Name: Casa Mara Guest House
Address: Sicap Amitie 3 Villa 4399, Dakar, SN

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2022

Isaac

Great room, excellence service and food both breakfast and dinner were great.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2020

Eivind

Friendly staff and nice place to hang

Staff were all friendly and helpful. The restaurant on the roof is amazing and have a nice selection of Gin in the bar :) the rooms are basic but large.

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Riad-like guest house. The room was correct. The staff was extremely helpful, they are caring and service-minded. They supported to find taxis every day of my stay and were ready to help with anything!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2019

CATALINA

Casa Mara

everything was perfect and the hotel is really nice

Business

4/10

Poor

04 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Staff shouted at me in front of many guests and diners as they had no experience with expedia pre paid bookings. I was humilliated - Mr Sidaty was genuinely shouting at me that he was going to frogmarch me to ATM while threatening to block me from leaving the hotel in the morning ('you'll see, you'll be late to the airport'). He later conceded but had refused to attempt to read my receipt or to contact the person in charge of pre laid bookings as it was a Sunday and they don't work Sundays...

Upon requesting a glass of wine after this crappy experience, and with no other guests eating at this time, Sidaty disappeared into the office and for 15 minutes proceeded to chat with the guard, insisting all the time he was coming. I had to request 4 times to get served.

Final straw was that I twice notified of my early departure and was twice told by Mr. Sidaty that a breakfast pack would be ready to go for me in the morning, which unsurprisingly it wasn't.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2018

Fredrik

Pleasant little hotel

Nice hotel with pleasant atmosphere and friendly staff. Tapas restaurant on top with somewhat uneven quality of food. Not much in the surounding area but taxis a plenty

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2017

Doudoubite

My CasaMara Experience

This hotel was very convenient, and delighted my experience during my stay in Dakar. The staff was very friendly and ready to help with any need that came up. I will definitively recommend the CasaMara hotel to anyone.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2017

Thomas

Top-Notch Value!

Incredible service and comfort at a wonderful price. I stayed for 18 days and could not have been happier with this guesthouse - especially with the friendly staff. I'll definitely stay here again on future visits to Dakar.

2/10

Poor

01 Apr 2017

Christine

Detained and threatened by the owner and staff

We prepaid via the app but when checking out, a staff member insisted we had not paid, despite my email and credit card evidence to the contrary. He refused to check their email for confirmation of payment. Things escalated when the owner turned up and turned violent, trying to wrestle us out of the car, yelling and then his mates turned up on masse and stopped our car from leaving. It was very frightening. They refused to listen to us or check their email. When the office lady turned up, the owner agreed to check his email, to discover we were right all along and tried to apologise and we were released. The hotel itself was lovely but this experience was so frightening, I cannot give them any more than the minimum one star. The incident should have happened and could easily been resolved.

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Had a great time. Really loved this hotel. A breath of relief.

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2016

Mankidi Linda

convenient

it was a very good stay

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2015

JAMES

Very Nice!

Not the best for location, but everything else was great.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jul 2015

Vicky

Three days in Casablanca

Hotel was basic. Not much food for free breakfast. Our toilet did not work had to go entire day and overnight with no toilet. Had to go down to lobby each time. Fixed it the next day. Hotel is two blocks from tram.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2014

Verified traveler

Low cost guest house

The key feature was the low cost and the location which I wanted. Some staff messed-up the records of bills because they deal in cash. The guest house / hotel owner was very positive and helpful. The rooms are neat. The pool is smaller than it looks in the website. Complimentary breakfast has a simple menu but is good. Food (for meals) is not up to the mark. You may plan to have your meals outside. The guest house is located in a quiet neighborhood and is good for family visits at low cost.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2014

Aly-Khan

Well placed and very well priced hotel

This hotel is close to our office, so I'm writing this from a business user perspective. We work in international development, so we don't have large budgets for 5* hotels - we just need somewhere clean, comfortable, with decent internet and, if possible, also serves food.

This hotel was excellent on all those points. The staff also really went the extra mile - I didn't have change to buy something from the convenience store opposite (just a large denomination note) - the staff asked me what I wanted, then went out for an hour, got change from someone, bought it for me, and brought everything up to my room. They also got a better price that I'd been offered.

Only consideration: I don't speak great French, but enough to get buy. You'll need to be at least at this level - don't expect them to speak great English. But since Senegal is a French speaking country, this really shouldn't be a surprise.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2014

Doug & Audrey

Great place for us during our Senegal family trip!

