Leo's Beach Hotel - Adults Only

Nina and Alois have created a fabulous, chic hotel - ideal for a ‘get away from it all’ holiday. The rooms are stylish, spacious and airy and have loads of storage and wardrobe space with plenty of coat hangers. The bathrooms are modern and bright with a great powerful shower. The gardens and pool area are beautiful and tranquil - the perfect place for watching the many birds and monkeys that visit the gardens. The restaurant has a good variety of well presented and tasty dishes, we ate all of our meals there during our 11 night stay and didn’t get bored with the menu. The staff are polite, friendly and efficient and are a credit to the hotel. This was our first visit to The Gambia and I don’t think we could have chosen a better hotel, we definitely hope to return.

My wife and I spent a lovely two weeks at Leo’s beach hotel and restaurant in The Gambia, the peace and tranquility was only broken, as we laid in the glorious 32 degree sunshine, by the gentle lapping of waves on the beach and the sound of birds in their beautifully manicured garden. The Austrian owners, Nina and Alois, live at the hotel and so are always available to help and assist in any way they can. In addition were the wonderful team of Gambian locals who were always on hand whenever a drink was needed or to assist in the lovely restaurant. The hotel is small, it has 5 double rooms and a suite on the first floor with balconies which look out to the Atlantic Ocean, and a ground floor suite with two bedrooms which is where we stayed. Our accommodation was everything you could wish for, a place of coolness when time away from the heat was needed, with air conditioning and ceiling fans. The two bedrooms have large double beds, which could also be used as two singles. There was a lounge with TV, fridge/mini bar, HiFi system with speakers, a safe, plenty of wardrobe and drawer space, hairdryer, table and chairs, and a large comfortable sofa. The room ceilings were higher than standard rooms, the bedroom and lounge have large, full-height patio doors, with mosquito netting if you would like to keep them open. There was a well appointed bathroom, double sinks, toilet and large shower area. There was free WiFi throughout the hotel which was pretty good, although it did occasionally drop out. I am a wheelchair user, which is why they offered us the ground-floor suite. They made no claims whatsoever about the accommodation being fully accessible when we booked, but we had an exchange of emails which gave me the confidence that I would be able to manage. They improved the access to the room with the installation of a small ramp, as there was a slight step at the door. The room is large enough to handle a wheelchair, the shower wet room is also large enough to be accessible in a wheelchair, if this is needed. I was provided with a plastic shower chair which was very helpful for me. The toilet is a little low, which might be a challenge for some people with disabilities. The only other issue when it comes to accessibility is that access to the pool and gardens is down one step, Alois said that they would consider building a ramp so that wheelchair users in the future will have access to these areas. If you are a wheelchair user I would suggest you check to see if this is available. We managed to carry the wheelchair down the single step, if staff members were around they always assisted. The room also benefits from its own patio area with a table and chairs and two sun beds. I use a CPAP machine at night to help me to breathe, the reliability of the electricity supplier was pretty good, although it did cut out a few times. We elected to have half board, the restaurant was very good, breakfast was continental, although hot food

A repeat visitor to this high spec small hotel with large airy modern rooms looking over the pool and well kept gardens. Very friendly welcoming staff and wonderful owners with the personal touch. An excellent relaxing location with a restaurant that serves quality well cooked food.