African Village Hotel 98 Atlantic Road, PO Box 4227, Bakau I Tel: +220 449 5384 Email: africanvillagehotel@yahoo.com or europrop@qanet.gm
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Fax: +220 449 5307 www.africanvillagehotel.gm
African Village Hotel in the heart of Bakau offers a warm and colourful Gambian welcome to Africa’s ‘Smiling Coast’. Only 15 km from the airport, this small hotel lies directly on the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
The true Africa is right on the doorstep as the hotel is at the centre of bustling Bakau with fine restaurants, craft markets, fish market, supermarkets, churches, mosques, banks and telephone exchange all within easy walking distance. There is also the famous
The hotel offers 73 rooms, many arranged as small traditional huts in an exotic tropical garden. The ever popular Atlantic Restaurant offers impressive ocean views as well as an excellent range of International and African cuisine.
Kachikally Pool with over 100 crocodiles close by. Hotel life revolves around the unique pool area with its island bar and nightly entertainment shows. Other facilities including fans, safety deposit boxes, refrigerators
and private laundry services are available for a small fee. The hotel also boasts a pool bar, main bar and the Sand Bar at the beach area. In addition the Sea View Terrace offering stunning views from its elevated position overlooking the ocean.
Badala Park Hotel PMB 467, Kotu Stream, Serrekunda I Tel: +220 446 0400 I Fax: +220 446 0402 Email: badalaparkhotel@hotmail.com I www.badalaparkhotel.gm
The Badala Park Hotel is located near to its sister hotel, The Palm Beach Hotel in the fast developing Kotu area.
on either side of the drive is a famous wetland bird paradise, where over 100 different species can be seen.
The well appointed rooms are in twostorey units which spread out from the main swimming pool area and each has en-suite bathrooms and individual private balconies.
The beautiful sandy beach is just a minute’s walk from the hotel entrance where The Eldorado Beach bar offers cold drinks and snacks served in the shade of the raised bar or to beach sun loungers under the green palms.
Beyond the pool area is a hotel exit that leads onto ‘bird watchers walk’. Opposite is the main drive that leads to The Palm Beach Hotel, its sister hotel. Located
There are also various bars and restaurants where both the local and international cuisine can be enjoyed. Other facilities on
Baobab Holiday Resort Coastal Road, Bijilo I Tel/Fax: +220 446 5341 Email: taaraa1@hotmail.com I www.baobab.gm The Baobab Holiday Resort get its name from the Giant Baobab Trees which are seen all over The Gambia. Situated on the Kombo Coastal Road it is located just 10 minutes drive from the airport, three minutes to Senegambia and 30 minutes to Banjul. The resort also lies close to the ITC Animal Park at Bijilo. The resort has 17 spacious and comfortable rooms including 15 self catering bungalows, with views over the tropical gardens. The rooms all have verandas, ceiling fans, air conditioning and cable TV.
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The roofs of the apartments are built from local grasses. At the Baobab there is an à la carte international restaurant and the African Grill Garden Restaurant, situated in the front of the resort and surrounded by a lush tropical garden with many palm and banana trees. An open-air bar is next to restaurant. There are two air conditioned conference halls called Sare Birom and Mansally which seat 90 to 120 people. Both are suitable for seminars and international conferences.
offer include small mini-market near the main hotel reception selling local crafts and essential items. Breakfast is served in the Sunbird Restaurant while dinner is served as a buffet or from the à la carte menu.