L'ASSIETTE AU GRILL - The restaurant "l'assiette au grill" with its view over the clear blue ocean serves the ideal after-swim meal. LA CITRONNELLE - The "La Citronelle" restaurant features an international cooking and local specialities. LE FLAMBOYANT - Situated on the ground floor, next to the "La Citronnelle" restaurant, the "Le flamboyant" bar is a place where African art and colours of joy are combined. Come and enjoy local specialities like monkey bread and bissap syrup. LE TARPON - Situated at the level of the swimming pool with a magnificent view of the bay of Dakar. The Tarpon bar is the ideal place to drink fresh fruit cocktails, eat a light snack or a grilled thiof (local fish appreciated for its tender flesh and taste).
The city hotel was renovated in 2008 and offers 230 luxurious and comfortable rooms, all with modern equipment. It also provides 5 meeting rooms for conferences and seminars, a restaurant with panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean, a bar, a disco, a heated pool, a free car park, 24-hour security staff and smoke alarms in public areas. The air-conditioned business hotel welcomes guests in a lobby and has currency exchange facilities, lift access, a newspaper stand and a hairdressing salon. Room service and laundry service are available for a fee, and those arriving by car may leave their vehicle in the hotel car park.
From the airport take the airport road direction to Dakar city centre. Afterwards, follow the road until the avenue Lamine Gueye, turn left at the avenue Faidherbe in the direction of Independence Square. The hotel is at the roundabout.
All hotel rooms have an en suite bathroom with hairdryer. In-room amenities include a double bed, direct dial telephone, satellite/cable TV, radio, high-speed Internet access. Air conditioning, a minibar, tea and coffee making facilities, keycard-operated door locks, security peephole, emergency information and a safe also feature as standard. Half of the rooms offer an exceptional and unique view of the Atlantic Ocean and Gore Island.
The hotel has 1 heated outdoor swimming pool with a poolside snack bar (fees apply to the latter). Sun loungers and parasols are laid out around the pool ready for use.
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SWIMMING POOL
PARKING / GARAGE
ENTERTAINMENT
DISABLED ACCESS
PET FRIENDLY
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How to arrive
12 kms to the nearest airport (dakar-yoff-léopold sédar senghor international airport)
The hotel is located in the heart of Dakar and the city's business district. Dakar Airport is just 30 minutes (around 10 km) away.
American Express, MasterCard and VISA are accepted at this establishment.
Positive: Beach club was closed. Zero communication ahead of time or during check in. Was surprised and disappointed. Only booked to be near the water which I was not. Too bad.
Positive: pool was not available during my stay. Breakfast is perfect and room comfort is premium
Positive: Need more fresh fruit on the breakfast buffet. Our stay in mid December was adequate, however, upon our return on Dec 31, the service and room furnishings were poor. The hotel staff was over ...
Positive: Bad service and not flexible. Only looking for their own profit. There are much better hotels in Dakar at this price level! Would recommend going elsewhere
Positive: breakfast and dinner was very good
Negative: room service could be quicker
Positive: Great staffs and service
Negative: Request for airport transfer not arranged despite email to hotel / message through Booking.com
Positive: The location, the room, the staff
Positive: The room was great and the breakfast was also great
Negative: I think everything was ok
Positive: They responded to my requests. I found the minibar well equipped. The food and fruit platter was delicious.
Negative: Nothing
Positive: RThe restaurant and sea view were beautiful. The entrance lobby of the hotel was pleasant. All the staff were very friendly and caring.
Negative: In the bathroom, shower water was flowing very little. The temperature could not be adjusted.
Positive: We poisoned and all our travel was incredible because of this.
Positive: The staff and ambience within the hotel was great. I do recommend their bartenders especially Patrick. He does very good cocktails.
Positive: I had a room with an oceanview on the 5th floor. The size of the room is good with a seprate toilet and shower. Liked that it complementary water and hot beverages were provided. The room also has a ...
Negative: The main hotel pool was is open to the public; and this makes it very noisy and busy on the weekends with all the children around. The sheets on the bed were clean, but some of the pillow cases had ...
