Centre Sainte Ursule - Mont Ziama | Hotel
Guinea
Details
- Verified:
- 3 months ago
- GPS:
- 8.38288, -9.28518
- Altitude:
- -1.0 masl
- Website:
- None
- Phone:
- None
- Contributor:
-
lulu.firefly
Amenities
- Electricity:
- Yes - At Sites
- Wifi:
- Unknown
- Kitchen:
- Unknown
- Parking:
- Yes
- Restaurant:
- Yes
- Showers:
- Cold
- Water:
- Potable
- Toilets:
- Running Water
- Big Rig Friendly:
- Unknown
- Tent Friendly:
- Unknown
- Pet Friendly:
- Unknown
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Description
Hands down the nicest place I've stayed at in all of Guinea. This an agricultural/forestry centre ran by the Sainte Ursule Catholic sisters. It is also a training school for young Guinean adults who want to work in agriculture. The place is surrounded by lush forest and has mount Ziama towering in the back.
The sisters are extremely welcoming and warm. They're busy because the centre does a million thing and they're part of the training of the young people there, but they'll always be available.
The room cost me 250,000 GNF per night, en suite bathroom, very clean, mosquito net, fan and 24h electricity thanks to solar panels. Breakfast is included. Meals are absolutely delicious because they're made with produce and meat grown at the center itself, 50 to 60,000 GNF per meal. Please don't be a cheap traveler and try to negotiate down, the sisters are working insanely hard and do so much for their community, let's be respectful and only stay if you are willing to pay the fair price that they ask.
You can ask to be shown around the centre's huge garden where you'll learn what grows, what animals are farmed, and how they produce their own biogas that they use to melt the wax for their candles ! There's also a little souvenir shop with homemade products, including juices and soaps. Even if you don't sleep there you can drop by for a visit or a meal. I took most of my meals with the sisters and even went to church with them (am not particularly religious), all in all a great experience.
Always call in advance as they're quite busy, sister Brigitte's number is +224 629 32 86 93.
(also if you have un-expired meds in original packaging that you'd like to donate they'll be very interested, they're trying to set up a small dispensary)
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Hands down the nicest place I've stayed at in all of Guinea. This an agricultural/forestry centre ran by the Sainte Ursule Catholic sisters. It is also a training school for young Guinean adults who want to work in agriculture. The place is surrounded by lush forest and has mount Ziama towering in the back.
The sisters are extremely welcoming and warm. They're busy because the centre does a million thing and they're part of the training of the young people there, but they'll always be available.
The room cost me 250,000 GNF per night, en suite bathroom, very clean, mosquito net, fan and 24h electricity thanks to solar panels. Breakfast is included. Meals are absolutely delicious because they're made with produce and meat grown at the center itself, 50 to 60,000 GNF per meal. Please don't be a cheap traveler and try to negotiate down, the sisters are working insanely hard and do so much for their community, let's be respectful and only stay if you are willing to pay the fair price that they ask.
You can ask to be shown around the centre's huge garden where you'll learn what grows, what animals are farmed, and how they produce their own biogas that they use to melt the wax for their candles ! There's also a little souvenir shop with homemade products, including juices and soaps. Even if you don't sleep there you can drop by for a visit or a meal. I took most of my meals with the sisters and even went to church with them (am not particularly religious), all in all a great experience.
Always call in advance as they're quite busy, sister Brigitte's number is +224 629 32 86 93.
(also if you have un-expired meds in original packaging that you'd like to donate they'll be very interested, they're trying to set up a small dispensary)
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