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Ghana's Win Limited to Soccer, Not Its Hotels

Where: Labadi Beach | Trade Fair, Accra, Ghana
June 23, 2006 at 3:40 PM | by Courtney | 4 Comments

With the recent World Cup game win over the U.S. causing high spirits for the people of Ghana, we're thinking now is the time if ever to look into this country's hotel situation. The Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra is arguably the country's best hotel with its 5-star status, although they still can't seem to afford having their own website.

But just as we started getting into the spirit of booking a hotel in Ghana, warnings began appearing that had us rethinking our world cup fervor-turned tourism interest. For a 5-star it appears that the Labadi Beach Resort falls short. Although the staff is described as friendly, they are also described as slow and hard to find. Take the UK Telegraph's words for example:

I plumped for the country's smartest hotel - The Labadi Beach - and concluded that more than a few days there would drive me mad. It is sumptuously furnished, well-appointed (air-conditioning, TVs, minibars, gym) and the grounds are exquisitely landscaped. But the service is desperately slow, there is nothing to do and no one you would really care to talk to (expats, Korean businessmen, mercenaries, and the odd, maverick tourist like me).

More reviews show evidence of "shoddy" rooms, no TV reception, and mosquitos galore.

It's too bad, we were pretty excited for a minute there, of our future jaunt in Ghana. But we're actually Brazil fans anyway.

Related Stories:
· GhanaKeeps It Cool [The Telegraph]
· Labadi Beach Hotel Reviews [TripAdvisor]

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  1. bekegg

    HotelChatter Member

    Hotel in Kumasi, Ghana

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    Akwaaba! - You are Welcome! - Willkommen!

    November 29, 2008 at 12:41 PM
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  1. bekegg

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    Website

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    November 29, 2008 at 12:41 PM
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  1. danweetjehetwel

    HotelChatter Member

    Hotels are good too

    Nice story. I enjoy the African Beach Hotel while I was in Ghana for going to soccer, but hotels were nice there it seemd!..
    April 13, 2009 at 1:42 PM
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  1. ycoolroom

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    Kumasi, Ghana

    Bek Egg's new internet site gives you an insight of how relaxing your night stay, holiday, business conference, meeting or other event could be at the Bek Egg and entices you to learn much more.
    August 11, 2009 at 5:53 AM
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