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22 Reviews For Banjul Highway, Palm Grove Hotel

  • Guest 3rd Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    I have to say there are far to many nice places to go in the world than the Palm Grove hotel. If you like terrible food a crabby lagoon and the same dance entertainment all week then this is the place for you. Did I mention the bumsters ?. One bumster even offered the services of his sister and was shocked when I told my wife. I would rather not go anywhere than go here again. Air conditioning that rattles all night is fantastic too.

  • stevejc1956 26th Feb 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    just got back from a two week trip and was disappointed, the hotel is old and badly needs a re-furb. programme.
    the pool is tiny and water cold. the beach outside the hotel is black at low tide and the sea itself is dirty with mud. little crabs running everywhere.
    relaxing location as its well off the main tourist areas and costs 300 dalasis to banjul (return) and 600 to serakunda (rtn.) where the shops are so budget for this.

  • sennelager 22nd Feb 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    After reading some of the reviews on the Palm Grove I was slightly worried about the hotel but I did keep a open mind, and glad I did. The holiday was great, the hotel was great and the staff were really helpfull throughout the holiday without expecting a tip all the time. The selection of food for breakfast and evening meal was great, and it was so nice not to see chips every single day on the menu. If you have a sense of adventure with your taste buds the food was really nice and you will h ...

  • jeangoering 11th Feb 2008

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    We were so disappointed after spending last year at the Sene Gambia that we found fantastic, but thought we would like to try another location, thinking standards would be the same, hygiene was terrible my husband was so ill and had to get a doctor in the middle of the night. I needed to wake up staff at reception who wanted me to wait till 9am after insisting he eventually managed to get hold of our rep who contacted the doctor to come. When he arrived he was not too pleased and told me I shoul ...

  • maggie may 5th Jan 2008

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    i would never go back to the palm grove hotel again and i would never tell any of my friends about it eitherit is in the middle of nowwhere you had to get a taxi every where the prices in the hotel doubled when we got there i didnt go to gambia to spend so much on taxi's, but there is one thing for sure it wont happen again as i dont think we will go back.

  • davidtebay Rank: Lance Corporal 29th Oct 2007

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    This hotel was awful and what I consider to be essential items in Gambia such as room fridge and air conditioning were extra and would have cost us an extra £250 for our two weeks. We immediately transferred to the Senegambia at Kololi where aircon and fridge were included making a much finer hotel actually cheaper. I would recommend the Senegambia to anyone but the Palm grove to no one.

  • claudette pryce 14th Jun 2007

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    For me personally 7 days is long enough for me at any one time. I cannot However, I can't fault the service of the hotel as entertainment was provided each night, juggling acts, dancers etc. Although it was our first time to Gambia and we didn't know what to expect it was much better than we had expected. We had read up on reports before we went and one of the suggestions were to bring books, pencils and sweets, which we did and this really went down well with the children, it brought tears ...

  • c1192con 20th Apr 2007

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    We love Gambia as a country but will not stay at this hotel again, if you like a bit of life, stay at Senegambia Hotel, which we will do from now on, I have stayed there many a time, our friends booked us in at Palm Grove this time, they didn't know how good it was.

  • slartibardfarst Rank: Lance Corporal 6th Apr 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    We went to the Palm Grove Hotel in the Gambia for the sun.

    We will be going back because of the wonderful African people we met.

  • Patricia Allan Rank: Lance Corporal 3rd Apr 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I have never had a bad holiday at Banjul Highway, Palm Grove Hotel - the thing I love about it is that once you have been and returned, the staff and people in general never forget you. They know you by name and the service only gets better.

    I wouldn't go through the tour operators for excursions - hire a guide and a taxi/jeep for the day and explore the real Gambia and people - very safe and worthwhile.

    The Gambia will be the next hot-spot - Cape Verde is already up and coming and propert ...

  • Dianna Gunby 14th Feb 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I can't wait to go back to Banjul! I have travelled to many places in the world but this was my best holiday ever! It's a great place to chill out by the pool, beach or in a hammock under a palm tree! If you prefer to be more active there is plenty to do. Try to make friends with a local person from the hotel, it won't be difficult, and get them to take you on trips rather than paying the prices through the tour operators. We would recommend a visit to the Crocodile pit to see Charlie, the frien ...

