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Almadies sits on the westernmost point of the African continent, at the western tip of the Dakar peninsula. It is the city's most recently built neighborhood, and it shows: buildings ten or fifteen years old, elevators, underground parking, rooftop pools. For a stay of several weeks, this difference in building generation changes everything.

That is why serviced residences have clustered here. This page brings together the residences in Almadies: furnished apartments with kitchens, in buildings that provide cleaning, security guards and backup power.

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Almadies & upscale serviced residences

The key to this neighborhood is chronology. The Plateau dates from the colonial period, the Médina from the 1920s, and the north-central neighborhoods — Point E, Fann, Mermoz — from the decades after independence. Almadies, on the other hand, was developed much later, on land that long lay on the outskirts, and most of its housing stock is less than twenty years old. In practical terms, that means buildings designed from the outset with an elevator, parking, a generator and shared spaces — features that cannot be added after the fact to a 1970s villa.

This generation of buildings met a specific demand. The western tip is home to a large share of the international organizations' offices, regional headquarters and firms that bring in teams for periods of two weeks to six months. These stays call for a kitchen, a desk, a reliable connection, parking and security — exactly what a recent building with services can provide. The Almadies residences were built around that precise match, which explains why the neighborhood has the highest concentration in the city in this segment.

The third factor is the sea, and it matters more than you might think on a long stay. Almadies is bordered by the Atlantic on two sides, with cliffs, coves and a corniche. People go running there in the morning, dine facing the water, and the breeze is constant — a decisive detail between April and October, when central Dakar becomes muggy. After six weeks on assignment, the difference between an oceanfront neighborhood and a landlocked one is not cosmetic.

There is a trade-off, and it is a serious one: the distance from the administrative center. Getting to the Plateau from Almadies at rush hour can take more than an hour, compared with twenty minutes off-peak. If your meetings are at the ministries every morning, this is a trade-off to make with your eyes open.

What a residence in Almadies means

• Building with a pool or rooftop — the neighborhood's signature: common here, almost impossible to find elsewhere in the city for this type of product, and decisive over several months.
• Sea-view apartment — the western tip offers them, over the cliffs and the corniche. These go fastest: book early if this is your priority.
• Full building services — regular cleaning, laundry, 24-hour security, sometimes a reception desk and a gym. The level of service is higher here than in the rest of Dakar's housing stock.
• Work-ready assignment housing — a desk, a dual internet connection, a UPS on the key outlets. The de facto standard on the western tip, though you should still have it confirmed.
• Large relocation apartment — two or three bedrooms, designed for the first months of a family who has just arrived and is still looking for a permanent home.

If you are looking for personal hosting and meals rather than independence, our guesthouses in the area are a better fit; if you want a furnished rental without services at a lower rate, look at our apartments. You choose a residence in Almadies for the facilities and services.

Where it is

• The tip and the western corniche — cliffs, coves, restaurants overlooking the ocean. Most of the recent buildings.
• Ouakam and Les Mamelles — just to the south, the Mosque of the Divinity, the lighthouse and the hills overlooking the peninsula.
• Ngor and Le Virage — to the north, the village, the sheltered bay and the beaches. A few minutes away by car.
• The VDN — the highway linking the tip to the rest of the city, and the factor that decides your daily commute times.
• The Plateau — twenty minutes off-peak, much longer at rush hour. Factor this into your choice of address.

When to come

The weather matters on a long stay. From November to May, the dry season is pleasant everywhere in Dakar, and especially here, where the sea breeze blows constantly. From July to September, the rainy season (hivernage) brings heavy heat and downpours that bring traffic to a standstill: this is when you appreciate a building with air conditioning and a generator — and when an oceanfront location becomes a real comfort.

Availability, for its part, depends on a factor very specific to this neighborhood: the western tip is home to most of the city's regional headquarters and international offices, so a single major institutional event is enough to absorb a large share of the supply within a few days. There is nothing comparable elsewhere in Dakar, where demand is more spread out. The practical consequence: here, you book a residence as soon as your dates are set, and make a note of the free cancellation deadline.

Good to know & booking

Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) is outside the city, to the east: from Almadies, allow a good hour, more at busy times. Have the residence arrange your transfer for your first arrival.

Three checks before booking, in this order: the generator and how long it can really run; the internet connection, if you work from home; parking, if you rent a car — street parking is difficult on the tip. A fourth point if you are staying several months: ask how often the cleaning is done, as it varies a lot from one building to another.

You commit 20% of the stay online to secure the property, and pay the rest on site. For long stays, which are common here, the owner may ask for an additional deposit — this is stated on the listing before you book, and it follows the same cancellation policy as the booking fee.

Free cancellation deadlines are 7 days before arrival in low season (June to October) and 14 days in high season (November to May). A tip for assignments: high season covers the period of major conferences and the September return, exactly when the Almadies residences fill up — book early, and note your cancellation deadline. The resident rate is shown on every property for people living in Senegal and the Senegalese diaspora, on an account verified by phone. The monthly discount is discussed with the owner. Finally, budget for the tourist tax, 1,000 FCFA per person per night. It is paid directly to the property, which collects it — we do not — and the amount is given for information only. Conversely, if the owner cancels, we offer you an equivalent residence in Almadies or Ngor, and you are refunded in full if none suits you.

Who is it for?

Teams attached to organizations on the western tip — regional headquarters, international offices, project offices — who work a few minutes from where they live and for whom commuting is simply not an issue. This is the core of the market, and the product has been designed for it.

New arrivals in Dakar: many relocations to the capital start with a few months here, giving people time to look for a permanent home without having to furnish it or set up utility meters.

Long remote-work stays, for whom the combination of a dual connection, air conditioning, a generator and a rooftop with an ocean view barely exists anywhere else in the city.

And those who come for the sea as much as for work: running on the corniche at daybreak, swimming at Ngor on weekends, dining facing the water. Over six weeks, this is not a nice extra; it is what makes the assignment bearable.

However, if your meetings are in the Plateau every day, look first at the residences downtown: you will gain more in commuting time than you lose in comfort.

What makes Almadies worth it on a long stay shows in the evening, not the morning. You get home at 20:00, the air is still warm but the breeze has picked up, you go up to the roof and there is the ocean below, with nothing in front of it. The rest of Dakar keeps honking somewhere behind you, and for a moment it no longer matters at all.

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