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A luxury hotel in Accra's central business district with a three-floor spa, outdoor pool, the Papillon restaurant and a free airport shuttle, close to the main…
A five-star beachfront resort in La with tropical gardens, pools, a spa and a choice of restaurants and bars, including the Ghanaian buffet at Akwaaba.
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Labadi Beach Hotel is Accra's best-known beach resort, a five-star hotel set in tropical gardens beside the ocean in the La district, east of Osu. It offers the facilities of a resort within easy reach of the city. The hotel describes itself as a superior five-star resort, and its gardens of coconut palms give it a calmer, more spacious feel than the city-centre hotels.
Rooms range from Superior and Superior Twin rooms through Luxury rooms to Superior, Executive and Presidential suites, and there is a room adapted for guests with disabilities. Facilities include a swimming pool, a spa and wellness centre, a gym and tennis courts. Dining is varied: the Akwaaba Restaurant serves buffets with Ghanaian dishes, the Lagoon Bar doubles as a pizzeria, and there is a beach bar, a terrace bar and a cocktail bar and lounge. The Adesa Pavilion and Omanye Hall host events, weddings and conferences.
The hotel suits families, couples looking for a resort-style break, business travellers attending conferences and anyone who wants to combine a city trip with time by the sea. Its gardens make it a good choice for travellers with children, who will appreciate the pool and outdoor space. Note that the public beach next to the hotel was affected by the demolition of unauthorised structures by security services in October 2026, so the beachfront scene may be different from older descriptions; ask the hotel about current beach access.
Rates are at the upper end of the Accra market. Book well ahead for December, when the city is at its busiest with visitors from the diaspora, and for major conferences. Ask about packages that include breakfast, and check whether airport transfers can be arranged; Kotoka International Airport is a short drive away depending on traffic.
As with most large hotels in Accra, December is the busiest month, when the city hosts many returning visitors and events.
The hotel is on La Bypass, with the restaurants of Osu and Labone and the beach club at Sandbox a short taxi ride away. Central sights such as the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Black Star Square are a little further west, and ride-hailing cars are the easiest way to get around.
It describes itself as a superior five-star resort.
Yes, it is beside the ocean in La, set in tropical gardens.
Superior and Superior Twin rooms, Luxury rooms, and Superior, Executive and Presidential suites, plus an accessible room.
Akwaaba Restaurant, the Lagoon Bar and pizzeria, a beach bar, a terrace bar and a cocktail bar and lounge.
Yes, there is a swimming pool and a spa and wellness centre.
Yes. The gardens, pool and beachfront setting suit families.
Yes. The Adesa Pavilion and Omanye Hall host weddings, conferences and events.
Through the hotel's website, by phone or by emailing the reservations team.
Restaurant
A long-running Osu restaurant cooking traditional Ghanaian and wider West African dishes, from light soup and fufu to jollof and kelewele, in a two-level dining room.
Tour operator
A Ghana Tourism Authority-licensed Accra operator running Old Accra walking tours, food tastings, day trips and tailor-made tours across Ghana, Togo and Benin.
Café
A Ghanaian coffee company's Osu café serving flat whites made with locally sourced beans, all-day breakfasts and early dinners in a high-ceilinged, art-filled space.
Attraction
The memorial park where Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana's independence, holding the marble mausoleum of Ghana's first president and his wife, plus a museum and library.