  • herbiebird 4th May 2006

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I have decided to break my comments about the Palm Grove Hotel in the Gambia into defined areas:-

    Flight and transfers:-
    I have previously arranged my own transfer to and from the airport. This was hell on earth due to the number of bumsters hassling me at Banjul to carry my bag. This time less bumsters, and the transfer was arranged through the tour operator. Please bear this in mind

    Hotel accommodation:-
    Palm Grove has fallen into disrepair since my last visit. However, this was at the ...

  • burleybob 2nd May 2006

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    Overall, having done a great deal of research online; reading many many reviews and looking at pictures from several websites including Palm Groves own we were expecting a relaxing and enjoyable time. We had, within the last 6 months visited Mombasa, so we thought we had a good idea of what to expect, HOW WRONG WE WERE!

    The hotel staff were only helpful if they thought they were going to get a tip, you had to ask for your change back after buying drinks, although all sales include a tips sur ...

  • birkett 17th Mar 2006

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The Palm Grove hotel is absolutely fab! It is clean and friendly; the food is good; staff are very friendly, and they cannot do enough for you. My husband and I have stayed at the Palm Grove Hotel in The Gambia 7 times. We last went in March 2006. We are due to go back in November 2006. Can't wait! We love the place and the people. The weather is just so hot.

    If you want to chill and be very very relaxed then the Gambia is the place to go, especially the Palm Grove.

    They have a few beach ...

  • sargeant 24th Feb 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Palm Grove Hotel is a good base for your holiday ,ask for mo to walk you to Banjul market(via beach) on his day off,(top bloke)long walk but worth it. Trips through tour guide expensive but worth it ,take pens pencils sweets etc and make sure you go to a school to hand out and meet the school children. Turn right on beach and you will find 2 cheaper and very good bars which serve food,and behind this a small but full of hassle market (be firm but friendly a good no thank you does the trick)have ...

  • blondeyem1 14th Feb 2006

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    My boyfriend and I went to the Palm Grove Hotel, Gambia for the first time in February, it was a bit of a culture shock, especially the airport, it was a nightmare, people literally grabbing your cases off you in order to get a tip but we just said no and held on to them, then the people loading and unloading the cases wanted a tip so we was a little unsure when we first arrived but after arriving at the hotel, we were pleased. Our room was lovely (we had a suite) but I think other rooms were sm ...

  • suzin tanay 25th Apr 2005

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Palm Grove Hotel:
    Okay, so all in all I had a lovely time.. all I wanted... lots of sun and relaxing.... but there always a few points which aren't so good... firstly I read on this site before I went and it does not prepare you for the hassling you get when you touch down, locals trying to look in your plastic bags for magazines, papers (locals then try and sell these for £2 (100 dalasi each in hotels!!!) ask you if 'you got anything' and we had three different people take our luggage an ...

  • martinhockings 25th Mar 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Palm Grove Hotel had its good points and its bad points.
    The rooms were quite basic but always clean and were spacious. The pool area, bars and gardens were great and well maintained by the staff.
    We did find the hotel expensive. Air-conditioning is £9 a day extra, a fan approx £4-with nighttimes temperatures hotter than you'd care to imagine they've got you over a barrel really!!! We stuck it out and sweated the nights away though!!!
    The hotel food was not really up to what ...

  • wildcataly 30th Jan 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    We stayed for 1 week at Palm Grove Hotel could have stayed longer. We found it hard to find cheap food, the tourist taxis outside cost £5 return to Banjul to eat out and you get hassled constantly so need to take a guide with you that cost 50D an hour (£1). To stay in the hotel and eat will cost you around £5 for burger and chips at lunchtime to £8 for the buffet evening meal. The drinks are expensive too but there is a hut in the taxi rank that sells bottles of pop for 1 ...

  • spuudercat 11th Jul 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Gambia rates in my worldly eyes as one of the if not the top location anyone not looking for a Spanish chips and egg holiday should go to. The people are one of the friendliest and most honest I have ever met, for instance I left a camera and my wallet on the table (as all daft sods do) and went for a swim in the sea for a good couple of hours with my wife. Upon my return it was still there, a local pointed out that the only real trade of the country is Tourism and they are desperate to try and ...