Blue Moon Guesthouse — Hotel in Lagos

We visited Lagos at the end of a three location Portuguese holiday having spent our previous 8 days in Porto and Lisbon. The old town of Lagos is a busy touristy area and the Blue Moon Guest House is located on a corner in the main pedestrian drag through the centre of the town. Access is through the front door which is quite discreet at the back of a front facing restaurant. There is also another entrance just up the side street that leads into an enclosed private patio / courtyard, a nice place to sunbathe or just chill if the weather is pleasant. This is a shared facility for the hotel guests but it's a small place with only a few rooms and on the two occasions we used the patio, we were completely on our own.||The hotel is owned by Jose, a really nice guy, and he runs the Blue Moon with the help of his wife, son and daughter. They aren't resident as such, but all the rooms are cleaned every morning so there's normally someone around if you have any questions or need advice on anything. All of the family are pretty fluent in English and extremely helpful and we really felt we were being looked after during our stay.||In terms of facilities, the rooms are spacious, each with a mini fridge, all extremely clean and well maintained with ensuite bathrooms and excellent showers and washing facilities. Apart from the courtyard / patio, there is also a well-equipped shared kitchen with a larger fridge, cooking facilities and a dining area. This in turn leads onto a comfortable lounge area with TV and even a computer for guest use. There are Wi-Fi facilities throughout both the rooms and the communal areas. ||As I mentioned, we were extremely well looked after during our stay and we certainly got the impression that Jose and his family genuinely care about their guests which is quite unusual in this day and age.||On the downside, and it's difficult to be at all critical, the Blue Moon is located in busy area and a lot of bars stay open until 2 in the morning so it can be a little noisy with holidaymakers milling around outside if you are trying to get an early night. Also, during the high season, there seems to be a bit of reluctance for taxi drivers to access the place due to the many tables and chairs littering the small surrounding streets, so my advice would be to take your luggage to the taxi rank on the main road parallel to the river, rather than trying to hail a door to door service.||That said, a truly delightful place to spend a holiday break, particularly if you like to be in the middle of everything as you are literally surrounded by bars, restaurants and shops. As my son would say, "a pretty...

I stayed in the hostel for a week in late september. I did not find the staff nice at all, and not friendly. We got a wristband on when we checked in, a thing we should show the camera when they should let us into the hostel. There is a note in the hostel saying that it's not aloud to have guest in the room - or something like that. The first night we were there a guy brought a girl home with him at 4 and had sex with her in the fully booked room. He had only one night there. We had bought food to have in the kitchen and even though we wrote or names on it, it got eaten. We lived next to the street and it was so noisy. The noise stopped around four in the morning and started again around 7-8. Like I wrote the staff was not welcoming and did not say hallo to you when they so you. We asked for placed to eat and things to do but they were not helpful. They wi-fi was not the best and it keept falling out. ||The beds was good though and there was...

For the last several days we stayed at the Blue Moon Guesthouse and were delighted with our stay. The Blue Moon is right in the center of “old town” Lagos with shops and restaurants in every direction. There are only five rooms but there is an open courtyard with seating areas, a shared well equipped kitchen, and another general area. Our room was spotless, seemed to be newly painted, new air conditioner, and the bathroom looked newly done as well. When the shutters were open sunlight brightened the room and when they were closed the outside noise disappeared. No trouble sleeping! The staff was exceptional! Angela, the owner, shared a glass of wine with us upon our arrival and Sara was just delightful. The night before our departure we found a bottle wine provided by the management. Very nice gesture. I highly recommended the Blue Moon for your...