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The Sunset Beach Hotel is on a span of well-kept beachfront, with the estuary of the local stream as an added scenic feature. Formerly known as the Kotu Strand Hotel it was planned and constructed in 1979 by Stig Bengtsson. The buildings were more functionally efficient that aesthetically pleasing: a mix of 50 double and triple rooms with shower, with fake ceilings of painted Canadian plywood, snug carpets and efficient Swedish sanitation made it almost impermeable to Gambian bugs.
The accommodation has formal parallel blocks first spared from any over identical harshness by borders of amazing hibiscus, trimmed hedges and lawns of Bermuda Grass brought in locally; then by the back were added 50 units with 18 self-catering apartments, all with shower, built in 1987-1988.
There is a good pool and a rooftop terrace on one of the two restaurants; the food is exceptional. The majority of the hotel rooms are in somewhat stuffy and no-frills bungalows in well-ordered rows but the place is well-furnished and tidy. Over the years Sunset Beach Hotel it has grown in popularity as shown by the substantial number of repeat guests to Kotu.
Breakfast is at the Cafe and Grill. Lunch is served here as well, and our chief chef and his team prepare a daily specialty from the West African Region. Dinner is served in the Bar & Grill or in the cafe.