Monrovia. This location is the gold standard for the city, and it is one of a handful of hotels to choose from. There is a dining room on the premises and rooms will cost you less than $200 a night. To book accommodations in Liberia, call South Travels at 011 ([phone] or visit the link below.

2. Know that Hotel Africa, the other option for luxury accommodations, was bombed and is no longer in operation.

3. Try staying at an international guesthouse in Monrovia for local luxury. Here, you will get a comfortable room with home-cooked food, sometimes for every meal. Rates are around $100 a night.

Tips & Warnings

• Stay only in the capital, Monrovia, for luxury accommodations or any accommodations at all for that matter.

• Visit Liberia's only national park, Sapo National Park, located near Greenville on the southwestern coast. Here, elephants and pygmy hippos run free.

• All phone numbers include the United States international prefix "011." When calling internationally outside the United States, substitute that "011" with "00."

• All country codes are within parentheses and begin with a "+" sign.

• There is no train or bus service available here to tourists.

• Know that 'luxury' is relative in Liberia. In this country, political strife and extreme poverty have affected the availability of tourist resources here.

• Understand that although this is a poor country, it is still expensive to travel here for Americans.

• American visitors in particular are considered to be at great risk of robbery when traveling here.