Kartong village Kombo south, Folonko, Gambia
#1 of 1 hotels in Folonko
Guests' ChoiceBased on 29 hotel reviews
8.4Cleanliness
8.4
Comfort
8.0
Location
9.3
Facilities
7.8
Staff
9.4
Value for money
8.8
Free WiFi
5.8
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Reviewed: 5 May 2024
Lawrence
GambiaGood and lovely environment and accessible, close to the main road too and beautiful beach
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 13 April 2024
Melissa
NetherlandsThe place is great. Very friendly people. They helped me a lot. Its nice that you can rent a bike. Felt very welcome.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 16 March 2024
Jane
NorwayThe food system is a little hard to understand. You sort of have to pre book your meals, and we didnt get that at first. So not really a meny you can choose from, should be explained better on arrival.
Value for money. Nice little lodge, welcoming staff. Cheap food. Ok standard.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 22 February 2024
Ruth
United KingdomWe had no table & chairs and we had to ask for towels. Staff need to be more efficient & the environment would need attention.
The round hut was good and bed was very comfortable. Bathroom facilities adequate.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 19 February 2024
Richard
United KingdomSmall things - like having to always ask for a Sunbed matress
Great location. Lovely people. Great food.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 31 January 2024
Daniela
SpainVery nice place run by friendly locals. The beach is just a few meters away and a nice breakfast is served in the morning.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 8 November 2023
Susan
AustraliaWifi intermittent A rubbish bin and towel would be nice
Located right on beach Excellent meals Requested a fan and they were kind enough to install a wall fan which was great
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 28 October 2023
Kurt
BelgiumIt was to hot in the room toe Sleep Well ,no airco(=eco lodge)
Beautiful location Nice eco lodge. The staff and People are very kind and helpfull People. Cosy atmosphere naar the beach with a fantastic view..
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 23 March 2023
Christian
NorwayNothing to complane about
Great peaceful location, next to a peaceful beach. Great Staff, good food. The lodge was beautiful.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 9 March 2023
Peter
United KingdomNo dislikes
Very nice and helpful owner, round houses well apart from each other in a well kept garden with good paths. The very quiet beautiful beach and sea just next to the garden by a private gate. Plentiful breakfast and meals of your choice in a large round decorative eating area. Everywhere kept very tidy. Peaceful surroundings with the colourful birds.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 27 February 2023
Stephanie
GermanyThe manager of the lodge are very friendly and helpful. The breakfast and the meal is wonderfull. The beach is great. It was usefull that we could rent some bikes. The prices were fine. To sleep in a round house was a good experience. The houses have a private situation in a nice surrounding.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 16 February 2023
Tessa
United KingdomThe pictures are definitely from a long time ago… it looks very run down compared to how it is now. It would be better to represent it honestly to avoid disappointment. There were empty boxes of condoms on the shelf in the bathroom, only one quilt had a duvet cover and the other had holes in it, stained pillow cases, the sponge for the sun beds were not present at the beach and 2 available at the restaurant had covers but smelt bad, 2 just the raw sponge, loads of litter at the beach and staff playing football and chilling with friends rather than doing anything about it… It could be so nice, but it needs work.
The location was good, right next to the beach and close enough to the town and river. The breakfast was great!
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 24 November 2022
John
CanadaStaff friendly, good meals , nice stay by beach .
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 7 November 2022
Iwonapl
Poland1. Very nice staff who supported us every day 2. Good location - near to the village and in front of the beach 3. Very clean 4. Tasty food 5. Beautiful and green area around 6. Reasonable price
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 9 September 2022
Adenike
GambiaThe quiet!!! Nature location, the birds. Breakfast and food overall was good-- freshly prepared.
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 4 March 2022
Nafisa
United KingdomUnfortunately the electric didn’t work so I could not iron or use a hairdryer. Although the owner allowed us to iron in the restaurant the electric still didn’t work. The property is in need of some maintenance.
The property is surrounded by nature. Nice cool breeze from the sea and woken up by the beautiful sounds of different kinds of birds.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 25 September 2023
Alberto
SpainI had a wonderful time here. Was originally planning to stay 1 night, and ended staying 4, and would have spent a few more, no doubt. Lamin has created a great resort and atmosphere with an excellent team, mainly family. His daughter Aisha is a great cook, you will enjoy the breakfast, far over average, or any of the dishes they serve in the big and nice restaurant area. The bungalows are clean, well isolated from each other, and very comfortable. I had amazing rest, as you are not close to the road or noisy places-- yet walking distance to a convenience store in the road and easy to get to the town by bike. The sleeping is exceptional, as the resort is also front-beach, and all you hear at night is the sound of the waves. The beach is beautiful, clean and very well kept by the team, and has a few umbrellas and hammocks for the guests. I enjoyed there amazing sunsets, baths and naps. There are great walks nearby that you can explore around: Gunjur if you go North; Kartong, if you go south, I recommend both. Ask Lamin if you want ideas to explore the area (or others), he gave me great advice to find some of the best highlights in my 1 month trip in Senegal and Gambia. In all: comfortable place in every sense, highly recommended.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 10 August 2023
Raquel
SpainWe went during the off-season and the lodge was totally different to what is shown in Booking or their website. The beach of the hotel was full of garbage and the hammocks were broken, the lodge was not clean enough and there were insects and termites inside the room. It is true that the lodge is in the middle of nature but no care was taken to the room’s preparation. We were not expecting luxury but at least basic cleaning, and some attention on our comfort from the staff. We were the only tourists in the area and all beach bars and lodges were closed so there was not a lot to do. We decided to cancel one of the nights there.
The staff was friendly and caring about us
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 23 March 2023
Norbert
Germany-
nice setting, calm, 1min to the beach, privacy, green
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 6 March 2023
Jordina
MexicoThe food is amazing
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 28 November 2022
Lucie
Czech Republic-
Very helpful staff, friendly and family approach, excellent food, guide services, car and bike rental, quiet environment, private beach
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 9 November 2022
Martin
Morocconatural and down to earth
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 15 May 2022
Markus
NamibiaFood menu could be improved to offer more dining options
Wifi in the restaurant was good and Aisha at reception is amazing. Communication was great and lodge management was very flexible with our booking. The place is quite and very close to a very beautiful beach.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 31 January 2024
Alvine
SwitzerlandThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in January 2024
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