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Douala Rabingha Hotel

4.0 star property
Enjoy 2 restaurants at this Douala hotel

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Outdoor pool, sun loungers
Front of property
Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
Daily buffet breakfast (XAF 13000 per person)
Superior Suite | Bathroom

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
35 Avenue Des Cocotiers, Douala, 3232
  • Port of Douala
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Douala Grand Mall
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Douala (DLA-Douala Intl.)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Suite | Living area

Superior Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Junior Suite

Junior Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Douala

Near the airport.Within a 15-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find Douala Maritime Museum and Espace Doual'art. Port of Douala and Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Espace Doual'art - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Port of Douala - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul - 2 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Eko Market - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Douala Grand Mall - 7 min drive - 6.8 km

Getting around

  • Douala (DLA-Douala Intl.) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Le Boj - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Opiom Bali - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪L'Ovalie - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪La Pizzeria - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪La Chaumiere - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Douala Rabingha Hotel

Enjoy 2 restaurants at this Douala hotel
There are 2 restaurants on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and gift shops/newsstands are also featured at the business-friendly Douala Rabingha Hotel. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Douala hotel.

  • 141 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • 2 dining venues
  • Meeting rooms
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Gift shop
  • Computer for guest use
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Television in lobby
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
Douala Rabingha Hotel offers 141 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature premium bedding. Plasma televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Douala hotel provides complimentary wired Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, French, Russian

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: XAF 13,000 for adults and XAF 10,000 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Plasma TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 1:00 PM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for XAF 34 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: XAF 4000.00 per person, per night

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately XAF 13000 for adults and XAF 10000 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: XAF 34 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property only accepts cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property only accepts cash.

Property is also known as

Douala Meridien
Meridien Douala
Meridien Hotel Douala
Douala Le Meridien
Le Meridien Douala Hotel Douala
Pullman Douala Rabingha Hotel
Pullman Rabingha Hotel
Pullman Douala Rabingha
Pullman Rabingha
Pullman Douala Rabingha
Douala Rabingha Hotel Hotel
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Douala Rabingha Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 87 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 87 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 87 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 87 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 87 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Julius

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's just a junk place. Maybe they are still under construction
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Food was good at the restaurant. Internet was decent speed. The staff were very friendly and welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Tebogo

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Comfortable Stay
Overall I had a comfortable stay at the Hotel. my room overall was very comfortable. hotel can do better in painting the walls and efficient room service.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is worse than 2* in Europe
The hotel lacks maintenance, the reception staff is not friendly and not well trained. Their site shows a nice fitness room, which is not in the hotel. This hotel should be part of the “ibis budget” chain instead of the pullman group. They’re just not on par with the brand while they charge you fully for it.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Fraser

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pullman Douala
I was staying on a short business trip and the hotel was in good location to reach my meetings. Efficient pick up and drop off at airport and WiFi which is important while travelling was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would not recommend
The hotel is outdated, especially the bathrooms, and the bed linen are very worn out. On the floor I stayed there was a very persistent smell of old humidity. A leak also caused flooding of numerous rooms in the hotel, including the lobby. The staff was not particularly accommodating to resolve any problems.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

francis, St Paul MN USA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Staff are confused
The price quoted on Expedia is not respected. Staff kept me for 2 hours hostage in order to resolve the price disparity! They claimed it was my fault because such a price is not possible! Do not book this hotel through a third party! It’s a scam!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
average at best
a real bed after three weeks in the jungle cant be knocked but really tired looking place. service excellent however.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Sebastien

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good hotel...but not a five star
Service was good, but the hotel good benefit from some investment towards maintenance. Wi-Fi was very poor.
Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2017

2/10 Terrible

D and J, Saskatchewan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old run down
Very disappointed, upset , run down, dirty, paint peeling, mildewing, mouldy, smelly, poor service, air conditioning what air conditioning?
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Cody, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good hotel for the area
The hotel was nice for the area. The rooms were clean and the air conditioning worked. The pool area was relaxing and the pizzas were excellent. The lobby is a little dated and had water dripping from the ceiling due to the humidity. There were several good restaurants and shopping within walking or a short taxi ride.

6/10 Okay

kisita

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location
Our check in time was not so pleasant as hotel was trying to downgrade us due to the rate we paid through Hotels.com Their reservations system need to work more closely with all the websites their hotel is listed to prevent such disagreements. After several back and fourth, we were finally given a more reasonable room! Our stay was overall good. The maintenance of the hotel is quite lacking!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in Douala.
Good location near the airport and within walking distance to food and markets. Staff was friendly and most spoke English in addition to French.

4/10 Poor

i travel often, tn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad
Unconfortable room, not clean, no facilities such as gym or spa, bad value for money

6/10 Okay

Bruce, Shenzhen

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
A hotel that tries hard and only just makes the gr
This is an hotel that tries had because it has to. Food is good and the breakfast buffet sparse but adequate. The hot buffet in not for non-Cameroonians. The only thing available for the more Western taste was eggs to order and pancakes. Dinners were good and the freshly baked bread rolls were a treat. Rooms are small but clean and adequate. Service, not great and smiles were few and far between. The area around the hotel is safe enough but there is no reason to venture out. Nothing to do, see or buy.

4/10 Poor

George, Johannesburg

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
disappointing
the staff tried but it is not up to international standards as rated

8/10 Good

Avi, Johannesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pullman Douala - Wonderful stay
The overall experience was wonderful. Staff were friendly and helpfull. Rooms are not great, but for Douala standards it was above average. Will stay there again.

8/10 Good

Valery, Moscow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel with very friendly staff
Hotel building and in particular the furniture are in need of a renovation, very well trained and helpful staff, good swimming pool. Will come beck

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Average
The hotel needs a makeover. There are quite a number of prostitutes that hang around the hotel, many of the white men patronize them.

6/10 Okay

Farrag

Liked: Room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
The best of the worst.
What can I say? If this is the only four star hotel in Doula, I CRINGE to know what anything less would look like!!!!!

6/10 Okay

Bernard Mokam, Atlanta, GA USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Conveniently located with dedicated staff
Compared to most hotels in Douala, the quality of service of the Meridien is superior. While the hotel is conveniently located, its infrastructure and amenities need some upgrade. It was pleasing to see that the hotel management is working toward that. The staff is well trained, courteous and very professional. The rooms are cleaned although the room rate remain high compared to international standards. Overall the stay at the hotel is pleasant