The Palms Luxury Boutique Hotel— Dakar, Senegal

Located in Dakar’s upscale Almadies neighborhood, The Palms Luxury Boutique Hotel is a Black woman-owned boutique hotel offering contemporary accommodations, personalized service and a peaceful setting near some of the city’s best-known restaurants, beaches and attractions.

Created by Senegalese hotelier Souadou Niang, The Palms combines international hospitality standards with distinctly Senegalese warmth and design, providing an intimate alternative to Dakar’s larger luxury hotels.

Rooms & Amenities

The Palms is an intimate 20-room boutique hotel with stylish rooms and suites designed for both leisure and business travelers.

• Stylish rooms and suites
• Complimentary Wi-Fi
• Air conditioning
• On-site restaurant and bar
• Breakfast
• Outdoor terrace and garden areas
• Room service
• Airport transportation
• Concierge and personalized guest services
• Meeting and business facilities
• Convenient Almadies location

Its smaller scale makes The Palms especially attractive to travelers who prefer the service and atmosphere of an independent boutique hotel.

Dining

The hotel’s restaurant offers a refined dining experience incorporating Senegalese and international influences, while its intimate indoor and outdoor spaces provide relaxed settings for breakfast, meals and drinks.

Why Stay Here

The Palms offers travelers an opportunity to experience Black-owned luxury hospitality in Dakar while staying in one of the city’s most desirable neighborhoods.

Almadies provides convenient access to Dakar’s Atlantic coastline, restaurants, nightlife and cultural attractions, while destinations such as Ngor Island and Gorée Island can easily be incorporated into a wider Dakar itinerary.

The hotel is particularly well suited to couples, solo travelers, business travelers and diaspora visitors looking for an independently owned alternative to international hotel chains.

Ownership & Heritage

The Palms Luxury Boutique Hotel is a Black woman-owned hotel founded by Senegalese entrepreneur and hotelier Souadou Niang.

Born and raised in Dakar, Niang moved to the United States as a young woman and began working in hospitality as a housekeeper at a Ritz-Carlton hotel in the Washington, D.C. area. Over the following decade, she worked her way into hotel management, gaining firsthand experience in luxury hospitality.

Niang eventually returned to Senegal with a vision of creating an independently owned boutique hotel capable of delivering international luxury standards while showcasing Senegalese hospitality.

After overcoming significant challenges securing financing for the project, she transformed that vision into The Palms Luxury Boutique Hotel.

Her journey from hotel housekeeper to hotel owner has since received international attention and makes The Palms an especially significant example of Black-owned and woman-owned hospitality entrepreneurship in Africa.

The hotel has also been recognized for creating employment opportunities for Senegalese women, with women comprising a substantial portion of its workforce.