Hotels near Nouakchott International Airport - NKC, Nouakchott

had no major expectations, but few know that the city was purpose built, starting with a few less than a dozen houses in 1960, and over 60 years a thriving bustling city has been built, with wide avenues and shady trees and an abundance of bougainvillea, and as a Military run state, the expected large unattractive government and military buildings alongside a paraphernalia of all sizes of houses and buildings, and the usual chaotic city center, and unfortunately numerous beggars, and the abundance of old beaten up cars surprisingly still running, belching out polluted fumes. The Grand Mosque must have been one of the first buildings erected in the city, as it dates back to 1965. There are two other very impressive mosques, the Saudi and the Moroccan mosque, suggesting these two nations built them for Mauritania. The days are very hot owing to its location at the coastal edge of the Sahara, but the evenings are cool and pleasant. One has to ask what is the US Embassy doing in a city such as this, with a compound the size of two football pitches, the Russian Embassy large but pales in size, while Libya still maintain an embassy painted in black and forbidding. Don't go for shopping...there is a lot of flip flops and suspicious brand name perfumes and cosmetics for sale.

Nouakchott does not cater for tourists at all. In hot weather there is little to do other than sit in the air conditioned room, unless you find a hotel with a pool and gym. Shopping is poor with little choice, although food is generally good and good value for money. Mauritania is an Alcohol-free country. Visa on arrival at the airport fairly easy to obtain (cost 55€), although immigration/police at the airport give the impression you are doing them a favour to visit the country. Languages spoken predominantly French and Mauritanian - hardly any English spoken or understood.

Big city - no sightsing like Rome, Paris but you may see local very big Marche - suk - with incredible articals - good - meets on the Woody in 35C , local sweets which was cookies by womens, smól interesting museum, some mosques but atmospher is the best.

Spacious and quiet room, great location, nice and pleasant hotel staff. Very secure hotel: I forgot to close my room door and the personnel came to look for me at the restaurant and walked with me to the room, the door was open but all my belongings (including jewels and cash) were intact.

Nice and beautiful city. Don’t get hasseled into anything considering everyone is looking to make some money. Big city, with a big market, make sure you discus prices with every cab drivers. I was presently suprised since i saw some places you dont see on the internet or in any travel vlogs.