Lemon Creek Hotel Resort

We have been to Gambia about 20 times and stayed at Lemon Creek 4 times. The grounds are nice, staff are friendly, location is good on the beach next to 3 very good beach bars/resaurants. There is a taxi stand just outside the hotel with very friendly and helpful controller and drivers that really appreciate your business. The rooms are comfortable, although the bathrooms need a refresh as there were holes in the wall and mouldy grout etc. Not too bad though. Breakfast wasn't good for us. The major problems were with the water supply. Either no water at all in the room or not enough pressure to have a shower. Zero hot water for 10 nights despite multiple complaints at reception. We were told it was due to the new road, which was not correct as hotels to either side had no problem. The pump at the bore hole did not work correctly. Other guests had the same complaint. The other issue was zero internet apart from about 6 hours over one night - apparently this is a recurring issue. All in all if the water had worked we would have been very happy with our stay especially at the price we paid, but it did really spoil our experience.

We booked Lemon Creek Hotel through *********** in June 2023 for 3 weeks room and breakfast for two in November and got a good rate on one of their cheapest rooms. We arrived at 2:00 a.m. due to a scheduled late flight and the reception was open and we were directed to our room with no fuss. The room was about 7m x 5m with glazed doors to a balcony of 5m x 2m. We had a bathroom with toilet, shower, (Tepid, but that's OK in the heat.), basin and vanity unit. The room had 3 tables, a suitcase stand, a settee, large four poster double bed with an excellent mosquito net, 5 speed ceiling fan, wardrobe, safe, kettle, (bring tea or coffee) cups, plates, cutlery, tv, aircon (an extra 5 euro per 12 hour session) and a fair sized fridge that has to be turned down to prevent the beer going lumpy. The balcony had a table, two chairs, a drying rail and a view over the gardens. The room was always kept spotlessly clean with pristine white Linen changed two or three times a week. Breakfast in the restaurant was a buffet choice of: fried boiled or scramble eggs, french bread, butter, cheese, ham, jam, chocolate spread, honey, pancakes, toast and marmalade, bake beans, potatoes, mushrooms, sausage, porridge, cereal, museli, fresh fruit, cakes, fruit juices, tea, instant coffee, milk and sugar. The extensive hotel lunch and dinner menus were comparable in price and quality with those of the Senegambia strip restaurants and we never had a disappointing meal there. The staff were professional, happy, friendly and attentive. The hotel grounds are a wonder. They extend at one end toward the beach via a guarded gate and at the opposite end to the road where taxis wait in the shade. There must be about 300 mature trees on the grounds mostly baobab and palm, interspersed with sloping lawns, paths, flower beds, hedges, the Lemon Creek itself and the swimming pool. This creates an excellent environment for over 50 species of birds, many butterflies , dragonflies and of course the green vervet monkeys, who, don’t worry, kept their distance. All this surrounded the 7 hotel units with 8 rooms each and the restaurant serving the breakfast, lunches and dinners. The greatest resource of the hotel were the staff who at all levels were smiling and welcoming. Nothing was too much bother for any of them. Whether it was an extra napkin at breakfast or a drop of oil for your fishing reel they would be there with a smile and no trace of any expectation of a tip or reward. Our room cleaner was so keen to ensure that our stay was as pleasant as possible. The hotel had a well informed resident Gambian bird guide who calls himself “Best Boy” who for a very reasonable price would organise trips to any of the Gambian birding locations or just walk you through the hotel grounds. Best boy is an excellent bird guide who can identify any of the Gambian species you are likely to encounter and share his knowledge with you. It is clear that for Best Bo

Poor customer service no WiFi by the pool and had our food eaten by cats which are owned by hotel whilst we covered our food and went to get WiFi for 5 minutes by the restaurant no refund just uselessness I will not go there again no direction to pool or mention of no poolside WiFi otherwise we would of gone somewhere else

The bed was a dirty mattress with a single sheet. Neithervof the pillows had protectors or pillow cases. It still stank of whoever last slept here. Zero hospitality. The manager was rude and abusive to elderly British guests. The breakfast was nasty. I chose nothing more than a black tea ratger than risk it. The pool was overrun with local families witj kids and toddlers. There is nothing positive here. I videod the manager being abusive to the elderly gursts for their and my own protection. The situation was sinister and threatening. Avoid at all costs!

I am just about to fly back to Uk after spending 4 weeks at this hotel. I stayed here for several years prior to Covid, but after reading several recent reviews I was a little apprehensive this time, especially as I was bringing a birdwatching group for 7 days. I had no reason to worry, the hotel was clean, the breakfast good and the staff happy and helpful. The gardens hold between 40 and 50 species of birds, and the resident bird guide Ansumana ‘Best Boy’ Drameh is excellent, and can arrange trips to any part of the country. I will definitely be returning in the future.

De tuin is geweldig! Vol met bloemen, palmbomen en daardoor ook veel kleurrijke vogels. De kamers zijn voor Afrikaanse begrippen goed genoeg, maar verwacht geen 5 sterren. Het eten is goed en zeker de vis is perfect! Al het personeel is aardig en zeker Gibril van het zwembad. Hij is zorgzaam, intelligent en hardwerkend en als je een goed gesprek wilt hebben dan kan dat met hem!