The Best Hotels to Book in Algiers, Algeria

Despite what the name might suggest, the art and design elements at Lamaraz Arts Hotel are tastefully restrained. Rooms are decorated in a cream, coffee and white palette, with Edward Weston-style black-and-white photography dotted around. The bar and lounge, at the top of the hotel, offer expansive Bay of Algiers views – particularly from the open-air terrace, which is trumped only by a few of the suites, whose balcony jacuzzis are the final word in comfortable awe.

Are you looking to stay close to Houari Boumediene Airport? The M Suite Hotel, a six-minute drive away, is a particularly popular choice with business travellers thanks to its meeting rooms and events space. The rooms are versatile, too, allowing guests to dine in if they’d prefer, thanks to the kitchenette in the suites and apartments, plus seating and living spaces that are separate from the main bedroom. These spacious rooms have modern furnishings and utilise playful Algerian designs.

Towards the Casbah of Algiers, the Hotel El Aurassi cuts a grandiose wedge against the skyline. This is a place of broad corridors and open spaces with lofty ceilings and trickling fountains, and where rooms – some of which have views over the bay – are warmly decorated in ochre or mustard tones, and cotton and silk textures. There are six restaurants and cafes here, plus a generous array of facilities for active guests, such as the fitness centre and tennis courts.

Sofitel Algiers Hamma Garden is adjacent to the El-Hamma Jardin d’Essai, a vast 19th-century botanical garden. The hotel’s five stars are well-earned through cultivating an elegant and calming escape from the heat and frenetic pace of the city. Here, the crisply furnished rooms feature modern art and fresh flowers, little touches of character that are mirrored throughout the common spaces, including the hotel’s rooftop terrace pool and airport hangar-style lobby.

Over in a western suburb of Algiers, the AZ Hôtel Zeralda has a great amenity-to-price ratio and is ideal for anybody looking to stay somewhere a little calmer than the city centre. Balconies and plants drip fairy lights around the outdoor dining space. Bathrooms are decorated in an intricate pebble motif, while many of the rooms have pinstripe wallpaper and Casbah paintings. The hotel’s fitness centre features running machines and a weights bench.

Algiers may be a sprawling metropolis, but you’d never know it at the Radisson BLU Hotel Algiers Hydra, a chic hotel with warmly lit interiors and a soothing atmosphere. There’s a futuristic, arabesque design motif at play throughout the space, with large Algerian murals, filigree lamps and crisp, clean furnishings. The hotel is popular with those travelling for work as the business district is nearby, and there are plenty of meeting rooms and a breakout space on-site.

Further west along the coast from central Algiers, you’ll find the city’s best beaches and a whole host of hotels accommodating holidaymakers, including the AZ Hotel Vague d’Or. Three things sit at the forefront of an experience at this hotel: wellbeing – there’s a spa with a hammam and hot tub; cuisine – Mediterranean seafood dishes are served in the hotel’s restaurant overlooking the sea; and hospitality – rooms are clean and breakfast is included in the room fee.

Another business district-centric hotel in Algiers is the Ferdi Lilly, where attentive design creates a comfortable stay for both business and leisure travellers. The spacious rooms are bright, and occasionally feature avant-garde chairs in seating areas that make the most of the views through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Both a coffee shop and cocktail lounge are on hand to help guests quench their thirst throughout the day.

There’s a black-and-white design motif at play throughout the Hôtel des Beaux Arts in Algiers, in a leafy neighbourhood near the Bardo National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography. Rooms are unpretentious, with creative strip lighting, a desk space and rainfall showers in the bathrooms. Suites have whirlpool tubs and larger sitting areas. Algiers city centre is a five-minute drive from this hotel.