Hotels in Abuja

Hotels in Abuja: prices and the best time to book

When booking in Abuja costs the least

It is cheaper and quieter in the rainy season and off-peak, roughly from June to August, when fewer guests come to the city. Sightseeing is nicest, though, in the dry season, from November to March, when it is warm and dry with low humidity, although rates can be higher then. In spring, at the start of the rainy season, and around big events, prices can jump sharply. Across the week, in a city driven by government and business, weekends usually work out cheaper, while it is priciest at the start of the week, on Monday and Tuesday. Guests stay several nights on average here, often longer than in a tourist city, as Abuja is most often a work trip or a base for business in the capital. For the dry season and event dates it pays to book ahead.

What a night costs by property type

Abuja has both guest houses and cheap rooms and business hotels and luxury addresses by Millennium Park. Guest houses and simple rooms are the cheapest, while a five-star hotel in the government area costs the most. Indicative nightly rates for two, outside peak and big events:

Indicative rates for a double room, outside peak and big events, in naira. Around conferences and events the same properties can be much dearer, so check the real amount for your dates in the search above.

Where to stay in Abuja

For a first visit the handiest bases are Maitama or Wuse II. Maitama is the quieter, elegant district with embassies and upscale hotels, close to Millennium Park. Wuse and Wuse II are the commercial and business centre, with restaurants, shops and nightlife. By Jabi Lake, next to the Jabi Lake Mall, you will find accommodation near the shopping, greenery and lakeside walks. Families with children favour the quiet, residential Asokoro and the area around the National Children's Park and Zoo. People here on business pick the Central Business District, near the ministries, embassies and company headquarters. For sightseeing there are Aso Rock with its trails, the National Mosque, the National Assembly and Millennium Park, and you get around by taxi, a ride-hailing app or a hired car, as Abuja has no developed public transport. The Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport lies just outside the city, and many hotels offer a transfer.

Which Abuja stay fits whom

• Families. Apartments and hotels in quiet Asokoro and in Maitama, near the National Children's Park and Zoo and the parks, handy with children, like Bolton White Hotel and Abuja Continental Hotel.
• Couples. Upscale hotels in Maitama and by Jabi Lake, near restaurants and shopping, for a quiet break, like Bon Hotel Abuja and Corinthia Villa Hotel.
• Breakfast and the centre. Hotels in Wuse II and the Central Business District, near restaurants and offices, like Bolton White Hotel and Reiz Continental Hotel.
• Business and luxury. Business and five-star hotels in the government area, with meeting rooms, like Transcorp Hilton Abuja and Fraser Suites Abuja.
• On a budget. Guest houses and simple rooms from about NGN 20,000, like Koraf Hotels and Maitama Guest House.

Sample hotels in Abuja with prices

From a guest house to a five-star hotel by the park, a few properties that map the local price ladder. Prices from, for a double room, outside big events, converted from naira:

When Abuja gets expensive

Prices rise most around conferences, political summits and big events, of which the capital has no shortage, and in spring, at the start of the rainy season. It can also be dearer in the dry season, from November to March, when the weather is at its nicest and more guests arrive. It is cheaper and quieter in the rainy season and off-peak, roughly from June to August. Across the week, it is priciest at the start of the week, on Monday and Tuesday, when business traffic is heaviest, while weekends usually work out cheaper. Whatever the season, it is worth comparing several dates, as the gap between districts and standards can be large.