Hotel Africa Queen

“Great Stay”

We stayed at the Africa Queen for two nights while visiting Somone. We had a great experience. The room was clean and comfortable, the staff was friendly and helpful (especially Papy at the pool bar), and the surrounding village and lagoon were interesting and fun to explore. There's a solid Dibi p… more

We stayed at the Africa Queen for two nights while visiting Somone. We had a great experience. The room was clean and comfortable, the staff was friendly and helpful (especially Papy at the pool bar), and the surrounding village and lagoon were interesting and fun to explore. There's a solid Dibi place on the corner just down the street. They had some English speaking staff which was an added bonus. We heard that the hotel had somewhat recently been renovated so that might account for some of the less the stellar older review / pictures.

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“A truly wonderful stay!”

Hands down 4.5-5 stars!!! — and I rarely give ratings this high… but it’s really hard to fault this place — and it’s definitely the little things that make the difference! From check in to check out, everything was wonderful. They have clearly recently renovated and the aqua and teal colors everyw… more

Hands down 4.5-5 stars!!! — and I rarely give ratings this high… but it’s really hard to fault this place — and it’s definitely the little things that make the difference! From check in to check out, everything was wonderful. They have clearly recently renovated and the aqua and teal colors everywhere are fabulous! Our room was sparkling clean, complete with everything we needed, and the shower is absolutely amazing! (just be careful you don’t scold yourself, as I accidentally did, as the handle in the shower does not indicate which is hot and which is cold…) Staff are all-round wonderful, and many of them speak English. The beach chairs are a perfect width, with built-in pillows and your own Hotel Africa Queen quick-dry towel… how cool is that? The walk into the village is a short but sweaty one, with a local market, fruit and vegetables, and souvenirs galore… make sure you try at least one trip into town! I walked up and down the beach a few times and never once felt hassled or like I didn’t belong here. The beach is filled mostly with young kids playing in the water and playing soccer on the sand, as well as a few stray dogs trying to shelter from the heat. When the tide goes out there are a few places along the beach that look quite dirty, with trash everywhere… however, the hotel area is pretty clean and I noticed the staff were up early cleaning the beach first thing every morning. Something that fascinated me was watching locals come down to the beach to wash their goats and the young kids measuring out a soccer field on the beach using the inside of an old cassette tape — genius! Dinner was fantastically displayed and staff were wonderful during each meal. Awesome live music and entertainment on the Saturday night, full of energy, Senegalese traditional dance and amazing African drumming — what a treat!! Excellent wifi (I could stream videos/TV shows and upload same with relative ease). Super quiet hotel — we slept like a baby each of the three nights we stayed! Only two (very small) negatives: quite a few cockroaches around; the cleaners came to our room around 1pm each day and left our door wide open whilst they left for about 20 or so minutes — this seemed a bit odd and not very security conscious… These last two points aside, Hotel Africa Queen set a very high standard for the remainder of our trip and we wouldn’t hesitate to return!

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“Holiday to Senegal”

Husband and I loved our 2 week stay at this amazing little hotel. We stayed in the garden rooms across the road from the restaurant, pool and beach rooms but felt we got a great deal with colourful garden around us and very quiet. Less than 2 minutes and we were on the private beach where you could… more

Husband and I loved our 2 week stay at this amazing little hotel. We stayed in the garden rooms across the road from the restaurant, pool and beach rooms but felt we got a great deal with colourful garden around us and very quiet. Less than 2 minutes and we were on the private beach where you could watch local long boats out fishing, pelicans bobbing along, traders passing by, goats and horses getting bathed and even visits from local tribesmen all dressed up. Staff were so welcoming , so helpful and really friendly. We did half board and food was moderate but local cuisine night was fantastic with fish and sea food we had never tried before ( sea urchin was one) . Breakfast was adequate but I struggled with the meat which was always very tough. Salads however were delicious and lots of variety and they sure know how to make sweets! We used the Hotel as a base to travel over North of country and it was perfect for this. Lovely pool to come back to after busy days. Bar with cocktails and plenty sun.

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“Chill at pool and beach.”

Nice place to relax on a beach chair or pool chair. Good service. 11000 CFA for food + chair (drinks not included) for visitors. There 's Wifi. I can 't talk about the rooms as I don't actually stay here.