Casa Mara Guest House
Location: Sicap Amitie 3, Dakar, Dakar, SN
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Guest houses
About this Property
Relaxation and Pampering
Indulge in massages, body treatments, and facials to enhance your relaxation experience during your stay.
Delicious Dining Options
Enjoy a meal at the on-site restaurant with a bar/lounge, or savor the convenience of room service if you prefer a quiet night in.
Convenient Amenities
Benefit from complimentary buffet breakfast, wired and wireless internet access, and services like concierge assistance and dry cleaning.
Book your stay at Casa Mara Guest House to enjoy a perfect blend of comfort and convenience during your trip to Dakar.
Important Information
- 24-hour pool access
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Policies
Check-in: 01:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Instructions: Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free breakfast
- Meeting rooms
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Terrace
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Concierge service
- Elevator
- Free breakfast
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Meeting rooms
- Smoke-free property
- Billiards or pool table
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free wired internet
- Wheelchair accessible parking
- Snack bar/deli
- Free self parking
- Pool sun loungers
- Free buffet breakfast
- 24-hour pool access
- Wheelchair-accessible van parking
Rooms Available
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Standard Double Room
1 Double Bed
291-sq-foot room with garden views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - Plasma TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Room service (limited)
Sleep - Tempur-Pedic bed and blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead
Practical - Desk, electrical adapters/chargers, and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Smoking And Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Wardrobe or closet
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Smoking and Non-Smoking
- Electrical adapters/chargers
- Bed sheets not available
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Superior Triple Room
1 Queen Sofa Bed
Overlooking the garden
Layout - Separate sitting area
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - Plasma TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Room service (limited)
Sleep - Tempur-Pedic bed and blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead
Practical - Desk, electrical adapters/chargers, and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Wardrobe or closet
- Room service (limited hours)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Separate sitting area
- Access via exterior corridors
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Electrical adapters/chargers
- Bed sheets not available
-
Superior Double Room
1 Double Bed
291-sq-foot room with garden views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - Plasma TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Room service (limited)
Sleep - Tempur-Pedic bed and blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead
Practical - Safe, desk, and electrical adapters/chargers
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Smoking And Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Wardrobe or closet
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Smoking and Non-Smoking
- Electrical adapters/chargers
- Bed sheets not available
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Standard Room
1 Twin Bed
291-sq-foot room with garden views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - Plasma TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Room service (limited)
Sleep - Tempur-Pedic bed and blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead
Practical - Desk, electrical adapters/chargers, and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Smoking And Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Wardrobe or closet
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Smoking and Non-Smoking
- Electrical adapters/chargers
- Bed sheets not available
-
Superior Single Room
1 Twin Bed
312-sq-foot room with garden views
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - Plasma TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Room service (limited)
Sleep - Tempur-Pedic bed and blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead
Practical - Safe, desk, and electrical adapters/chargers
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - Bed sheets not available
Smoking And Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Wardrobe or closet
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Smoking and Non-Smoking
- Electrical adapters/chargers
- Bed sheets not available
Guest Reviews
- Bernadette (8/5): - J’ai occupé une jolie chambre mais sans fenêtre. La porte d’entrée est vitrée mais elle donne sur une cour intérieure où les gens prennent le petit déjeuner, travaillent à l’ordinateur ou discutent juste en face de cette porte. Ils peuvent voir ce qui se passe dans la chambre. Il faut donc toujours garder les rideaux fermés. C’est donc une chambre complètement borgne.
- david (6/5): adresse sympathique - L'équipe d'accueil est très sympathique. Le restaurant est délicieux et l'ambiance parfaite. Certaines chambres très jolies, d'autres humides, mal situées près des bureaux et de la réception. La piscine était en travaux lors de notre passage donc pas utilisable. Bon rapport qualité prix si vous avez l'une des jolies chambres.
