Reviews of Nemasu Eco-lodge
Medina Salam, Gunjur, Gambia

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Reviewed: 22 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe location, the staff very Friendly
Reviewed: 18 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewNice and comfortable rooms, cool and breathy. Staff were super friendly and nice. Excellent restaurant and tasty food. Beach is close by.
Room lights were quite dim, the property as a whole needs more solar power to operate. Internet was weak.
Reviewed: 26 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewThe location was beautiful Calm and relaxing The staff were very kind and helpful Lots of birds and monkeys to enjoy Great to be by the sea Simple but imaginative Other guests were very nice - community feeling
The menu was very limited, especially at breakfast. More options needed Lots of items on the menu were unavailable and should not have been on the menu. We suggest that they post a daily seasonal menu (maybe on a board visible to all guests) The eco huts were very attractive but very dark which made it hard to read a book or see what you were doing
Reviewed: 7 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful location right on a lovely beach. Nemasu is excellent for a relaxing off-grid break. There is a good restaurant on-site, overlooking the beach. There is a lovely garden, and the gardener gave me a guided tour, explaining what all the plants and trees are. There were monkeys playing in the garden, and outside my cabin. The staff are all very conscious of ecology and environment. Electricity is only from solar power, rubbish is recycled. There is a really calm and relaxing vibe. The staff lit a fire every evening and it was great to meet fellow-travellers around the fire. It's lovely to walk to the nearby mosque which is located right on the beach, and further to the fishing village of Gunjur.
There are down-sides to all these lovely features. There are no electric sockets in the room so phones, tablets etc must be charged in the restaurant only between 9am - 5pm. The electricity cannot be used for anything else such as hair-dryers etc. There is no WiFi!! The "WiFi" is actually the hotspot of one of the staff's phone. I had a local SIM but the signal was poor and intermittent. Suggest you do any vital internet stuff before you get there, and then switch off and don't even try to get a signal!! There are no shops nor ATM nearby. You would need to get a taxi to get to a bank.
Reviewed: 11 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThe lodge was beautiful, clean, relaxing, safe, and the staff were super professional and welcoming. The food was great and the prices were good. As a solo traveller, all of the staff went out of their way to make sure I felt at home and were so friendly. Thanks to all 😊
The wifi isn’t great, although it wasn’t a problem for me as the staff helped me purchase a local SIM card. It’s a minor inconvenience which didn’t affect my stay at all.
Reviewed: 28 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewThe staff are very friendly and helpful. The location is superb and the food is good. The WiFi is intermittent. The door handle to my bungalow was broken and the door was difficult to open fully.
Reviewed: 26 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewWonderful place located in a quiet location on the beach. Cosy and traditionally decorated rooms, with all basic amenities. Very clean and lovely with duvets during the cold nights of the winter season. On site restaurant with a limited but good selection of food, made to order so fresh but a bit of a waiting time. Staff from the local community that are friendly and trying their best in catering for everybody.
I would have wish for a little bit fuller breakfast, for example a full bread could be offered to every guest and maybe some more fruits. Otherwise no complaints.
Reviewed: 9 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewI loved being in nature and being surrounded by nature - the sound of the birds, sea waves and the monkeys. What an incredible experience! Not forgetting a private beach with a security
I didn’t get to see the monkeys 🙈 🤣
Reviewed: 3 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewThe staff were superb at Nemasu - always warm and happy to do anything to make the trip the best possible. Beautiful location right on the beach. Shady and peaceful - I'll be back!
Showers could have been a bit better
Reviewed: 24 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewExcellent location with lodges set in a jungle full of birdsong. The beautiful wild beach a stones throw away. Friendly welcoming staff. Very good restaurant. Hot water showers. I highly recommend
Reviewed: 22 January 2025 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 5 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewThis place is truly amazing as the beach, cleanliness, food, owner & staff couldn’t do enough for you!! This is a place to get away but if you want trips, massage, taxi’s to see the local area the lodge will organise what you need without any hassle & value for money.
We took No8 room which was amazing with an out door shower but there a slight ‘Seaview’ over the trees & washing lines.
Reviewed: 13 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewGood location and good staff
Very poor value for money ,electricity was very hit and miss because of complete reliance on solar,no power points in room ,water was infrequent , room smelt and wifi even at reception was poor, made the stay as a whole quite inconvenient and we are used to Africa and not fussy travellers
Reviewed: 11 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewThe staff was super. There was a lïghtproblem in the room of my mother and they did everything to fix it. They even ŵent to Gunjur to buy another battery. The fact that you could swim in the sea and how quiet it was.
The spiders in the room but you are in a forrest so it is normal
Reviewed: 22 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 28 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewAmazing location on the beach, friendly and helpful staff, lovely design, lovely food and drink, reasonable prices, well-signposted from the main road
Can’t really think of anything!
Reviewed: 23 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewBeautifully located in a peaceful and quiet area right on the beach. Small huts spread out in a nature environment. Nicely furnised with rustiq wooden furnitures. Basic but everything you would need.
Restaurant could be a bit more varied as well as breakfast.
Reviewed: 9 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewLove it all, especially the staff!!
Reviewed: 7 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewKindness of the staff, the location, it's safe to leave your stuff on the beach when you go for a walk or swim, people don't try to sell things all the time, great local food, best place to relax and meet people. It's an eco lodge, so they ask you to respect that and to think twice before you use water or electricity. Not the place to go if you want a luxery hotel, with European food and facilities, You will find those hotels in the tourist area where they treat you like a tourist. At Nemasu you're a guest. Best place to stay!
We liked everything!
Reviewed: 13 February 2024 · Stayed in November 2023
Verified reviewQuiet ,lovely location ,safe and exceptional staff.Food ordered in advance and always fresh.Very friendly manager always helpful
Sometimes the resort is an isolated and can be expensive to travel to / from depending on your bargaining skills .
Reviewed: 1 January 2024 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewWe have been here before and will return again.Nemasu is a lovely place the staff are always happy and helpful the Lodge itself is set in beautiful surroundings with lots of bird life and other wildlife to be seen.The troop of monkeys pass through regularly.The beach is very peaceful you can wander miles and only see 1 or 2 people no harassment like the beaches in the main tourist area.The food is really good with a good choice.
Reviewed: 29 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewNice staff nice place
Food was sometimes good sometimes not so good