Does Balafon Beach Resort have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Balafon Beach Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Balafon Beach Resort?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Balafon Beach Resort?

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; check-in end time: midnight. After-hours check-in is not available.

Does Balafon Beach Resort provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of GMD 2800 per vehicle applies.

Where is Balafon Beach Resort located?

Nestled on the beach, this Serrekunda hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Bijilo Forest Park and Senegambia Craft Market. River Gambia National Park and Gambia National Museum are also within 12 mi (20 km).

Balafon Beach Resort Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the area

Located in Serrekunda, Balafon Beach Resort is in the suburbs and on a private beach. Shoppers can visit Senegambia Craft Market, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Bijilo Forest Park and River Gambia National Park. Gambia National Museum is another place to visit that comes recommended. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with horse riding nearby.

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8/10 Good

Gary

1 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice accommodations. Attentive staff.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

24 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Wonderful experience.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

johnny

20 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fint läge direkt vid stranden. Bra frukostbuffé.

Stayed 12 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Bianca-Maria

24 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kamau

10 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Flawless

Great time, from check-in, to kitchen staff, to cleaners, to entertainment, great value and lovely staff. Really enjoyed our time. Recommend the premier room pool view!! Closeness to beach is so ideal too, great for relaxation or a stroll to enjoy the sunset. Nice walk 15 min walk to Tropics Mall and shout out Vibrations cafe for a healthy vegan option outside of the great food provided at Balafon. Would definitely come again.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Tysheena

17 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Quiet, inviting, immediately accessible to the beach. Extremely friendly staff.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

M

20 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Everything was ok apart from been a room with limited entertainment i.e the atv was not functioning properly.

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Essa

2 Apr 2024

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Lovely stay

Really nice staff and really nice rooms The food as Ok and the pools are really clean We had a really nice stay at Balafon hotel Thanks to the nice people who work there

Stayed 12 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Matthias

28 Jan 2025

Der Hotelstrand ist nah und recht gepflegt. Viel freundliches und hilfsbereites Personal. Frühstück typisch afrikanisch sehr eierlastig. Wir fanden es reichhaltig. Wurstfreunde kommen allerdings zu kurz. Zimmerservice sehr gut!

Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Reinhilde

15 Nov 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The own was excellent The staff was always friendly, smiling and helpful The garden on the hotel is beautiful

Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

30 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nothing but good to say

I have nothing but good to say about this hotel! The facilities are beautiful, rooms spacious and comfortable and direct beach access with lot of sunbeds available. Staff are attentive and caring. We had an issue with our room (not the hotel’s fault) and they really went out their way to find a solution and ensure we had a pleasant stay. Which we did. Couldn’t be more grateful, will be back!

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Fatimah

8 Jun 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Lovely resort with amazing staff. Fatu and the rest of the restaurant staff were fantastic, really great customer service. The swim up pool was great. Love the tucked away feel of the place. A nice stay

Stayed 10 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mahamadu

7 Mar 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Was great

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

tykeen

18 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I liked that it was exclusive to the beach and the warmth of the environment and staff.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Corrine

5 May 2025

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Balafon experience

Cleaning staff were lovely. Very friendly. There was one restaurant staff, who.was rude and unfriendly. Ordered chicken n chips for lunch. The chicken came out cold. When asked for it to be warmed up, they refried the chips n heated up the chicken. Meal wasnt that great. Great place to stay for exploring the city. There was no entertainment, so spent evenings out of the complex. There was a few blackouts but electricity came back promptly. The room were spacious but gloomy. Gambia is beautiful country to visit and will definitely visit again. Different hotel though.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Doris

18 Oct 2024

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Hotel in die Jahre gekommen was leider von der Geschäftsleitung ignoriert wird . Trotz allem war es ein schöner Urlaub

Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lucas

29 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place

The internet service was not good, but the staff, food, service and facilities were great

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Allan

7 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Room comfort

Super ophold. Vanvittigt larmende restaurant.

Rigtigt fint hotel med super beliggenhed. Man skal kunne acceptere at der hver aften er live musik, som spiller VANVITTIGT højt, man kan ikke tale sammen undrr middagen. Vi prøvede at bede dem skrue ned, men det var mærkeligt nok ikke muligt, til trods for at flere gæster spurgte om det samme. Der ligger heldigvis andre restauranter i området, hvor de har forstået europæernes ønsker. Derfor spiste vi kun på hotellets restaurant én gang. Der mangler parasoller ved poolen, man kan kun ligge direkte i solen. Resten af opholdet var super fint, rent og pænt, god service og søde medarbejdere. Poolen er spotless ren og fin.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

diane

21 Oct 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Not to clean grddn mkjlded walls kutside..black mould all over shower floor; wLls stzined from air ck dionef more care needs putting into this hotdl has lkvely location

Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Stacey

11 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Waiters and waitresses not very professional.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

DeAndrea

7 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Preparing for our wedding

Checking in was pretty easy. Got to the room, and it was clean. The couch cushions could use some fluffing. That's no big deal. My husband wanted to watch football, and the TV would NOT come on at all. As we were heading out we we stopped by the front desk, and we are informing the young lady, and her response was I tried to tell you, but you wouldn't be quiet. Not a very nice response, and besides we didn't turn the TV on before she left the room. We were told NONE of the TVs worked because they were all in Chinese. Well the TV in the sports bar worked. Supposedly the tech was working on them. 2 nights and 3 days and the TV didn't even come on. Views from our room were great. The cleaning and restaurant staff were very kind and welcoming.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Shannon

24 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Room comfort

Nice Beach view

The rooms was nice over all but i had to tell them about the AC many times it was very hotand the room leak when it had a hard rain also the water would be off everyday as well as the power

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Robert

15 Feb 2025

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

We had one of the pool rooms for a month and the key card would never open the door on a number of times and we were all ways having to get someone to come and open the safe and when they did it would take up to 40 minutes to come be aware there is no Television in rooms the rooms badly need a refurbishment fridge door hanging off our room was one of the most expensive ones breakfast was ment to start at seven but there was never anything out and had to wait for the lady to come to cook the eggs I know this is Gambia but these our basic things . Also found the beach boys spent most of the day chatting to the young single girls,and finally people were just coming off the beach and the boys were letting them when there was signs saying guests only

Stayed 28 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kay

28 Jan 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Beautiful grounds and rooms, access to beach for walking or swimming plus on site pools. Major negative is no relationship with taxis; I feel I was gouged every time I tried to take one.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Takunda

1 Oct 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad internet, bad service, rooms not very clean. The tropical theme is good but Hotel maintenance is way below standard

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

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