- Norbert (6/5): - Kleines, aber ZU KLEINES Frühstückbuffet (Weißbrot, KEINE Croissants, Marmelade, Nutella, Kuchen, O-Saft, guter Kaffee, hart gekochte Eier, Schinkenwurst, Käse, Kartoffeln und Grünsalat). Gutes Internet, OhneTV
- Sacha (8/5): Un cadre très agréable - Le cadre est très agréable, le bar restaurant propose des produits de qualité. J'aurai toutefois préférer une chambre côté court pour éviter les réveils à 4h dû au coque d'à côté. Problème également de pression d'eau dans la chambre 15. Le matelas n'était pas très confortable également. Mais malgré cela j'y retournerai... Dans une autre chambre.
- Isaac (10/5): - Great room, excellence service and food both breakfast and dinner were great.
- FRANCK (6/5): - Douche avant late check out Bruyant
- Patricia (8/5): agréable et sympathique - Séjour très agréable, hôtel a taille humaine, très accueillant et sympathique, sans prétention petite piscine très bien pour se relaxer en fin de journée restaurant très bon je serai prête à revenir lors de mon prochain déplacement professionnel
- DIODIO (6/5): - Nous avions reservé 2 chambres au meme prix et avons demandé
- Roberto (10/5): - Me ecantó la limpieza y orden en este albergue. Especialmente el canto de pajaros.
- Eivind (10/5): Friendly staff and nice place to hang - Staff were all friendly and helpful. The restaurant on the roof is amazing and have a nice selection of Gin in the bar :) the rooms are basic but large.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Ambiance boutique hotel - Un petit hotel à taille humaine qui donne l'impression de dormir dans un jardin à la campagne et pas en plein Dakar. Très bon petit déjeuner simple et fait maison, service aux petits soins.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Riad-like guest house. The room was correct. The staff was extremely helpful, they are caring and service-minded. They supported to find taxis every day of my stay and were ready to help with anything!
- CATALINA (10/5): Casa Mara - everything was perfect and the hotel is really nice
- Philippe (10/5): personnel très dévoué , attentionné à la clientèle - la chambre a besoin d'un sérieux refraichissement la restauration est bonne, petit déjeuner à volonté basique avec parfois quelque bonne surprise
- Verified traveler (4/5): - Staff shouted at me in front of many guests and diners as they had no experience with expedia pre paid bookings. I was humilliated - Mr Sidaty was genuinely shouting at me that he was going to frogmarch me to ATM while threatening to block me from leaving the hotel in the morning ('you'll see, you'll be late to the airport'). He later conceded but had refused to attempt to read my receipt or to contact the person in charge of pre laid bookings as it was a Sunday and they don't work Sundays... Upon requesting a glass of wine after this crappy experience, and with no other guests eating at this time, Sidaty disappeared into the office and for 15 minutes proceeded to chat with the guard, insisting all the time he was coming. I had to request 4 times to get served. Final straw was that I twice notified of my early departure and was twice told by Mr. Sidaty that a breakfast pack would be ready to go for me in the morning, which unsurprisingly it wasn't.
- Fredrik (10/5): Pleasant little hotel - Nice hotel with pleasant atmosphere and friendly staff. Tapas restaurant on top with somewhat uneven quality of food. Not much in the surounding area but taxis a plenty
- Verified traveler (10/5): Un oasis en ña ciudad - Muy agradable y buen servicio. De felicitar la atención de Marcel. La comida muy buena tb.
- Bianka (10/5): kleines aber schönes Hotel Zimmer sehr sauber - zweckmäßig eingerichtete Zimmer -ausreichend- nur ein kleiner Kühlschrank zum kühlen der Getränke fehlte in unserem Zimmer, bei längerem Aufenthalt wäre dies zweckmäßig Personal TOP sehr freundlich--fast familiär...wir werden dort wir unterkommen
- Doudoubite (10/5): My CasaMara Experience - This hotel was very convenient, and delighted my experience during my stay in Dakar. The staff was very friendly and ready to help with any need that came up. I will definitively recommend the CasaMara hotel to anyone.
- Thomas (10/5): Top-Notch Value! - Incredible service and comfort at a wonderful price. I stayed for 18 days and could not have been happier with this guesthouse - especially with the friendly staff. I'll definitely stay here again on future visits to Dakar.
