Lope Hotel

Plus points * Late arrival at 3am at Lope train station, the safari truck driver picked us up and dropped us directly in our room, you skipped the receptionist . You don't have to worry about filling up forms until the morning. Very flexible practice, I like~ *pretty good size swimming pool with clean water. (Make sure you have toilet paper when going to female pool toilet) * We had 2 dinners and 1 lunch at the hotel. Pesto pasta and Chicken cordon bleu tasted really delicious. The grilled fish dish is so-so. There's always plenty of meat, and just ONE miserable leaf of lettuce. Alcohol and juice are plentiful if you like to sit and drink at the sheltered lounge area. * Individual chalets with 360degree view of mountains or Ogooue river. Complete with Fresh water for shower (bring your own toothbrush), AC to cool you down, power supply to charge your cellphone ( take note Power supply is turned off during the day 9am-6pm) you should be out doing some adventure trips anyways. Minus points * Dining area has good view of the river and mountains, But, the staff may not set all the tables. You could roughly estimate how many families are here at the hotel when you see some tables are not set and chairs are tilted. In professional restaurants, only during closing hours, chairs are tilted to make cleaning easier. The restaurant is beautiful and airy, but I don't think the staff knows how to make the place looks cozy like a HOME. Only the cats reminded us, this is a home away from home. * There is a game room with table tennis table and Pool table. Yet none of the ball is in working condition. Someone please bring a new set of table tennis balls when you visit them. They have a good number of rackets/bats. * During dinner time, we were disturbed by moths, yes it's a rainforest area, but we got to cover our drinks and food, hoping not to swallow one accidentally. A lot of them started flying around us when the staff turned on the lights. I would suggest just using candle lights during the rainy seasons when moths are out.