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Reviews of The Swiss Hotel

4 out of 5
The Swiss Hotel
38 Spur Road, Freetown

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 44 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Yezir

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 12 nights in Dec 2023
Response from The Swiss Hotel on Jan 22, 2024
Thank you for your review! we look forward to hosting you again!

10/10 Excellent

Isatu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place feels like home to me ! Love it!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Nasu on Sep 16, 2023
Good day, thank you very much for the encouraging compliments, we will strive together as a team for continous improvement.

8/10 Good

Alfred

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very nice hotel. Pleasant staffs but need abit of upgrading
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Jay on May 5, 2023
Thank you for your review. We are working on the upgrading

8/10 Good

Alfajo

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Jay on May 22, 2023
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb staff. Lovely hotel.
Gorgeous hotel and lovely small pool and pool bar. Great location to get into town or beach. The staff could not gave been friendlier or more helpful. I felt they all became friends -- from the house keepers to bar staff, receptionists and managers. Highly recommended. I will return here on my next visit
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from TSH on Apr 12, 2023
We thank you for you review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to make your stay even more memorable.

10/10 Excellent

Stanley

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Jalloh on Apr 3, 2023
At the Swiss Hotel, guest satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. .Choose us as the your preferred place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thanks for a nice stay and for accommodating short notice and correcting of my booking error.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022
Response from General Manager on Jan 9, 2023
Dear Anita,Thank you for your review - we are quite glad that we were able to make your stay wonderfulShould you see areas where we need to improve - please do not hesitate to advise usThank you

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from General Manager on Jan 9, 2023
Dear Daniel,Thank you for your reviewWe are quite shocked that you had a terrible stay with us, can you please advise us what your experience was, could you also state areas where we can improveWe hope to be able to provide you with the best guest experience on your next stayThank you

10/10 Excellent

Mahmud

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Mohamed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I really liked the location of the property. It was easily accessible by public transportation at any time of the day and because of the location, you can feel safe taking public transportation even at late hours of the night. The staff there were excellent and very attentive and pleasant. Every single staff there was incredible. One thing that I did not like was the fact that every guest had to stop at the front desk and wait for the staff to call up to the room before they could come upstairs. I think this is a bit invasive to someone's privacy. As long as the person knows what room or suite they're going to, they should be allowed to just go upstairs. Not every guest wants everyone to know who is coming to visit them. I don't believe people are just randomly walking into hotels from the street if they don't know who they are coming to visit. I personally, would like to see this changed.
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2022
Response from General Manager on Jun 15, 2022
Dear Mr Mohammed, We are quite grateful for your positive review However, we noted your observation - due to previous experiences and to further provide guest with the needed security - we have to check on every personnel that comes to visit a guest, in most cases we implore the guest to please leave the name of the expected person at the desk and we ask them to your room politely, that will help us to protect you and reduce your privacy invasion We will look for better ways to further strengthen this procedure going further We thank you for your review and we hope you will continue to stay at the Swiss Hotel Best Regards

6/10 Okay

SANDRA, GRANGER

Stayed 5 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was clean and the staff were all friendly and went above and beyond to offer a great service! This is now my hotel of choice in Freetown and I will definitely be back
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from General Manager on Jun 15, 2022
Dear Mr Ryan, Thank you for your review We are quite pleased that you like our services, if there are other way to improve, please do not hesitate to inform us We look forward to your next stay Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Collins

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Responsive staff
Very responsive and hands-on management. Overall nice experience.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
Response from General Manager on May 17, 2022
Dear Mr Collins, Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay - and we hope to see you soon. Thank you

8/10 Good

Jamie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Helpful and friendly staff. Good location and spacious room. Internet a bit variable
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022
Response from GM on Mar 16, 2022
Dear Jamie, Thank you for the review - we are most delighted. We are happy that you also mentioned the Wifi or internet issues - we are currently exploring all option to change or upgrade our internet services providers However, we can guarantee that on your next visit - we will provide the best internet for you and & your guest

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic, will stay again
Wow, fantastic place to stay in Freetown. It was my first time there and everyone there went out of there way to help me and make my stay great. This is where I’ll stay next time I come back.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from GM on Jan 31, 2022
Dea Esteemed Guest, Thank you for your revew - we are most grateful We will continue to ensure you have the best stays and experience - should you have any advise on how to even serve you better, we are obliged to listen to you. Once again,thank you and we look forward to your next stay. Thank yoou

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay and great staff
Thanks for the assistance of all the staff, we have a great stay and also tried the breakfast which was large enough and convenient for us. Looking forward to coming back in Freetown
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Seyi Johnson on Oct 6, 2021
Dear Daniel, Thank you for your review. We are quite pleased that your loved your stay - we are striving to make sure we provide the best customer care to our guest. We look forward to your next visit. We will continue to maintain same standard all through. Thank you

