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African Village Hotel

2.5 of 5
98 Atlantic Boulevard, Bakau, Gambia
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African Village Hotel
Ranked #2 of 4 hotels in Bakau
3.5 of 5 stars 38 Reviews
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London, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2012
2
people found this review helpful

If you're looking for a place in Gambia that is clean, excellent value, friendly staff and a nice swimming pool - then this could be just what you're looking for. It isn't 5* and it doesn't pretend to be, you will know by the price you are paying it is very inexpensive. I was travelling alone so they kindly upgraded... More

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england
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012
1
person found this review helpful

we have just returned from a 1 week stay and could not fault anything, staff are all very friendly, room was clean and food was lovely for a very cheap price, for anyone who is thinking of going please do not be put off by some of the reviews on here, you get what you pay for and for the... More

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Zakynthos
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 March 2012

This is an African 2* hotel not The Burj Al Arab. If you are looking for imperfect details you will find them. However, this hotel met all my elementry requirements of a comfortable stay. Safe, friendly, clean, hot running water and good reasonabley priced meals. I upgraded to a seaview room. They are larger with a private balcony and the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012 via mobile

The location of the hotel was good and you could see real african life. The people are lovely and they really want the tourist to love their stay in gambia so that they would have lot of tourists more. We had some luck when we met couple boys near the hotel. They where so lovely people and took very good... More

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wirral
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Every picture tells a story !!! Remember we had the upgraded room !!! After reading some positive reviews of this hovel. We felt compelled to leave you a selection of our holiday snaps whilst in the African village. I can not understand how any sane person would leave a positive review. Yes the staff were friendly. Most people seemed to... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012

This was our first trip to Gambia. We'd read the reviews on trip advisor & thought it seemed to be ok... basic & simple. On arrival it looks like the pictures, slightly shabbier, but ok. Pool small, not very clean. We'd upgraded our room to a seaview room, which had a beautiful view. But. The room itself was appalling. We're... More

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UK
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2011
7
people found this review helpful

This is a fab hotel...I was really surprised and delighted by how nice it is. I think it is such a shame it has been slated on here. It is true that everybody's expectations of holidays are different and therefore difficult to recommend places but I truly believe thsi place does not deserve the bad press. Truthfully, I booked it... More

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Exeter, United Kingdom
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2011
11
people found this review helpful

This is just a great hotel. It's simple and definitely not posh,but the staff are lovely, the pool is small and perfectly formed, and the terrace where you have breakfast is breathtaking, Set right on the ocean the terrace gives you a view of the fishing port (just a couple of hundred yards away) and the fishing boats heading out... More

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Madrid, Spain
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2011
3
people found this review helpful

This hotel has a few different room types. The African huts are very, very basic and small, but they have better rooms with sea view, that are litterally over the sea. Basic place, but you get what you pay for, and after all, you are in Africa

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wirral
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 February 2011
4
people found this review helpful

Now lets get one thing straight,I am just an ordinary guy and yes,i had read the reviews first so i was`nt expecting too much.This place is a tip an ABSOLUTE tip!! everything and i mean EVERYTHING,is broken,leaking,stained,worn out or sourced from the local tip!! We only stayed two days as having arrived on the first of Jan.the local office was... More

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Address: 98 Atlantic Boulevard, Bakau, Gambia

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