Where to stay

BUSINESS is booming
in Ghana, with mining,
insurance, telecoms and
banking sectors bringing
massive development to city
centres like Accra.
A major challenge for
corporate travellers is
finding accommodation that
is of a high standard, and
consistently so. The Labadi
Beach Hotel, which is part
of the Legacy Group, ticks
all the boxes. It is situated
close to the airport – 10km
from Kotoka International
– and 15km from the city
centre. (Travellers should be
warned though that traffic
in Accra is often congested
and short journeys can still
take some time.)
The hotel features 162
rooms and suites, all of
which have individually
controlled air-conditioning,
colour TV with 15 satellite
channels, a mini-bar and
luxury private bathrooms.
The hotel’s Akwaaba
Restaurant serves a full
English breakfast as well as
an extensive buffet for both
lunch and dinner.
The hotel has seen a
significant increase in
conferencing since February
after the ban on meetings
(following the Ebola
outbreak in West Africa in
2014) was lifted earlier this
year.
Labadi Beach features
a new conference centre,
The Omanye Suite, which
opened in early 2014, which
can cater for up to 600
people. The room can be
divided into four breakaway
rooms. The hotel also
features the Labadi Suite,
which caters for up to 120
delegates and can be split
into two separate units.