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African Village Hotel (Gambia, Bakau)

African Village Hotel is on a rocky coastal cliff in Bakau & has a raised, man-made beach.

Hotel Room Facilities & Services:

73 rooms all en-suite, at ground floor level

Standard Room:
African roundhouse huts or block

Sleeps up to 3 people max, twin or double beds

Baby cot available

Mosquito net

En-suite shower, toilet & shaver plug

Air-conditioning - limited number (optional extra)

Fans

Fridge (optional extra)

Closet

Seating area & coffee table

2 and 3 pin sockets

Safety deposit box for rent

Daily room cleaning service

Laundry service (payable locally)

General Facilities & Services:

2 restaurants (1 overlooking the sea)

3 bars (1 is a beach bar)

Swimming pool

Safe for valuables at the reception

Small shop near end of entrance

Nightly entertainment

Table tennis and bicycling

Man-made sunbathing area

Tropical gardens

Car rental

Currency exchange

Multi-lingual staff

Reception desk & tourist information

Review:
African Village Hotel is a budget priced tourist hotel which began life as a nightspot called Club 98. It was converted in 1974 into 28 rooms, increased to 43 in 1975 and rebuilt in 1979. It now has just over 70 rooms for tourists set in what is aimed to be in the style of a village with mod cons in the Bakau resort of The Gambia.

As you enter the small, bustling complex there is an 85 metre walk which leads you past a mini-market and sleeping blocks to the swimming pool which is the centre piece of the accommodation.

Resembling more of a shallow moat it has a man-made island in the centre upon which the thatched bar is built around a coconut palm.

The gardened main walkway continues between offices and an entertainment area and directly through the shaded, airy Atlantic Restaurant. From its pathway, steps drop down to the artificial beach which is a rectangle of sand on pillars above the rocky cliff of Bakau mostly suited for sunbathing.

The standard accommodation is compact and simply furnished. Most are low or round huts, with thin twin mattresses on concrete plinths. Sea view accommodation and smaller units are available without a local supplement.

Available board bases as Bed and Breakfast or Half Board. All supplements and upgrades are per person per night, based on twin occupancy.

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Contact Address:

African Village Hotel
Bakau

98 Atlantic Road (Boulevard)
P.O. Box 4227, Bakau
The Gambia

West Africa

Tel: +220 449 5034
449 5384
Fax: +220 449 5307

Email: africanvillagehotel@yahoo.com

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