8/10 Good

DAVID

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and friendly staff
Very friendly staff, always willing to help. Mr. Johnson the manager was very helpful. Staff always have a smile on their face
Stayed 12 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Brenda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Staff!
I didn't get the room that I booked at first and was put in an apartment off site of the hotel. They did however get me moved over as soon as they could. We did get in trouble for swimming after hours, but we had not seen any signs on the hours the pool was open. Overall, a great place to stay because the staff is amazing. They have been there for several years and tend to remember you. A very nice touch. Plus they will go over and above to make your stay good.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Randa on Mar 4, 2020
The staff are thrilled that you appreciated their service.The pool is new and we assure you that pool hours will be posted before your next visit.For your own safety , we do not encourage late night swims.If you do require this, please discuss with management before, so it can be arranged.We look forward to welcoming you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked this place for my husband Management was great
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Michael, Kansas, USA

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disappointing, I had a not so clean bed cover with stains.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great to chrck me in, even though exoedia had not sent them conf of tgr bookung
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tony, County Down

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice boutique hotel
If you are tired of the 'sameness' of the usual chain hotels this is a good option. A smaller hotel within a short ride of the hustle bustle of Lumley and the beach. Nice sized rooms which are well appointed. Competitive rates. Distant sea views. The staff are very friendly and work hard to make your stay a pleasant one. A special mention for Elizabeth who appears to be the 'problem solver' at the property. A great place to relax after a busy day.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Elizabeth Kailey on Sep 25, 2018
Dear Tony, Thank you very much for taking time to post a review of Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites, Freetown during your stay with us. We are grateful for the experience you had with the staff and the general facility of the hotel. We much appreciate your comment and i am personally humbled, we hope to welcome you on your next visit to Freetown. Thank you once again for choosing Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites, Freetown. Kind regards Elizabeth Kailey.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On a noisy intersection but closing the windows helps significantly. Staff are very friendly but the quality of the included breakfast could be improved.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Elizabeth A. Kailey on Sep 11, 2018
Dear Valued Guest, Thanks for making time to give us a review. We highly appreciate it as we strive to always better our services. We'll take it into consideration and work on it immediately. We look forward to your next visit.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good restaurant/small rooms
European style hotel with small clean rooms. Restaurant with good food.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Maama Minah on Apr 25, 2018
The kitchen will be happy that you enjoyed the food. we have bigger rooms, depending on your selection. looking forward to hosting you on your next visit

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay in Freetown
Overall we enjoyed our time at the Swiss. The staff was very helpful. the breakfast is good. Comfortable room
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Maama Minah on Apr 23, 2018
Thanks for staying with us. We are always happy to serve and make your stay comfortable.

8/10 Good

Jacqueline, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hotel, quality furnishing, good location
our stay at this hotel was quite pleasant. the staff are friendly and eager to please. food of a good quality and well presented. A couple of minor matters were quickly dealt with making us feel valued customers. we would definitely recommend and stay again.
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Maama Minah on Apr 12, 2018
We appreciate your time. looking forward to your next visit.

8/10 Good

SAC, Ghana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely ambience, friendly and helpful staff. Value for money I think. All told it was a pleasant stay and I would go back.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Maama Minah on Apr 4, 2018
The staff & management look forward to hosting you again!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel and good services-AVOID HOTEL TRANSPORT
Great hotel and great experience. My only qualm was the fee they charged me for transport from the airport to my hotel (you may be aware you need to take a boat into Freetown); service was said to be 'VIP' but I ended up waiting for more than an hour for my boat to come while the passengers I passed by in the queue surpassed me on their boats. The boat is $40 each way and the hotel charged me $120 each way (3x the already expensive boat ride price). Once I found out the price relative to the service that was offerred (my secretary booked it), I cancelled the return. The accepted after a bit of back and forth. So definitely arrange your own transport.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Maama Minah on Mar 16, 2018
Dear Guest, We are happy that you enjoyed your stay at our hotel. Please note that the boat price is 40$ and the VIP service is done by another company , protec. looking forward to hosting you on your next trip.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fantastic location and friendly staff
I had the best nights sleep in a long time at the swiss spitit hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Maama M. Minah on Jan 7, 2018
Dear Rebecca, Hope you arrived safely. Thanks for making time to give us a review. we highly appreciate it as we strive to always better our services. Have a lovely week and we look forward to your next visit.

10/10 Excellent

Alicia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Christiana on Dec 20, 2017
Thanks for taking your time to give us a review.... we highly appreciate reviews, it helps us better our service. looking forward to your next visit.

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice & clean
The food was good
Response from General Manager on Jan 12, 2017
Thank you for your positive remarks!

