The Africa continent has many tourist destinations from the North, South, East and West replete with natures beauty; beautiful sceneries, rivers, lakes, trees, animals, mountains and every thing that beautifies the earth.
These things are breathtaking when you visit places where these things are domiciled.
To enjoy these natures gift, entrepreneurs have built hotels and resorts in these places where lovers of nature can see, touch, feel, hear the heart beat and get wrapped in the warm embrace of mother nature.
In West Africa, Akosombo in Ghana, is one place one can enjoy the best of nature while being treated to rich and sumptuous meals, local, continental and intercontinental.
There are many hotels and resorts dotting the country and One in particular recently toured is the The Royal Senchi hotel and Resort.
This destination will inspire you to see more of Ghana.
What makes this place unique?
The Royal Senchi Hotel&Resort
The Royal Senchi Hotel and Resort is home away from home.
The hotel boast of the prettiest scenery, gorgeous landscapes, a man-made lake called the Volta lake, the grass; lush green.
The Resort has a variety of recreational activities facilities ranging from mini soccer, badminton, swimming pool, gymnasium, lawn & table tennis, basketball, volley ball, kayak & pedalo and a golf driving range to keep customers fresh and active during their stay in the resort.
A stay in the Senchi hotel and resort cannot be complete without a boat cruise on the Volta Lake. Cruising on the lake with the cool breeze, the sound of the moving water, the chipping of the birds and the green vegetation in the islands having boundaries with the resort and music on board, it is never a dull moment.
The hotel has 84 rooms with three (3) room categories namely, 74 River view rooms, 9 River suites and 1 Picarthates (presidential) suite which has its own living room downstairs, an exquisite bedroom upstairs as well as a private swimming pool.
All designed to blend into the appealing, balmy environment and the surrounding rich forestry. The environment is eco-friendly, the roof of the buildings are built with thatch.
The Senchi Restaurant has the Nsu bar and sports bar, to indulge your culinary taste and an ideal meeting place for both residents and non-residents alike and meals can be enjoyed in a cozy and relaxing atmosphere.
The resort has a state-of-the-art conference facility which accommodates a maximum of 200 participants (theatre style seating arrangement).
Manager, Sales and Marketing, Royal Senchi Hotel and Resort, Emmanuel Mensah says, “Senchi is a great place, we love the greenery we love our nature and to tell everybody if you want to unwind, if you want to rejuvenate, if you want to get out of the hustle and bustle of where you live, come to Ghana, not Accra but Royal Senchi, Akosombo”.
“It is 35 hectares of green space, you get the opportunity to go and visit the nature island and we have another 35 hectares across the river which we have kept natural”.
“Real nature is in Africa and you get connected to nature, here we try to keep it green and it is not the usual concrete and tiles, it is all thatch, wood, it is medicinal, when you come here, you leave rejuvenated”.
He adds, “The serenity, the water and as par design, it is an international design, wherever you are in the Royal Senchi in any room you still have a view of the river because that is very important to us”.
General Manager, Royal Senchi Hotel and Resort, Gerard Schraven explained that, the resort is 4 Star opened 10 years ago in August and an hour and 45mins away from Accra, the Ghana capital.
He described the resort as sitting on a very beautiful piece of land, “the greenery is intense, immerse, very wide spaces, serene, most guests come here because of the serenity of the place, they enjoy the environment and go and visit the island, you can also do a picnic on the island with our picnic basket, you can choose your menu and we will set you on the island there”.
“The resort has a state-of-the-art conference facility, it accommodates up to 200 persons.
He adds, “Most of our guests are from Ghana, majority of our guests are usually corporate guests, conferences, groups also come here on retreats, we want to push our the leisure market, this is something very important for us”.
For the boat cruise, Schraven said, “there is music on board and everybody enjoys the dancing and the captains are great, they have a good knowledge of the place and they have their own stories to tell you, there are drinks to relax, you see the vegetation”.
“We are currently Ghana’s Leading Hotel, World’s Travel Awards, we have been nominated for this year.We are the travellers choice, we are always”.
