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The Lead Hotel

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

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Building design
Building design
Presidential Suite | Living area
Business Studio Suite | Living area
Fridge, microwave, espresso maker, coffee/tea maker

Reviews

10 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • On private beach
  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Gym
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
72a Cape Road, Freetown
  • Lumley Beach
    4 min walk
  • National Stadium
    7 min drive
  • Grand Leone Chinese Restaurant
    1 min walk
  • Freetown (HGS-Hastings)
    65 min drive

Room options

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Business Studio Suite

Business Studio Suite

  • 55 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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50-inch Smart TV with digital channels, TV

Executive Suite

  • 110 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Presidential Suite | Living area

Presidential Suite

  • 170 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Freetown

Located in Freetown, The Lead Hotel is in the business district, a 1-minute drive from Lumley Beach and 7 minutes from National Stadium. .This beach hotel is 5 mi (8 km) from Cotton Tree and 5 mi (8 km) from Law Courts.

What's nearby

  • Lumley Beach - 4 min walk
  • National Stadium - 7 min drive
  • Cotton Tree - 8 min drive
  • Law Courts - 8 min drive
  • Sierra Leone National Museum - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Crown Bakery - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Crown Express - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Roy's Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Basha - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Pearl Cafe - ‬3 min drive

About this property

The Lead Hotel

On private beach with outdoor pool, near Lumley Beach
The Lead Hotel offers 44 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include dining tables. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. 50-inch Smart televisions come with premium digital channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators, microwaves, and espresso makers. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Freetown hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include in-room massages.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a private beach, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 44 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Rooms have private balconies or patios. 50-inch Smart televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Head down to the water and enjoy a day at the private beach, or take advantage of other recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this Mediterranean hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
At The Lead Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Need to unwind? Take a break at the bar/lounge, the beach bar, or the poolside bar for a tasty beverage. Continental breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
The Lead Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Arabic, English, French

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM–10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM–11:00 AM on weekends: USD 20 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 beach bar, 1 poolside bar and 1 bar

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Dining table
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Lockers available

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Meeting rooms - 2

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Private beachfront location
  • 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 fitness centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
  • Wheelchairs available on site

More

  • Beach towels
  • Couples dining
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Down duvet
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • 50-inch smart TV
  • Digital channels
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Dining table
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Microwave
  • Minibar
  • Fridge

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Chef
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • In-room massage
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Local maps
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 15

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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately USD 20 per person

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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
A car is required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

The Lead Hotel Hotel
The Lead Hotel Freetown
The Lead Hotel Hotel Freetown

The Lead Hotel Reviews

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 58 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 61 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Edward

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is one of the best top destination you can choose to stay in or visit for a business dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eustacia, Tamarac

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a beautiful property and stay. The staff were friendly and helpful. Despite the ongoing construction and frequent power outages (the generators or supply quickly kicked in each time) it was a great place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gilo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I gave the Hotel service APLUS
My stay was excellent. The manager is amazing very accessible and hospitable. He upgraded my room. Help me with my concerns when I was stressed out. All the staff are amazing.
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Benoit

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Magnificent gym , pool, room, restaurants and beyond The new africa and is wonderful empowerment for upcoming generations to come Elite and not pretentious Friendly employee and vibes Long life to lead in leone 🇸🇱 Amen
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place to stay in Freetown. comfortable rooms great service
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edward, Freetown

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

MELANIE

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Okon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hilton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is at a convenient location with many restaurants, beach bars and casinos. The staff are second to none. They go above and behold to help make your stay as comfortable as possible; always very friendly, helpful and pleasant. The premises are very secure, with an amazing structured- layout. The rooms are clean, spacious, modern and stylish, with very comfortable beds. Delicious breakast and well-presented at the roof-top restaurant. Well done Allain.
Stayed 12 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hilton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is at a convenient location with many restaurants, beach bars and casinos. The staff are second to none. They go above and behold to help make your stay as comfortable as possible; always very friendly, helpful and pleasant. The premises are very secure, with an amazing structured- layout. The rooms are clean, spacious, modern and stylish, with very comfortable beds. Delicious breakast and well-presented at the roof-top restaurant. Well done Allain.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

ROSELYN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The management team were very professional and welcoming. I am very impressed by the excellent service I received. I was given a free upgrade and the one bedroom apartment was exclusive. This is one of the best hotels I’ve stayed in Freetown and will definitely revisit it. I highly recommend it- Allain keep up the excellent and outstanding hospitality.

10/10 Excellent

hawanatu

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
I love it
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would recommend the hotel to family and friends. The staff were extremely attentive whilst being discreet. We took advantage of the pool and ordered snacks from the restaurant. The room was an excellent size with modern decor. Whilst the hotel grounds was picturesque.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Magne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful and beautiful
The hotel was a peaceful and beautiful getaway from the more intense city life. The room was spacious with a kitchen and living room, and a large bedroom with a very comfortable bed. The staff were all welcoming, helpful and professional. The gym was top notch with all the equipment you will need. And the pool is amazing.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Theophilus, Freetown

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chernoh Amadu, London

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Khadim

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
Disappointing Where do I begin? From the advertising and pictures, The Lead looks amazing but in reality my stay there did not match the type of service and experience they claim to give. Who wants to stay and pay for an executive suite when the hotel is still under construction? I sadly did. Firstly, this hotel claims to have beach access and when I asked I was told “ there is no access to the beach it’s dirty now and not ready yet”. It is all false information and there is absolutely no beach access. I saw the beach from a locked cage that was placed there. I was fooled by their instagram a social media posts and that was the first red flag. Secondly this hotel has room service which is a plus but sadly the food is more near to airplane food. The food is extremely salty and the breakfast omelet is not from fresh eggs it’s powdered and microwaved ( why I likened it to the meals served at airplanes). The meat, chicken for that matter, is imported and not even local meat/products are used . Who wants to eat imported frozen meat why not just use local fresh products? The food menu extremely boring and simple for a 2 star hotel. My biggest issue is that this hotel gives off the perception that it is not accommodating for African or local Sierra Leonean guests for that matter (the food menu is entirely western food without even one local African cuisine on the menu). I didn’t feel anything African or a hint of the local food/culture at the The Lead Hotel which is in the be
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

John, Waxhaw

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is a great place to stay. The staff is courteous and very helpful. Also, the swimming pool and view of the ocean are awesome!
Stayed 22 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The LEAD is an amazing place to stay. Their hospitality is top notch! I can't wait for a weekend getaway?
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Makemeh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff went out of their way to help with every request, from the routine to the more robust. Welcoming, polite and helpful. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023