Five-star Pointe Sarène, about 20 km south of Saly, Saly
Hotel Riu Baobab
RIU's first hotel in West Africa, 522 rooms on a wide white beach at Pointe Sarène, with five pools, a water park and baobabs moved into the garden.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- Rooms
- 522
- Opened
- April 2022
- Board
- All inclusive, 24 hours
- From the airport
- 48 km from Blaise Diagne
The hotel
Named after the trees on the road.
RIU bought the land at Pointe Sarène in May 2019, began building in January 2020 and opened the hotel in April 2022, the group's first in West Africa. Luis Riu named it after the baobabs he passed on his way to the site, and the company asked for a licence to move 25 of the trees, Senegal's national tree, into the garden.
The resort lies on a long white beach about 20 km south of Saly and 100 km from Dakar, with part of the sand set aside for guests. It is a large place: 522 rooms, three big pools and a smaller one with a swim-up bar, a children's pool and a water park, plus a convention centre of five rooms. RIU owns the plot next door too.
- Pools Five pools, among them a swim-up bar and slides for children, and the Splash Water World park.
- Swim-Up rooms Adults-only rooms that open straight onto the water.
- Renova Spa The spa, with a Riufit gym alongside.
Rooms & suites
Sea view or straight into the pool.
Rooms are doubles, some with a sofa bed for a child, some facing the sea.
- Rooms Double Room With or without a sofa bed for families.
- Sea view Double Room Sea View Facing the Atlantic, also with a sofa bed if needed.
- Adults only Double Room Swim-Up With direct access to a pool.
Dining
Five restaurants, four bars.
Venues as listed by RIU at the opening. Shown for information.
- Yassa International buffet The main restaurant
- Veneto Italian Italian dining room
- Dorayaki Asian Asian dining room
- Pepe's Food Grill buffet Grilled dishes
- Dunun Pool bar One of four bars, with Safari, Sorouba and Plaza
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Welcome, with RIU Land, children's pools with slides and the water park.
- Board All inclusive around the clock.
Getting there
Flying to Saly.
Blaise Diagne International is 48 km away, about 45 minutes by car (our estimate). Scheduled flights and private jets use the same runway, and the airport has customs for arrivals from abroad.
- Casablanca 3 h 20
- Madrid 4 h 30
- Geneva 5 h 45
- Paris 5 h 50
- Brussels 6 h 15
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Is the Riu Baobab all inclusive?
- Yes, on a 24-hour all-inclusive basis.
- How far is the Riu Baobab from Saly?
- About 20 km south, at Pointe Sarène. Dakar is some 100 km away.
- Does the hotel have rooms for adults only?
- Yes. The Swim-Up doubles, which open onto a pool, are for adults only.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Saly?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Saly, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
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Staying at Hotel Riu Baobab?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Saly, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.