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Holiday Reviews > Africa > Gambia > Kotu > Kotu Hotels > Palm Beach Hotel > Read Reviews
| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Feb 2008 |
| Tour
Operator: |
Thomas Cook |
| Submitted
By: |
kayshols |
| Overall
Rating: |
8/10 |
| Comments: |
My husband and i have just returned from this hotel in Gambia. Once you have got over the shock of how basic everything is over there ( could only flush loo by lifting lid on cistern and pulling ! ) then it is fine ! The staff are very friendly and are not all after tips as you may think at first they just want to chat , find out about your life back home and make sure you enjoy your time there. The food here was ok but we are never ones to stay and eat at the hotel so we went to other resturants nearby. I would recommend Saliors, the food here was brilliant and although a 15 min walk on the dark roads is not the best way to get there the local taxis will take you there, wait for you for a couple of hours ,then take you home again for the princely sum of about 200 dalasis which is approx £7 ! We had one meal at one of the bigger ' posh ' hotels nearby and it was the worst meal and service we experienced of the whole holiday! I would love to go again and would still rather go back to the ' basics ' of palm beach than any of the other places i saw.
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| Board Basis: |
Half Board |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Feb 2008 |
| Tour
Operator: |
Thomas Cook |
| Submitted
By: |
Miss E Lewis |
| Overall
Rating: |
8/10 |
| Comments: |
we went as a family party of 7 the hotel was fab the pool area was lovely but only a certain area had sun all day staff were very friendly and accomododating polite helpful and pleasent i would class this as a 2 star plus but the food was of excellant quality always freshly cooked and fabulously tasting dont rely on entertainment but there is plenty going on outside the hotel. try and get a reliable local guide from the hotel if you want excursions rather than with tour operator as it is chaeper and you are not tied to a timetable. the animation team were fab and would accompany you out in the evenings so you wouldnt get hassled, found you the cheapest taxis and did not expect any payment. the towels were not sufficient so you need to take extra and the only bad point was the toilets were not clean, purchase cleaning things and do it yourself. the food was very limited but of high standard. we are definately going back but on a bed and breakfast basis so we can eat out more.
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