Gambia Hotels Finder        All      Sandele Eco Retreat (Gambia, Kartong)      Sandele Eco Retreat is a luxury tourist lodge set in the bush, 100m to the beachfront of Kartong. Hotel Room Facilities & Services: 14 rooms and suites Double beds / twin with draping mosquito nets Living room & dining area Fans Dressing table & walk-in wardrobe En-suite shower & composting toilets Private roof terrace Solar water heating & electricity Full room service on request Maid cleaning of rooms Beach Cabana   General Facilities & Services: Restaurant Serves local and international cuisine to a high standard. Breakfast included in price. Swimming pool Car parking Airport transfers (extra) Laundry service Bureau de change service Car rental service Bottled water 24 hour security Grey water recycling Rainwater harvesting   Activities:   Meditation and Yoga sessions   Massage   Bird watching   Kartong Village Excursions   Permaculture visits   River and sea fishing   Beach Net Casting   Bush Medicine demonstrations   Bush Walks   Dancing   Drumming   Batik and Tie Dye   Ecological Building Techniques   Local volunteering   Review: Sandele Bay Eco-Retreat is run on ethical principles, training and employing the local staff and using local materials wherever possible. It is built using ecological construction techniques introduced from India to The Gambia and is run as a model of sustainability. Their vision is to create a centre of excellence in terms of responsible tourism, sustainability; luxury and peace; where quality, first-rate service and superior cuisine is offered in a manner that maximizes benefit to the local community. The retreat's 4 domed eco-lodges are a one-of-a-kind rounded and domed structures that oddly manage to blend into their background despite their red ochre and yellow roofs. Maximum use is made the windows to allow the suns natural light to illuminate the rooms while using as little electricity as possible. The private patios are fairly wide with an adjacent plunge pool (shared by 2 suites) to cool off during the hot afternoons. There is also a sturdy deckchair, very wide, soft sunbed and shaded dining area where you can eat you meals al-fresco style. The other 10 standard rooms do not have a plunge pool. The Sandele's luxury suites are generous in size while the wooden beds are more than adequate to sleep two persons on its fine, Egyptian cotton sheets. The bathroom finishing does not disappoint as it is superb quality with plenty of drawer space beneath the single lever tap wash hand basins for your towels and toiletries. Dining: The in-house Pakaya Restaurant is set on 2 decks and serves good standard international meals as well as local catches such as spiny rock lobster. Note: Room rates are available on a half-board or full-board basis during the summer and winter holiday season.   Photos       Contact Address: Sandele Eco-Retreat Kartong Village P O Box 4590 Serrekunda Western Region The Gambia West Africa Tel: +220 449 5887 Email: reservations@sandele.com     Gambia Hotels Finder        All            Home        Disclaimer       Privacy Policy   Copyright © 2009 Access Gambia   All Rights Reserved.