We had 3 initial evenings at the Casa Mara upon arriving in Dakar, and 1 evening prior to our departure from Dakar. Our younger daughter is semester abroad in Dakar and this location was fantastic as it is walking distance to her host family house. The staff at Casa Mara are really friendly, very helpful and made us feel welcomed. The rooms were clean and have an attractive, simplicity of decor. The breakfasts were delicious and the one evening meal we had there was fantastic. The hotel is in a walled compound with a gate and doorbell system, which made us feel as though we were in a private oasis, whether inside or out in a chaise lounge by the pool. Really, a very comfortable setting and we would be happy to return. It was a great experience to have such a pleasant space and to realize that our western expectations of lodging can be softened and yet graciously met in a city such as Dakar.

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2013

Verified traveler

Pràctico, familiar

Friendly hotel with a lovely atmosphere. Surroundings not great, but its just Dakar.

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2013

Mike

friendly

The staff treated us almost as part of the family, very welcoming. We were there as a couple, but it is also a very good hotel for families with small children.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2026

Chikako

Very nice breakfast in a buffet style

Business

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2024

Bernadette

J’ai occupé une jolie chambre mais sans fenêtre.
La porte d’entrée est vitrée mais elle donne sur une cour intérieure où les gens prennent le petit déjeuner, travaillent à l’ordinateur ou discutent juste en face de cette porte. Ils peuvent voir ce qui se passe dans la chambre. Il faut donc toujours garder les rideaux fermés. C’est donc une chambre complètement borgne.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Dec 2023

david

adresse sympathique

L'équipe d'accueil est très sympathique. Le restaurant est délicieux et l'ambiance parfaite. Certaines chambres très jolies, d'autres humides, mal situées près des bureaux et de la réception. La piscine était en travaux lors de notre passage donc pas utilisable. Bon rapport qualité prix si vous avez l'une des jolies chambres.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2022

Norbert

Kleines, aber ZU KLEINES Frühstückbuffet (Weißbrot, KEINE Croissants, Marmelade, Nutella, Kuchen, O-Saft, guter Kaffee, hart gekochte Eier, Schinkenwurst, Käse, Kartoffeln und Grünsalat). Gutes Internet, OhneTV

Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2022

Sacha

Un cadre très agréable

Le cadre est très agréable, le bar restaurant propose des produits de qualité. J'aurai toutefois préférer une chambre côté court pour éviter les réveils à 4h dû au coque d'à côté. Problème également de pression d'eau dans la chambre 15. Le matelas n'était pas très confortable également.
Mais malgré cela j'y retournerai... Dans une autre chambre.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

29 Mar 2022

FRANCK

Douche avant late check out
Bruyant

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2022

Patricia

agréable et sympathique

Séjour très agréable, hôtel a taille humaine, très accueillant et sympathique, sans prétention
petite piscine très bien pour se relaxer en fin de journée
restaurant très bon
je serai prête à revenir lors de mon prochain déplacement professionnel

Business

6/10

Pleasant

05 Mar 2020

DIODIO

Nous avions reservé 2 chambres au meme prix et avons demandé

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2020

Roberto

Me ecantó la limpieza y orden en este albergue. Especialmente el canto de pajaros.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Ambiance boutique hotel

Un petit hotel à taille humaine qui donne l'impression de dormir dans un jardin à la campagne et pas en plein Dakar. Très bon petit déjeuner simple et fait maison, service aux petits soins.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2019

Philippe

personnel très dévoué , attentionné à la clientèle

la chambre a besoin d'un sérieux refraichissement
la restauration est bonne, petit déjeuner à volonté basique avec parfois quelque bonne surprise

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Un oasis en ña ciudad

Muy agradable y buen servicio. De felicitar la atención de Marcel. La comida muy buena tb.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2018

Bianka

kleines aber schönes Hotel Zimmer sehr sauber

zweckmäßig eingerichtete Zimmer -ausreichend- nur ein kleiner Kühlschrank zum kühlen der Getränke fehlte in unserem Zimmer, bei längerem Aufenthalt wäre dies zweckmäßig
Personal TOP sehr freundlich--fast familiär...wir werden dort wir unterkommen

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2017

María Teresa

Hotel limpio y practico

Hotel céntrico con habitaciones majas y limpias; buen desayuno y posibilidad de comer o cenar a buen precio; personal muy agradable; todo muy recomendable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2016

Maeve

Le personnel est très accueillant, l'ambiance est chaleureuse et reposante. Je m'y suis sentie comme chez moi et j'y retournerai à coup sûr !