Positive: No comment
Positive: Beds were exceptionally comfortable. Staff was very very nice and helpful. It was wonderful to sit and relax in the loby, bar, restaurant area both inside and out. The bar snacks of peanuts and potato...
Negative: There were not enough towels in the room and they were very thin. Had to request toilet paper. Shower was slippery.
Positive: Location is good and comfortable bed
Negative: Breakfast is same everyday and dinner menu is limited. Room was smaller without any view No shower curtains because of which water was all about over floor
Positive: Breakfast, food was exquisite
Negative: The fact that i have called several times to check on the door facing the river to enjoy the view, nothing, nobody never attended to me till i left
Positive: Room was comfortable
Negative: Restaurant very poor Staff not helpful
Positive: Location
Negative: Room facilities
Positive: In front of the ocean
Negative: It is a 4-star hotel at best. Room not clean. Unfinished reparation or poorly done in the bathroom Visible scratches on the main table Staff not really trained to handle a so-called 5-star hotel. Too ...
Positive: The property is lovely staff are great . Clean rooms . Rooms are huge . But I see the sea view rooms are bigger and nicer . I walked past them .
Negative: I had no room service menu , no mugs to drink tea or coffee . No towels had to call for everything . There was a weird noise every night almost veery hour complained about it for two days nothing was ...
Positive: The best hospitality I've ever experienced. Moment I walked in I was sat down and given fresh local juice. Everything was exceptional.
Negative: Breakfast was a bit pricey. Should be included
Positive: fantastic
Positive: Everything is above the standard and met all our expectation, i recommend everyone to stay in this hotel.
Positive: Variety in offer Great location Clean room
Negative: All ok
Positive: Room average - not worth the high tariff. Pool excellent. Breakfast good.
Negative: The reception desk did not arrange for my Hertz car transfer from the hotel to the airport on 26 Oct 23 at 14:00 as requested the day before. I had to travel in a dilapidated and unreliable taxi (same...
Positive: friendliness and quality.
Negative: all was good
Positive: Rooms were very comfortable. Did not make it to the pool. Breakfast was a good.
Negative: Reserved a car with front desk that was not ordered. The pictures on the website makes the hotel appear to be on the beach.
Positive: the location
Negative: was too overpriced almost 420 a night . was not money worthy
Positive: The front office friendly
Negative: discrimination by the security on accessing the restaurant from the terrace. Also accessing the lift, you are asked ID on profiling basis
Positive: Clean, silent, good breakfast etc
Negative: There is shortage of soap, shampoo in the plastic bottle. You need to check very often if for example soap is enough
Positive: The overall hotel is very nice; decoration (especially the Christmas holiday items), lobby, room size, pool and restaurant. The staff is awesome, friendly, professional and helpful. They do all they...
Negative: The bar could have stayed open after midnight on New Years Eve for those of us that didn't want to leave the property to celebrate.
Positive: It was quite serene and the staff were very cordial. Always with a smile on their face
Negative: Nothing
Positive: below expectations
Negative: below expectations
Positive: Good
Negative: none
Positive: The hotel is @ a top location - professional , all good.
Negative: Due to a convention it was overcrowded, this fact lowered the service level.
Positive: nice ambiance, good rooms and bar area
Negative: limited menu
Positive: Everything was perfect location, the hospitality from the staff, especially Alli at the reception, the ambience and aesthetics, the view of the ocean from the rooms and restaurants is breathtaking, ...
Negative: Nothing
Positive: staff
Negative: park on the side of the building going to the pool advised by the security guard and got booted in the morning and have to wait , missed my appointment and paid a fine of 6000 XOF to the city
Positive: The property is beautiful and the staff is GREAT! Every staff member did all they could to accommodate my group. Always friendly and professional.
Negative: The view from my room not good and there needs to be more food options on the restaurant menu.
Positive: the privacy and staffs
Positive: The staff were friendly and the restaurant was pretty good. The view from the restaurant and the pools were very nice.
Negative: The actual rooms were pretty small and the check-in process was very slow.
Positive: thé location
Negative: room smelled like humidity and was humid. the room, bathroom, and sheets were not clean.
