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Sunset
Beach Hotel (Gambia, Kotu) |
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Sunset Beach Hotel (formerly the Kotu
Strand) lies on the oceanfront with a nearby creek
estuary adding a nice picturesque touch. |
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Hotel Room Facilities
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97 air-conditioned en-suite hotel rooms (226 twin
/ double beds)
A Standard room sleeps 3 persons
Apartments sleep 4 guests and come with a lounge &
kitchen for self-catering
2 pin sockets
Smoke / fire detector & emergency lights
Cable satellite TV with 12 channels (BBC, CNN etc.)
IDD telephone
Internet connection possible
Fridge
Electronic safe with private El-safe code
Some self-catering suites available |
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General Facilities
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1 bar
2 restaurants
Swimming pool with side snacks kiosk
Children's bathing area
Poolside attendants with fresh towels
Tropical gardens
Sunbathing terrace with padded sun loungers
Mini-market & fashion boutique
Zahra Hair Salon
Massage studio
Foreign exchange desk
Sports include such as
shoreline volley ball, football, table tennis and
darts
Activities include
checkers, chess & backgammon, sand painting,
treasure hunting
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24 hour reception desk |
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Review:
Sunset Beach Hotel is on a span of well-kept
beachfront, with the estuary of the local stream
as an added scenic feature. Formerly known as
the Kotu Strand Hotel it was planned and constructed
in 1979 by Stig Bengtsson. The buildings were
more functionally efficient that aesthetically
pleasing: a mix of 50 double and triple rooms
with shower, with
fake ceilings of painted Canadian plywood, snug
carpets and efficient Swedish sanitation made
it almost impermeable to Gambian bugs.
The accommodation has formal parallel blocks
first spared from any over identical harshness
by borders of amazing
hibiscus, trimmed hedges and lawns of Bermuda
Grass
brought in locally; then by the back were added
50 units with 18 self-catering apartments, all
with shower, built in 1987-1988.
All of this
deteriorated after the demise of the owner and
his uncertain succession, until 2001 Lebanese
lessees began a major reconstruction.
There is a good pool and a rooftop terrace on
one of the two restaurants; the food is exceptional.
The majority of the hotel rooms are in somewhat
stuffy and no-frills bungalows in well-ordered
rows but the place is well-furnished and tidy.
Over the years Sunset Beach Hotel it has grown
in popularity as shown by the substantial number
of repeat guests to Kotu.
Breakfast is at the Cafe and Grill. Lunch is
served here as well and every day their chief
chef and his team prepare a daily specialty
from the West African Region. Dinner is served
in the
Bar & Grill or in the cafe.
Note: During the winter holiday season the room
board basis is bed and breakfast, half-board
or full board as well as all-inclusive.
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Contact Address:
Sunset
Beach Hotel 
Kotu Stream Road
PMB 541
Serrekunda
Greater Banjul
The Gambia 
West Africa
Tel no: +220 705 6644
446 6397
446 3876
Fax: 446
3874 

Email:
info@sunsetbeachhotel.gm
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