Ocean Bay Hotel & Resort

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Had a lovely weeks stay for my birthday in March. Nice, quiet location. Temperature around 30°c. Rooms a little dated but clean & comfortable. Expect the odd mosquito bite at night in your room if you forget to ask Reception to arrange for your room to be sprayed with repellent in the evening. Lovely beach but expect to be approached by the odd person wanting you to visit their juice bar nearby etc. You can change your money either at the hotel Reception or at one of the bureau de changes which are a minutes walk from the hotel and at a slightly better rate. You can get a pack of water for your room from one of the shops just by the hotel & there are the recommended green taxis available from outside the hotel. There is a spa onsite where you can get your nails done at a fraction of the price in the UK. You will need to save 1400 Dalassi for your airport departure tax or £20/€20. We booked B&B as we wanted to eat elsewhere for lunch & dinner. The buffet breakfast was amazing & plentiful with absolutely everything available for anyone's taste. We usually enjoyed our lunch/dinner at Calypso the nearby restaurant where you could watch them feed the crocodiles daily at 4pm & also catch a glimpse of a few monkeys. The food was delicious. Will probably return again next March as we had such a lovely time. Note: Expect to tip from time to time!

A wonderful holiday again made even more special by excellent staff. Comfortable bed ( though the sheets and duvets don’t fit a double bed set up), tea/coffee making facilities. Easily usable and accessible safe but surprisingly not actually fixed into anything so could have been removed! All staff make this holiday fantastic as they are all so helpful and friendly but particular mention to the following: Mariama( Beach bar), Ebrahim and Musa (Beach boys), Anna (Room cleaning), Jim (Front desk), Lobbeh (Guest relations), Mariama S Ceesay ( trainee breakfast chef). I would recommend BB as there are excellent restaurants outside or within a short taxi ride. Get to know the taxi controller ( Mr Kite) and go to the local money exchange for good rates ( currently GMD 86 to £1) There is a great fisherman on the beach (EJ) who can offer fishing trips or beach fishing. Try to support people locally. Small but friendly small supermarket outside run by No. 56 who loves to chat and be helpful. There is no hassle on the beach and the general feeling is always of being safe.

Ocean bay is a fantastic hotel, as other reviews state the staff are so friendly and helpful, food is fresh with plenty of variety, our room was modern, large with comfortable beds. But what really made our holiday the best experience ever was our tour guides Ousman and Eddi we went on lots of trips with them, very knowledgeable and friendly guys that have become our friends . They are the guides in the orange shirts at the front of the hotel, they are much cheaper than your own tour operator and know so much more about the local area. We will definitely be back to ocean bay and will enjoy many more trips with our wonderful new friends.

Peaceful and pleasant hotel Recently returned from Ocean Bay where we spent 11 nights The hotel is lovely, gardens are beautiful , reception very impressive Hotel is on the beach, lots of sunbeds bith on the beach and around the pool so no need to get up at stupid o'clock clock with your towels 😉 Our room was very nice, we were in block 2 right near the pool and reception , our cleaner Sara was very efficient, bedding changed regularly, bed very comfy, towels changed when you wanted them changed Entertainment team are amazing, they try their best to involve the guests in various activities throughout the day. They are all very hardworking and a credit to the hotel We stayed bed and breakfast, majority of guests were there all inclusive though. Breakfast was fab, a great selection and all fresh, can't comment on evening meals as we never ate there at night, partly because it was expensive if you weren't all inclusive. I did enquire what the cost was if we upgraded to all inclusive but it was around £96.00 a day for 2 of us, hence we didn't bother as we would never have been able to eat and drink that much 😄 We ate at the a la carte Little Buddha one night , food was very good and reasonably priced Do try Gibbis on the beach, just down the road from the hotel, food and drink was very reasonable 👌 Solemelos was very nice too, as was Calypso The staff were all amazing 👏 We have been going to Gambia for many years but this was our first time to Ocean Bay, whilst we don't have any complaints or negatives about our stay I don't think we will return there due to it being a bit out of the way for us If you want a lovely hotel , beautiful gardens, very relaxing and chilled Ocean Bay is perfect 🏝🏝