African Princess Beach Hotel

Gambia , Gambia
Kotu Beach, Kotu Beach
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10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2026

Amber

Great location and everything was spotlessly clean. The room was spacious and we absolutely loved the swim-up room. But best of all were all the staff, who were friendly, extremely helpful and went out of their way to make the stay feel truly special. Highly recommend and I shall return only to this hotel in Gambia !

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

Dalila

All very good. Only thing: there should be body lotion and hair conditionner in the room. Also, checkout time is noon. Cleaning came at 11:45 AM, sending me scrambling to vacate the room because my phone wasn't handy to check the time. They didn't ask I vacate right (it's Ok, we will come later) then but I got the message.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2026

Amadou

The room was so clean I really love it the same for the breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2026

Alister

Absolutely everything the staff were absolutely amazing very clean they could not do enough for me.
Best hotel I have ever stayed in in all my travels round the world.
If you come to Gambia there is only one place that stay.
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Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2026

Alister

Absolutely amazing the best staff I have come across on travels round the world
Absolutely recommend the African princess to anyone coming to Gambia

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

Alison

Breakfast was amaz

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2026

Kathryn

The hotel is very clean & spotless the staff are so polite & friendly, our housekeeper Badjar (not sure if the name is spelt correctly) was amazing, such a polite man & cleaned our room to a very high standard. The pools where lovely & clean, a wonderful stay, we will definitely be back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2026

Carly

Lovely beach front hotel. The NYE dinner was lovely! They made it very special. Free hire of padel court and good gym. Spa great value and good service.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

mr paul

Staff were amazing nothing too much trouble.Rooms clean but need refurbishing.Swim up pool was amazing cleaned every morning and night.Free breakfast was plentiful and lots of things cooked to order .

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2025

Valerie

Overall the staff stood out for me, they worked very hard with what they had, they were always polite and went above and beyond to make sure you were comfortable and happy.
As for the hotel, I was very disappointed that the gym was out of use( one of the main reasons I chose that hotel) however you were given a voucher to use another hotel that was 10mins walk away, that wasn’t appealing to me, as I wanted the convenience of doing my workout then shower and breakfast, it was a tight window for my routine to flow.
The sower was disappointing as there were irrigation issues, the water kept backing up, it wouldn’t drain away quickly, I did report it several times, they did try to rectify it with a plunger but it was temporary.
Another important point, security needs to be stepped up as a man managed to enter the hotel and scammed me out of 400 delassi( their currency) so be very careful if someone approaches you with a hard luck story about running out of petrol and having to take his mother to the hospital.. he spoke very good English . So be careful!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

Helen

Yes

6/10

Pleasant

10 Oct 2025

ELSE

Stayed there 6 nights. The breakfast is always the same. The menu didn't change a thing from last time I`ve there 2 months ago. A lot of options wasn't available. The beer is served at 20ªC at the bar, which is called sports bar. Coffee machine broke 3 times while our stay. Maybe is due to the out season, but they call them selves a 4 star hotel, its more like 3.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

Ismaila

Mosquito propeller ve present in the room due to mosquitoes present around rhe pool area.

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jul 2025

Aboubakar

CAN be better

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2025

Sandra

Fantastic time spent at the African Princess

The staff were nice and friendly. They offered a first class professional service. African Princess made sure our stay was a memourable one..

Room is of a high standard clean and comfortable. We look forward to returning.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2025

Philipp

Nice view

The checking was terrible !
Bedsheet wasn’t clean on arrival.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2025

Khalid

The Hotel itself was beautiful. Our room was beautiful. The pools were beautiful. Unfortunately the staff I really didnt like the way my wife and I were treated. Repeatedly, I was asked what room I was in. At breakfast, walking in and out; it was exasperating and very distasteful. When we wanted to have a 2 family members over into our room for a little bit, they told us this was not allowed. Even before check out, we needed to keep our infant baby for ONE HOUR, and they told us we actually couldn't have our infant daughter in the room with us. Unbelievably ridiculous! Maybe, I may come back one day, but no time soon. Very disappointed. By the way- we own property literally across the street from the hotel. We only booked here for a while to enjoy ourselves and experience the hotel. We didnt need to book. Just for a nice time. Again, very disappointed.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2025

Diane

It was very nice, spacious rooms, good dining area and close to the beach

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2024

Hettie

Lovely hotel and pool area. Very friendly staff
However limited meal options with no awareness of allergies

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2024

Angus

Value for money

Proper 4 star as it should be, have experienced other 4 star properties in the area and this stands high and dry above them, value for money👍🌴

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2024

Gizelle

Beautiful Hotel staff are really attentive and friendly

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2024

Sammy

Very nice hotel.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Feb 2024

Riccardo

Extremely Disappointed. Not worth the extra money.

