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Reviews of Hotel Africa Queen

3 out of 5
Hotel Africa Queen
BP 1171, La Somone

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 147 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Brett

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well located. Beautiful pool and really nice beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A true 4 star .
Well maintained, amazing staff . Shuttle service actually showed up . Rooms are spacious and modern. Big screen TV . Breakfast and Lunch were excellent with plenty of options. Ocean front with bar and 2 swimming pools. Only minor complaint is the dining chairs are brutally stiff , cushions would help. Awesome Hotel. 🙏❤️
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

maria

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect hideaway to relax and enjoy the beach and pool. Hotel has a lovely relax feel with warm atmosphere. Food also very good. Staff were excellent, I look forward to returning someday.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Francois

Travelled with partner
Nice and welcoming hotel with a very friendly and accomodating team. Overall a good stay with only one minor point to mention - no real hot water to shower at any time of day (lukewarm at best). The beach is not tremendously clean but that’s par for the course in most of Senegal.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Theresa

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

MAURICIO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location and quality for the price
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Beverly

Disliked: Staff & service
Prepaid reservation not honored
The hotel did not honor our non-refundable reservation. They said they did not receive a confirmation from hotels.com. We showed them our confirmation, and that it was prepaid. They still did not honor the reservation. Sure hope hotels.com returns my $93
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Penelope

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Tim

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Farouk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very nice and charming
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Claudia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
You can see that the Hotel has been recently refurbished so room and pool equipment are all new and in good condition. Buffet food is ok. Unfortunately we had a room that overlooked the road as they said this is happens when you book via Expedia. They recommended to call directly next time to get a seaview room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Bruno

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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mamadou

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mirjana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
feast for all senses
African Queen is a perfect not-too-big and not-too-small gem of a hotel on Somone beach. Recently renovated, tastefully decorated, clean, comfortable and perfect for relaxation. Staff is very helpful and generous with smiles. Food fresh and delicious...the whole experience was a feast for all senses. I higly recommend it and will be back for sure!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Ibrahima Diallo

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
There was a cockroach in my room
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beachfront property with great African theme of natural vibes. Service was wonderful. Room was decent sized with king bed, AC and hot shower. Only issue was a small floor leak in bathroom from unknown source. Breakfast was fabulous. Great resort for getaway.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is a treasure! Just the right size (large enough for amenities, small enough for a friendly feel with no waiting). The entire staff was so helpful and accommodating (with, among everything, English speakers). The food is good with fresh fish (and other offerings) every night, the pool is great (with 2 small baby pools), the beach a step away and beautiful.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

Windjaba

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

doreen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A touch of paradise
A beautiful location on the beach. Wonderful breakfast and the staff were so friendly and nice. Room had a fridge which was a bonus . A great 3 night stay to start our vacation.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

DARIYA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Africa queen is a little 3 stars hotel with a perfect location just in front of the ocean. We really enjoyed our stay in the hotel. The numbers are cleaned every day and if you need an additional cleaning the personnel will do their best. It’s better to take just a breakfast as the food in the hotel is not so good but there are many little and quality restaurants which are located next to the hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Travelled with partner
Nice hotel for a few days away, friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Robert J. WrightWright

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Weekend stay
For a cheap get away, this hotel will suffice. There are literally thousands of black flys that infest the dining area. It is not sanitary and makes dining miserable. There are many remedies that are available to take care of this situation. Tiki torches filled with insect repellent would help. Insect infestation is a real issue for me. I make think twice about staying there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Youness

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly Staff, amazing service !
The hotel was clean, the service was amazing, and the staff was really friendly and kind ! The food was good. Would highly recommend ! I'll be back again !
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Africa Queen Stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Nice stay by the beach
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Pierre

