The Picorna is located near the centre of Tamale with the market and places to eat and drink within a few minutes walking distance. It has a restaurant with a reasonable menu of international and Ghanaian dishes. The rooms are cheap - about £15 for a double with breakfast. The rooms are air conditioned and reasonably comfortable. Hot water is... More

Me and 2 other volunteers sneaked into a double room which is not allowed but we did this to cut costs. 45cedi a night for a standard double room,with a shower,aircon and a fan. The shower was brilliant very powerful for Ghana and a new packaged bar of soap that smelt amazing. The fan stayed at a nice temperature and... More

We stopped here for one night on our way to Mole Park, and picked it based on the review in the Bradt guide, which claimed it was a mid-level hotel, for 55 cedes. The location is good, although still a bit of a hike to the STC bus station. The bed was comfortable, the AC worked, but it was very... More

We stayed one night here after arriving in Tamale from Kumasi to head to Mole the next morning. We were barely in our hotel room, except to shower, grab a bite to eat, then head to bed. The rooms were simple but the bed was comfortable. We ran out of water, though, but we are getting used to that in... More

I stayed at the Picorna Hotel by default, as my two other options happened to be booked out. I had just returned from Bolgatanga, and was only staying there for one night, flying out the following morning for Accra. Picorna Hotel is probably the best hotel if you want to be really close to the centre of Tamale. It is... More

We were looking for a place that had running water, because the place we originally chose had none (see our review of Asempa Lodge). We found this hotel in the center of town and decided to stay for one night before heading to Mole NP the next morning. That way we could walk tot the trotro station, which was very... More

it is very seldom that you walk into a hotel into a hotel in Ghana, criticize it and still get a very good audience with the owner. The service was ok but should have been better. Some of the staff were obviously there just for the paycheck. Upon meeting with the owners, Dr. Aklaku and family, it became apparent how... More

This hotel is conveniently located near the centre of Tamale, but that's about all it has going for it. Prices have increased by 50% over what is listed in the most recent guidebooks (2009 and 2010), yet the hotel seems to have done nothing to justify the price increase. The gloomy rooms are in poor condition and not very clean,... More

My friend and I each had our own small room. Although we were told that the TV's and air conditioners worked and that there was hot water before paying for the rooms, we later found out that there was no hot water in either room and that the pressure was so low, it was difficult to rinse off the soap.... More