河豚飯店(The Blowfish Hotel)

I cannot support any of the positive from other travellers. My colleague and I had terribly dirty and noisy rooms. Not at all what is advertised on the website. Stains on sheets. Towels stained and Ash grey. Pool facing room overheard loud music till early hours of the morning. Check the pictures and decide for yourself. Despite poor standard compared to international prices this was expensive. Good somewhere else.

It was a harrowing experience on the night of 21 May 2022. Had booked and organised a small get together for staff of Globacom. Was astonished to find upon reaching Woks (the restaurant), the disorganised, unconcerned and unprofessional seating arrangement for the guests. One small square table was attached with two larger circular tables on its sides, with wall fixed straight sitting on one side, and independant chairs on the other, which was an extremely inconvenient arrangement for the guests to sit, reach the table, and be able to enjoy their meals, and the evening. After getting personally involved and demanding change, I was able to get the circular tableat one end replaced with two square tables, and bringing in some sense of alignment. No initiative was forthcoming or evident from the Management or the staff, to replace the other circular table, defeating the very logic and purpose of sitting dinner for a larger group. The serving staff lacked both interest and initiative, apart from adequate training and professionalism, and had to be summoned time and again, to refill the peanut bowls, charge drinks, remove empty beer bottles, remove empty appetizer dishes etc. More time was spent on this task, than enjoying our evening and dinner peacefully. The food was nothing great to talk about. The serving portions were meagre, in relation to the prices charged. When the appetizers were served, no fork or tong was provided to take the dish, and the staff had to be reminded time and again, for the same. The ambience at the sitting place was more like a crowded market. The serving staff gathered and grouped around the seating space and the bar, eating into limited space and also restrcting movement. The music was too load, such that it was becoming difficult to talk to and hear each other. The speaker was placed on the bar counter, nearly at the ear level of sitting guests, instead of being fixed in a corner closer to ceiling and farther away from the seating. Finally had to ask the staff to turn it off. A good evening planned, for a small group, was spoilt royally, by staff and management who displayed lack of both professionalism and empathy. Would never even think about going there again. There are much better places in the near vicinity, for the fun of being in your group can be better enhanced, by better professional teams. I will exercise those options.

I stayed at the Blowfish hotel on 13th January 2022. It was advertised as a four star hotel. The signing in was uncomplicated and the reception staff were helpful and efficient. I booked a deluxe room and was taken there. The room was good - neat, tidy and spacious. The air conditioner worked. The bed was comfortable. It was nice to have a bath in the accommodation as well as a shower. So given all of that why does it only merit a rating of 3? Well, because when you book a four star hotel you don't just expect accommodation of good quality - you also expect a four star hotel to have an eye for and an attention to detail. This was sadly lacking. Firstly, having stayed in hotels in different locations of different quality for the past 40 years, this is the first time I have stayed in a room which did not have a single clothes hanger. Secondly, I'm a tea drinker. The only drinks provided were sachets of coffee and green mint tea (yuk!) so I went and bought some regular black tea. Thirdly, as the bath is also a shower, there is a fixed panel half the length of the bath which prevents easy access to the taps and means unless you have very long arms, you can't put the bath plug in or turn on the water without getting into the bath - a tense moment as you wait to see whether you have guessed right and the water comes out of the faucet or the shower head. Luckily, I got it right. Fourthly, they tell you on arrival that there is room service and vaguely tell you where breakfast will be served but there's no information pack or room service in the room. This would be helpful and would probably generate more room service revenue. The breakfast was just ok although the card you are given on arrival says breakfast is served from 6am - it's not,,, its 7am. The girls at reception did mention this to me but maybe it should also be reflected on the room key card to avoid any confusion. Finally, the TV was a waste of time. I think there were five or six channels available and three of these had a 'fuzzy' picture. Really? A four star hotel? So. all in all a nice place, good accommodation, nice service but the devil is in the detail. For many people these issues will be a minor distraction. To me the difference between lower and higher quality hotels is attention to that kind of detail. Little things mean a lot. Good but must do better!!

Check in was a nightmare! I booked through ******* and the hotel staff said they always have trouble with reservations from *******. I had to sit and wait for an hour to be checked into a hotel that I prepaid for. This created a bad customer experience. There is a club next to the property that is extremely loud at night.

We had such a wonderful time here at Blowfish! Clean & Spacious Room, Wonderful Balcony view. Excellent Room Service, great restaurant choices, food was great including the breakfast. We Enjoyed our stay, and we will be back. This was our 2nd time at this hotel, and they made wonderful improvements especially to the breakfast. Has a really nice nighttime outdoor view and vibe with relaxing music. The service was outstanding. Staff was so professional and super nice and helpful.

Hotel is very lovely, good food, friendly staff, beautiful and safe location. I can't find a single fault. I highly recommend the Blowfish when staying in Lagos.

Good wifi signal, hot water for shower, complimentary water daily, restaurants onsite, good location. Issue with booked room being double-booked by hotel so was given another room.

They operate their own generator. So, if public power is cut the generator kicks in. A/C is working great restaurants and bar are good.

Every time i’m in Lagos I stay at the Blowfish. It is the very best ti me. The room is beautiful and the mood is exciting. I will stay here every time I go.