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Elmsaafir
Reviews: 102

3.5 out of 5 stars Helpfulness

Fanole Rice Farm

While operating in Jilib, we stayed in an abandoned rice farm built by the Chinese. We "air assaulted" in, and occupied by force. I was on the initial recon, as the medical officer, and scoped the place out for health hazards, as well as looked for a good place for our aid station. We ended up setting up shop in what may have been an admin building or something. It worked really well. Was clean (eventually), and dry (during the few times it rained).

It was strange...here was an entire compound that was unoccupied. Each small unit of our battalion ended up with essentially a little bungalow. We really were blessed with great accomodations.

Abandoned theater that we used for "Somali Nights" variety shows. The Chaplain, Bill M. and I brought our guitars, and we would sing songs, and encourage people to show off any talents they had...juggling, jokes, poetry (yeah, right...in a light infantry battalion?), etc.

One night, we played the "Jilib Bowl," the soccer stadium in town...

Opinion of Price: N/A
Written June 5, 2003

The farm

Adam911
Reviews: 27

3.5 out of 5 stars Helpfulness

Ambassador Hotel: Best Hotel in town

Ambassador Hotel Hargeisa, on top of a hill over looking the capital city, Hargeisa. This 45 - room, three storey Hotel and 11 - Villas are furnished with furntiture and fixtures, multi channel satellite color TV, Mini-bar, water heating system, and telephone are installed in every room.

If your stay is long, then they have properties for rent in the city.

Opinion of Price: about average
Written April 20, 2003

Ambassador Hotel

Adam911
Reviews: 27

1.5 out of 5 stars Helpfulness

MaanSoor Hotel: While in Somaliland I stayed...

These are newly built and very elegant with modern hotel in Hargeisa city. Many amenities: Internet, Tennis, laundry service, TV. Single $40 per Day USD.

Note: Only Married Couples are allowed to share the same room.

Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
Written August 26, 2002

MaanSoor Hotel

Omar64
Reviews: 13

5 out of 5 stars User Rating

1.5 out of 5 stars Helpfulness

Ambassador Hotel: Lodging

When I was in Hargeisa, Somalia I stayed at a recently built hotel called the Ambassador Hotel. It goes for about US$40 a night and comes with breakfast, swimming pool, exercise gym, tennis court and internet access. I enjoyed the stay and will go back for a second .
$40 US for a single and $50 US for a double.

Very nice service.

Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
Written August 26, 2002

Dick_Loudon
Reviews: 241

0.5 out of 5 stars Helpfulness

It probably doesn't make any...

It probably doesn't make any difference anymore, but there was a small Italian-run hotel across from a park in Mogadishu that had wonderful rooms, food, and service. Two of the so-called 'major tourist hotels' listed in the OHG were pretty 'rustic'--holes in the walls, sporadic electricity, little to eat.

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Written August 24, 2002

toh
Reviews: 4

Hotel Nasa Hablot: Hotel Nasa Hablot

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Written August 24, 2002

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