The hotel is clean and modern. There is no construction anymore. Everything is really modern, you have wifi in your room and in the loby for free. Staff is helpful, and it is very well located, you can walk from here to very good restaurantes as well! more

My current stay at the Novotel Dakar is an absolute disaster, it is a building site under constant dust and construction. Guests are expected to live with daily noise and disrupted lift service, eg on 11 June 2009 I was awakened at 11.30 pm due to ongoing dump truck activity under my bedroom window. The reception staff described this as... more

I stayed at this hotel for two nights in January 2009. As several others have mentioned, the hotel was undergoing extensive renovations at that time, so conditions may well have changed since my stay. Anyway, here was my experience, which doesn’t seem to have been as awful as many of the other reviewers’: Positives: – The location was good, within... more

the reviews of this hotel didn't sound too great, and the room I got was a bit shabby round the edges, although bathroom clean. However, whilst I was staying there they opened their new recepton area and restaurant and it was much improved. It seems they are renovating the rooms too, so this will make a huge difference. I think... more

I booked the Novotel in Dakar for a business trip of a little over two weeks and after the first night decided to move to a different hotel. This hotel is badly in need of renovations, which it appears they are doing in the lobby, but the room was awful. The entire bed frame moved when I laid on the... more

There was probably a day when this was a very nice hotel. But now, it is shabby, shabby, shabby! Holes in the bedding, mold in the bathroom, dirty carpets, etc. The staff is pleasant, but not very helpful and despite what the hotel advertises, most are only proficient in French. Also, important to note, is that the hotel is under... more

my experience at this hotel was truly horrible. Room service is terrible, if you do not call the front desk, you will never get clean linens and towels, and if they come you have to ask them to please change the linens. The floors are filthy you have to ask room service to vacuum if not they will not. The... more

Novotel Dakar is, simply put, a nice hotel with fabulous location. Located in the center of the city, not far from the beach and not far from excellent restaurants. The staff are very friendly, but check in is usually very busy. The bar has very friendly bartenders, and prices are not terrible. the restaurant is not quite bad, but not... more

I adored Dakar and would go back in a second. As for the hotel, I agree with the other reviewers. If this were Europe, this Novotel would be rated three stars and cost about 60 or 70 euros. But because it's Dakar, the rack rate is an astonishing $243. The rooms are nothing special--even a bit grubby--but there is hot... more