The Lilygate

Nigeria , Lagos
LAGOS, Olubunmi Owa Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, 2
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2026

Lisa

The staff at Lilygate are exceptional. I was created by my name as soon as I walked in the door! Nice touch. In addition, I was created with a refreshing cold bottle of water and juice. Ms. Chinyere Kalu, leader at the front desk was a perfect example of providing excellent customer service. She arranged my transportation from the airport to Lilygate, as well as from Lilygate to Ouidah, Benin. If I lived in Lagos, I would hire Ms. Kalu.

If you're looking for a safe, comfortable, and pleasant experience in Lekki, remember to stay at Lilygate.

Thank you to everyone! Well done!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2026

Osa

I had an absolutely amazing stay at Lilygate Hotel. From start to finish, everything exceeded my expectations.

The entire front desk team was outstanding—warm, professional, and always ready to help. From the supervisor to the manager, including Henry, Eucharia, and Peace, everyone went above and beyond to make my stay comfortable and truly memorable. Even though I may not remember every single name, every staff member I encountered delivered excellent, top-tier service.

The hospitality, attention to detail, and overall experience were exceptional. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Lekki. I’ll definitely be coming back!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2026

Chiagozikam

Great property and friendly staff. Eucharia was very helpful during check in

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2026

Robert

Great place

Business

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2026

AYORINDE

Everything went well. Except for the Front office supervisor or manager, the lady in glasses. She is not hospitable and not willing to attend to guest's request. She needs more training on how to respond to guests while under pressure. The receptionists, Chiamaka, Happiness and porter on duty are superb. Everything else was nice, room clean and well decorated. I enjoyed my stay. I will still come again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2026

Emeka

Room was clean and staff were polite.
The bathroom could have a soap dish

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Michael

The rooms were clean, staff very friendly, front desk and restaurant staff all lovely people.
Helen, the restaurant coordinator, was the most helpful, smart, people person I meet in awhile.
Peter, the bellhop, very helpful at all times and always with a pleasant welcoming smile.
I enjoyed my stat immensely.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2026

Peter

The staff are amazing. They were always eager to help. The restaurant manager Helen was amazing. Always greeting you with a smile. All the staff made me feel welcomed. I can see they all cared about my safety. I will use Lilygate again

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2025

Kenneth

Aside the late night band playing really loud music from the bar downstairs, it was a great experience.
The staff were really nice and friendly. I'd give them an 11/10 if I could.
Clean rooms.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2025

AYORINDE

Excellent overall service..

4/10

Poor

19 Feb 2025

Nneka

The air conditioner in my room did not work. I called them as soon as I checked in and they brought someone to fix it. That fixed only worked that night and it went back to not being functional the next day. I called two more times to have someone fix it. I got fed up and requested a room change which they said the hotel was full and they could not accommodate until the next day. The power went out in the room twice overnight. They again sent a worker to come fix the power but it was very disruptive to my sleep this was around 3 AM and 4 AM. On my last night they switched me to a new room or the AC was working and no power issues. I would not recommend staying here due to these problems. You have to call multiple times to get anything addressed, the customer service is not good.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2024

Bose

Clean facility, nice staff.
Manager was very helpful in addressing my concerns .

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2024

Dahlila

I stay at the Lilygate was amazing. The staff was friendly, kind and very helpful. The was able to assist me with ride to get to another point. Any questions I asked they extended their hospitality to help. Manager is a great person. I came in a day later and had contacted the hotel and she responded by letting me my room will still be reserve for me. I appreciated the staff hospitality and support to make a stay comfortable as if I was home.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2023

Celia Ifeoma

Great property. Clean

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Nov 2023

Baiyan

The hotel is overall OK. One major problem is the party at the balcony. It was very loud till late night everyday. Could not sleep quietly

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2023

Hugo

Very nice nigerian style

It was a good experience. The staff is nice and most of them well prepared. They represent the nigerian culture which is amaizing. Very nice facilities, and they're now remodelating to keep updated.

Business

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2023

Hugo

Better than average

The overall is good. Main problem was the room. The air conditioner was not working well and was also very noisy. They tried to fix it but still.

Business

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2023

Hugo

Better than many

Hotel above the average in the area. One of the few accepting cards. They have multiple social areas. Only maintenance should improve (showers, a.c.)

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2023

David

My and my wife's stay at the Lilygate was first-class from start to finish!

The service and friendliness of the staff was excellent! The decor and presentation of the hotel was beautiful, with lots of African-inspired art work throughout! The food was amazing, well-presented and freely available at any time, including room service. We had breakfast include which was a seamless process to sign for everytime we ate.

The rooms were beautifully presented and outfitted with all the basic amenities needed such as toiletries, a safe, fridge and also had a small balcony.

There were some minor issues such as the air conditioning unit having some condensation which dripped but when told about this, the front desk staff explained what we needed to do (vent the room from time to time due to the humidity) and the problem was resolved.

