Posted onNov 20, 2024
ShanghaiWednesday
âI never leave reviews for any hotels. I expect the best when I book the best. Fortunately for The Lead Hotel, I am going to leave a review because I was impressed with all aspects of your property.â
âThe Hotel and Room - The hotel is located perfectly away from the inner city and closer to one of the beaches, which I appreciated. Cosmetically, the hotel is well-manicured and secure. They clean the hotel grounds, trim the bushes, and paint the scuffs every day like they do at Disneyland (impressive). Secondly, I was upgraded to a larger room with a kitchen, washer, and dryer inside the room at no cost because the hotel was crowded. (That has nothing to do with the review.) The room was very clean and up to my standards. The hotel has day and night security guards.â
âThe Staff - I reached out to the hotel a few weeks before I arrived in Freetown concerning transportation to the hotel, and the staff couldnât have been any more helpful. They provided transportation from the Sea-coach Docks. Housekeeping was prompt and attentive to my schedule, and regardless of what time I left, the room was pristine clean when I got back. The front desk staff and the managing partner or owner were all very friendly and went above and beyond to address any questions I had.â
âThe Pool - Loved the pool. I was there every single day, basking in the sun. The pool boy was there every single day cleaning the pool. Itâs the closest thing to an infinity pool.â
âRestaurant - Now, this I think can be improved a little. Not so much the restaurant itself, but the menu. The whole menu was western food (burgers, pizza, etc.). When you are in Sierra Leone, you might want some of the local staple food. Have some local dishes on the menu as well for those of us who are curious about the local cuisines.â
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Price per night from:HK$1,725
Posted onJul 28, 2025|Standard Room with Balcony
Elvire Rose Bukani
Great location and sea food platter dish I had was so good.
The pool side is a perfect place for relaxation where I had this cider and liked it since then but beware of the mosquitoes đŠ at the bar area.
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Price per night from:HK$965
Posted onNov 4, 2025
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The hotel was alright in general. However, some of the staff do need re-training or discipline. When we were checking out early in the morning, the male receptionist claimed we owed the hotel more 1000 dollars for food, which we never had. When we told him that, he just backed out, saying we didn't have to pay.
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Price per night from:HK$728
Posted onSep 7, 2026|Deluxe Double Room, 1 Bedroom
Mary FarmaThere is a air conditioner and warm water available in the room. I booked with breakfast. However the hotel told me that breakfast wasn't included in the booking.
The price and food quality is bad and expensive. The food is served cold and took too long to serve. And the portion was very small.
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Price per night from:HK$324
Posted onJan 12, 2025
Alhaji Abdulai Shaw
The hotel manager Ahmed was very helpful and tried to resolve most of my concerns. The apartment are not to standard at all. Thanks to Ahmed and the hotel staff that helped moved me from the apartment building to the main hotel. The food is good.
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Price per night from:HK$599
Posted onJul 26, 2026|Standard Room
Erik LeuthÀuserA bit pricey but I enjoyed my stay. They got 2 lovely pools. AC works well. Breakfast was nice, too.
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Price per night from:HK$708
Posted onDec 29, 2025
Guest User
The  staff were very professional, friendly and hospitable from the cleaners, restaurant staff, security personnel and reception staff. The food was excellent and the breakfast sumptuous.
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Price per night from:HK$1,069
Posted onAug 21, 2026|Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
Anonymous UserI had a great stay at this hotel. The room was perfectly clean and very comfortable. The highlight was definitely the amazing sea face view right from the window.
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Price per night from:HK$1,148
Posted onJun 7, 2025
zanharry
Praise it. On the top of the mountain, the view is very good and overlooks the entire city. The house is also clean and the staff is very welcoming and beyond imagination. Recommended hotel.
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Price per night from:HK$912
Posted onJan 27, 2023
Trye
Itâs been quite an experience for me for the past two weeks staying there. The hotel itself is at a fantastic spot, so no worries about that at all. The management work really hard to keep their guests comfortable and I must say I was really impressed with that. Fantastic team! With improvements, this hotel will definitely gain more than the current rating. Thatâs if its wanting to.
Therefore to fix that, thereâre rooms for improvement with the amenities and facilities provided. Apparently, the rooms advertised were done on a fake advertising scheme. They looked nothing like the one I paid for. My room was later upgraded when I complained as I was really disappointed. The rooms didnât even have any single bottle of water for guest. Imagine lading at night and thirsty but realise thereâs no drinking water as most hotels would. I highly recommend a look into that.
For future reference, I would recommend the staff be aware of guest's booking details. Maybe provide a desktop at the front desk where they can access the bookings for confirmation. Most hotels have that.
Last on the list is the breakfast provided. It would be great if the hotel would provide a blend of different breakfast options instead of the same everyday. It can still be on the current budget but with different meal options, every other day or so. I nearly fell ill during this period unless I had to skip breakfast on most days and go out for food. Some of us don't have the stomach for that, and it's quite displeasing when you've already paid for the service, even worse when youâre staying longer as I did.
Overall, I would recommend this hotel for anyone travelling to Sierra Leone as besides the aforementioned, I did enjoy my stay there. Great staff! And yes, I will come again in the near future.
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Price per night from:HK$357