Lopesan Baobab Resort♡

Guest review

9.0

La variedad de piscinas y la comodidad de la cama

− Que el minibar estuviera vacío

Great staff, and a great hotel/holiday experience

10.0

This is our second time returning, we love it here, the staff are all fantastic and enthusiastic which really adds to the feel of the place. They work hard to be efficient and create a seamlessly perfect environment for guests at all times. The setting makes it feel like a relaxed nightclub retreat without the nightclub, mood lighting, waterfall sounds, it’s such a vibe. Then during the day I can’t help but have the Jurassic Park theme in my head with its gran entrance. We stayed in a standard room and requested to be facing the sister hotel by email in advance (aim for the 3rd floor!), these rooms don’t count as a view but in my opinion they are better than the view ones which face inwards and cost more. You can see the see and the other hotel has a pretty entrance. Plus you get a decent amount of sun on the balcony. Food I’ve seen some mixed reviews, which personally I don’t get. With all inclusive it’s always tricky trying to please everyone. There is always a superb range to choose from, everything actually has flavour too, nothing is bland, great salads, fresh meat cooked in front of you, fresh fish choices every day. If you aren’t impressed I’d be surprised. The smoked salmon at breakfast when it’s there is delicious 😋 The only change I would like to see brought in is tea and coffee be available at every meal not just breakfast. This would be a huge benefit to guests and I strongly think it’s something that should be reviewed. I see a lot of negative reviews about no drinks included (except breakfast) and this would be such a quick win for the hotel to have the machines out at all meals to remedy it. We took part in a new activity which was fabulous, wine and painting (Thursday 3pm - you have to sign up in advance), it was no extra cost and great fun. The staff and everyone had great fun, so well done for introducing something different. Even better yet my mother and I won best paintings and got a free cocktail each! I nearly forgot to mention there are also resident terrapins in the hotel, pop by and see them just up past the hotel shop after the bamboo arches! Can’t wait to come back here again 😃

Lovely hotel, fantastic location, terrible food

6.0

Aesthetics - The look and feel of the hotel is as you would hope it would be. Very pleasing on the eye, if a little bit dark throughout but I think this definitely helps with the ambiance, theme and ability to stay cool of the hotel. There are some lovely touches around the hotel in keeping with the African theme such as terrapins, birds etc. Location - The location of the hotel could not be more perfect. It’s a short walk to the beach and restaurants. Rooms - we had a deluxe unique room with private plunge pool. We found the room to be very nice and the plunge pool was a god send due to the heat. It also allowed for some quieter relaxation time in a pool without being surrounded by others. Food - This is where the hotel really lets itself down. The food was of poor quality and there is very little choice of hot food at meal times so it became very samey and many of the dishes were tasteless. The fruit at breakfast was frozen or tinned which for a 5 star hotel is unacceptable especially in a country where fruit is both plentiful and juicy. If you are not a lover of fish, your options are greatly reduced. Saw many kids eating plain pasta because there was really nothing else for them. The sister hotel across the road had a vastly different buffet with a fantastic array of choice and theme which only serves to baffle me further as to why the baobab was more reminiscent of a basic catering offering rather than the cuisine you would expect. We had paid for all inclusive so it really stuck in our throats to have to pay again to eat out as the food was so poor at baobab. The food is the sole reason I would not return.