Kololi, Holiday Beach Club Hotel Review

Overall Rating

The country as a whole !
the people are so friendly (we spent alot of time in sanyang with a friends family and learnt how the locals live)
food-nice
sunshine.... :-)
holiday rep - (thomas cook - she is sooo nice , very helpful and friendly )
hotel staff - receptionists,room manager,very charming,entertainment the people there are very accepting of tourists and you feel like family there.

none really , apart from the overly rude owner of the hotel. A lot of guests complained about him and his attitude, don't be put off though the other staff are wonderful , some of the nicest people I have ever met. oh and also 100's of mosquitoes but then again what do you expect going to Africa...

first of all i would recommend this destination to anyone who is interested in a relaxing pool/beach holiday as you can relax round the pool without being hassled and you can enjoy a nice meal which will be delivered to your sun bed by very polite waiters :) the beach is great but waves can get a bit out of hand at times so if entering with small children be aware. The weather was amazing, sometimes a little to hot but I cant say I complained , got back to england and everyone was complementing me on how good I looked. My mum runs a charity renovating and building nursery schools in Gambia so we try to visit Gambia 2/3 times a year. Now we are classed as 'real Gambians' rather than tourists we never eat down the strip outside the hotel we go to Serekunda every night (down kariba avenue) and rotate between Istanbul(a newly opened restaurant... tomato soup is lovely there),4seasons which is amazing, staff are friendly and very helpful and we also went to sultans (across road from Istanbul) this is great if you fancy trying foods from a selection of different countries as it has a huge menu. If you are eating out while staying in Gambia I would recommend eating in the local eateries rather than tourist restaurants as tourists places can cost up up to £30 a night for 3 people to eat and have a drink each but in the local places such as 4seasons where you can get all of the above for under£10.. its amazing and the food is scrumptious!!! :-D Also if u are visiting Gambia you must go to Lamin Lodge its almost perfect there , set in a great location .. so peaceful but just watch out for the monkeys , they will come to the table and grab your bag/food or anything u leave lying around , but don't worry they wont hurt you. :) xxxx