Kololi, Holiday Beach Club Hotel Review

Overall Rating

the breakfast which people did complain about. The tea and coffee are pre-made and are not hot enough and not to everyones taste. They would be better putting out just boiling water and letting you add your own tea/coffee but I expect this is down to expense. But if you ask for a cup of boiling water with a teabag it will be given. Not much on offer, juice, bread, cheese, spam, fruit, yukky cereal, butter/jam. You can purchase a hot breakfast at stupid prices.

The rooms at Holiday Beach Club Hotel, Kololi, are well maintained and very clean. All staff are very friendly and extremely helpful....not everyone looks for something in the Gambia contrary to belief. The beautiful hotel grounds are meticulously kept and are made up of well established palm trees, shrubs, bushes and flowers.....very beautiful. There are little paths leading to each apartment block. As most people have probably written about their whole holiday I will just tell you about the hotel itself. It is just off the main Sennegambia strip about 100 yards just passed the Sarges (formerly Tafbel) and across from the GTS.
Entry is through 2 green iron gates with security guards. A short drive down a shelled gravel drive brings you to the start of the apartments which are enclosed within a wall for privacy and security and have a security guard. Our apartment was A1 which was at the end of 8 joined apartments at the bottom and 8 above us. It was very quiet and we were particularly envied because we were the only ones that had the sunshine til the very end!
The rooms are well maintained by Adama and very clean. 2 large single beds with brand new mattresses. Towels changed every day and bed linen every other day. There was a dresser and a built in wardrobe with loads of space. Bathroom was very clean with toilet wash hand basin and shower (although when using the shower it did soak the whole bathroom due to the design of the curtain rail. Nice little touches of beside wall lamps and 2 electrical sockets (3pin plugs). Entrance to the apartment was on a little terrace with a table and 2 chairs then through large sliding doors. In the evenings you have your own discovery programme watching the monkeys play and in our case jump on our almost completed jigsaw!
From our apartment which was at the very back, it was a short stroll to the hotel shops, reception, bar, dining room and very large swimming pool.
The back exit of this hotel is straight onto the beach so no having to pass through other hotels or walking via the road.
I have given this hotel a 9 only because of the breakfast which people did complain about.
On the whole this hotel well exceeded my expectations. This is my 4th trip to The Gambia . It is totally safe, clean and helped ease the stresses of the dreaded Credit Crunch!