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Reviews of L'imprévu

Rue des Hindous, Cotonou, Benin

#3 of 15 B&Bs and Inns in Cotonou

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 90 hotel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.0

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    8.6

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    8.9

  • Free WiFi

    7.4

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  • Reviewed: 27 July 2025

    7.0
    Very helpful staff but room needs improvement
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed and the room arrangement. Also I feel the room a bit small

    Good location and excellent food at the restaurant.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2025

    10
    It was an round really nice experience staying there. Its cute, Frenchie and cozy
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Food wasn't spicy enough.

    The staff were helpful and patient. Kudos to Mark.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2025

    10
    Must stay here! Decent room and fabulous restaurant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wifi kept dipping in and out in my room, but not sure if I got connected to the correct network as it worked great in the restaurant.

    Modern and clean room. Good air con Hot shower Very good restaurant for lunch/dinner Excellent breakfast with tea/coffee/hot chocolate, freshly squeezed orange juice, omelette, delicious bread rolls and pastries, fresh mango and pineapple. Friendly staff

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2025

    9.0
    Good price to quality ratio
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was loud , bad sound isolation from outside

    Clean place with exeptional restaurant on site, tasty breakfast

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 February 2025

    10
    Great place in Cotonou.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean, modern, just above a good restaurant. Superb breakfast.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I was biten by some insects when sleeping in the Fidjrossé site.

    Very clean and decorated with taste place.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 November 2024

    8.0
    It is cosy and quiet
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    The room is comfortable. The restaurant staff are excellent and helpful. The free airport pick up was unexpected and means a lot

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The manager was very helpful in finding us a driver and seemed eager to help us with questions beyond the hotel stay alone.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 November 2024

    8.0
    Enjoyed my stay, lovely property
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location, the balcony and the food

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 October 2024

    9.0
    Highly recommended. friendly, spotlessly clean, very helpful
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    stronger wifi in bedroom

    Excellent - and as I had expected, having stayed here before.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 October 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    - Breakfast starting only at 8AM - too late if we have morning flights or excursions - bad leveling of the floor in the bathroom, resulting in water going all around in the room.

    - Great restaurant - spacious room - Friendly service at the restaurant

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 October 2024

    10
    definitely advising
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    there's no lift,,because I am carrying 2 heavy sample laguages,,,but still acceptable

    location restaurant incredible very good workers are very fine very close to city center clean reasonable price my second time staying here next time I will go again

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 October 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Not the hotel's fault of course: the quarter it's in is not one of the most interesting ones, and possibly a bit shady in the evening (it didn't bother me personally, but it will not be to everyone's taste). Getting a taxi is easy via the hotel staff. No uber or bolt. There is an African app, Gozem, which I tried to get a taxi - it all worked fine until the moment that I had arranged a ride and stood waiting ... and then the taxi driver calls me on the phone. Sorry, can't take up the phone with my European subscription, that sucks my monthly budget out in no time, and besided with my limited French I just can not understand the local version of French. So I pushed the call away, the guy tried 3 times. I canceled, and tried again - same thing. Up to 3 times. I asked a local: it's custom to call and ask the client where he is - well, just look at your screen, the app tells you where I am, dear driver? Anyway, end of Gozem, does not work for people like me in Cotonou.

    Fine room with all that I needed including a really nice shower. What's more: in case you want to open the windows, all three have mosquito screens (without damage), what a delight to not be pestered at night. Staff is very helpful and friendly, most do not speak English but a few words of French go a long way. Good breakfast, very good restaurant - it's more a restaurant with a few hotel rooms than the other way round.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 October 2024

    8.0
    Nice choice in Cotonou
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No gel/shampoo in the toilet, towels could be a bit more clean and the connection to wifi has to be requested for each device (phone, laptop, etc) to the staff, since they do not share the password.

    The location is convenient, the staff is super nice and the breakfast is very good. Rooms have a very decent size and a balcony. The restaurant is quite good for dinner.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 October 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Comfortable rooms, the rooms are clean and comfortable, and the bedding and linens are high quality Friendly staff, the staff are welcoming and the manager was very helpful and friendly Good breakfast, the breakfast is delicious

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 September 2024

    10
    Perfect stay in Cotonou
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We found the bed a bit hard and would have appreciated shampoo being provided. The wifi was not strong enough for video calls in the room nor in the shared hallway.

    The restaurant meals were wonderful and varied. The location seemed central to several of our activities. It was super clean and included many essentials. We enjoyed hanging out in the garden with drinks.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very comfortable

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2024

    10
    Very very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing really

    The hotel is perfect and the rate totally fair

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 July 2024

    10
    Relaxed, clean, and quaint
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The hotel is clean and quaint. The staff is very friendly. The waiter in the morning learned our preferences after one breakfast. We ate dinner in the hotel one night and it was delicious. The rooms are clean and the atmosphere is relaxed.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very large room, great location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2024

    7.0
    Pleasant and comfortable, with nice staff and a good menu at the restaurant.
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was quite a bit of construction noise at night and the WiFi was temperamental. These things were mostly manageable though. Initially I thought that I would surely stay here again for my next trip, but then there was an issue with my return trip to the airport. My flight was unfortunately delayed and ended up leaving in the middle of the night. They hotel organized the shuttle taxi for me but when it didn't show up at the agreed upon time and the driver wasn't answering the phone, there was no one to help me figure things out. The guardian was less than helpful and there isn't a 24-hour reception desk so I was on my own. Thankfully the driver arrived (30 minutes late) and everything worked out fine but it caused quite a bit of stress. It made me realize that while I really like this hotel, better than some of the other more known hotels I've stayed at in Cotonou, there is less support available when/if something goes wrong so I'll need to factor that in the next time. Without this issue, I probably would have rated the hotel an 8 or 9.

    It's a lovely and charming hotel. My room was comfortable and spacious. I especially love that the rooms have both a refrigerator and an electric kettle. All the staff were friendly and accommodating. The breakfast was also very good.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Nothing to add, everything was perfect.

    Excellent restaurant and very kind staff.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2024

    10
    Superb. A little gem !
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Restaurant is closed Sundays. I went to a large hotel close by. Not a big issue but people should be forewarned.

    Staff are super. Food is excellent. Fantastic breakfast. Good sized room. Great shower. Small with a very good restaurant. Breakfast on the Sunday was superb.

    Stayed in April 2024

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