Calabar
From World travel guide
Calabar is a charming and quite peaceful city in Nigeria. Despite the great poverty, the people of Calabar are friendly and smile often.
Electricity is a great problem -- expect 3-4 power outages per day.
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Get in
Calabar is about 1-1/2 hours from Lagos by plane. Calabar is about 25 minutes from Port Harcourt and has an International Airport - Margret Ekpo International Airport.
Get around
The local authorities have made a great effort to make the streets safe by enlarging them, removing potholes, and adding stripes between lanes.
See
Do
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Buy
The old town is remarkable for its great variety of small shops where you can get just about anything (but expect to bargain).
Eat
Go to Bogobiri Corner and enjoy suya from the many vendors
Drink
Sleep
There are only a few hotels worth mentioning in Calabar.
- The Metropolitan.
- The Channel View.
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Metropolitan Hotel 1, Murtala Mohammed Highway P.M.B 1071, Calabar Tel: 087-220911
Channel View Hotels
14 MCC Road, Calabar. Tel: 087 - 230594 Fax: 087 - 231006
Le CHATEAU Plot 56 MCC road. Calabar, Cross River State 14 Deluxe Suites 7 Standard Double Suites, 6 Execuitive Suites Beautiful Restaurant serving continental and local dishes. Tel: 087 - 238823 - 4, 776305
Mega Hilton Hotel 13 Duke Town Close, State Housing Estate, Calabar. Tel: 087 - 237400, 087 - 237994, 087 - 237400 (fax)
AQUA VISTA FARMS 1 Messembe Close, Anantigha, Calabar South LGA. P. O. Box 1090 Calabar
LISATEX 5 Expo Archibong Road, Calabar
CALABAR GRAND HOTEL 2 Ekong Bassey Lane, Off Atimbo Road, Calabar.
CHALSMA HOTELS 2 Effiong Mfonduok Street, Off RCC Junction, By Muritala Mohammed High Way, Calabar.
CHANNEL VIEW HOTEL 14 MCC Road, Calabar
CYTARO HOTEL 20 Bishop Moynagh Avenue State Housing Estate, P.OBox 1060, Calabar. E-mail: ytaro33@yahoo.com
MCC LOUNGES 69 MCC Road Calabar
MEGA HILTON HOTEL 13 Duke Town Close, State Housing Estate, Calabar.
METROPOLITAN HOTELS Muritala Mohammed Calabar, Highway PMB 1071 E-mail: metropolitan@skannet.com
MIRAGE HOTELS Plot 230 Unit D, Block B, MCC Road, Calabar. E-mail: miragecalabar@hotmail.com
REGENCY MIRAGE 2 Obame Ikoya Road, Off Marian Road Estension, Calabar
THE ANCHORAGE GUEST HOUSE 8 Ediyang Street, State Housing Estate, Calabar.
ETE KAMBA GUEST HOUSE 7 Duke Town Close, State Housing Estate, Calabar.
EQUITY 54 MCC Road, Calabar
G GUEST HOUSE 12 Otop Abasi Street Calabar g-gh@skannet.com
HOME LIFE GARDENS 15 Barracks Road, Calabar
JEVICS HOTELS 121 Ndidem Iso Road, Calabar.
MARIAMS HOTEL 125 Old Ikang Road, Off No. 65 Ndidem Iso Road, Calabar. E-mail: cytaro33@yahoo.com
MOSANG GUEST HOUSE 10 Ikot Abasi Oboli, Street, Off ICC Junction, Calabar.
NELBEE GUEST HOUSE 5 Dan Archibong Street, Calabar
PELADIUM HOTEL 106 Mariam Road, Calabar
PARADISE CITY HOTEL 68 Atekong Drive, State Housing Estate, Calabar.
PARK WAY MIRAGE 4 Obame Ikoya Road, Off Marian Road Estension, Calabar.
