Seaview Gardens Hotel

The Seaview Hotel is in a great location as it is a 5 min walk to a number of amazing food places including the Tropix Mall and 10 min walk to the Senegambia Strip. Location is all that it has in its favour. The Seaview is located next to a music venue, so you may be kept awake until 4am by all night music functions on weekends. The rooms are a decent size, but both external and internal doors require repairing and a refurb. Aircon and internet working perfectly. TV’s in rooms could be bigger as 17 inch isn’t suitable for size of room. Breakfast is basic, so don’t expect much variation from eggs, boiled baked beans and pancakes.

Seaview gardens hotel Stayed at this hotel with my fiancé and like most of the reviews there are positives and negatives and I concur with a lot that has already been said. This hotel is in a great location a short walk to the beach short walk to Senegambia the strip where everything happens, lots of local restaurants in the vicinity, nice and affordable the bank is just around the corner and there are lots of travel options as there are available taxes on offer all day. The hotel is very pretty garden wise, the grounds are nice with beautiful trees, plants and bushes. There is small pool at the back however can be unappealing before the pool boy comes to clean it. The pool furniture is minging. The staff are very friendly and welcoming apart from the reception staff who don’t seem to be that bothered if you have an issue with something. The room was spacious and we were impressed with the big four-poster bed with the mosquito net covering it we are very grateful to see that as we were worried about getting bitten. The sofa in the living room was filthy and in need of a scrub and there was a TV on the wall that didn’t work my fiancé reported it three times and three times reception said they were sending somebody up to fix it but they never did which makes me think they know that it doesn’t work and it will never work. The AC worked I was so glad about that but we could not put on the bedroom fan because it was clattering. The bathroom was very basic the shower did work and we did get hot water but not powerful. The Plumbing in the bathroom needs sorting out as the sink was blocked one time I don’t know what was going on but someone’s lighter came up through the sinkhole. Someone came to unblock the drain but just fixed it so the water leaked onto the floor instead. (nice trick). Breakfast is very limited and the same thing everyday. No herbal teas no alternative options for people with intolerances such as gluten-free bread the breakfast consisted of porridge, tiny pancakes, melon everyday, beans everyday and chopped salad everyday and noodles. However there is a very nice Lady that will do you an egg or omelette on the grill which was tasty and so I had that everyday for two weeks because there was nothing else I can eat. The juice is flavoured water with loads of sugar (avoid). In terms of the noise people speak about yes there is a location nearby where the music will be pumping loud deep into the morning and I mean loud. And there is a lot of noise from the generators. The Wi-Fi keeps cutting out and also the electricity kept cutting out so if you rely on the Internet for your business then you will not be happy. There are a fair few older men with local women and visa versa staying at the hotel but that is not my business. However, I enjoyed my stay there because of the friendly atmosphere and the relaxed atmosphere. I did see a big rat hanging around which put me off as I can’t stand them and it’s hard to enjoy your food outside wh

DO NOT go to this hotel it needs a complete refurbishment as I stayed for 1 night only. The room was a disgrace it was damp and smelted of mildrew. No glass on the bathroom window, no shower curtains everyone could see right in the shower room when showering. No bath mat, no soap. The air conditioning unit didn't work. The TV didn't work amd no controls. The sockets in the bedroom didn't work The door handle is filled up blu tac as they filled a hole. This room should NOT be rented out to guests. The stairways and railings needs a good clean filled with dust the hotel needs to be closed down. When complained to the Manager I was told that they have the money now so there is nothing they can do as they do not have any other rooms and can't refund the money back. This should NOT be allowed.

We stayed here in March/April 2023. We usually visit The Gambia twice a year and have stayed in several different hotels or apartments but I am sorry to say the Seaview is one I wouldn’t recommend! We had a two bedroomed villa, which we found to be adequate for our needs. The room was serviced daily, with linen changed twice a week and clean towels everyday. We were on a B&B basis. Breakfast was very basic consisting of eggs, stale cereal, salad and bread. If you wanted your egg cooking you had to find a member of staff as they were more interested in looking at their phones than serving their guests. A full English breakfast was available after 10am but you had to pay for it. The dining room chair frames were thick with dust and remained so all the time we were there. We alerted staff to a cockroach running about in the bread tray, she rolled her eyes and flicked at the bug with a tea towel! Needless to say that was the last breakfast we had there. Pool towels were provided but most days they hadn’t been collected from the laundry. Luckily we had brought our own. All in all, we had a lovely holiday but we won’t be staying at this hotel again. Díaz x The management seemed disinterested in their guests and made no effort to address and concerns we had. There was a party of very noisy guests who played very loud reggae music during the day and several times late at night also, resulting in a lady asking them to turn it off so she could sleep…it was 2am! Management refused to talk to these guests and ask them to have consideration for others. This resulted in the lady and her friend moving out to stay elsewhere. We

Restaurant... no food on that date... the manager reproaches me for having reported it to the reception Room: TV out of order, no soap in the shower, no mirror in the bathroom. Hotel under renovation: no use trying to rest during daytime...

Not a great hotel. We were a large group and lots of rooms had issues. From showers being cold or not working, noisy or broken AC, some rooms didn't have enough beds for the amount of people sharing and barely any single beds so had to share double beds. The bar was not always stocked so it was pointless looking at the cocktail menu. Having said all that, the Staff were polite, especially Alio, the Restaurant Manager. The hotel needs a full refurbishment and there is evidence this has started.