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Reviews of Sarawally Guesthouse

F Section, Ampaya, Gambia

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Review score

Based on 81 hotel reviews

8.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.5

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    7.9

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    8.6

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nice people ... Nice friendly

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean, very polite staff, excellent location away from tourist trap so decently priced cafes and restaurants around. Breakfast is super considering it’s in with the price

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very helpful and nice people. Felt very welcome.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2024

    9.0
    Perfect for cheap clean rooms
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Easy access to most places via Kairaba Ave. Nice clean rooms. Breakfast was very nice and plenty

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2024

    8.0
    Nicely kept house
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    A good option close to Kairaba Avenue, where there are lots of shared taxis and minibuses to get around. Not far from Bakau and Kotu. Staff were very friendly and nice, decent breakfast. Quiet residential area, nicely kept house.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 January 2024

    8.0
    Gambia’s not the same as it was years ago. Barrow is running it like a game of nearest the wall and the beaches are crap
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 21 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Comfortable bed, wholesome breakfast, the guys who work there, the fact you can take a girl back to your room at no extra cost.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    My mattress was not comfortable there was a split in the middle that was uncomfortable

    The staff are very attentive and kind and the location is great

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 December 2023

    8.0
    Nice place in quiet neighbourhood
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Location is a bit off: While there is a main road closeby (to catch a ride and ATM), anything of interest is not walking distance.

    New place, quiet neighborhood, comfortable room and bed. Nice staff.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 November 2023

    8.0
    It’s good value for money, we would come back
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There’s a strong light in the backyard that stays on all night in front of the bedroom window, it was quite loud during the night and we couldn’t keep windows closed due to the heat and AC would really help

    The bed is big with a good mosquito net, the stay is cheap, located not far from a big road to get taxis, the staff is great

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 November 2023

    8.0
    Clean property at a nice location
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower did not have hot water coming through but the owner explained that there is a switch which might have been turned off by other guests. I wish this was informed before or on arrival.

    The owner is really kind and the location is perfectly close to supermarkets and public transport. The breakfast is good and the property is well maintained.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2023

    8.0
    restful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    room could have been cleaned slightly better, but was still fine

    hot water, nice staff, comfortable bed, satisfactory breakfast with Strong coffee

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 May 2023

    8.0
    It was a short transit trip and staying at Sarawally made it nice. Bravo to Sarawally
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    There was an issue with the internet connection. I guess it was independent of the guesthouse.

    The guesthouse is ideally located in Banjul if you need to get a couple of things done. Kairaba Avenue is quite busy. The staff is very helpful, accommodating, and friendly.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2023

    9.0
    Well-catered for.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Only one plug socket in the room itself.

    The breakfast was very nice, good bread (toasted) with omelette, coffee and interesting jams. The staff were very helpful in dealing with our requests even late at night. The room was large and clean. We were immediately given the wifi password. Partly by our own fault, we ended up with a mosquito net that was very slightly too small for the bed, but the establishment provided anti-mosquito candles and we had no problem with mosquitos in the end.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Although it is a "distance" to the beach and the core center (Senegambia), a shared taxi ride is cheap. No problemos.

    Good value for your money.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 December 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Economy Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    I asked for a taxi meeting us at the airport, but never got an answer to this question, and no taxi was there to meet us.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 November 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Virtually impossible to find. The address is unknown to all except those who live in the same street. The owner would not talk to the taxi driver to give him directions. I should have expected that there would be no lights in the street, there were not, about 300 meters to the main road on sand roads in the pitch dark. Bring a torch. The electricity failed three times during the early evening, the WiFi was on and off mainly off. The water is from a pump so when you get up to use the toilet during the night there is no water. I wanted to catch the bus at 7am so planned a shower at 6.00. no water. When I left at 6.15 the hotel was in darkness, the front door and gate to the street were not locked. It's a pity with a couple of sign boards one on the main road by the pipeline mosque and one on the first road it would be easy to find. Keep the water pump running at night and it would be so much better The electricity and internet issue I think were down to overloading of the system because Daniella could turn them back on. I had low expectations for Banjul it was not my first time there.

    The hotel was fine the room was clean. I could only stay one night due to changes in my travel plans. The room had two fans and was intended for a family. Bathroom was a little worn but clean and had a bath. Reception was fine and very quick Daniella was very helpful. Plenty of restaurants and mini markets within 5 minutes walk as we're three banks with ATMs.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2022

    8.0
    Decent option in the Gambia
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    price charged higher than quoted.

    Location was good.Loved the dog.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The WiFi wasn't great, I had to pay a little extra for the room upgrade I never asked for, the fan was super loud but not very effective or well placed; I had to sleep horizontally across the foot of the bed to feel it at all, a lot of intermittent power outages...

    Very clean, was surprised with an upgrade to a room with a private bathroom, staff were lovely, breakfast was good, it was easy to find.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 June 2022

    8.0
    Beautiful, spacious guest house
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    They didnt have dinner option (think early booking is required). Would also be nice to offer choice of tours.

    Beautifully decorated, spavious rooms

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 27 May 2022

    8.0
    It was a nice stay for me
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    NA

    I missed it

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2022

    7.0
    nice place to stay for a few days
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the toilet is very basic and as it is shared it sometimes didn’t had toilet paper or wasn’t very clean

    Nice wooden house very close to Kairaba Avenue. Nice breakfast also included, the staff was great also

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 14 November 2021

    7.0
    Good value for money and great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Mattress was a bit hard so made it difficult to sleep. Wifi a little slow.

    Very good location, room had a bath with plenty of hot water. The room was large, quiet and very clean.. The best thing about Sarawally was the hostess Mariona who went out of her way to accommodate me.. It's a travellers guest house lots of interesting people to talk to. Wold stay again

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 9 November 2021

    8.0
    Very good
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The outside toilets.

    Friendly and open people. Always ready to help.

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 28 June 2021

    8.0
    Not bad for the price
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No complaints.

    Very attentive, friendly and personable staff. Willing to assist, not just with concerns with the hotel but everyday Gambia activities. Transportation available to take you anywhere you desire. Safe and secure property. Very relaxed and stress-free atmosphere.

    Stayed in April 2021

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