Atlantic Lumley Hotel

Guests arrive at Lumley Beach Road to find the Atlantic Lumley Hotel set directly on the sand, in the district Freetown locals treat as their entertainment quarter. Rooms and suites face the Atlantic across Lumley Beach, and each carries a coastal decor mixed with Sierra Leonean touches. Air conditioning, Wi-Fi and a television come standard; some rooms add a mini fridge, kettle and hairdryer. Five presidential suites each follow a different theme, and each connects to a second room, giving families or travelling colleagues a shared but separable space. It is a compact stay by Freetown standards, yet it packs in a gym, a business centre and a gift shop, so guests need not leave the grounds for basics. Downstairs, a restaurant serves a buffet alongside an à la carte menu with Italian and local dishes, in a dining room that looks out over the city and sits close enough to hear the beach. The Atrium, roofed in glass, doubles as a daytime work space and an evening bar. Dickens', an English-style pub, runs sports and music most nights and turns into a club at weekends. You can walk from a business meeting to a swim within minutes. Conference rooms and a meeting hall round out the property for events, workshops and weddings.