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Premium Room, Garden View
323 square feet
1 King Bed
Room sleeps 3 guests
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Premium Room, Private Pool, Ocean View
Room with view
323 square feet
1 King Bed
Room sleeps 3 guests
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Premium Room, Ocean View
Room with view
323 square feet
1 King Bed
Room sleeps 3 guests
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Standard Room, Garden View
269 square feet
1 King Bed
Room sleeps 2 guests
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Premium Room, Private Pool, Garden View
323 square feet
1 King Bed
Room sleeps 3 guests
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Get an overview of this hotel
Hotel with private beach, full-service spa

Popular property highlights

Free self parking
Free WiFi
On private beach
24-hour business center
Laundry facilities

Located in Serrekunda, Balafon Beach Resort is by the ocean, within a 5-minute drive of Bijilo Forest Park and Senegambia Craft Market. This beach hotel is 10 mi (16.1 km) from River Gambia National Park and 10.7 mi (17.2 km) from Gambia National Museum.

Make yourself at home in one of the 88 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.

Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers body treatments and facials. You can soak up the sun at the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a lazy river. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.

Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge, the beach bar, or the poolside bar.

Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.

Languages Spoken

  • English

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Balafon Beach Resort

Kololi Beach, Serrekunda,

Hotel Amenities

Hotel Amenities

Simply walk outside to feel the sun on your face at the sand beach. Hit the beach and work on your tan in the sun loungers (chaise longues) or relax in the shade with complimentary cabanas and umbrellas. Pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa and enjoy amenities at Balafon Beach Resort like a lazy river and an outdoor pool.

The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a beach bar, a poolside bar, and a bar/lounge. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This beach hotel also offers a garden and a terrace. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Balafon Beach Resort has designated areas for smoking.

  • Walkway to water
  • Barbecue grill(s)
  • Picnic area
  • Lazy river
  • Number of outdoor pools - 1
  • Number of bars/lounges - 1
  • Number of poolside bars - 1
  • Full-service spa
  • Number of beach bars - 1
  • Number of swim-up bars - 1
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Free beach cabanas
  • Tours/ticket assistance
  • Year Built - 2016
  • Free pool cabanas
  • Free self parking
  • Beach sun loungers
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Free WiFi
  • Pool sun loungers
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk
  • On private beach
  • Spa services on site
  • Terrace
  • Luggage storage
  • Wheelchair accessible – no
  • ATM/banking
  • Number of restaurants - 1
  • Concierge services
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Laundry facilities
  • Beach towels
  • Total number of rooms - 88
  • Number of floors - 2
  • No accessible airport shuttle
  • Airport transportation (surcharge)
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Languages Spoken

  • English

Parking

Free self parking

Room Amenities

Balafon Beach Resort offers 88 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas and include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Premium satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Serrekunda hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

  • Air conditioning
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Television
  • Refrigerator
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Private bathroom
  • Free toiletries
  • Iron/ironing board
  • In-room safe
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Premium bedding
  • Separate sitting area
  • Premium TV channels
  • Shower only
  • Satellite TV service
  • Free WiFi
  • Individually furnished
  • Individually decorated
  • TV size measurement: inch
  • Balcony or patio
  • Electric kettle
  • Towels provided
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Number of bathrooms - 1
  • Number of beds 1

Where to Eat

Balafon Beach Resort has a restaurant on site.

Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Nearby Things to Do

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a private beach, a lazy river, and an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

  • Horse riding nearby
  • Beach yoga on site
  • Beach volleyball on site
  • Fishing nearby

Spa Services

The onsite spa has couples treatment room(s). Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments.

  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Massages on beach
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Facial treatments
  • Body scrubs

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

  • Assistive listening devices available

Hotel Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:30 PM

Check-in time ends at midnight

Minimum check-in age is: 18

Check-out

Check-out time is noon

Payment types

Children and extra beds

  • Children 13 and younger are not allowed at this property. All guests older than 13 are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Pet Policy

  • Pets not allowed

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.

A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.

Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.

Staff temperature checks are conducted regularly

Temperature checks are available to guests

Bed sheets and towels are washed at a temperature of at least 60°C/140°F

Commonly-touched surfaces are cleaned with disinfectant

Property confirms they are implementing guest safety measures

Contactless check-out is available

Property is cleaned with disinfectant

Staff does not wear personal protective equipment

Protective clothing is not available to guests

Property follows sanitization practices of Safe Travels (WTTC - Global)

No shield between guests and staff in main contact areas

Guests are provided with free hand sanitizer

Staffed front desk

Social distancing measures are in place

Contactless check-in is available

No rollaway/extra beds available

No cribs (infant beds) available

Carbon monoxide detector

No elevators

Property confirms they are implementing enhanced cleaning measures

Individually-wrapped food options are available

Individually-wrapped food options are available for breakfast

Individually-wrapped food options are available for lunch

Individually-wrapped food options are available for dinner

Individually-wrapped food options are available through room service

Debit cards

Gap period enforced between guest stays - 24 hours

Fees

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: GMD 2800 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 3)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Hotel Names

  • Balafon Hotel Serrekunda
  • Balafon Serrekunda
  • Balafon Hotel
  • Balafon Beach Resort Hotel
  • Balafon Beach Resort Serrekunda
  • Balafon Beach Resort Hotel Serrekunda

We should mention

Children 13 years old and younger are not permitted at this property.

Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.

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