Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic. I loved this hotel and I thought the staff were wonderful; friendly at all times, helpful, courteous, warm and welcoming. Although the rooms are a little basic, they're a good size with comfortable beds, hot water all day long and the pool side location was just perfect. It was cleaned and tidied every morning too, fresh towels,... more

we stayed at hbc for 2 weeks in nov 2009 i agree with other reports on breakfast well below par we was in a block lower we found the room very hot in the day so we rented a fan at 750 dal a week you could buy 2 for that price but you are not allowed. our cleaner was... more

Stayed at this hotel Nov 14-28 09. we where in block A room 12. Room was really dull and dingy and not very big. 2 double beds though, the only positive thing about the room. 1 long brown very old chest of drawers with the brown paint bubbling and peeling off. Had to move it to get to the plug... more

I have been travelling to The Gambia for the last 13 years and can honestly say this is the worst hotel I have stayed in. The gardens and swimming pool were all very neat and tidy. The rooms were basic, but the large glass patio doors turned the rooms into ovens during the day. The fans (which we had to... more

We stayed at the HBC at Kololi as part of a student field trip. Upon arrival we were surrounded by young local men who wanted to 'help' us, this was quite intimidating, until we realised they were all part of the hotels extended family, and that they genuinely just wanted to take your case to your room for £1 (they... more

I came here with a college group on my 3rd visit to The Gambia - I loved it!! It was a lovely hotel - great location with it having a pathway off the main strip so there was no noise - my favourite part was the private part of the beach reserved for guests although get there as early as... more

Hello! the rooms are very basic, toilet was a bit wobbley, food a little bit expensive in the hotel but was ok on the strip. hotel had a nice beach and swimming pool, found the beach staff helpful, soloman allways got us good beds and dembo at the beach bar was lovley any body else meet these two?? any stories... more

All been said before for this place - if you don't expect too much, you'll like it. It's cheap - and you can feel it. But it's in a really good location - at the end of the strip and distanced from it so the noise is never really a problem - the food in the hotel is pretty poorish... more

This was our first trip to Gambia and we had a few reservations, but on arriving at the hotel we were pleasantly surprised. As we checked in the local monkey sat on the rooftops watching us, we were given a free up-grade as we checked in, all I can think of is that the hotel wasnt full, as we did... more