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  Backyard apartment is spacious.
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  • Backyard apartment is spacious.
      Backyard apartment is spacious.
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  • Street scene form the centre of Sao Tome.
      Street scene form the centre of Sao...
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  • Markets are best places for food.
      Markets are best places for food.
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Hotels  

Hotel Provence ***: A little oasis

Hotel Provence ***: A little oasis, São Tomé

 ubiq Says:  Provence is a little oasis in whole Sao Tome. It is hotel / motel kept by elder French couple – english actually not spoken - on the north of Sao Tome. Rooms are very spacious and there is a little pool there also.Try to get the room in the very back of the garden (see... 

Restaurants  

6 de Septembro ***: Good local outdoor restaurant

6 de Septembro ***: Good local outdoor restaurant, São Tomé

 ubiq Says:  One of the best local outdoor restaurants was 6 de Septembro.Outdoor; very good price / quality. The portions were not detailed or complicated, but tasty with fresh ingredients. Various seafood 

Restaurant of Hotel Phenicia ***: Elaborate meze

Restaurant of Hotel Phenicia ***: Elaborate meze, São Tomé

 ubiq Says:  Decent but expensive Libanese kitchen, including delicious falafel and rich meze. Meze (multiple items). 

Provencale hotel ****: The gambis of Provencale hotel

Provencale hotel ****: The gambis of Provencale hotel, São Tomé

 ubiq Says:  Provencale hotel has one of the best (French flavoured) kitchen on the island. Specially king prawns with garlic and butter were very tasteful. King prawns. 

Tourist Traps  

Rare trap: official tourist office 8-D

Rare trap: official tourist office 8-D, São Tomé

 ubiq Says:  Well, seldom an official tourist office is a tourist trap. But in Sao Tome it is. 8-DThe office is nearly never open, and when it is, it merely sells some hotels, daytrips and wooden carvings. You can get the same brochurs of some minor tours than in the receptions of better... 

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Shopping at Sao Tome capital

Shopping at Sao Tome capital, São Tomé

 ubiq Says:  There are some market places for food at capital of Sao Tome. There are several shops in the city centre, but do not count on to buy your luxury things from Sao Tome, like Piz Buin sun lotion or tooth brush. Bring them with you. 

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 Provencale hotel has one of the best (French flavoured) kitchen on the island. Specially king prawns with garlic and butter were very tasteful. King prawns. 

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Sao Tome - the capital of Sao Tome

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 In the beginning, it is slightly confusing, that the name of the state and the name of the capital are the same: Sao Tome. I have listed here some dining places at the capital and one recommendable... 

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