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très bon séjour
Très bon séjour à l’Africa Queen, un rapport qualité prix excellent! Si vous souhaitez être au calme prenez tout de même les chambres supérieures qui donnent côté mer. Les chambres classiques sont côté route avec simple vitrage ... Très peu de passage la nuit mais dès 6h il y a quelques voitures qui passent !
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Xavier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love it
Love it. Nice, clean, beachfront, friendly staff, clean pools, great value. Food is ok but there’s a couple of good restaurants around.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Jeannie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice beach hotel
Very nice little hotel. Stayed for 1 night with friends as part of a 3 week stay around Senegal, The Gambia and Cape Verde. staff was very nice, room comfortable and nice beach area. A short walk into town and the main beach. Overall a very pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hotel😁
Very good value for your money. Staff extremely welcoming and smiling. Absolutely want to return one day.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Marcelo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Reasonable stay for the Somone area
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good service and location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Whatley, Minnesota

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel layout and overall experience was very nice. The buffet and breakfast was unexceptional. We have orders off the menu before and been very happy but only the buffet was offered during this stay. Our children had a lovely time-its great place for families.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Elsa, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice hotel and staff quite helpful but charging a different random price every time for the shuttle from the airport. And don't stick to the price that as agreed on the phone...
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
family friendly, good location. on beach and in quiet town
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great area
Good communication from the start with a pick up from the airport, everything on time - same with prices and service.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice place next to the beach but needs maintenance
Good reception but once i checked in and locked my door the door couldn't open and had to be broken. No phone in the room so i had to do some loud bang and shouting to get rescue.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Queen, atlanta,GA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was beautiful staff was great!!!! The only down part the room was a bit dirty but besides that my stay was amazing!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Holiday comments
Clean conditions, quiet and peaceful, small TV only French speaking channels. small old fridge but cold enough. Food repetitive, especially breakfast. Nice clean swimming pool and comfortable sun loungers both at the pool and on the beach front. Lunch was OK, didn't eat at night so can't comment. I thought that the day trips were expensive. Don't go to Mbour horrendous traffic Saly is OK to visit. Regarding fishing trips, local boats are too light for the heavy swells, be prepared to get a bit damp with sea spray. If you like a cup of tea, take your own kettle, they are not provided.
Stayed 16 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Not very happy guess
Staff could have been friendlier, specially the restaurant staff. Had electrical power outage, twice

6/10 Okay

Shin, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel; beach side but lots of rocks.
Overall I liked this hotel except their restaurant. Often the seafood wasn't fresh even dangerous stage to eat. But the manager says he went fishing by himself that day and we don't know sea food......, I'm Japanese and my friend is from Marseille/France.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place
Wonderful visit. All staff were extremely helpful to me. I also greatly appreciate Jacqueline, as she assisted me with understanding some things so nice I do not speak French

4/10 Poor

Barbara, NY

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not as advertised
I changed my reservation to this place because of their website stating wifi in all 36 rooms....not true! Because of their location, wifi is intermittent at best. My books, music, and communication were dependent on internet and did not appreciate the misinformation. I was placed in a windowless room, they said because of my physical limitations, then in a 3rd floor standard room rather than in the seaview room i reserved and on the lower level. I had to spend the night in a room without a working tv, loud ac, no mini bar,, a sliver of a seaview. You could not hear the waves because of the ac. After complaining the next day i was moved to a lower level seaview room, with a working 19" tv with 6 french speaking channels only, not the premium channels advertised. Again wifi was intermittent. Breakfast ended at 10 and dinner started at 8...thats a long time to be disappointed. It was a buffett, with a salad selection of sort and choices of fish and "meat". Now I thought the "meat" was beef but was never labeled as such, and tough and inedible, except for 1 evening it was simmered in a gravy and was tender. When I think back on other trips to Africa I remembered they caught various animals in the woods and sold it on the road. I remember thinking of it as roadkill and wonder if that was what we were served. Most of the clientele comes from France, so English is not spoken and without wifi you can't even use google translate. Not relaxing!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Miaro-Zo

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Mamadou

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alexia

Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2023