PYRAMID HOTELS AND CONFERENCE CENTER Plot 160 Muritala Mohammed Highway, Calabar E-mail: pyramidhotels@yahooo.com
UNICAN HOTELS AND CONFERENCE CENTER. Plot D 85 Akin Layout, Eastern Highway. PMB 1115, Calabar.
ZOO GARDEN HOTEL Mary Slessor Avenue, Opposite Target Street, P.O.Box 266. Calabar.
Get out
Chateu Pyramids Equity Guest House NAF Quest House
Metropolitan Hotel
1, Murtala Mohammed Highway
P.M.B 1071, Calabar
Tel: 087-220911
Channel View Hotels
- 14 MCC Road, Calabar.
Tel: 087 - 230594 Fax: 087 - 231006
Le CHATEAU
Plot 56 MCC road.
Calabar, Cross River State
14 Deluxe Suites
7 Standard Double Suites, 6 Execuitive Suites
Beautiful Restaurant serving continental and local dishes.
Tel: 087 - 238823 - 4, 776305
Mega Hilton Hotel
13 Duke Town Close,
State Housing Estate, Calabar.
Tel: 087 - 237400, 087 - 237994, 087 - 237400 (fax)
AQUA VISTA FARMS
1 Messembe Close, Anantigha,
Calabar South LGA. P. O. Box 1090 Calabar
LISATEX 5 Expo Archibong Road, Calabar
CALABAR GRAND HOTEL
2 Ekong Bassey Lane,
Off Atimbo Road, Calabar.
CHALSMA HOTELS 2 Effiong Mfonduok Street, Off RCC Junction, By Muritala Mohammed High Way, Calabar.
CHANNEL VIEW HOTEL 14 MCC Road, Calabar
CYTARO HOTEL
20 Bishop Moynagh Avenue
State Housing Estate, P.OBox 1060, Calabar.
E-mail: ytaro33@yahoo.com
MCC LOUNGES
69 MCC Road Calabar
MEGA HILTON HOTEL 13 Duke Town Close, State Housing Estate, Calabar.
METROPOLITAN HOTELS
Muritala Mohammed Calabar,
Highway PMB 1071
E-mail: metropolitan@skannet.com
MIRAGE HOTELS
Plot 230 Unit D, Block B, MCC Road, Calabar.
E-mail: miragecalabar@hotmail.com
REGENCY MIRAGE
2 Obame Ikoya Road,
Off Marian Road Estension, Calabar
THE ANCHORAGE GUEST HOUSE
8 Ediyang Street,
State Housing Estate, Calabar.
ETE KAMBA GUEST HOUSE
7 Duke Town Close,
State Housing Estate, Calabar.
EQUITY
54 MCC Road, Calabar
G GUEST HOUSE
12 Otop Abasi Street Calabar
g-gh@skannet.com
HOME LIFE GARDENS
15 Barracks Road, Calabar
JEVICS HOTELS
121 Ndidem Iso Road, Calabar.
MARIAMS HOTEL
125 Old Ikang Road, Off No. 65 Ndidem Iso Road, Calabar.
E-mail: cytaro33@yahoo.com
MOSANG GUEST HOUSE
10 Ikot Abasi Oboli, Street, Off ICC Junction, Calabar.
NELBEE GUEST HOUSE
5 Dan Archibong Street, Calabar
PELADIUM HOTEL 106 Mariam Road, Calabar
PARADISE CITY HOTEL
68 Atekong Drive,
State Housing Estate, Calabar.
PARK WAY MIRAGE
4 Obame Ikoya Road,
Off Marian Road Estension, Calabar.
PYRAMID HOTELS AND CONFERENCE CENTER
Plot 160 Muritala Mohammed Highway, Calabar
E-mail: pyramidhotels@yahooo.com
UNICAN HOTELS AND CONFERENCE CENTER. Plot D 85 Akin Layout, Eastern Highway. PMB 1115, Calabar.
ZOO GARDEN HOTEL
Mary Slessor Avenue, Opposite Target Street,
P.O.Box 266. Calabar.
http://www.crossriverstate.com/hotels_0.htm
External links
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