Ocean Bay Hotel & Resort

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for Ocean Bay Hotel & Resort

Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Lobby
Lobby lounge
Exterior
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • On private beach
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service

Explore the area

Map
Kofi Annan Street, Cape Point, Bakau
  • Cape Point Beach
    4 min walk
  • Bakau Beach
    12 min walk
  • Rising Sun. Bakau
    1 min walk
  • Banjul (BJL-Banjul Intl.)
    21 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room, Sea View

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Single Room

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Bakau

With a stay at Ocean Bay Hotel & Resort in Bakau (Cape Point), you'll be a 4-minute walk from Cape Point Beach and 8 minutes by foot from Botanic Gardens. .This beach hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Bakau Beach and 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Independence Stadium.

What's nearby

  • Cape Point Beach - 4 min walk
  • Bakau Beach - 12 min walk
  • Kachikally Crocodile Pool - 16 min walk
  • Senegambia Craft Market - 9 min drive
  • Kololi Beach - 24 min drive

Getting around

  • Banjul (BJL-Banjul Intl.) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪La Parisienne - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪El Sol - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪kadie kadie restaurant - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Vineyard, Gambia - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Sailor - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Ocean Bay Hotel & Resort

Beachside hotel with outdoor pool
Ocean Bay Hotel & Resort offers 195 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers. This Bakau hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a private beach and a steam room.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 195 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and blackout drapes/curtains.
Head down to the water and enjoy a day at the private beach, or take advantage of other recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a steam room. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and gift shops/newsstands.
Grab a bite at Hacienda, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge, the beach bar, or the poolside bar. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and a library. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Hacienda - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Ocean Clipper - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant serves dinner only.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 2 restaurants
  • 1 beach bar, 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • Hacienda
  • Ocean Clipper

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Steam room
  • Tennis

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Private beachfront location

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Beach towels
  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Minibar

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Due to renovations the reception desk will temporarily be relocated to conference room number 2. Please use the conference hall entrance to access the reception.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: GMD 900 per person (one way)

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

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 24
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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Ocean Bay Hotel Bakau
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Ocean Bay Hotel & Resort Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 103 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 103 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 103 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 103 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 103 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ralph

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I want to start by saying that I would actually stay here again. I’m rating it by Western standards. The pluses are the following: the staff is friendly, it’s a safe place, it is pretty clean, and the food at the restaurant is decent and safe to eat. Now for the negatives: My safe didn’t work, (I locked up my valuables in my suitcase during the day), the room took a while to become cool, the patio door would not lock and had black duct tape on it, I had a cold shower a couple of days because of no hot water, but there was only hot water in the sink one day. There’s a hook for a mosquito net, but no mosquito net available. Bottled water was provided the first day, but for the other six days, I was told I had to buy it at the bar. The reception area is not air-conditioned, and I tried to drink a beer at that bar one day with sweat dripping down my back. There’s always something to eat for breakfast, but it is the same thing every day. A little variety would have been nice. I was looking forward to relaxing at the pool, but it was under construction the week I was there. I was also looking forward to using the spa, but it seemed closed every day. A few times an A few times a day, the power would go off, but it did not stay off for long because of a generator. All of this is to say, I realize that it is West Africa, and the western standards are different. But I have to say, catering to some westerners, this was my experience.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sreejith

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diwakar

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sreejith

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Samantha

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely option for your stay in Banjul
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Samantha

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely option for your stay in Banjul.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

ANTHONIA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are second to none, all were very friendly and helpful. the room with a sea view was perfect. breakfast was always of a high slandered. However the only aspect that let them down, was the rooms were not free of mosquitos, they should spray the room once the daily cleaning is completed.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

BE

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Neeraj

Business traveller
Overall good.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Tong

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Tong

Business traveller
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Omar

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really comfortable relaxing stay - excellent food
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Monika

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It says that it is a five star hotel, but it does not even deserve 3.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Aboubakar, Thiaroye

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was horrible
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

4/10 Poor

bhavesh

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 5 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Dramane

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It will ruin your stay.
An unpleasant experience. A staff that sees you as a dollar sign and nothing else. Credit cards machines that don't work and if they do, you have to pay a 3.5% fee. Rooms that are rundown. Towels handed out very strictly - one only per day. You pay on the high end but get treated on the low end. Just very unpleasant. A big regret of mine. I should have not stayed here.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Slarty

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
I travelled on business. This is a comfortable and convenient small resort. The food is OK, and there are local alternatives nearby. The wifi is fairly reliable, the staff are friendly and the breakfast is pretty good. It's a bit tired but everything works and the beds are comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
I think this property is rubish for the money we spent.i had a problem with my door locks and so did many other guest.it took me 5 attempt to go to the reception.and still the man at the reception ignorded me.at breakfast the waiters gaveme a feeling that i was the wrong colour for them.they served offee to all the white people but waited for us to ask for coffee
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020