Banana Beach House Lagos

I had an incredible stay at Banana Hostel! The location couldn’t be better – just a short walk to the beach, which makes it perfect for relaxing days by the sea. The staff were so friendly and welcoming from the moment I arrived, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere that really makes you feel at home. The communal areas are amazing – bright, spacious, and perfect for meeting other travellers. The family dinners were a real highlight of my stay, bringing everyone together and making it easy to connect with new people. The dorm rooms were spacious, well-facilitated, and very comfortable – plenty of space for luggage and a good night’s sleep. Overall, a fantastic hostel experience with the perfect mix of social vibes and comfort. Highly recommend for anyone visiting Lagos!

7 months ago

As a solo traveler, one of my favourite hostels. The rooms are clean, and spacious but what makes it 5stars are the people that run it. Not only is it one of the most welcoming, friendliest hostels I’ve ever been to, it was fun engaging and the pups were just the cherry on top (family dinner is a close second). Somewhere you stop for a couple of days but remember for a lifetime! Will 100% be back to Lagos if only to see everyone at the banana beach hostel again.

7 months ago

My five friends and I arrived for our three night stay and as we were shown our room the floors were covered in hair and filthy, clearly had not been cleaned, there was random belongings all over the furniture despite us being the only ones currently staying there. One friend found stray hairs in her bed as well. When we would ask questions such as “do you know where the closest pharmacy is?” Or anything like that, the employees would respond with “idk” and offer no help. from the first night that we were uncomfortable. There were many other instances of feeling like a burden to the employees. On our last day, we came home and our belongings had been taken out of bags and placed into others, (thank god we were all together and not strangers) our dirty laundry thrown on to our beds. My friend’s bed’s light and outlet were broken so she asked an employee if it were possible to switch into one of the two open beds. One responded with “idk that’s a lot of work” and the other kindly said, “of course let me help you!” And came into our room to move her bedding on to a new bunkbed. When our two other bunk mates arrived they told us that the owner had told them that “we moved beds around and were not supposed to do that” and that was why their beds were not ready. When my friend confronted the owner and explained that it was his employee that had approved and moved the sheets, he said that was not true. On our last night my friend could not find her personal blanket she brought (this was not odd due to all of our belongings being placed in eachothers) and she found it outside in the common area, soaking wet from the rain. Our door to our room did not lock and did not shut or latch unless you pushed with all of your body weight. We came home two nights in a row in the early hours of the morning to the front door being unlocked which was located directly next to our room. There are only two bathrooms that we were allowed to use with one toilet in each. There were some awesome employees that showed us nothing but kindness, however it did not make up for all of the discomfort and unsafeness we felt while staying here.

7 months ago