- Christine (2/5): Detained and threatened by the owner and staff - We prepaid via the app but when checking out, a staff member insisted we had not paid, despite my email and credit card evidence to the contrary. He refused to check their email for confirmation of payment. Things escalated when the owner turned up and turned violent, trying to wrestle us out of the car, yelling and then his mates turned up on masse and stopped our car from leaving. It was very frightening. They refused to listen to us or check their email. When the office lady turned up, the owner agreed to check his email, to discover we were right all along and tried to apologise and we were released. The hotel itself was lovely but this experience was so frightening, I cannot give them any more than the minimum one star. The incident should have happened and could easily been resolved.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Had a great time. Really loved this hotel. A breath of relief.
- María Teresa (10/5): Hotel limpio y practico - Hotel céntrico con habitaciones majas y limpias; buen desayuno y posibilidad de comer o cenar a buen precio; personal muy agradable; todo muy recomendable.
- Maeve (10/5): - Le personnel est très accueillant, l'ambiance est chaleureuse et reposante. Je m'y suis sentie comme chez moi et j'y retournerai à coup sûr !
- Mankidi Linda (8/5): convenient - it was a very good stay
- jean marie (2/5): déçu . - quand je suis arrivé ; la réservation n avait pas été confirmé par vos service.donc pas de chambre. on ma quand donné une chambre au bout de 1 h et chambre pr2s des cuisines trés bruyante trés petite et pas du tout pour le coUt de 53 euros. point positif : petit déjeuné.
- Bernard (8/5): Hotel sympathique et calme - Petit auberge sympathique avec personnel accueillant et serviable. Localisation un peu difficile à trouver à priori. Facile d'accès au centre-ville et aéroport par taxi. Je recommande cet hotel pour le rapport qualité/prix adéquat et asuii pour les bons plats à prix très raisonnable qu'on peut obtenir sur place.
- Yannick (8/5): confort et accueil pour un prix raisonnable - une oasis, des pdj généreux, une carte appréciée
- JAMES (8/5): Very Nice! - Not the best for location, but everything else was great.
- Vicky (6/5): Three days in Casablanca - Hotel was basic. Not much food for free breakfast. Our toilet did not work had to go entire day and overnight with no toilet. Had to go down to lobby each time. Fixed it the next day. Hotel is two blocks from tram.
- Verified traveler (10/5): A home away from home - Wir hatten im Casa Mara in Dakar a home away from home - eine sehr familiäre und freundliche Atmosphäre mit hilfsbereitem Personal. Jederzeit gerne wieder!
- Nila (8/5): Trivsam oas - Ett hotell med mysig och familjär stämning. Ligger som en egen liten oas mitt i den annars ganska intensiva storstaden. Fin innergård och bra mat i restaurangen. Mysiga gemensamhetsytor. Vi reste med tonåringar och alla trivdes bra
- charlie (10/5): Super staff - Pas facile à trouver au début mais tout le personnel a été super et en particulier Moïse, le chef cuisinier qui est un véritable maestro culinaire et qui est en plus très amical.
- Verified traveler (6/5): Low cost guest house - The key feature was the low cost and the location which I wanted. Some staff messed-up the records of bills because they deal in cash. The guest house / hotel owner was very positive and helpful. The rooms are neat. The pool is smaller than it looks in the website. Complimentary breakfast has a simple menu but is good. Food (for meals) is not up to the mark. You may plan to have your meals outside. The guest house is located in a quiet neighborhood and is good for family visits at low cost.
- Nam (4/5): Reasonable Priced - It was my first business trip to Dakar. I had problems in communicating with people working in Casa Mara because most of them understand French only. If you encounter problems, ask lady manager for help because she is the only person who can speak English fluently and has open-minded. The location is near the police academy, most of the cab driver had hard time in finding the hotel.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Bon hôtel - Nous avons été très satisfais de cette hôtel, de ses employés, de la chambre et de ses prix, nous y retournerons....
- Verified traveler (8/5): Bon hôtel - Nous avons été très satisfais de cette hôtel, de ses employés, de la chambre et de ses prix, nous y retournerons....
