Bougainvillea Hotels
A well-rated outdoor pool stay with garden or pool-view rooms
About this hotel
The year-round outdoor pool and sun terrace form the centre of a stay here, with water sports facilities adding a bit more than a standard pool deck offers. Rooms come with garden or pool views, air-conditioning and a sofa bed, useful for a family wanting a bit more space than a standard double, and each includes a work desk for guests still checking in on business back home. Beauty treatments, a casino and a minimarket round out the amenities, and couples in particular have rated the location well for a two-person trip. Private check-in and a 24-hour front desk keep arrivals smooth after the roughly 26-kilometre drive from Port Harcourt International Airport, alongside a paid shuttle service for guests who prefer not to arrange their own transfer.
- Outdoor pool
- Water sports
- Sun terrace
- Casino
Our take
Travellers staying here will find a well-reviewed outdoor pool option with a genuinely pleasant garden or pool-view room, particularly suited to couples based on guest ratings for two-person trips. Families will appreciate the sofa bed and water sports facilities, though guests wanting a full spa or wellness centre alongside the pool should look toward one of the five-star properties instead.
- ✓Request a pool-view room specifically over a garden-view one if the outdoor pool is the main draw of the stay.
- ✓Try the water sports facilities early in the stay, since they tend to be busiest in the late afternoon.
- ✓Ask about the casino hours if that's part of the plan, since access sometimes runs separately from the main hotel schedule.
Why we love it
- Water sports facilities alongside the outdoor pool
- Garden or pool-view rooms with a sofa bed
- Strong guest ratings for two-person trips
- A sun terrace by the pool
Why guests love itMy partner and I booked a pool-view room here on a recommendation, and the outdoor pool and sun terrace lived up to it, quiet in the mornings and busier by mid-afternoon once the water sports facilities opened up properly. The sofa bed in the room meant we had more space to spread out than a standard double would have given us. The casino was a fun one-off evening rather than something we returned to, but the pool itself was the reason we'd book again.