Baobab Soleil

This hotel is tricky to find, the best is to have the telephone number with you. The place is really nice with baobab trees, good WiFi in the common area. Big rooms with comfortable beds.

Do not stay here! Especially if you are female or on your own or have kids. Owner alternates between aggressive, passive aggressive and mean but can be helpful with some of the French guests (he's French). He calls himself Le Capitaine and his girlfriend? / wife? / concubine ? who speaks English does not help at all, in fact she sleeps in the common area on the chairs and gets annoyed if you disturb her, even though this is the only place where the wifi works. The driver was supposed to take us to a specific beach area but couldn't read a gps so he tried to get rid of us by dropping us off in the middle of nowhere, then tried to drop us off at some random house in some random town and then finally listened to our directions to get us near where we wanted to go. He complained that he needed us gone as he had to get back to the hotel for an airport run. The facility is close to Bandia Reserve but otherwise there is nothing nearby which is a problem because the owner keeps to a very rigid meal schedule. Dinner is 7:30, no flexibility. Even when we went out for the morning and came back for lunch to find the owner gone and we were unable to eat as there was no one there and kitchen was closed. Except for the cat that lives in it. When the owner finally returned late afternoon with his partner, the two of them sat down to a large meal of rice, meats, salads, dessert. We asked if we could get something to eat which was answered with a snarky no, dinner is at 7:30. We explained we hadn't eaten since breakfast and they didn't serve lunch as they weren't there. The female partner got mad at us for interrupting them. We settled our bill and left. The whole place has an "ick" factor to it. Not child friendly with the very rigid and late dinner hour as well as a phallic tap in community bathroom, sexually inappropriate murals in the rooms, French tv is always on the common area, the pool is closed although advertised as open, beer is more expensive than anywhere else we went in Senegal including fancy hotels. Felt celebratory to get out of there.

Baobab Soleil was a very pleasant hotel to stay. These were the things I liked about the hotel: It was very close to the wildlife park, Foret de Bandia and the hotel shuttle could provide a ride to and fro for a fee. The hotel was also close to the airport, but since I was not flying in or out, it did not apply to me. There weren't too many staff members, only about three. They worked hard to provide services and were very friendly. The rooms were spacious, clean and had basic amenities. There was a large pool, which was open 24/7. Food was good although the menu was limited. There were alcoholic drinks to purchase. There was Internet access at the restaurant area. The surrounding area had many baobab trees making the name Baobab Soleil very fitting. One could take walks around the area with no safety concerns. Suggestions: If possible, have an Internet router so that people who like to do some work or read online could read in their rooms or patio instead of going to the restaurant, which is often loud with people talking and also has a lot of flies. Also the weaver birds on the large tree close-by make quite a racket that can be tiring after a while. I was there 3 nights and wished to do some work in my room, but could not do that and was a bit disappointed. All in all, it was a good 3-night stay at the hotel.

After 2 weeks drum workshop in St Louis, Senegal we return to Dakar, DSS to fly home with Brussel AL but NO we had to have an antigen/pcr test. Our flight was changed to the day after and Baobab Solei's car picked us up and took us to this magic place in "Baobab land". Sama new kharit Ami welcomed us, we got beautiful rooms and a late meal. In the morning their car took us to Mbour and we was tested. Back to Baobab Solei we had a nice "extra" day by the pool, a nice lunch and a safe drive back to the airport. Thankyou! We will be back❤

Super hotel à 1/2h de l'aéroport et juste à côté de la réserve de Bandia et de l'accro-baobab. Un petit havre de tranquillité très bien tenu et joli. Les chambres sont spacieuses, décorées et confortables :clim, moustiquaire, eau chaude. Un beau jardin avec une grande piscine. Et une grande salle de restaurant pour manger dehors ou dedans. Le patron est très aimable et de bon conseil.

Horaires de repas rigides. Mauvaise nourriture. Le chat vit dans la cuisine. Bière chère. Piscine fermée et sale. Fatigué et en train de s'effondrer. Propriétaire agressif et grossier. Sa partenaire féminine s'énerve contre vous dans l'espace commun où il y a le wifi alors qu'elle essaie d'y dormir.