M Plaza Hotel — Hotel in Accra

Been there for business and I would like to say "no comments" to avoid saying something about this hotel. Honestly, it’s a shame how this place is still open.||It looks like Shining movie hotel. Completely empty and scaring despite it could be exceptional considering the property. It do not deserve the money they ask. ||I arrived few days before the other colleagues and was alone in the hotel. Around the hotel is impossible to find places to eat (it is a kind of residential area) so if you are alone and don’t want to take a taxi you are forced to order food at the hotel. ||Despite the lack of customers, I have waited 1 hour to get a dish of food (boiled rice and a grilled fish) which came cold. Indeed, I underlined several times that I do not tolerate spicy/hot food, but the plain rice and fish were covered by a red super spicy/hot sauce that went everywhere. I was hungry and pregnant so I ate the cold and hot food trying to avoid to go on fire for the hot chili sauce.||Room service is the same... it takes ages, but at least you are in your room instead of an empty restaurant. ||The worst happened one day when I came back to my room and found a strong chemical smell inside the room. I opened the door and window and waited about 20 minutes close to the window. My eyes started dropping and I felt really bad with nausea and hemicranias. Therefore, I decided to go to the front desk. They minimized saying it was just a product against insects and - as they did not trusted me-they sent an employee with me to check. When I opened the door and asked him to get in with me he just said, “No sorry I can’t” holding his nose close. Therefore, at the reception they asked me to leave the room giving me a downgraded one. I moved, but as I was still feeling bad and I was pregnant, I requested several times to provide me with the name/composition of the chemical used in the room in order to check with my gynecologist. After my insistent requests they provided me the composition of the product which was very toxic and forbidden in a huge number of countries. I received no excuses from anybody. ||Never again, considering that there are places so...

In three words, I would describe this stately old hotel near Accra airport as "past its prime." First, the good things. The staff is professional, friendly, and competent. You will be well taken care of. The facilities are adequate for small gatherings or even large conferences. The food is very nice. If you enjoy a firm mattress, you will enjoy this hotel. I personally do enjoy a nice firm sleeping surface. But my wife, if she were with me, would not get much sleep here. Some of the rooms have nice little balconies, if the weather isn't too hot. There's a very nice pool in the courtyard. The location is fine, close to the airport, though not too close to much else. There's a wonderful little restaurant and pub just around the corner (Le Jardin). Now the bad. The wifi is spotty at best. The rooms are extremely dim. Hard to read at night. No coffee service in the room. The restaurant is not great (conference food is good though). Mold on the ceiling in the bathroom. Geckos on the walls in the hallway. But if you can overlook that surface-level stuff and appreciate the hotel for its service and history, it's a fine place. Unfortunately for the M Plaza, there is a state of the art hotel (Chinese owned) just up the street, though I assume prices are much higher there. If you're looking for a resort, look elsewhere. If you need a place to stay, the M Plaza is just fine. I enjoyed my stay here for a week and didn't...

Looking imposant like the Pantheon on the Acropolos in Athen the in-house reality is quite different, with a regularly un-manned reception desk at the ground floor, non-functioning fridge in the room, very poor quality breakfast, squeeking doors, non-functioning swimming pool, and poor internet connection. A 'no-go' option based on my experience and especially for the price they as for. On the positive side, the hotel is located 20-30 min drive away from the airport (the travel time depends on the situatiuon of...