Auberge Le Poulagou — Hotel in Dakar

I stayed at Auberge Le Poulagou for a week. It is an average hostel to stay in and I guess it is somewhat acceptable enough for a hostel. I moved to another hostel I discovered thereafter known as Auberge Le Palace, which has rooms of better quality and for the same price as Le Poulagou.||Pros: |1. It is relatively cheaper than most.||2. The staff are very friendly and helpful especially Mahmoud the manager who I dealt with in the UK before leaving for Senegal. On arrival, I met another manager Khalil who was also helpful.||3. They have hot water. The bathrooms are quite spacious.|||Cons:|1. There is an insane number of flies that constantly swarm around. There is a fishy smell which always floats around the hostel area but that isn't so terrible to bear. The issue with the flies as well as ants is rather intolerable as the flies get under the door and enter the room in their numbers. Sleeping with the constant buzzing of flies in your ears can be a major irritation.||2. It is located in a village and the environment is not very clean. It is also quite far from Dakar's City Centre/ Downtown Dakar.||3. The incessant planes that fly above the hostel particularly late at night and during early mornings can seriously be bothersome. There are also loud ongoing prayers that occur outside the hostel as early as 6am which I could hear every morning in my room.||4. No television in the rooms. The WiFi was also relatively slow and had a below average connection in the room.||5. For 4000CFA, the food sold at the restaurant was...

My boyfriend and I stayed in La Poulagou for several nights. ||We were welcomed by Chalil, a friendly young man that greets you by your name when ever you arrive. He's the receptionist, bartender, ... maybe even the owner. ||Because we left for Saint-Louis after the first night, but planned to come back after 4 days, we asked if we could leave some luggage at the reception. This was no problem for Chalil and after 4 days we found our luggage safe and well back. ||||We stayed in a cheap room with ventilation and shared bathroom. The bed wasn't very comfortabel, but I haven't encountered much better beds during my stay in Senegal, even in the more expensive hotels. ||The showers are basic, with only cold water (but who needs hot water in Senegal?) and towels are available by demand. ||||I'm not sure whether breakfast and diner have to be ordered in advance, but we stayed there during the Ramadam, so Chalil had some difficulties in finding bread on short notice. The meals are good and plenty. ||||You have to check-out by noon, but you can leave your luggage at the reception as long as you want and can also use the other hotel facilities (shower, patio, restaurant) until your depart. ||||Don't forget your ear plugs if you're not a moslim and prefer sleep to hearing Allahuh Akbar early in the morning (5AM) and late at night. ||||I think most backpackers will be satisfied by this charming hotel with magnificent...

We arrived at 3am on a delayed flight to be welcomed warmly by the manager who speaks french and english. The auberge is basic but very clean and comfortable. The staff were very helpful and thorough. The rooms are not air conditioned but were equipped with fans. The windows are fitted with insect mesh and there are hooks for mosquito nets (not provided). There is a small restaurant/bar overlooking the beach, which also is clean and well equipped although we didn't use it. The location is right on the beach, which is usually crowded with local fishing vessels so not suitable for bathing. It is also next door to the local mosque and it is usual to be able to hear the prayer calls. Yoff is just outside the hustle and bustle of the city centre of Dakar and is authentic Senegal without being too far off the...