---
title: "Airport Hotel Dakar vs Sama Hotels: which hotel is better?"
description: "Airport Hotel Dakar or Sama Hotels in Dakar? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/airport-hotel-dakar-dakar-vs-sama-hotels-dakar/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-11-12
---

# Airport Hotel Dakar vs Sama Hotels

Both are in Dakar, 1.9 km apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

[No photos yet](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/airport-hotel-dakar-dakar/)

Hotel · Commune de Ngor
## [Airport Hotel Dakar](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/airport-hotel-dakar-dakar/)

- **Guest rating:** 9.2 ·  Excellent

- **Score by category:** 4 of 13

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1106327/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★★ · Commune de Ngor
## [Sama Hotels](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/sama-hotels-dakar/)

- **Guest rating:** 9.7 ·  Exceptional

- **Location score:** 4.9

- **Score by category:** 5 of 13

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/2055097/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Sama Hotels

It comes out ahead on 5 of 13 compared facts. 1.9 km apart.

### Choose Airport Hotel Dakar if you want

-   to be closer to the beach (630 m / 830 m)
-   to walk to the sights (5.2 km / 6.5 km)

### Choose Sama Hotels if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (9.7 / 9.2)

### Why is Airport Hotel Dakar better than Sama Hotels?

1.  Earlier check-in (12:00 vs 14:00) (−2h)

### Why is Sama Hotels better than Airport Hotel Dakar?

1.  Higher guest rating (9.7 vs 9.2) (+0.5)
2.  590 m closer to the area centre (−590 m)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Airport Hotel Dakar | Sama Hotels |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | – | 9.7 |
| Location | – | 4.9 |
| Facilities | – | 9.2 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 3.0 |
| Beach access | – | 7.5 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.6 | 8.8  (+0.3) |
| Guest rating | 9.2 | 9.7  (+0.5) |
| Number of reviews | 16 | 20  (+4) |
| Rank in Dakar | top 8% | top 8% |
| Location |
| Location score | 5.3  (+0.4) | 4.9 |
| Distance to Commune de Ngor centre | 1.3 km | 680 m  (−590 m) |
| To the beach | 630 m  (−200 m) | 830 m |
| To the airport | 47 km  (−1.7 km) | 49 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 8 | 9 |
| To the nearest food shop | – | 230 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 0 | 2 |
| Sights within 1 km | 0 | 0 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | – | ★★★★ |
| Listed amenities | 8 | 20  (+12) |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 12:00  (−2h) | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | – | 12:00 |
| Amenities |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Swimming pool | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terrace | ✓ | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Balcony | ✓ | ✓ |
| Minibar | ✓ | – |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Free parking | – | ✓ |
| Shuttle | – | ✓ |
| Concierge | – | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Restaurant | – | ✓ |
| Gym | – | ✓ |
| Meeting rooms | – | ✓ |
| Smoke-free | – | ✓ |
| In-room safe | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.

## Location

1.9 km apart

Airport Hotel Dakar: city centre: 5.2 km, Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS): 47 km, beach: 630 m, 8 places to eat within 500 m.

Sama Hotels: city centre: 6.5 km, Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS): 49 km, beach: 830 m, 9 places to eat within 500 m.

## Weather in Dakar

[Dakar weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/senegal/dakar/dakar/weather)

## Airport Hotel Dakar or Sama Hotels: common questions

### Which is better, Airport Hotel Dakar or Sama Hotels?

Sama Hotels leads in 5 of 13 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. Airport Hotel Dakar is stronger in location score, to the beach, to the airport.

### Which is cheaper, Airport Hotel Dakar or Sama Hotels?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Sama Hotels is closer: 680 m from the centre, against 1.3 km for Airport Hotel Dakar.

### Which hotel is closer to the beach?

Airport Hotel Dakar is 630 m from the nearest beach; Sama Hotels is 830 m.

### How far apart are Airport Hotel Dakar and Sama Hotels?

The two hotels are 1.9 km apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

---
Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/airport-hotel-dakar-dakar-vs-sama-hotels-dakar/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/