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The Sojourner is a new premier luxury Guesthouse is located in the residential heart of Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria.Situated close to the business district of Ikeja, the Sojourner offers 94 unique rooms and the comfort and convenience of a 4 Star Boutique Guesthouse in a peaceful and safe environment. Suited for both business and leisure travelers, with less than 10minutes from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, and easy access to Victoria Island and Ikoyi, The Sojourner is destined to become Lagos’ top hospitality and lifestyle address.
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HOTEL STYLE
Romantic
Mid-range
Location
16 Oba Akinjobi Street GRA, Ikeja, Lagos 550104 Nigeria
The Sojourner By Genesis
70 reviews
Getting there
Car recommended
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Close to the airport, so really convenient when flying in or out of Lagos; helpful staff, great food and amenities. I really loved staying here. It was easy to access other parts of lagos from hereand still keep away from the chaos that Lagos sometimes is
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Date of stay: November 2019
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Response from sojournerhotel, Guest Relations Manager at The Sojourner By Genesis
Responded 28 Feb 2020
Thank you so much for giving us the privilege to serve you excellently at our hotel. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay. We also appreciate you taking a moment to drop your review on this platform. We assure you that we will not rest on our laurels but will continue to deliver exceptional service from check-in to check-out. Looking forward to having you stay with us again soon. Best Regards, Vivian.
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I appreciate your service Tinuola Housekeeping Floor supervisor for the wonderful service you rendered to me doing my stay at sojourner hotel by Genesis hotel, Good location Nice pool, good view, I stay in room 104, This my second experience with the the hotel and it was Awesome and wonderful here. Also thanks to Elija the room attendant who clean my room. Thanks to Egbi Sunday the Housekeeping Manager for the Wonderful team you got I will love to come again and again
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled on business
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The okra soup here is the best I've ever had, customer service is top notch and room rates are sensible. love this hotel. Its proximity to the international airport doesn't hurt too. It's quiet, clean and management is great
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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So I booked my room ahead . Got there to check in and the room offered has a damp smell with bits of mould on the walls. I refused the room and they looked for another room. This time just before I got to the new room they sprayed it with airfreshner hoping to mask the smell. Even the weddings felt damp and a note on the bed saying they had just fumigated the rooms. They kept me there till almost 11pm saying they were looking for a room while the lady in front was quite rude!!. Its a shame though. Had to head out and check into another hotel that night!!
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Date of stay: October 2019Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from sojournerhotel, Guest Relations Manager at The Sojourner By Genesis
Responded 24 Jan 2020
Many thanks to you for taking out time to share your experience with us. On behalf of the entire team of The Sojourner hotel, I sincerely apologize for less than satisfactory experience you had with our room and staff. Your feedback is imperative for us to ensure that our GUESTS’ expectations are being met. Without your comments, we would never know when we are doing right, but more importantly, when we are doing wrong.we promise to work on your constructive feedback. Thank you for assisting us to strive for service excellence. Once again, we thank you for sharing your concern, we hope that you will give us another opportunity to better serve you next time, meanwhile , it is been 3 months ago you visited, I believe you will have a great experience when you visit us again. we look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best Regards, Elizabeth
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Hotel rooms smell strongly to mould, shares tabel in room badly wearing. Breahfast is quite poor compare to price. Its better to pay few dollars more and update to Sheraton Hotel which located very near. Im not recomended this Hotel if rooms are available soem anothet hotel. My self get headache from smell of room(moud). Location is ok,
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Response from sojournerhotel, Guest Relations Manager at The Sojourner By Genesis
Responded 31 Jan 2020
Dear Esteemed guest, We thank you sincerely for your feedback, and we apologize for the inconveniences you encountered during your stay with us. We go all out at all time to ensure we provide the best possible service to our guests, but then it is great that you informed us when it fails to meet your expectations. Thank you once again for bringing our attention to your observation of mold smell, we have immediately notified the department in charge and immediate actions to ensure such do not persist have been taken. we can assure you of a more memorable experience the next time you visit, as we look forward to you giving us another opportunity to better serve you. Best Regards, Elizabeth
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I decided to stay here as I just wanted to be near the airport for one night and wanted to try somewhere new. This place had some really good reviews so I thought I’d give it a try.
