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The Metropolitan Hotel Calabar

4.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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January 2025

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Poolside bar
Standard Room
Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Lobby
Interior

Reviews

4.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Free airport shuttle
    Free airport shuttle
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Room service
    Room service

Explore the area

Map
10 Murtala Mohammed Highway, Cross River State, Calabar, 540281
  • U. J. Esuene Stadium
    3 min walk
  • Millenium Park
    7 min walk
  • Calabar Museum
    15 min walk
  • Calabar (CBQ-Margaret Ekpo)
    5 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Chalet, Poolside

Chalet, Poolside

Chalet, Poolside

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room

Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 22.0 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Calabar

With a stay at The Metropolitan Hotel Calabar, you'll be centrally located in Calabar, just a 3-minute walk from U. J. Esuene Stadium and 7 minutes by foot from Millenium Park. .This hotel is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Calabar Museum and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from National Archives of Nigeria.

What's nearby

  • U. J. Esuene Stadium - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Millenium Park - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Calabar Museum - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • National Archives of Nigeria - 5 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Calabar International Convention Centre - 12 min drive - 9.8 km

Getting around

  • Uyo (QUO-Akwa Ibom) - 109 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fish Park - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Big munch garden - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪BAYS BAR - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪PATO's FISH - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Crunchies - ‬2 min drive

About this property

The Metropolitan Hotel Calabar

Hotel in Calabar with airport shuttle service and a nightclub
The Metropolitan Hotel Calabar offers 130 air-conditioned accommodations with fireplaces and safes. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include an outdoor tennis court and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 130 air-conditioned rooms featuring fireplaces and flat-screen televisions. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Don't miss out on the many recreational opportunities, including a nightclub, an outdoor pool, and an outdoor tennis court. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Calabar? This hotel has 4575 square feet (425 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 3 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
The Metropolitan Hotel Calabar has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Free 24-hour return airport shuttle

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily: NGN 3000 per person
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Fitness centre
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference centre (4575 square feet of space)
  • Meeting rooms - 3

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
  • Wheelchairs available on site

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Fireplace
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NGN 4000.0 per day
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately NGN 3000 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: NGN 4000.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Transcorp Hotels Hotel Calabar
Transcorp Hotels Hotel
Transcorp Hotels Calabar
Transcorp Hotels
Transcorp Hotels
The Metropolitan Calabar
The Metropolitan Hotel Calabar Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel Calabar Calabar
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The Metropolitan Hotel Calabar Reviews

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 0 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 13 reviews" "

6.0/10

Cleanliness

5.2/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

OLIVER

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not impressed,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

WIlson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Ade, Lagos

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
I was denied my already paid reservation and had to go pay for another Mega-hilton hotel and my money is yet to be refunded even now...!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Fidel (USA)

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel, clean room and environment
Hotel is well located for Business and leisure. Accessible to everywhere, secured and clean. Breakfast is rich and staff are good and kind

2/10 Terrible

jessica

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nothing works
Basically nothing works in this hotel. They will come and fix things if you ask but it's a struggle and will take hours. Plus they don't want to honor Expedia reservations and payments.

2/10 Terrible

jessica, new york

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beware!
they don't like to honor Expedia bookings!!! Beware!! We booked this hotel and paid for 2 nights at different points during our stay before arriving. Problems with both. We paid to avoid using credit cards in Nigeria and carrying cash and wanted to book through a reliable service like Expedia but Rooms were not ready and staff was rude. Manager unavailable. After a hassle, they eventually gave us rooms on the ground floor in an extremely stuffy mildew smelling room. If you book through Expedia you will be lucky to get a room and will be harassed during your stay. Also room service is terrible. All around awful for a lot of money for this area. Thumbs down!!

8/10 Good

hakeem

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not well maintained
My stay was amazing only that hotels.com still has a great booking issue with Nigerian hotels, you can do a last minute booking. You are more likely going to be turned down

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Deceptive Description
The description of the hotel and rooms made it sound like it was one of their best views. However, when we arrived we were taken outside the main hotel in the rain to a much less desirable room and location. We paid cash separately for one of our team members who came to visit for only one night. After we left, they tried to charge him again. This was very disappointing.

8/10 Good

Edmund, Benin City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
It was worth it!
The Transcorp is probably one of the older hotels in Calabar. Although I experienced a bit of delay in getting my reservation confirmed, the staff were quite polite. I was also impressed that the hotel's facilities were still in good order. Overall, I am glad I decided to stay there.

6/10 Okay

Edmund, Benin City

Just okay
The hotel is centrally located with courteous staff. The hotel's food is great. I was a bit disappointed with the gym's location, seems pretty off. Overall, it's one of the best in the Calabar town.

4/10 Poor

Helen, Baltimore, MD

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A shadow of its old self
I made reservations online from the US through Travelocity. Upon arriving at the hotel, they could not locate my reservation. After almost 30 minutes, they stated that they could not honor the rate I was charged and for which I had paid Travelocity already and tried to charge me more. I spoke to the Manager and after almost an hour, I placed an international call to Travelocity, USA and they called the hotel and straightened things out. It took over an hour to sort this out and check in. This hotel and staff are unprepared to do business online.