They gave me a room with the dirtiest water I've ever seen. It was completely brown and the towels turned brown when drying my hands. When I complained, they told me they were aware of the issue so why was that room not removed from the system?
The next room they gave me had no hot water in the morning.
The beach is full of stray dogs and the staff kept giving them water so surely they'll not leave.
They wanted to charge me €60 euros (!!!) for the airport transfer when the usual price is no more than €20 for a 25 mins drive.
Also they charge for room service even though their restaurant takes ages to prepare the food.
Housekeeping lacks attention to details too: no toilet paper and water and towels replaced irregularly.
Given the price they charge for their rooms is extremely high as it's marketed as a high level resort, these things shouldn't happen. It's extremely disappointing.
On the plus side, the room is clean.
I will certainly not be back and pay the extra money for this disappointing service.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2024

Marietou

Love it. It was very clean

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2024

Alagi Pa Ali

Nothing

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2024

Saibo

The front desk is always available to respond to issues.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2023

Fay

Beautiful and clean service. Workers are very nice and friendly. Love the restaurant and food along with the entertainment

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2023

Oyebiola

It’s closeness to the beach

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2023

Linda

Lovely hotel. The rooms with the swim up pool are great. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The room was very comfortable and spacious with a smart TV.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2023

Umaru

The accommodation is super nice

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2023

Elsie

Each ground floor room had easy access to the pool.

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2023

christy

Nice and clean

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2023

Gordon

Excellent facilities with very good staff.
Highly recommended

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2023

Taleebah

Very clean value for money

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2022

Eva

Cleanliness could be improved as well as food variety at breakfast and restaurant.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2022

Rene

We chose this property because of the swim up pool and that was very nice indeed. However we are accustomed of clorinated water and our pool was not also our pumps were also not working to circulate the water either. The property is beautiful though the rooms need to be updated. However, the most unfortunate part of our stay was the dining experience. While the servers are excellent and very attentive I was served undercooked chicken for lunch and my wife got food poisoning from breakfast (we think it was the bacon, that was the only thing I did not have and in retrospect it did not look very fresh). For both incidents we received a very friendly apology. We did not ask as it is not our custom but would recommend that the hotel offer a better response to such incidents, like some type of compensation.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2022

Gordon

Had a very good experience throughout my stay. I would have no hesitation in recommending this hotel

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2022

alex

Beautiful comfortable and wonderful

My experience at this hotel was very nice. I arrived very late at night and the staff has been waiting for my arrival, with pleasant smile and easy check-in i was ushered in to my room. Clean room , environment, restaurant and the staffs were very nice.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2022

clare

Beautiful hotel, lovely rooms, good breakfast, staff very helpful and a good location

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2021

Verified traveler

Comfy oasis in Banjul

The room was clean but the air-conditioning needs service. The place is secure but on the beach you have to deal with the overly friendly guys proposing horse rides, juice, telling you to support the locals and not listen to what the hotel told you. The hotel says nothing about the beach vendors by the way. But for a peaceful and restful stay with a clean beach and gentle sea-this hotel does the job. The breakfast could do with some creativity but again the few things they do are good. So less is more. The restaurant is 7-8/10 but they are a little slow so order ahead, go for a walk and your food will be ready. Alternatively, check out the Italian resto in front of the hotel. Pool is clean with ample space for laps and faces the ocean. Great after a long day of driving and negotiating to get on the ferry to Banjul. Btw, for the ferry, buy a ticket for your car and your passenger and calmly rebuff offers to bump you up in the queue unless you are in a hurry and then wait for the Gambian charm.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2021

Verified traveler

Good location, very clean, friendly staff

Very good service but it was low season (I was there for work) so not everything was open and the menu at the restaurant was restricted. Most of the staff were lovely and helpful. A power cut on my first night from a thunderstorm was acknowledged but not really addressed until I insisted on moving rooms because my air con really didn't work properly. Signs round the pools when they are being cleaned to indicate how long you cannot use them for would be helpful. My room was excellent and very clean, the swim-up rooms are lovely. Very good location (I was working in Banjul city centre) and staff helped with arranging taxis and buying water.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2021

Verified traveler

Nice hotel really lovely staff, good location. Breakfast is ok

Self

2/10

Poor

04 Jul 2021

Camara

Terrified

They won’t let me stay there because I was with my son, they said that kids don’t allow in the hotel, I have never seen a hotel that denied kids entry.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Very clean

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2021

sudhir

I enjoyed my stay thanks to the management of hotel for taking extra care of covid and security.
Breakfast is OK.. Rooms are clean.

Business

2/10

Poor

21 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

People is very racist and root no good no good no good no good no good

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

This hotel was so calm and relaxing. The staff was so pleasant and friendly. A nice home comfortable feeling.

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

I did not like room service
(Close ar 14h00)
I did not like reception when i arrive
Nobody to take my lagane

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2020

Bex

African Princess

Really liked this hotel. The air con was excellent and able to access netflix and prime video while away from home was fab. The swim up pool and seaview will always be memorable.
Will return soon.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Adult only, 12 and over was a nice surprise. They should have explicitly mentioned that in advertisements. New property, comfortable beds, nice location at the beach.

Leisure Family