Firstly this hotel is difficult to find. My driver had to call them to ask for directions. There’s no signs on the exterior. No signs on the gate, above the door, you can’t tell it’s a hotel unless you have reception actually on the phone directing you.
Very hot and stuffy inside, no a/c in the lobby or public areas. A/c in my room did work but was not on when I checked in and it took 12 hours or so to cool the room down to a comfortable temperature (I’m British though so I like it cool to be able to sleep).
The rooms are very tired and dilapidated. Not clean at all. The windows didn’t close properly, allowing insects and smoke into the room, and felt very unsecure. Wifi very poor, just strong enough to download emails but not for web browsing. Only about half the plug sockets in my room worked. Cracks in the walls.
They do have room service but there’s no menus in the room. You have to order in the restaurant and then ask for the food to be delivered to your room. I had some dry gluey pasta which was not good. The waiter who brought my food to my room actually called me “Master” which made me very uncomfortable.
After I’d checked out and I was waiting outside (far too hot inside so I had to brave the mosquitos by the pool) I was having a beer and a snack when someone came to mop the pool area. He proceeded to mop under and around the table I was eating at, even under the chair I was sitting on, with very strong smelling disinfectant while I was trying to eat. Food ruined by the smell and very uncomfortable trying to eat with someone mopping under your chair. I don’t blame the man doing it, I blame the lack of training which led to him thinking that was the right thing to do.
This place had the feeling of being run by someone who’ve seen photos of nice hotels but have never actually been inside one. Business customers don’t want reception staff in fancy jackets and marble floors, we want to feel safe and charge our phones. I’ll be advising fellow travellers to avoid this hotel. There are plenty of others in the same area which are a good standard.
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Date of stay: May 2017
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Trip type: Travelled on business
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The staff are friendly and they are very willing to help. The rooms are clean and comfortable. The only reason I didn't given them a 5/5 was that their processes need a little more work. As an ecample, when i checked out, a bill wasn't presented to me check so charges weren't put on. However, once a problem is identified, the staff do try to correct it.
One thing I love about Nigeria is that they are always smiling. This hotel is no different.
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Date of stay: January 2018Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from oluwafemi A, Front Office Manager at The Sojourner By Genesis
Responded 6 Feb 2018
Dear Darren, Thank you so much for your honest feedback. We will work on the check out process and ensure excellent service at all times. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you back to The Sojourner. Do have a fantastic day ahead.
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Stay here for two nights in November 2017 on my way back to the United States. The hotel is very expensive as rooms were going for about fifty thousand naira per night. In addition, there is buffet lunch for seven thousand naira per person and a bottle of beer for eight hundred naira. However, the hotel room is very clean and spacious but limited space for parking.
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Date of stay: November 2017
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Trip type: Travelled solo
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Friendly staff. The hotel is situated in a fairly serene environment. Breakfast wasn't so bad though I would have loved to see more variety. I also think they need more staff at the dining seeing as I had to clear my plates myself after my starters and mains.
Great service though.
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Date of stay: July 2017
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
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I spent here night here in April 2015 because I had to be somewhere on Lagos Mainland and I didn't want the hassles of long morning commute.
I found Sojourner surprisingly pleasant. The hotel's well built and thoughts went into the rooms; I surveyed quite a few before settling down for a Classic Room on the fourth floor.
The price was pretty OK. $200 per night compared to another top brand hotel just 2 minutes drive away for $375 and not quite as nice. That's a story for another day.
The bed was pretty good and had clean sheets. Nice music softly played in the halls.
To the things that annoyed me - Room Service was horrible. They were so slow I felt my order won't be ready in a week. The order wasn't complete. Wifi was horrible. There wasn't any shower cap or robe in the rooms. And one scary thought - the windows have no protection - it's easy to get drunk and fall out of them
Overall I would call it a bargain for that quality and definitely I just found a new home.
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Date of stay: April 2015
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Take the corner rooms - they have a good view!
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There are more places to choose from in the Lagos area.
PRICE RANGE
₹6,296 - ₹7,304 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
NigeriaLagos StateLagos
NUMBER OF ROOMS
94
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