Relax Hotel
Comfortable and air conditioned guestrooms and suites: including 102 classic room (single, double and twin rooms); 20 Bungalows, 73 Junior Suites and suites (accommodating 1 to 4 persons), equipped with all the facilities and comfort of an international hotel: bathroom, direct telephone, minibar, safe, cable TV, business center, African spa, swimming pool ...
Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso. It is the country's largest city, with a population of 960,116 (as of 2000) and is the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. Ouagadougou's primary industries are food processing and textiles. Ouagadougou is served by an international airport, rail links to Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire and to Kaya in the north of Burkina, and a highway to Niamey, Niger. Being such a focal point, there are many cinemas, nightclubs, and French, American and Zaka cultural centres. Ouagadougou was the site of Ouagadougou Grand Market, one of the largest markets in West Africa that burned in 2003 and remain closed. Other attractions include the National Museum of Burkina Faso, the Moro-Naba Palace (site of the Moro-Naba Ceremony), the National Museum of Music, and several craft markets.
A well-known site in Ouagadougou is the Bangr-Weoogo urban park (area: 2.63 km²). Before colonialism, it belonged to the Mosse chiefs. Considering it as a sacred forest, many went there for traditional initiations or for refuge. The French colonists, disregarding its local significance and history, established it as a park in the 1930s. In 1985, the park began renovations. In January 2001 the forest was renamed “Parc Urbain Bangr-Weoogo”, meaning "the urban park of the forest of knowledge." Because of the many changes, new regulations have been put in place along with a new set of objectives for the park. Another notable park in the capital city is the “L’Unité Pedagogique” which shelters animals in a semi-freedom state. This botanic garden/biosphere system stretches out over 80,000 m², and also serves as a museum for the country’s history.
