The Bahia hotel has been recently renovated and has quality rooms which are air conditioned and have reliable water and electricity. This is the hotel where Frederick Forsythe apparently wrote his book 'The Dogs of War'.

Contact information for Bahia Hotel is

Tel :  +240 90648
Fax : +240 90646.

Room rates are around 60,000 Central African Francs per night, approximately $US 85.

Access to the roof is easy with the permission of the manager so long as you have a valid Amateur Radio Operator's licence.

Eric, SM0AGD operated as 3C1AG for 1 day in 1975, two weeks in 1989 and two weeks in 2001 when he stayed at the Hotel Bahia.

Below you can see his vertical antenna on the hotel roof, right, a shot of him erecting his dipole and left, the base of the vertical amongst the hotel laundry!

Eric's (SM0AGD) Vertical On Top Of Bahia Roof

Eric Adjusting His Antenna

Antenna Amongst The Laundry :-)

Bahia Pool

View From Bahia Veranda