- Aly-Khan (8/5): Well placed and very well priced hotel - This hotel is close to our office, so I'm writing this from a business user perspective. We work in international development, so we don't have large budgets for 5* hotels - we just need somewhere clean, comfortable, with decent internet and, if possible, also serves food. This hotel was excellent on all those points. The staff also really went the extra mile - I didn't have change to buy something from the convenience store opposite (just a large denomination note) - the staff asked me what I wanted, then went out for an hour, got change from someone, bought it for me, and brought everything up to my room. They also got a better price that I'd been offered. Only consideration: I don't speak great French, but enough to get buy. You'll need to be at least at this level - don't expect them to speak great English. But since Senegal is a French speaking country, this really shouldn't be a surprise.
- Doug & Audrey (10/5): Great place for us during our Senegal family trip! - We had 3 initial evenings at the Casa Mara upon arriving in Dakar, and 1 evening prior to our departure from Dakar. Our younger daughter is semester abroad in Dakar and this location was fantastic as it is walking distance to her host family house. The staff at Casa Mara are really friendly, very helpful and made us feel welcomed. The rooms were clean and have an attractive, simplicity of decor. The breakfasts were delicious and the one evening meal we had there was fantastic. The hotel is in a walled compound with a gate and doorbell system, which made us feel as though we were in a private oasis, whether inside or out in a chaise lounge by the pool. Really, a very comfortable setting and we would be happy to return. It was a great experience to have such a pleasant space and to realize that our western expectations of lodging can be softened and yet graciously met in a city such as Dakar.
- jean François (10/5): personnel à l'écoute ,efficace,sympathique - c'est très friendly je recommande cette adresse ,une équipe attentive ,à l'écoute du client la restauration est très satisfaisante merci
- Verified traveler (8/5): - À recommander Ambiance familiale Cuisinier très sympatique
- Elisabeth (6/5): Chambres spacieuses et très propres - Manque de signalisation de l' hôtel, notre chauffeur s'est perdu.Chambre au rez-de-chaussée très bruyante à cause de la proximité du restaurant. Fermeture de la porte de notre chambre très mauvaise.
- Marcel (4/5): Difícil de llegar y poca atención al cliente. - El hotel no lo conocen ni los taxis del aeropuerto y con la dirección el chauffeur se detuvo 3 veces a preguntar dónde estaba situado. Está lejos del centro. Tuve que mostrar la reserva impresa para constatar que tenía cena incluida. A veces no hay nadie para abrir la puerta y hay que esperar afuera. Pagué una cena incluída carísima y me dieron un bife pequeño con fritas sólamente y ni un vaso de agua. Mucho frito y dieta poco balanceada (vitaminas cero). El desayuno es muy básico y si decido tomarlo tarde se acaba la banana, queso untable o huevos y no reponen!!! Las personas que atienden muy amables y amigables y los propietarios muy simpáticos. No hay teléfono en los apartamentos ni servicio de taxis. Un amable empleado me acompañó a la avenida y paró uno. Cuando me retiré no había nadie para hacer el check-out, luego de 20 minutos me marché... El wi-fi es muy débil. Todos los elementos de aseo que ofrecen es jabón en el baño. Las instalaciones son muy buenas, pero lamentablemente se manejan muy familiarmente y para estar en familia me quedo en casa y economizo los dólares que pagué por día.
- Wiktor (8/5): Oas i kaos - Hotellet var mysigt och bra! Vissa i personalen mer hjälpsamma än andra
- BigP (8/5): Une Casa sympa - Petit hôtel à l'ambiance familiale, très sympa. L'équipe est vraiment au petit soin. Le jardin est très agréable pour prendre le petit dej ou lézarder. Les chambres sont spacieuses et décorées simplement. Par contre, la télé et internet fonctionnent très mal. Le repas du soir est à un prix prohibitif (égal au prix parisien) au regard de la simplicité du plat (pâtes aux crevettes). Hormis ces 2 points, un excellent séjour ! En outre, le centre est facilement accessible en taxi à prix dérisoire.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Pràctico, familiar - Friendly hotel with a lovely atmosphere. Surroundings not great, but its just Dakar.
- Mike (8/5): friendly - The staff treated us almost as part of the family, very welcoming. We were there as a couple, but it is also a very good hotel for families with small children.
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