Lemon Creek Hotel Resort

Lemon Creek is a beautiful hotel in a nice place. But, it is a hotel, which rests on its laurels. They give me a room with ineffective air conditioning, which floods the room with water, a room with a very complicated door opening (locks are rusty) and whith a maid, who leaves the bay window, unlocked… There is no maintenance. Only the quality of the meals and the staff save the honor of this hotel...

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 ***** 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

There was no hot water, the light was intermittent, the television didn't work throughout my stay and the front desk staff were all quite inept, clueless and borderline rude. There were ants everywhere in the room.

Lemon Creek is under new owners and management. Really pleased I stayed here. I had been staying in the Tourist area (Senegambia *****) and decided to relocate nearer to my Workplace office. What a find! My room overlooked the sea and the beautiful gardens below. The Management and staff were warm and friendly. The room had tea and coffee making facilities, a mosquito net and shampoo in the shower. These 3 items were not included at my previous, well promoted, hotel in Senegambia. The rooms were thoroughly cleaned everyday by a friendly chambermaid. The Buffet Breakfast was good and the staff serving the restaurant were always efficient. The pool area was quiet and very clean. The staff once again were attentive and helpful. Lemon Creek is ideally located away from The ***** but close enough if you want to enjoy the nightlife. I would not entertain taking my 21 and 24 daughters to the "Tourist area" but here I would. Clean, welcoming, safe and with tasty reasonably priced food. I would return without question. Please ignore many of the reviews about "The Management" they are out of date.

The facility, people, food, views were excellent. We would definitely return. Only drawback was that it is isolated; no places to walk to/around. But the rest of the stay made up for that.

The linen was not changed in a timely manner. That raises questions about hygiene. The toilet was not cleaned with sanitizer or bleach solution leaving the toilet with a discernible smell of urine. We had to purchase sanitizer from outside to clean the toilet. There were large ants crawling in and out of the room through gaps in the doorways. Again, we had to purchase insecticide from outside to take care of the pesky ants. Mr Drammeh (the tall one) and the restaurant crew did the best under the poor management that they find themselves in. The level of management at this hotel is woefully inadequate. We wouldn't stay at this hotel again for even $5.

Restuarant and room staff brilliant. Reception staff made me extra money for a room already paid for and was taken to two rooms without bed being made or towels literally bared rooms as they were not expecting guests and the room was booked in advance

Budget lodge located at the western end of the Senegambia, near Turntable. Property is a bit worn, but the hosts are lovely and very friendly. The room would be better if air conditioning was included, but it comes at an extra charge. Also, no towels or soap are provided in the room. Mosquito net was large and covered the entire bed. Lovely wooden doors and furniture. Breakfast was OK, but it was a bit messy with drippings all over the serving trays - they should have someone there to clean as people are serving themselves. Wifi worked well. Overall, it was a reasonable stay.