Located amongst the hustle and bustle of the busy Gambian capital of Banjul, off the beautiful golden sandy, beach of the Atlantic Coast, is the Corinthia Atlantic. A heady combination of everyday African life and relaxation on the free sunloungers by the pool and beach, taking in the sun, or enjoying a beverage at this modern hotel's pool bar is perfect for any serious sun worshipper.
The hotel is centralised providing easy access to both the Albert and nearby craft markets. The resort boasts two restaurants, ideal agfter a day spent exploring and experiencing the vibrant city life, or partaking in the activities on offer at the hotel such as massages.
the hotel provides a laidback ay of life in a lively location to suit couples of all ages, whether they want to relax, or explore and experience the Gambian culture in this exciting and bustling centre.
Review by Anonymous from Gravesend Kent on April 18, 2008 for stay during January, 2008.
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We went for the sun, and we certainly got that in abundance! It was VERY hot, so hot, that all the trips that we planned to do came to nothing! The Corinthia Atlantic Hotel was lovely. Spacious and clean. But the thing that really made it were the people. SO friendly and helpful, they couldn't do enough for you. The trip itself was not over the top moneywise. But it was very expensive once there. Water and soft drinks were more than the local whisky in the supermarket! We were paying between 1 and 2 pound for water, and a litre of whisky worked out at £1.50! It was so hot that we were, of course, drinking a lot of water.
One of the guides took us to the local market one day and it was an eye opener to see fish drying in the sun. Karamo, the guide was excellent and answered all of our questions about The Gambia, the different religions (and how they all respect each other), slavery etc. Another good friend we made was Dodue, one of the gardeners. He told us all about the different plants, shrubs and flowers, some really exotic.
When we booked we were asked if we wanted a sea view room but we were not that bothered and said no. How glad we were that we looked over the gardens! The birds were absolutely fantastic! So beautiful! We were actually feeding them on our ground floor balcony. One day we had about 40 birds fighting for biscuit crumbs.
We did intend going to one of the schools with cash, pencils, paper etc, but heard of a charity in the UK that sends over container loads of educational items, so we are contacting them instead.
I don't know if we'd go back to The Gambia because of the expense but it was a wonderful experience.
agood relaxing holiday
Review by Anonymous from grimsby on January 7, 2008 for stay during March, 2007.
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Tour Operator/Travel Provider: thomascook
we when for sister 50's brithday, we had 2 relaxing weeks. the room we firs t had was at the back near the bird garden it was dark with no sun, we when to see the rep he got our change the next day with no poblem. it was looking over pool and beach.we was full broad the was good and taste, the show were good. the tour guide we had was very very good nothing was to much trouble. we went out and about to see the sites. my sister got a bunch of flowers a bottle of wine, basket of fruit and card from the hotel for her brithday. the staff on the bar and in the dining room where excellent,as was the maids that cleaned the room. we enjoyed ourselves that much we going back again in march 2008 ,we are meeting up with people we meet in 2007 so all in all it is excellent weather,good service and a very relaxing holiday.
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Review by Anonymous from North Yorkshire on January 1, 2008 for stay during November, 2007.
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Tour Operator/Travel Provider: Thomson
we went to the hotel corinthia atlantic in november 2007,please please ignore the glossy reviews thomsons gave it. yes it was clean and the people are so innocent and can be easily exploted, more so by the hotel management. we found it very expensive bottled beer £2 a little bottle, water £1 a bottle, the food was not good, we were bed and breakfast and like fools we were conned into getting meal vouchers for the evenig meal i do not recommend you buy these. it is not a good spot to be in you are right out on a limb, so you are stuck, go outside and be pestered by the local busters, or you pay for the hotel guides they are all really nice and it stops the busters from bothering you. they are all paid a very low wage, but do not seem jealous about our wealth because in the gambian peoples eyes we are very rich. we met people who were in other hotels and they were happy, but not one person we spoke to from our hotel was happy, i have emailed thomson to tell them how bad we thought the hotel was and suggested they go on other web sites to get a true picture, we would go back to the gambia but not to the corinthia atlantic.
suzy said, "We just had a wonderfull time in the Kombo Beach Hotel, so good even that we are thinking of going there again in January or February.
We booked a premium room which was just fab, loads of space, good working ac, comfortable beds and a nice view on the tropical garden. The staff..." (further information on Hotel Corinthia Atlantic)
Nick Copley said, "This was our first visit to gambia and have returned since in 2006 and 2007.
The hotel is set in brilliant grounds, the food is exceptional, but to fully experience the gambia you need to go and eat out in one of the many restaraunts on the strip.
The local people are freindly an..." (further information on Hotel Corinthia Atlantic)
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