Overnight in Lagos

Arrived Lagos at 15:00hrs. Flight was smooth and uneventful. My suitcases came in within reasonable time.

Airport taxis wanted 10k to take me to the hotel. Couldn't get onto Bolt as network at the airport was really bad making internet service difficult. I climbed upto the car park and negotiated a taxi for 8k.

Got to the hotel. It took them 15 mins to find my reservation which didn't show the payment I had made online to Hotels.ng. phone lines to Hotels.ng were switched off, at a point I thought I had been scammed but then I have paid several times in the past to them. They eventually responded to my distressed WhatsApp message and sent the payment receipt to the hotel after which I was assigned my room after almost ah hour.

The hotel hallways are very dark with motion sensor lights which come on briefly. My room was at a corner of the hallway, quite big and spacious as I had booked a Deluxe Room haven been told last night that the standard rooms were not available.

Ordered dinner and a Gulder.Read more