Elmina Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Hey Hey! I hope you've had a great weekend, because we sure did! On Saturday we visited the Nkruma musoleum, Ussher Fort and Ussher town as well as the national arts centre in Accra . In the evening we went to a lovely restaurant by the ocean called Next Door. They had great food and cheap drinks and the music was very good too. The only weird t...

Dream Rating: ; ; ; B Background We spent the day by the beach at Brenu Beach Resort, and in the morning I joined the others in visiting the school next door which Dragoman supports as a community development project. I spent much of the day cooking lunch and dinner alone, since my cook group partners (Richard and Wesley) had gone ahead to Accra...

Brenu Beach Resort was set in an idyllic beachside location a short distance west of Elmia town with a pleasant beach bar and restaurant. The rough surf, crescent-shaped beach, fishing boats in the water, African voices singing in the kitchen, and goats as natural lawnmowers made for a perfect day at the beach. Or at least they would have made f...

After 4 glorious days in Axim, I decided that paradise can only last so long. I started to get a little too much sun and missed having a bathroom attached to my room (I know, I'm spoiled, more on that below). On the trotro from Axim to Takoradi I met a Peace Corps volunteer who has been in Takoradi for the last 18 months. After our discussion I'...

It's something new everyday here - you just wake up and wonder what isn't going to be working today. All yesterday the power was out and the generator wasn't working so we had no power, no A/C and trouble finding places with cold water because there was no power. This morning the water is barely dribbling out of the faucet, so I guess the water ...

Luckily I woke up this morning and felt fine. Had a nice size breakfast and still felt good. So it looks like I've weathered my GI illness well and all is good. It couldn't have happened at a better time. I'll write more later.

Now I can truly claim to be an African traveler - I was really sick all night last night! I know sounds silly to sound excited about, I'm still not feeling great, but I figure it had to happen eventually. Last night once we got back to the Elmina Beach Resort, the part of our group coming in was delayed because their luggage didn't come in. So ...

Outside Elmina 4/8/07 8 AM (Hans Cottage Botel) We're staying at the Hans Cottage Botel just outside Elmina for our first night in the area. The trotro ride was pretty uneventful, except for the 30 minute sermon we had at the beginning of the ride. There was a guy standing at the front of the trotro going on very loudly. We couldn't understand h...

We get up in the morning, still no water. We're up earlier than we planned, because there is shoveling going on right behind the wall at my head - shoveling and yelling. Nice! When we realize there will be no shower again we head to breakfast and see that some workers are mixing cement right at our bedroom. We go to have breakfast, which is incl...

We're heading out of Kumasi now for Elmina. We've hired the Silicon Hotel bus and driver. It seems too early in the morning, but they're at the door wanting to take our luggage and load the bus. It is 6:30 AM and we've slept in. Kailey has said her good byes to the staff, leaving poor Pearl (the receptionist)in tears. We load the bus and discuss...