Hotel Al Baraka — Hotel in Dakar

The hotel right in the centre of the city and in the middle of a buzzing wholesale vegetable market with narrow streets. A good experience though if you wish to explore the city centre of Dakar. Everything is at a walk by distance. Lot of Indian visitors stay in this hotel, don't know why. Even though the hotel is right in the centre and on a busy street, it is absolutely quiet in the night so you get a peaceful sleep.||The room is quite large and the bathroom is too big, the old style. The room is clean and has a comfortable bed to give you a good sleep. The A/c works very well which you definitely need in hot and humid Dakar. There is a small restaurant but it serves only the breakfast and that too is not worth anything. There are many restaurants around and serve authentic Mediterranean food. They are not expensive either. If you have an early morning flight then you will get many taxis waiting just outside the hotel gate. Bargain and you may get to pay only 4,000 Francs to the airport which is hardly 15 min drive without any traffic. Dakar has good roads and decent infrastructure.||They do have an elevator which looks a bit scary for the first time but not bad. Overall, they have maintained it quite well and is worth giving a shot for...

Al Baraka is situated in the middle of the city centre, giving it the perfect location to step outside into the busy streets and explore the market places or take a gentle stroll towards the of beach. After a day of experiencing this wonderful city, you will be happy to return to Al Barak to a cool drink from the bar, then enter your air conditioned room, to enjoy a long hot shower, then relax on the most comfortable bed and watch a movie. It's surprising how quite the rooms are at night, what with it being situated on a busy street. Though no complaints as I was guaranteed to get a great night sleep. ||||I stayed here on 2 occasions and can confirm that it's easy for find, clean, spacious and has the most helpful and friendly staff that are happy to facilitate your every request. Thank you team for a...

Ended an overland tour of West Africa here. The place is adequate. There is an elevator. Breakfast was not included [at least on our tour] but available for 3,500 XOF. The room was large with three single beds. The bathroom was big with a separate shower and hot water, quite the combo for the area. Soap was provided. There is a bar. A courtyard area is straight beyond reception. The port area [for trips to Ile de Goree] is a five minute walk away. There are a variety of restaurants within easy walking distance. Transportation to the new airport should be in the 20,000 XOF range per cab. The hotel is not fancy or charming but a decent spot for a...