Baobab Soleil

The swimming pool is the central attraction, surrounded by lush greenery. There are many different kinds of birds in the trees. It is a pretty little oasis away from the main road, and is hard to find at night. There are no shops or services for miles so you are on your own. Bring snacks and extra water to save costs. Breakfast is extremely sparse, but you can get good fish here for dinner. The room is very basic but the bed is comfortable. I was allowed very late checkout without fuss. Bring your own entertainment since there is nothing to do here except getting a great tan by the pool.

Buona accoglienza da parte del gestore, che si è reso disponibile e flessibile rispetto alle nostre richieste. Le strutture sono essenziali e le camere un po' "nel loro succo", ma la posizione è molto comoda vicino all'aeroporto e alla riserva di Bandia. Colazione discreta, con pancake durante la settimana. (Pane, marmellata, uova, succhi di frutta) I piatti serviti a cena sono buoni e molto convenienti; abbiamo preso il pesce e abbiamo pagato 8500 FCFA per l'orata intera con verdure e farinacei.

Baobab Soleil è stato un hotel molto piacevole in cui soggiornare. Queste erano le cose che mi piacevano dell'hotel: era molto vicino al parco naturale, Foret de Bandia e la navetta dell'hotel poteva fornire un passaggio avanti e indietro a pagamento. L'hotel era anche vicino all'aeroporto, ma poiché non stavo volando dentro o fuori, non si applicava a me. Non c'erano molti membri dello staff, solo circa tre. Hanno lavorato duro per fornire servizi ed erano molto cordiali. Le camere erano spaziose, pulite e dotate di servizi essenziali. C'era una grande piscina, aperta 24 ore su 24, 7 giorni su 7. Il cibo era buono anche se il menu era limitato. C'erano bevande alcoliche da acquistare. C'era l'accesso a Internet nell'area ristorante. L'area circostante aveva molti alberi di baobab che rendono il nome Baobab Soleil molto appropriato. Si potrebbe fare una passeggiata nella zona senza problemi di sicurezza. Suggerimenti: Se possibile, munitevi di un router Internet in modo che le persone che amano lavorare o leggere online possano leggere in camera o nel patio invece di andare al ristorante, che è spesso rumoroso e pieno di mosche. Anche gli uccelli tessitori sul grande albero vicino fanno un bel baccano che dopo un po' può stancare. Sono stato lì 3 notti e avrei voluto lavorare un po' nella mia camera, ma non ho potuto farlo e sono rimasto un po' deluso. Nel complesso, è stato un buon soggiorno di 3 notti in hotel.

Un bell'hotel con un servizio navetta dall'aeroporto di Dakar. L'ingresso non è facile da trovare la sera ma l'accoglienza è davvero molto cordiale, la biancheria da letto è ottima e c'è una bella piscina. Siamo vicino alla riserva di Bandia.

Do not stay here! Especially if you are female or on your own or have kids. Owner alternates between aggressive, passive aggressive and mean but can be helpful with some of the French guests (he's French). He calls himself Le Capitaine and his girlfriend? / wife? / concubine ? who speaks English does not help at all, in fact she sleeps in the common area on the chairs and gets annoyed if you disturb her, even though this is the only place where the wifi works. The driver was supposed to take us to a specific beach area but couldn't read a gps so he tried to get rid of us by dropping us off in the middle of nowhere, then tried to drop us off at some random house in some random town and then finally listened to our directions to get us near where we wanted to go. He complained that he needed us gone as he had to get back to the hotel for an airport run. The facility is close to Bandia Reserve but otherwise there is nothing nearby which is a problem because the owner keeps to a very rigid meal schedule. Dinner is 7:30, no flexibility. Even when we went out for the morning and came back for lunch to find the owner gone and we were unable to eat as there was no one there and kitchen was closed. Except for the cat that lives in it. When the owner finally returned late afternoon with his partner, the two of them sat down to a large meal of rice, meats, salads, dessert. We asked if we could get something to eat which was answered with a snarky no, dinner is at 7:30. We explained we hadn't eaten since breakfast and they didn't serve lunch as they weren't there. The female partner got mad at us for interrupting them. We settled our bill and left. The whole place has an "ick" factor to it. Not child friendly with the very rigid and late dinner hour as well as a phallic tap in community bathroom, sexually inappropriate murals in the rooms, French tv is always on the common area, the pool is closed although advertised as open, beer is more expensive than anywhere else we went in Senegal including fancy hotels. Felt celebratory to get out of there.

After 2 weeks drum workshop in St Louis, Senegal we return to Dakar, DSS to fly home with Brussel AL but NO we had to have an antigen/pcr test. Our flight was changed to the day after and Baobab Solei's car picked us up and took us to this magic place in "Baobab land". Sama new kharit Ami welcomed us, we got beautiful rooms and a late meal. In the morning their car took us to Mbour and we was tested. Back to Baobab Solei we had a nice "extra" day by the pool, a nice lunch and a safe drive back to the airport. Thankyou! We will be back❤