A GEM BEYOND THE DUST

Tucked away just outside the fringes of Accra, it is hard to believe such a lovely looking place is at the end of that bumpy, and dusty Teiman-Abokobi road.
I am told it was built as an international students hostel (Now that is one very posh and well equipped hostel if you ask me).

Hill view Guesthouse, is not actually "Guest house" standard if we are judging by the size and beauty of the place, the standard of the pool, the completeness of the gym, size of the restaurant, the number of rooms and the exquisite decor. I was there with friends and we loved the swimming pool. I plan on going back for happy hour on Friday.

I am not going to talk about the Hotel/Guest house aspect of the place because I have not experienced that. I can talk about the pool, gym, ambiance of the outdoor and a bit about food. 

Also I will not rate their stars yet, because I am convinced I did not have enough to work with(I do not want to be unfair).

The following I can say

1. Whoever picked the pieces for the reception area - Great job. Beautiful wall hangings and centre pieces.
2. There are a lot of activities; kids play area, tennis, basket ball, nice complete gym and that wide pool.
3. It is a great place to have a drink, relax and reflect
4. The quietness and privacy you get is amazing.
5. Do not let the area and the road discourage you...
6. If you want to have a workshop, brainstorming session etc.... I recommend this place.


WARNING.... If you want a real private time, maybe do not go there on holidays I hear it can get a bit busy sometimes.

Food

This is the tricky part... Before going we were told the food was not too good, but I was determined to find out myself. We decided to tread cautiously. We stuck with the basics, Grilled chicken, Chicken wings, Fried Yam, Jollof.

Based on what we had, I will give them a solid 6 out of 10

The Jollof should have been really good, it was tasty, but the rice used is not the ususal long grain rice loved by most for their jollof. It was some sort of short grain low starch rice, which is not very common. 

Comment... Maybe offer people the option to choose from the regular long grain rice or whatever kind this one is. I believe health conscious people may like this but it doesn't give for a great Jollof feel.

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Now let's talk money... This is an estimation of some of the expenses you could accrue (Prices are as at Sept 2019)

For a swim you are looking at about 30GHS (less than US$ 6)

You can get starters from 15GHS (less than US$ 3)

The food is pretty varied, from chicken and Jollof to Cordon bleu... Let me just say for 3 people we ordered 2 meals, one starter, 3 drinks and a pot of tea. Our final bill was somewhere between 200-250GHS (Less than US$50)

NB:  we did not go for the fancier options on the menu (expect to spend a bit more if you are in the mood for something fancy)

I will be back, to experience more of this place to give you a  more extensive appraisal.

Till then arrivederci!!!!!!