Country Lodge is a mixed blessing. It's clearly the only option for the business traveller to Freetown. They won't provide much, so you take what you get. That said, you can make that experience better. First, the hotel is situated on a slope, with the first two floors situated below the "ground" (i.e. lobby) floor. Avoid these two floors. The... More

The Country Lodge complex used to be the best hotel in Sierra Leone. The hotel could pride itself with outstanding service and good facilities. Those days are gone. The service is mediocre, the rooms are ok for Sierra Leone but not for anywhere else in the world. Living in a hotel in sierra leone is always expensive compared to what... More

Where to begin? This is not a hotel. It is a convenience in a place where few alternatives exist. It is an overpriced motel that lives off historical prestige that the current owners thrive off and milk you for. But it does have a view! I spent a week too long there and I will still remember my first breakfast... More

I stayed here in Aug 2010, during the rainy season - when it pours in Freetown, it pours like it will wash away the town. So better to stay here, since this place is well equipped for a torrential rain - you can atleast sit in the terrace and use the flaky and near-dialup speed internet connection. Country Lodge is... More

I recently spent 6 days at this hotel and while it was an ok experience, it really was overpriced for what you receive. The check-in process was below average with the assistant demanding that I pay upfront before I can proceed to my room. The rooms are dated, but clean and functional. The internet connection was very slow, but worked... More

My room (ground floor, 1004) was smelly, dark, dank, dowdily,… The pillow was that stinky, only with a towel on top and the thought about a shower next morning I was able to sleep. And the best was the price, 3 nights for 450 USD!!! The staff was not willing to provide a different room always telling we are full,... More

The quality of hotels in Freetown is extremely variable; cramped, odd rooms, dodgy cleanliness, generators that run out during the night rendering aircon and showers useless. The Country Lodge is a notable exception. The rooms are a decent size, have mozzie nets, aircon, a fridge, cable TV (SA-based DSTV) and wired internet. The showers work, the beds are pretty good,... More

For what they charge, I thought this delivered well below the mark. The room was very big, but shabby. The site talks of "24h Internet Connection" - they might have meant that's how long it takes to get a connection. It comes and goes without any noticeable pattern and is generally weak. Whilst the reception staff and some of the... More

Constant mosquitoes and contracted malaria. But that was not actually why I left. The owners at the time--maybe the same ones--were extremely abusive verbally to staff, and rather unpleasant to the rare black visitor. I am not sure whether the woman who doled out most of the abuse was South African or Australian, but regardless it was unacceptable. She was... More