Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Freetown

3.0 star property

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed | Premium bedding, minibar, desk, free WiFi
Reception
Exterior
Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Sea View | Bar (on property) | 2 bars/lounges
Premium bedding, minibar, desk, free WiFi

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Man Of War Bay, Aberdeen, Freetown
  • Lumley Beach
    13 min walk
  • National Stadium
    8 min drive
  • St John's Maroon Church
    8 min drive
  • Freetown (HGS-Hastings)
    67 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Garden View

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Sea View

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Executive Suite, 1 Queen Bed, Garden View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Executive Suite, 1 Queen Bed, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the neighborhood

Freetown

Located in Freetown, Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Freetown is a 2-minute drive from Lumley Beach and 8 minutes from National Stadium. .This hotel is 4.8 mi (7.8 km) from St John's Maroon Church and 5 mi (8 km) from Cotton Tree.

What's nearby

  • Lumley Beach - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • National Stadium - 8 min drive - 4.5 miles
  • Cotton Tree - 9 min drive - 5.0 miles
  • Law Courts - 9 min drive - 5.1 miles
  • Sierra Leone National Museum - 9 min drive - 5.1 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Crown Bakery - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Crown Express - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Roy's Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Basha - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Pearl Cafe - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Freetown

Hotel in Freetown with 2 restaurants and bars
Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Freetown offers 65 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature premium bedding. Premium satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

This Freetown hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 65 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a television in a common area.
Grab a bite to eat at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Guests may use a ferry terminal shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Freetown has 2 restaurants on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, French

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • Bicycles
  • Gym
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Reusable coffee/tea filters
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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; cash is not accepted

Property is also known as

Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Freetown Hotel
Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Hotel
Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima
Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Freetown Hotel
Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Freetown Freetown
Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Freetown Hotel Freetown

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1 out of 8 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 8 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 8 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 8 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 8 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Bikram, HOTEL AMARA

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good for indian
Restaurant is awesome, but approach to room is confusing
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Staff are very friendly and helpful but the room was in poor condition
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Augustine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First visit to Sierra leone
hotel is really nice and then staff are ready and friendly ,just the surrounding area are not easy on the eyes .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Good location. Not much variety on the a la carte menu.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Abdul, Washington, DC

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL!!
This was absolutely the worst hotel experience I have ever had. I reserved my room on Expedia three weeks before my check-in date, but when I arrived at the hotel, I was told that my reservation would not be honored because they "were no longer doing business with Expedia." This was after I had already flown across the Atlantic for a planned four-week trip to Sierra Leone, with no alternative place to stay. After I booked, I received email confirmation from Expedia that the room was booked and ready for my stay. No-one from the hotel contacted me to tell me that there was any problem with my booking, and I later learned that they had not even bothered to contact Expedia to let them know that the booking would not be honored. Worst of all, the hotel manager, Rahul, was simply awful: totally unprofessional and unsympathetic. He refused to do one single thing to resolve my issue. He explained that the rate advertised on Expedia was "lower than" their "customary rate," but did not even offer me a compromise rate for even one night, which would have given me a place to sleep for at least that first night. He even refused to speak with Expedia to see if a solution could be arranged on the booking end. While I was on the phone with Expedia's customer service representative, she repeatedly put me on hold as she tried to reach the hotel. From the lobby where I was sitting with my luggage, I could hear the phone at the concierge desk ringing, and I could hear people speaking at the des
Stayed 18 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Lady B, Kay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel. Happy I stayed there
Very nice hotel. U need to book a night right away!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr nettes Personal, Türschloss hat nur sehr schlecht funktioniert. Beleuchtung des Badezimmers sehr schlecht
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019