Hotel Germain - Ganvié Holiday Resort

Ganvie is a fantastic place, not spoiled by mass tourism (yet). it should definitely go on your to-do list in Benin!

The resort is alright,but they charge for things that they have not mentioned. They add 2 kinds of taxes, the 'welcome drink' gets put on your bill, right next to the orange juice you haven't ordered with your meal. I visited this place on a weekend, booking a week in advance,so they knew they will have guests well in advance, yet seemed overwhelmed cooking for 1 guest,and even more overwhelmed cooking for 5 (the food was delayed 1.5h and when we got it,it was cold, which made me wonder if they prepared it fresh. one would expect a bit more for the price).

Christopher who was in charge was very helpful. He was extremely clear with communication and clearly pointed out in additional fees (dinner, breakfast, boat transfer, govt tax and boat tour price) ahead of me arriving which was very good. The boat tour was great, food decent and he even helped me find a Moto taxi when I was leaving.

Unfortunately for me, I had bad luck with the mosquitoes. Christopher tried his best and sprayed my room but I was bitten a fair few times by them and some other insects (I found a few black ones crawling on the bed). I believe this is to be expected (so cannot blame the hotel) since you are floating above the water and insects live here.

Excellent ,relaxing location at the end of Ganviè . Helpful owner and staff. Clean,if small, rooms with all amenities for such a location. Good wifi. Diner and breakfast were delicious with copious portions.

Despite the ceiling fan,our room was rather hot.The 3 hour bird watching boat trip was interesting but overpriced.