Book accommodations in Porto Novo, Benin by calling the Ministère de la Culture, de l'Artisanat et du Tourisme at 011 (+229) 30 70 10.
Book accommodations at the Hotel Dona by calling 011 (+229) 22 30 52 or by visiting the Web site (see Resources below).
Don't worry that you can't find four- or five-star hotels. Local luxury levels are either one star or three stars (as rated by the Benin Tourism Minister). All hotels listed by the Porto-Novo authorities have been approved by Benin Tourism Minister.
Choose from single rooms, double rooms or suites at the rare three-star hotels. They offer amenities like air conditioning and in-suite bathrooms with hair dryers.
Book a room at a one-star hotel to save money. Expect one-star accommodations in Porto-Novo to be less safe than the three-star hotels. There is little information available about these rooms.
Visit Pendjari National Park, to the north of Porto-Novo, features many species of African animals.
Select accommodations in northern Porto-Novo to make a trip to Pendjaru National Park as quick as possible.
Plan a visit to the Porto-Novo Museum of Ethnography to see local cultural artifacts of the Yoruba people.
Porto-Novo is Benin's second largest city and is home to approximately a quarter of a million residents.
Porto-Novo boasts petroleum deposits off the coast. The city sits on an inland waterway connected to the Gulf of Guinea.
The local currency is the CFA franc.
Benin has only been independent from France sine the 1960s. The national language remains French.
