Five-star Boulevard du 20 Mai, Yaoundé
Hilton Yaoundé
The capital's business hotel since 1989, ten storeys on the Boulevard du 20 Mai near the Palais des Congrès, with a bar on the roof looking over the seven hills of Yaoundé.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- Opened
- 1989
- Building
- Ten storeys, with a shopping centre
- Meetings
- 19 rooms, including Bouma Hall
- From the airport
- 18 km from Nsimalen
The hotel
A Hilton for the capital.
The Hilton opened in 1989 in the government and business district of Yaoundé, a short way from the Palais des Congrès. The state company Cameroon Hotels Corporation owns it: a ten-storey building of about 30,000 square metres, with a shopping complex of 8,000 square metres attached. La Cascade, Le Safoutier and Le Panoramique on the roof are among its restaurants and bars, and nineteen meeting rooms surround Bouma Hall.
A first refurbishment came in 2000. In 2025 the owners began planning a complete renovation to bring it up to current five-star standards, and in April 2026 they chose a group of banks to raise around twenty-five billion CFA francs. No date for the works has been announced, and the hotel is trading as usual. Rooms come as king, twin and executive, each with a furnished balcony.
- Le Panoramique The rooftop bar, with a view across the city and a pool table.
- By the pool An outdoor pool, with grills in the evening at O Vive beside it.
- Bouma Hall The main hall among nineteen meeting rooms, with about 1,050 square metres of event space in all.
Dining
Five restaurants and bars.
Venues as listed by Hilton. Shown for information.
- La Cascade Restaurant The hotel's main dining room
- Buffet restaurant Cameroonian A buffet of local cooking
- Le Safoutier Restaurant In the hotel
- O Vive Grill By the pool, in the evening
- Le Panoramique Rooftop bar Views over the city
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 2 pm, check-out by noon.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Renovation A full renovation is being financed. No closure has been announced; we check the dates before booking.
Getting there
Flying to Yaoundé.
Yaoundé Nsimalen International lies 18 kilometres south of the hotel, about half an hour by car, and the hotel runs a shuttle for a fee. Private jets use Nsimalen too, where slots and handling are compulsory.
- Libreville 55 min
- Lagos 1 h 35
- Kinshasa 1 h 40
- Johannesburg 5 h 20
- Paris 7 h 05 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How far is the Hilton Yaoundé from the airport?
- About 18 kilometres from Nsimalen International, or half an hour by car. The hotel runs a paid shuttle.
- Is the Hilton Yaoundé being renovated?
- A full renovation is planned and its financing was being arranged in 2026. The hotel remains open, and no dates for the works have been published.
- Does the Hilton Yaoundé have a pool?
- Yes, an outdoor pool, with a grill restaurant beside it in the evening.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Yaoundé?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Yaoundé, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Yaoundé
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Djeuga Palace On Avenue Narvick in the Warda quarter, with an apartment-hotel annexe on the Boulevard du 20 Mai.
- Hôtel Mont Fébé A large hotel of 218 rooms about ten minutes from downtown, with a golf course nearby.
- Hôtel La Falaise Yaoundé The Yaoundé house of La Falaise, the name also found in Douala's Bonapriso.
Staying at Hilton Yaoundé?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Yaoundé, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.