"Crystal Hostel" - Hostel in Accra, Ghana

Crystal Hostel
P. O. Box 56 , Darkuman
Accra
Ghana

Accommodation type: Hostel

Description of Hostel Crystal Hostel

The description is mainly written by the owner of the accommodation at
Hostel Crystal Hostel, Accra, Ghana

You are welcomed to the home of the Quaynors.Ours is indeed your home away from your home. Crystal Hostel is a new phenomenon in the hospitality industry in Ghana and in Africa. We represent the proverbial Ghanaian hospitality in its real form. We stay and live with you as a member of our family and give you the opportunity to experience the proverbial Ghanaian hospitality. Our objective is to provide visitors to Accra a safe, secured and comfortable home at affordable rates.Staying with us will be an experience you will never forget and you will always cherish.For your complete RELAXATION, we have • A BIG COMPOUND with TREES• WELL-KEPT GREEN LAWNS• ROOFTOP BARThere are comfortable GARDEN CHAIRS on the lawns and on the rooftop for your relaxation in the cool tropical breeze.VEHICLE HIRING SERVICECrystal Hostel runs AIR-CONDITIONED MINI BUSES for hiring to guests and GROUPS for touring within the city of Accra and to any part of the country. Our rates are negotiable and affordable. They cannot be matched by any vehicle hiring company anywhere in the city.VOLUNTARY WORK PLACEMENTSWe arrange short and long term placements for anybody of any age who would like to volunteer in Ghana. We can arrange placement into any field of choice, e.g. to work with children in orphanages and day care centres, teaching in first and second cycle schools, law firms, journalism and marketing etc.TOUR GUIDESWe have professional tour guides who know the Ghanaian terrain so well and make your tour most educative and comfortable.BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE is available. There is wireless connectivity to your laptop anywhere in the house.ROOMSAll our rooms are ENSUITE and comfortable. Every room has: COLOURED TV FRIDGE and WARDROBEThere are fully equipped kitchens in the house for guests who would like to prepare their own meals.MEALSThe mistress of the house provides meals of choice for guest and she takes care of VEGETARIANS as well.CAMPING TENTSGuest can pitch their own tents on the lawns and on the rooftop RATE: $15.00 per person per week.STORAGE FACILITYWe provide storage for guests' excess baggage to enable them travel light on their tour of Ghana. This facility is FREE for guests who stay with us for at least five days.TRANSPORTATIONThe house is only 20 metres from the main transport station. There are buses, taxis and 'trotro' to any part of the city. NIGHT MARKETThere is an active night market on the main road where you can get practically anything you want at anytime of the day and night. There are wayside food vendors, restaurants, groceries, even boutiques in the night market.CUSTOM MADE CLOTHESThere are seamstresses and tailors near the house who can sew any Ghanaian / African designs for guests at short notice.AIRPORT PICKUPWe shall pick you up from the airport if we know of your flight arrangements. We charge a token fee of $15.00CONCLUSIONObviously, you can never get all these facilities under one roof at the same time anywhere, not even in the star-rated hotels.We give you every opportunity to have a feel of a real Ghanaian life situation including the social and cultural life of Ghanaian.You will certainly enjoy your stay with us.

Other conditions of this accommodation Hostel

Bookings must be confirmed to us by email or telephone as soon as it is made.

How to get there - Crystal Hostel Hostel

From the Accra Kotoka International Airport, the easiest way to get to the house is by taxi cab. The taxis have a station at the airport. There are, however, no city train or bus services from the airport to town.Darkuman is a 'borough' on the western part of Accra. It is about 10km to the west of the Accra Kotoka International Airport.To get to Darkuman:From the Airport, take a taxi or one of the airport cabbies. Tell the driver you are going to DARKUMAN TOP PETROL FILLING STATION on the Darkuman Main Road,At the TOP OIL Filling Station, facing the north, AKORLU CLOSE is 2nd turn on your left. When you are on the Akorlu Close, follow the sign or ask anybody. We are about about 30 metres from the Darkuman Main Road.You may call us from the TOP OILFilling Station. We are less than 50metres away.If the guest advises us of his/her flight details ahead of his arrival, we shall arrange to pick him/her up at the airport.You may call (contact details will be on the confirmation email)and you will be picked from anywhere at any time.