The Safron Hotel Ikeja

The hotel is really nice. I enjoyed the breakfast buffet I recommend this hotel if you can afford it.

WARNING - This is an international expectation of service..but you know? I think we all deserve that in Lagos also... So let's compare it to your probable next choices in this area - The Sheraton or The Radisson Blu. Rooms are definitely more modern. They are cleaner and the beds are just as comfortable. Drinks and food are around the same price. The staff are smiley and friendly. The room rates are more expensive... And that's about it. The Sheraton wins it by a whisker for me. It's based on the old school ambience. Yes! The Sheraton service is slow. The smell is sometimes not what you are looking for... However, you have the space. You have the non confined area to walk around. The views from the room are better from the Radisson or the Sheraton. The public areas of the Safron are newer and cleaner and the rooms are attractively laid out. The shower and bathroom were clean, modern and worked. The hotel has security at the gate and security on each floor. We tried to eat at the terrace bar. Food and drinks were served to our table one at a time, with some of our group getting served after others had finished theirs! We ordered 4 starters. Good portions and good flavours - but again one came out and then 45 minutes later the other three appeared. After over two hours of waiting for our mains, we paid and left without eating. The Saffron's tables at the terrace bar are the wonkiest I've seen for years. How can you have such a new hotel with such poor tables? The service staff were slower than the Sheraton - something that I didn't think was humanly possible. But they made it happen. The barman was good and attentive thankfully! The Safron's one lift is incredibly slow and it's quicker to use the stairs. It's not a family friendly hotel - they don't have adjoining rooms. They don't have any rooms that are twin beds either. Safron Vs Sheraton Vs Radisson - For all the glitz and glamour of the Saffron currently, it's a win for the Sheraton! I really hope that the Saffron lift their game and make it a more exciting challenge. But for now, they have a way to go.