More sunbeds in the shade would be good

Good place to start a trip to the Gambia especially if you like birdwatching. Comfortable bungalow, lovely gardens and swimming pool and bar. Breakfast on the front terrace every morning was a delight. Great to place relax and unwind. Food was good - we ate at The Captain's Table every night!! If you're looking for a bird guide, find The Professor on the bridge - he's amazing!!

Stayed in April 2024

On arrival we were told that we could only pay in euros cash, which we didn't have and caused me a sleepless night. In the morning a different receptionist said that cash in sterling or dalasi was fine!

Good breakfast but you had to ask for many of the items which on the first day you didn't know were available. Love the location (stayed in the area before)

Stayed in February 2024

No fan or A/C in our room. The surrounding area especially the craft market lacks charm.

Individual and smallish scale. Accommodation comfortable. Meals good. Service good, with helpful staff. Quieter than the horrible SeneGambia strip.

Stayed in February 2024

Frightened a bit when we were told we could only pay in cash euros, as we didn't have any. However, that was an error and we paid sterling cash.

Breakfast was good but you had to ask for the extras such as jam and fruit.

Stayed in February 2024

Maybe rooms offered could be better described in 'Availability'.

Fantastic location 30m from wonderful Kotu beach and Ali Baba leisure beds & beach bar...comfortable basic rooms (fab Grohe rain shower in ours) and with a lovely pool. Gardens with birds, monkeys and a few cats, not forgetting the giant tortoises. Woken each morning to the sonorous notes of the Bulbuls. Food OK albeit service sometimes slow...allowance, this is Gambia! 😄

Stayed in February 2024

Just needed more information at check in the basics like Wi-Fi, breakfast times etc The bar staff were not the friendliest.

The rooms are set in wonderful lush gardens with large trees at the back giving it a jungle feel. The viewing platform looking towards the creek. The attached food market and excellent Boss lady Gambian food restaurant. The rooms are stylishly decorated.

Stayed in January 2024

The choice of food is very limited. We could not pay for the room by card - which means you have to carry large amounts of cash - it is very straight-forward with an internet connection. Not good for customers. I didn't like a member of staff waking me up at night to pay bar/restaurant bill which could have waited til the morning

The location is great. The rooms are comfortable and clean. The pool is nice.

Stayed in November 2023

Nothing

We loved the location. Wonderful bird watching area. The staff are very friendly. It is very tranquil on site. Three restaurants and a bar. Good pool. Would definitely return.

Stayed in January 2024

Restaurant staff struggled to cope over the new year weekend. Internet failure lasted several days.

Friendly staff, nice pool. Comfortable room.

Stayed in January 2024

The property does not accept card payment, which makes it a bit inconvenient for customers. They only accept cash.

Location and staff was pretty friendly and helpful.

Stayed in December 2023

The shower curtain moves with the shower water and the whole bathroom gets wet. Maybe a door would be better.

We loved the property. It is really well taken care of, there is attention to detail. The gardens are wonderful, the staff very friendly. There is a charming restaurant next to the property. It is an oasis of calm. The bed was comfortable, it was good to have mosquito nets at the window so that they stay opened at night, the swimming pool although small was great with sun lounger with padding, the food is good, the massage next door very good, We had a wonderful enjoyable restful week at Bakotu.

Stayed in December 2023

We would have liked the option to have a fan considering there is no AC.

Breakfast and dinner were very good! Nice cute rooms. Staff very friendly.

Stayed in December 2023

Eggs for breakfast every day. Expensive for what it is. 3 nights, not once was the room made up.

Nice hotel, friendly staff. Refurbished bathroom, great shower.

Stayed in January 2023

bad wifi, everybody was annoyed about that. Found out that there was only 10MB and no amplifiers as there used to be in a hotel, also a budget one

staff location

Stayed in December 2022

super friendly staff

Stayed in November 2022

Wifi

Everything

Stayed in November 2022

clean

Stayed in December 2021

The internet could be better!

Very nice hotel located in a beautiful garden with a view to the creek. The staff is friendly and helpsome. Outside the hotel there are severel OK restaurants. Close to a very fine beach.

Stayed in December 2021

Breakfasts were really poor and really basic. Expected much better for the price. The African buffet on the Friday night was disappointing too. Booked an a/c room and we were given something different, though they did move us when we pointed this out.

Location was great, as were the staff.

Stayed in February 2024

Staff was very helpful in resolving my problem

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing is ok rooms are not clean when take shower water comes out in to room too much mosquitoes Location is not good.

The worst hotel ever I have seen in my life. Price high and facility is not there

Stayed in February 2024

From booking.com I got the impression that it is a beachfront property with a sea view. It is nothing like that A road and a crafts market separates the property from the sea. The room had no fan. We had to hire one! And there were bed bugs. See photo of my arm. Bathroom is tiny. We had rented a standard twin room.

Liked their collection of sculptures. The area around the pool was tastefully decorated.

Stayed in December 2023

Nothing

Welcoming reception, lovely clean room, just refurbished (a lot of Ikea!), great shower, friendly staff, lovely well-kept gardens. Good varied breakfast each day. Very handy for birdwatching locally and also walks along the sandy beach in either direction to Kololi or Cape Point.

Stayed in February 2023

Gentleman Bai on reception was very welcoming and helpful. Lovely bar staff, lovely breakfast staff. Thank you.

Stayed in February 2023

The nefarious management of the facility. The ceiling fans of the rooms were removed and portable fans were offered, obviously charging an extra cost. The same condition applied to the minibar and AC. However, the most serious drawback was the lack of generator. During the afternoons, there were blackouts, but it never started up.

The hotel is similar to other hotels in the area, nice swimming pool, friendly staff, location close to the sea and quite clean. In this case, it is worth noting that the bathrooms were recently refurbished.

Stayed in November 2022