I'll remember the Frantz Fanon hotel because of its warm welcome and the excellent food. The owner was present, welcoming in a nice understated and hospitable way and an honest and engaging talker. The Maitre d' was equally friendly, professional and humorous. The food was very, very good. The couscous, in particular, left one wanting more. It was cooked with... More

If you visit Algeria as a package-tour tourist, you'll invariably end up in state-run hotels. This needn't be always bad, in fact, Algiers' El-Djazair is a fine example for a state-run hotel which is just perfect. Yet most of the time, those hotel tend to be run-down, the service communist-style (i.e. correct, but far from cordial), and they don't have... More