Name: Dilic Hotel
Address: No. 1 Free Town Street, Plot 1123, Abuja, Abuja, Abuja, 900288, Nigeria
Rating: 6

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Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

Dilic Hotel

Abuja

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Dilic has improved greatly since my last visit. The hotel was recently refurbished and has a pleasant outlook. Rooms are neat and has all the basic amenities. Their food is also superb and affordable. I would definitely visit again.

Affordable and Decent Hotel

Nice hotel in a nice part of Abuja. The room I stayed was nice. And I liked the fact that room service was 24 hours. However I could not understand why the shower did not work. Instead a bucket was put there for bathing.

Nice and affordable hotel

ABUJA HOTEL OVERVIEW. Ok, I'll be pedantic, Abuja hotels fall into three or four categories. The first is the obvious, the large international branded hotels  (Hilton, Sheraton, Protea, former Meridian) and a few decent independents (Somerset) all in the $250+ range. None are five star but aspire to be -- three to four stars at best. Airline crews and international fortune 500 corporate travellers wouldn't go anywhere else. The Hilton is the place to see and be seen. Sheraton is trying to climb back up from its fallen status. Protea is not cheap and I haven't stayed there. All in the Central Business District, Maitama, or Wuse II neighborhoods. 

Next, are the large independent hotels in the $100 to $150 range -- Chelsea, Reiz, Bollngo, Rockland, Barcelona, Newton Park and a few others. They  superficially look like the big branded hotels with lots of rooms, big public areas  and restuarants . But they all lack something to be four star: weird furniture and decor, spotty service, bad smells, questionable food, dirty pools, intermittent internet, something that says we are not there yet. An honest evaluation would put them in the two to three star category with four star aspirations.  For many, including me, this is ok.  I've stayed at the Reiz and Chelsea. Charmless and unmemorable but clean and secure, Chelsea at $100 and Reiz at $130. These hotels host a lot of local conferences and meetings and are marketed to a Nigerian business and Nigerian expatriate audience and the budget minded expatriate businessman. Not the stuff for many first time expat business travellers to Africa. For them, the Hilton is the only place to go. 

And now to the third level ---  the places like the Dilic Hotel, the hotel I am reviewing. Charmless but affordable, ranging from $45 to $65 a night with mandatory weekend specials. (12,500 naira weekday; Naira 10,500 weekend --- all negotiatble.)  I often stay at these places because they provide me exactly what -- a clean, decent sized room in a secure area with wifi and TV and possibly decent food. That's the Dilic. Charmless but reasonably priced, reasonably clean and secure. Tile floors that can be washed daily. Minimal textiles that would otherwise hold bad doors. Large but tasteless rooms outfitted with forgetable local furniture. And a rock hard bed --- which I prefer. The staff, who are very charming and try their best, look out for me and my crew. The food is limited to rice dishes, Nigerian dishes and spaghetti, and is surprisingly good. The hotel is across from a large department and grocery store, Exclusive Stores, where one can get drinks, snacks, groceries or eat at the cafe or fast food restaurant. The neighbourhood is interesting, fashionable,  and a quick $1 cab ride to the popular Banec Plaza shopping and Maitama or Wuse II night life. A nice area of Abuja with things to do. These charmless hotels are not everyone's cup of tea, especially among the expats. During my two week stay, one Chinese and one Pakistani rounded out the expatriate contingent of myself and my senior engineer. Others were Nigerian politicians and businessmen primarily from the East of Nigeria where the late owner of the hotel was a member of the Nigerian House of Reps. In the past the placed rocked at night with local politicos, full of talk and laughter. No so now. With the passing of ownership to the children and a hired manager, the place is quiet. If you go to the Dilic, just tell them that Mr. Rose ("ah, a man with a woman's name, wonderful"), sent you.

For the experienced expat traveller in Africa, the Dilic is ok, well located

I stayed in this hotel for two nights and had a pleasant stay except for the not too deep sleeps I had because of the bed which was as hard as a rock.The rooms have an orthopaedic bed which for me was very uncomfortable.
The room decor was fairly ok at least for the moderate price charged but the food was amazing as I had room service deliver to me on two occasions.
The toilet was really small and needs refurbishment,the flusher was not functioning.
Overall,I will give the hotel 55%

Affordable stay in Abuja city

I got there on the 31st of march, at about 10pm on that Sunday, after a long flight. Paid out of trust before checking out the supposed room, to my greatest surprise it was Very unkempt room, couldn’t stay there… I left immediately with my spouse in search of another place… I filled a form for my refund and up till now I’ve not seen any refunds… I just spoke with whoever handles this phone number +234 702 501 1828, explaining the situation… they insisted I must come spend the money at the hotel… and hung the phone thereafter… patronize them at your own risk…

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