2/10

Poor

31 Aug 2016

jean marie

déçu .

quand je suis arrivé ; la réservation n avait pas été confirmé par vos service.donc pas de chambre. on ma quand donné une chambre au bout de 1 h et chambre pr2s des cuisines trés bruyante trés petite et pas du tout pour le coUt de 53 euros.
point positif : petit déjeuné.

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2016

Bernard

Hotel sympathique et calme

Petit auberge sympathique avec personnel accueillant et serviable. Localisation un peu difficile à trouver à priori. Facile d'accès au centre-ville et aéroport par taxi. Je recommande cet hotel pour le rapport qualité/prix adéquat et asuii pour les bons plats à prix très raisonnable qu'on peut obtenir sur place.

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2016

Yannick

confort et accueil pour un prix raisonnable

une oasis, des pdj généreux, une carte appréciée

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

A home away from home

Wir hatten im Casa Mara in Dakar a home away from home - eine sehr familiäre und freundliche Atmosphäre mit hilfsbereitem Personal. Jederzeit gerne wieder!

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2015

Nila

Trivsam oas

Ett hotell med mysig och familjär stämning. Ligger som en egen liten oas mitt i den annars ganska intensiva storstaden. Fin innergård och bra mat i restaurangen. Mysiga gemensamhetsytor. Vi reste med tonåringar och alla trivdes bra

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2014

charlie

Super staff

Pas facile à trouver au début mais tout le personnel a été super et en particulier Moïse, le chef cuisinier qui est un véritable maestro culinaire et qui est en plus très amical.

4/10

Poor

24 Jun 2014

Nam

Reasonable Priced

It was my first business trip to Dakar. I had problems in communicating with people working in Casa Mara because most of them understand French only. If you encounter problems, ask lady manager for help because she is the only person who can speak English fluently and has open-minded. The location is near the police academy, most of the cab driver had hard time in finding the hotel.

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2014

Verified traveler

Bon hôtel

Nous avons été très satisfais de cette hôtel, de ses employés, de la chambre et de ses prix, nous y retournerons....

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2014

Verified traveler

Bon hôtel

Nous avons été très satisfais de cette hôtel, de ses employés, de la chambre et de ses prix, nous y retournerons....

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2014

jean François

personnel à l'écoute ,efficace,sympathique

c'est très friendly je recommande cette adresse ,une équipe attentive ,à l'écoute du client la restauration est très satisfaisante merci

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2014

Verified traveler

À recommander
Ambiance familiale
Cuisinier très sympatique

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2014

Elisabeth

Chambres spacieuses et très propres

Manque de signalisation de l' hôtel, notre chauffeur s'est perdu.Chambre au rez-de-chaussée très bruyante à cause de la proximité du restaurant. Fermeture de la porte de notre chambre très mauvaise.

4/10

Poor

26 Jan 2014

Marcel

Difícil de llegar y poca atención al cliente.

El hotel no lo conocen ni los taxis del aeropuerto y con la dirección el chauffeur se detuvo 3 veces a preguntar dónde estaba situado. Está lejos del centro. Tuve que mostrar la reserva impresa para constatar que tenía cena incluida. A veces no hay nadie para abrir la puerta y hay que esperar afuera. Pagué una cena incluída carísima y me dieron un bife pequeño con fritas sólamente y ni un vaso de agua. Mucho frito y dieta poco balanceada (vitaminas cero). El desayuno es muy básico y si decido tomarlo tarde se acaba la banana, queso untable o huevos y no reponen!!! Las personas que atienden muy amables y amigables y los propietarios muy simpáticos. No hay teléfono en los apartamentos ni servicio de taxis. Un amable empleado me acompañó a la avenida y paró uno. Cuando me retiré no había nadie para hacer el check-out, luego de 20 minutos me marché... El wi-fi es muy débil. Todos los elementos de aseo que ofrecen es jabón en el baño. Las instalaciones son muy buenas, pero lamentablemente se manejan muy familiarmente y para estar en familia me quedo en casa y economizo los dólares que pagué por día.

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2014

Wiktor

Oas i kaos

Hotellet var mysigt och bra! Vissa i personalen mer hjälpsamma än andra

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2013

BigP

Une Casa sympa

Petit hôtel à l'ambiance familiale, très sympa. L'équipe est vraiment au petit soin. Le jardin est très agréable pour prendre le petit dej ou lézarder. Les chambres sont spacieuses et décorées simplement. Par contre, la télé et internet fonctionnent très mal. Le repas du soir est à un prix prohibitif (égal au prix parisien) au regard de la simplicité du plat (pâtes aux crevettes). Hormis ces 2 points, un excellent séjour ! En outre, le centre est facilement accessible en taxi à prix dérisoire.