8/10 Good

Neil, Cardiff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent place to stay in a difficult city to find good accommodation.
Response from Christiana on Jun 18, 2016
Dear Neil. Thank you for taking the time to share a review following your stay at Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites Freetown. We are glad to read that you found our hotel to be decent. We look forward to welcoming on your next stay in Freetown. Sincerely, Christiana.A Swiss Host

4/10 Poor

fb, geneva, switzerland

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced hotel, that should be rated two-star
The air conditioning did not work, the toilet overflowed, the shower leaked, the WiFi was on and off. The restaurant was okay, but broke a tooth on a bone in the rice. Most surprising is that I have never seen so many hotel staff sitting around doing so little work.
Response from Christiana.A Swiss Host on Apr 4, 2016
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to share what you experience during your stay with us at Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites Freetown on Expedia. During your first day with us, the only report that got to us was the status of the air conditioning in your room which was rectified immediately. We however did not find any report of leakage in the bathroom and overflow toilet. We ensure that our maintenance team are always available to carry out routine check and attend to any case of emergency. But we will investigate further and continue to conduct daily inspection of all the rooms and facilities to ensure they are in excellent condition for our guests comfort. We appreciate your comment about our restaurant and we are equally surprised to hear you broke a tooth on a bone in the rice, as our Kitchen team always ensure all food preparations are carried with utmost care. We however always aim at delivering the highest quality of service to our guests and this can only be achieved through the feedback of our customers. Following your review, we will ensure that we will investigate and further improve where required. We hope that we will have the opportunity to welcome you once again at Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites Freetown and share the improvements with you. Sincerely,

2/10 Terrible

david, Rockville MD

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dump
Placed in new bldg which required crossing dark ppl full unsafe road. No working phone in room. No railing on stairwell. Staff wouldn't do anything to help. To top it off their laundry lost a pair of socks. Don't Stay Here
Dear David, Thank you for having taken the time to post a review of your recent stay at Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites Freetown. As we advised you upon your arrival at the hotel, there were technical issues in your room. Since the hotel was full, we organized an alternative accommodation for you, just across the road from the hotel to ensure that you are at close proximity to the hotel and that you are able to use the hotel's facilities. It was agreed that you will move back to the main building on the following day. Our team tried to contact you on the day and throughout the next days of your stay with no success. We would like to also clarify that we always have security available at the hotel and our Front Office team is always available to assist our guests. Your review has obviously been communicated to the management team whereby they will investigate further and endeavor possible improvements. We look forward to the next opportunity to welcome you at Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites Freetown so that we can share the improvements with you. Sincerely, Christiana.A Swiss Host

10/10 Excellent

Franklyn, Geneva, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice boutique hotel unique in Freetown
Impressed and thoroughly satisfied with service provided and attention given to details and personal needs of guests. The front desk management and staff were very helpful and polite, and willing to go the extra mile to make me as their guest comfortable and satisfied. I also found the premises well secured and the surroundings safe; guarantied supply of electricity and water; and adequate staff complement to ensure that the hotel remains clean and spotless at all times and that things work well.
Response from Christiana .A Swiss Host. on Apr 3, 2016
Dear Guest, Thank you writing a review on Expedia following your stay at Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites Freetown. We are pleased to read that you found our hotel to be nice and unique in Freetown. We are also glad to hear that you found the hotel to be clean with very good service, well secured and in a safe surrounding. It is our responsibilities to pay maximum attention to details and personal needs of our guest so as to ensure their satisfaction during their stay with us. We communicated your review to the Front Office team and they were equally glad to hear that they were able to meet your expectations during your stay. Once again thank you for your review as we look forward to welcoming you in not too distance future. Sincerely

10/10 Excellent

tsukasa

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Merci l'hôtel est très bien situé et nous avons été bien accueillis m collègue et moi-même. Le personnel est très serviable et nous avons apprécié le soin donné aux chambres au service et à l'accueil
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Seyi Johnson on Oct 15, 2021
Cher Daniel, Merci pour votre avis. Nous sommes ravis que vous ayez apprécié votre séjour - nous nous réjouissons de votre prochaine visite. Meilleurs gars

8/10 Good

Liliane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Hotel Management on Jul 21, 2019
Dear Liliane, Greetings from The Swiss Hotel Freetown! At the outset i wish to thank you for choosing to stay with us and we are delighted to learn that you had a pleasant stay. We look forward of seeing you soon. Best Regards, The Swiss Hotel Freetown

8/10 Good

Mohamed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cadre chic bien situé Personnel sympathique Cdt
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Ganapathy on May 3, 2019
Thank you for your feedback. Hope to see you back again in Sierra Leone.

8/10 Good

Aderito

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Uns dia em Freetown.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Steve on Sep 5, 2018
Dear Valued Guest, Thank you very much for posting a review of Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suite Freetown during your stay. We are grateful you had a great experience. We will be delighted to welcome you on your next visit to Freetown. Thank you

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the best in Freetown
Nothing wrong to say about this hotel. The owner of the hotel is so nice, she let us take a shower while we were leaving at midnight and checked out on the morning already. Possibility to buy tickets for the speed boat to reach the airport. Perfect hotel, location, food, services.
Response from General Manager on Jan 12, 2017
Thank you for your great comments! It is good to hear that we have such satisfied clients!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Response from Christiana on Jun 18, 2016
Dear Guest, Thank you for your feedback. Sincerely, Christiana.A Swiss Host