Lagos Avenida Hotel

Modern, clean hotel smack in the centre of Lagos opposite the Marina (directly opposite the pedestrian bridge so about 5 minutes walk to the bars and restaurants around the Marina). Quite small. A bit quirky in a charming sort of way. Great staff who are very efficient and friendly. The restaurant is Michelin level so probably superb but the prices discouraged us from trying. Excellent breakfasts - as good as any hotel I've stayed in around the world. Brilliant location for the bars and restaurants in the old town and the local market (Saturdays and Wednesdays) is located just at the back of the hotel and is well worth visiting. 2 minutes walk to the bus station and 5 minutes walk (via the bridge) to the railway station. Parking can be a problem in Lagos but free parking is a few minutes away, again over the pedestrian bridge. There is a small pool and loungers on the roof but we encountered unusually poor weather so we did not use them. We loved the hotel and hope to revisit again soon.

2 months ago

UPDATE: The hotel very kindly rectified the problem and did give us our refund. I am glad that they did this. Thank you. OP———-——————————— Very disappointed with the management and their handling of our situation. Our stay had to be canceled because we were stranded on Madeira due to severe weather and airport disruptions — circumstances completely outside of our control. We were unable to reach the hotel for the entirety of our booked stay. Despite explaining this and providing context, the hotel refused to offer any refund or even a partial refund, which I find unreasonable and lacking basic customer care. Weather-related travel disruptions happen, and a more flexible or empathetic response would have gone a long way. Instead, we were met with a rigid, policy-only response that showed no willingness to work with guests in extraordinary circumstances. Because of this experience, I will never book this hotel again and cannot recommend it to others.

3 months ago

Terrible experience at this hotel. I stayed here with a friend for 3 days in July 2025. They charged me in US dollars for the room due to an error with their machine. Immediately I noticed the charge went through in dollars I asked them to cancel the charge and reprocess it in euros, they refused ( because they get a commission on this). They then forced me to sign the receipt otherwise I wouldn’t have a place to stay. I was overcharged 80 usd because of a dishonest hotel. The front desk staff at this hotel was also incompetent, we inquired about reserving chairs at the beach, the lady at the front desk went on and checked the beaches live cameras confirming there were many empty chairs available and then called the beach to assure they accepted credit card. We then took an uber to the beach, only to find out that all the empty chairs were already reserved. A four star hotel that actually provides good service would’ve been able to tell us that we should’ve reserved the chairs prior to arrival, unfortunately this ruined an entire beach day. Pool bar was expensive and charged 10% service charge for barely any service. We ate at the restaurant, food was mid at most, no reason to pay for a dinner like this in Lagos when there are plenty of delicious restaurants to choose from. Room was clean but bathroom is just as others described here, absolutely no privacy, if you are lucky to have a balcony you can have your roommate sit outside so you can relieve yourself in peace. Hotel is quiet because there are no guests here and there’s a reason for this. Overall the worst hotel we stayed in my 11 day trip to Portugal, there are other hotels to consider for a fraction of the price which probably will provide a better experience. Just an update, I never chose USD, your POS machine first asks do you want to be charged in euros or usd which I selected euros, then another questions is asked do you confirm yes or no. Your front desk man even confirmed the issue with your pos machine was a new prompt. Still no reason why after the fact I was incorrectly charged in dollars that it could not be rectified. Obviously not rectified because your hotel makes some extra money. To all going to this hotel BEWARE of this scam charging, this is the only hotel I visited that puts this option on their POS, classic money grab scheme.

7 months ago