The hotel was very safe, with security staff at the main gates. The local area itself was very safe and well-outfitted as well with numerous grocery stores, restaurants and bars, hair salons and any other things you may need.

The hotel also has a well-maintained pool and gym with an excellent personal trainer. There is also an outdoor bar and grill with great food and nightly entertainment which is first-class!

I highly recommend staying at the Lilygate and definitely will be back!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

22 Feb 2023

Elizabeth

Construction noise every day and loud music every night. Shower would repeatedly flood bathroom.

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2022

Courtney

I stayed at this The Lilygate for a week and I loved my experience! The staff are so friendly and the atmosphere is relaxing. Some aspects of my standard room could be updated but overall this is a wonderful hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2022

Sharron

I love this hotel every time I’m in town I love it.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2022

Christina

The hotel staff was amazing. The hotel lobby and food options are good. The cleaning is not the best. Upkeep of property not good. I changed rooms 2 times. Shower is poorly designed.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2022

wanda

Great place.

Amazing

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2022

wanda

Very welcoming!

Amazing!

Self

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2022

Della

Lilygate party place

Small basic room but I like it here due to convenience getting around
Nice breakfast selections
One issue waitresses by the pool is always incompetent they don’t know anything about alcohol.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2022

Sharron

The place was so clean, smells good and the staff has such great service I would recommend this place to anyone who is traveling from a different country!!!!! Really had great customer service!!!

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Mar 2022

Folasade

This property is just ok. The staff was rude and unfriendly. They are just plain rude.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2022

brian

The friendly staff customer service and cleanliness

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2021

temi

Comfortable

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2021

Glanville Einstein

The hotel is certainly one of the better hotels in Lagos. The rooms were well appointed and the conference facilities were good. Food was a bit repetitive and staff were sometimes a bit aggressive in trying to push you to buy drinks or food in the bar, lounge and pool areas, when all you want to do is just have a peaceful relaxing time. The impression created was that staff must use every opportunity to maximise revenues. I was also not impressed with the laundry service. Given the cost for washing and pressing, I was surprised to discover that they use cheap key soap for the washing, which came back smelling not too good.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2021

IKENNA

Staff was great, very helpful and friendly. It's a secured property with multiple onsite security guards onsite. Breakfast and dinner buffet was a mixture of local Nigerian dishes and international foods -- good selection. At the moment, I can't think of a negative remark. It's my second stay at the property.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2021

Davina

Lilygate

Staff were pleasant, accommodating and checked me in early without a fee. Lovely service as always.

Self

2/10

Poor

23 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Superior rooms are extremely small
TV is not clear
AC is barely cold
Water has a foul odor
Had to ask to speak with manager just to get a pijama. Noise from a club opposite

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

First visit, good impression. The hotel is clean and located in a good location, staffs are professional and always ready to assist. I will recommend hotel to everyone

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Meals were sub standard. Staff at entrance were rude and unhelpful. Temperature checks were being done on the hand. Morning room service was very slow. Otherwise, very well presented hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Nice surprise!

Excellent experience at the Lilygate hotels.
Great customer service.

Business

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2021

Henry

Xmas holiday

A good hotel in a high end part of Lagos. It took about 30 minutes to check in, the official that handles 3rd party bookings was not available as at time of my check-in. Otherwise, no other major issues.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

Location is very good . Close to where I wanted to be

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2020

Oyinda

Hotel itself was decent...centrally located in Lekki. Cleanliness was average.

My bad experience was primarily with the staff. I got woken up in the middle of the night by reception due to calls being routed to my room by mistake which was annoying. This happened twice.

Also, I believe I was profiled when going out for a walk early in the morning...I was stopped and questioned about my being there. The male staff in particular ignored me whilst always acknowledging my husband as if I was invisible. It all just seemed very backwards.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2020

Eseosa

Content but can be more

There are no allocated parking spots for lodgers. Some times you may drive in to find out there is no space.

Business

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2020

Bode

Modern hotel. Very tense environment due to micro managing by leadership.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2020

Ven Marcus

Stay was amazing . Staffs were great especially the dining room staffs.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2020

Ken

Very lovely hotel. Staff, room, amenities are top notch. Will surely visit again.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2020

Patrick

Nice Nice. Had fun. Was a good weekend. Would recommend

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2020

Verified traveler

Great staffs. Awesome place.. always feel at home here. Best in Lekki Phase 1 i believe.. You will never go wrong here

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

18 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

I stayed here February 2020. Check in was good and the staff were nice and polite. Breakfast was also quite good. The general cleanliness was ok, however, the shower curtains are looking really tired, stained and worn.

Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2020

OLADIRAN

Elevator

The Elevator space is too small and lack of luggage space.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Beautiful Hotel

The hotel was absolutely beautiful, though the room was very small and the toilet could’ve been in better condition. It’s very embarrassing when you need to call maintenance to unclog your toilet more than once. YUCK!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

The property is nice and the service is very good.