Casa Mara Dakar

We had originally booked 8 nights (family room for 3 people), but we were upgraded to an apartment. After a series of serious disappointments, we finally left Casa Mara Dakar after just 1 night because it was totally chaotic. At this price of 97 euros per day, we expected at least decent accommodation. No! We had an unsanitary two-room apartment, flooded, dirty-looking, with much of the furniture aging. And, which did not correspond at all to the accommodation we had booked. Total shock! List of problems encountered/observed. - Aging refrigerator, - TV not plugged in, just installed, - Wifi not available in the room, - Bathroom door knob that remains between our fingers, - Broken bathroom faucet, - Kitchen on the dirty balcony, - Poorly equipped kitchen, very few utensils, - Restricted kitchen units, - Nauseous smell of humidity, - Blood stain on the curtain, - Small swimming pool whose location discourages you from going there, - Simple breakfast, average quality, - No possibility of paying by transfer (as indicated on a famous reservation site), nor by credit card; - Accumulation of towels on the floor (as mops) during the flood. Following heavy rains in Dakar and its region, heavy downpours fell. Our room was flooded. We were "foot in the water" due to an infiltration problem in the wall (the water was coming from the roof, according to the Manager). Photos and videos available to attest to this disaster. We had room E6. After having extensively read old opinions on the establishment, the phenomenon of dilapidation is absolutely not new. The staff are polite and available, a friendly team who do their best. The lovely young man who welcomed us and helped us was exceptional. Disappointed, we complained to him, but he couldn't help us further because the hotel was full. A big thanks to him. He apologized to us at length although he was not responsible for this general context. Despite everything, we had to alert the reservation platform given the seriousness of the situation. And, we spoke with management whose arguments are not very convincing. The owners of the place, Spaniards, are nonchalant and make edifying remarks to try to justify this slump. It tells you that they didn't know about this damage, that it's Africa that is like that (!), that they are the best value for money in the city (false! absolutely false!), that they can't do anything about the rain. Despite everything, we were apologized to and offered to change accommodation. The discussion was going so much in circles that we put an end to it, leaving the place immediately after breakfast.

It is a small and quiet hotel with a very pleasant interior garden patio where there are tables for breakfast and sofas for sitting****. It also has a small garden with a swimming pool. The rooms are very comfortable and the beds are large and with a mosquito net. As the rooms face the courtyard, there is little outside noise and you rest very well. On the roof there is a bar-restaurant with Spanish dishes such as potato omelette, oxtail, etc. It is in a quiet neighborhood, about 15 minutes walk from the seafront. Not much to see around

Small hotel, in a three-storey house, with a garden and indoor pool. The rooms are spacious, clean, the taps work and the beds are comfortable. Run by a Spaniard, the upper terrace was a real surprise, decorated with photos of singers and dancers and current flamenco music. You eat well and the beers are served in a chilled glass. Resting in your garden, reading a book and listening to all kinds of exotic birds, which come to take refuge from the chaos of the city, is a pleasure. The only drawback is that it is difficult to find when you return from a walk and people, in general, do not know how to read maps.

This is the second time I have stayed at this place. This time, I chose to introduce this establishment to my sweet and dear sweetheart. What to say..? What to blame...? Perhaps the breakfast could have been a little more varied, especially with some additional fruit. However, offered by default regardless of the room reserved, it was able to suit our very demanding tastes in every way. I would add that despite the modesty of the place, I have never felt so much at home, being outside my own house, the welcome and the services provided are worthy of the greatest. To do, and to do again, without an ounce of hesitation!

Un hôtel très commun, sans grand intérêt... Chambre, bruyante, digne d'une étoile... Sans charme, sanitaires moches. Accueil, rien à dire, pas professionnel. Nous devions repartir le lendemain à 8h, pas transmis l'information à la personne des petits déjeuners, donc énervemenent, petits déjeuners baclé, départ précipité...

L'équipe d'accueil est très sympathique. Le restaurant est délicieux et l'ambiance parfaite. Certaines chambres très jolies, d'autres humides, mal situées près des bureaux et de la réception. La piscine était en travaux lors de notre passage donc pas utilisable. Bon rapport qualité prix si vous avez l'une des jolies chambres.

Le cadre est très agréable, le bar restaurant propose des produits de qualité. J'aurai toutefois préférer une chambre côté court pour éviter les réveils à 4h dû au coque d'à côté. Problème également de pression d'eau dans la chambre 15. Le matelas n'était pas très confortable également. Mais malgré cela j'y retournerai... Dans une autre chambre.