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Reviews of The Swiss Hotel Freetown This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

38 Spur Road, 101101 Freetown, Sierra Leone

#13 of 20 hotels in Freetown

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 57 hotel reviews

7.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.8

  • Comfort

    8.0

  • Location

    7.8

  • Facilities

    7.3

  • Staff

    8.2

  • Value for money

    7.2

  • Free Wifi

    8.6

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  • Reviewed: May 13, 2025

    7.0
    Great value for money. Excellent caring staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I just don’t love freetown

    Great location in the center of Freetown. The staff is exceptional. They got my laundry done the same night. Everyone is lovely . One of the receptionists took me outside to get a TikTok and ensure I was safely taken care of

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2025

    8.0
    Good location and meets the needs
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    breakfast could be wider choice

    Location and room size

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: April 9, 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Lots of noise from the street. Windows poorly insulated.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: May 6, 2024

    8.0
    One of the front desk staff, Fudia, was very helpful and professional.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bathroom in my room was too small.

    Love the Location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: November 30, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 8 nights

    Just the shower power is very low. Another is OK

    Everyday, house keep is good. Loundry service price is very cheap but quarity is good.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 14, 2023

    7.0
    Good, but mind their exchange rate tricks
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    At the end of my stay, the USD bill was re-calculated in local currency - subsequently this meant the total bill got up by 15%.

    The staff is friendly, the rooms and beds are good

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: August 29, 2023

    7.0
    The staff were exceptionally nice and helpful.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Executive Suite
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No elevators

    The location was great. The gym was also nice with great equipment.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 10, 2023

    8.0
    Enjoyed my stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The staff at the front desk was very warm and helpful. I was given a very comfortable and spacious room. Breakfast tastes good, options were ok but not so many options.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: May 14, 2023

    8.0
    Great hotel, would stay again!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Executive Suite
    • Stayed 9 nights

    The showers are very small (though management said they are actively redesigning the bathrooms). Room lighting was also on the low side, but with nice big balcony doors you can let natural light in. The fruit offered at breakfast could be more fresh...there is so much fresh fruit being sold on the streets!

    This was my second time in Freetown and this time I chose to stay at Swiss Hotel (a much better deal and hotel than New Brookfields Hotel). It is very safe, well decorated with character, staff are very friendly, responsive and accommodating. There is a nice outdoor pool and lounge area where you can dine or work outside underneath the patio. This was a nice little oasis in the busy city! Wifi was EXCELLENT in the bedrooms with no issues. Wifi in the lobby/restaurant was a bit slower. There's a backup generator that turns on fairly quickly when there are grid outages (not the hotel's fault). The restaurant has pretty good food too. I would highly recommend staying at Swiss Hotel.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: April 5, 2023

    7.0
    Our saty was good.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Executive Suite
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The internet was horrible, the pool depth is not arrives properly.

    The meals were excellent.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: May 24, 2022

    7.0
    Good to be back at the Swiss!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    i was tired so spent a lot of time in the room; so partly my fault that it did not get cleaned in between days. main showerhead in the bathroom was also broken

    Breakfast was good on both days. management also sorted the problem of me being unable to make the first of three nights with the minimum of fuss, cancelling and rebooking for 2 nights only,

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: May 18, 2022

    8.0
    Great hotel in a great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the location and the staff was friendly

    great property in a great location

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: April 10, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 8 nights

    The hotel underwent some significant improvements over the last year, and now has completely new bathrooms, lightning in the rooms and smart tv. Both the internet and the electricity worked 24/7, which is a rarity in Sierra Leone at the moment. The position remains great to reach CBD or the beach quickly, and the staff is as good and welcoming as ever!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: March 31, 2025

    1.0
    Good but watch out for the fictitious exchange rate used!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The hotel is perfectly fine. However, they will use a hotel-specific USD to Leone exchange rate that doesn’t align with the official rate. This resulted in me overpaying for the room, the hotel bill, and the prearranged airport transfer. For example, the price for my room was quoted as roughly £720 on Booking.com but i was charged £790 due to their hotel-specific exchange rate. I would avoid.

    Room clean and tidy, location good but noisy, breakfast good, staff good.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 6, 2025

    9.0
    Overall pleasantly surprised by Freetown in general and Swiss Hotel in particular.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 8 nights

    Standard of plumbing not up to international standards, but well above local average.

    Perfect location for our needs, easy to go both downtown and to the beaches, but still quiet at night. Large, comfortable room, excellent bed. Very nice and friendly staff.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 25, 2025

    3.0
    Poor
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Leakage in bath room Limited food variety Staff lack basic training

    Location

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: October 28, 2024

    10
    Our stay was just as I expected, excellent.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Breakfast was good, the front desk staff went above and beyond to accomadate us. We had one person that needed special accomadations and the staff bent over backwards to see that our needs were met.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: February 20, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Executive Suite
    • Stayed 4 nights

    It was a little bit noisy because of the traffic.

    It was a really good hotel with convenient rooms, the staff were friendly they solved every requests. The breakfast was great, and the kitchen had a good menu to choose from.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 24, 2024

    9.0
    Great stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Hospitality Cleanliness Accomodating

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: January 12, 2024

    9.0
    It was a fair price given its amenities.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A hotel of their stature should have tour packages for inquiring guests.

    I already answered these questions. That should suffice.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 21, 2023

    10
    Worth every Leone offered.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Foyer chairs. Weren't inviting

    Breakfast was different and tasty. I wish it were included in the overall rate but well worth it

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: October 5, 2023

    4.0
    I find very nicely with the hospitality of its staff at the reception and humble room service
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Birth towels and early morning knocking off room doors.

    The location and the environment

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: April 25, 2023

    9.0
    The two night stay was very good. The staff were accommodating and friendly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The maintenance of the facilities could be improved. For example the toilet in 102 was dripping and the tap over the sink needs stabilizing. Also, the tiles could be cleaned so there is less evidence of mold. The towels were a little dingy! Guest should be encouraged to use the bathrooms to change after using the pool!

    Breakfast was good overall although the weekend options were better. I liked that I could have an omelet made to order. I stayed with my elderly mother and she enjoyed her breakfast and felt really welcomed by the staff.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: April 17, 2023

    1.0
    HORRIBLE Place, very dirty, ants in the bathroom, wifi not working, we left immediately the next day
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Everything, it is HORRIBLE. Very dirty, the bed was uncomfortable, and the wifi wasn't working. The whole room had dark brown dust on its surfaces, there were ants in the bathroom. I cannot believe all the misleading reviews say it is a good place! the neighborhood is very loud and it is a ghetto area. It is not safe at all, you have the cross the street to go have breakfast on the other side of the building. it is also too loud at night, people were playing music in the street and you can hear it as if it was in your room. AND it is TOO expensive for its value!!!!

    Nothing, it is all bad!!!! We were supposed to stay for a whole week, but we left the next day immediately.

    Stayed in March 2023

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