My friend and myself spent two weeks at the Golden Beach in the Bijilo area in February, and it was the most relaxed, chilled-out holiday ever! I'ts a small hotel, and really homely. The rooms are cleaned every day, and every one of the staff are so helpful and friendly, we felt like part of a large family. We went... more

We are English, in our 50s and travelled Feb 2008. If you want a peaceful holiday this is the hotel for you. Only 24 rooms so even when full not busy. Our room was lovely remembering this is a third world country so expect power cuts and the occasional lack of water for showers! It always came back on though!... more

This was our second visit to Gambia - so we new what to expect - what we didn’t expect was the standard of accommodation at the Golden Beach Hotel - very poor - we booked this hotel after reading reviews from other holiday makers - It was difficult to believe they stayed at the same hotel! We paid extra to... more

Visited Gambia several times now and stayed in a variety of hotels. This year, my husband and I were looking for something quiet for a total chill-out holiday. I hadn't heard much about this place (it's fairly new) but have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. The hotel itself only has 20-odd rooms so you'll never get that over-crowded... more

We actually thought we were going to stay at a different hotel further up the beach, so imagine our surprise when we arrived at the Golden Beach. (My fault in the booking I have to say) Having visited the Gambia for 9 years now staying at the same hotel each time, we thought we'd have a change. Definitely we shall... more