Excalibur Hotel Benin (aka Golden Tulip)

Name: Excalibur Hotel Benin (aka Golden Tulip)
Address: Benin City, Edo, Nigeria
Telephone: 0811 288 6798

4.0(243 Google reviews)

Open 24 hours

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Listing source: Google Places; record fetched 28 September 2026.
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7 Google rating/review records held, 7 with written text; newest published 17 May 2026.
Review records fetched 28 September 2026.
Stored review analysis updated 30 May 2026.
Ranking computed 1 October 2026.

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What Ranked observed on this listing

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28 September 2026: Name on the listing changed from "Golden Tulip Essential (aka Excalibur Hotel)" to "Excalibur Hotel Benin (aka Golden Tulip)", as recorded from Google.
28 September 2026: Address changed from "23/27 Etete Road, G.R.A, Off Benin Sapele Rd, Oka, Benin City 30010..." to "G.R.A, 23/27 Etete Road, off Benin Sapele Road, Oka, Benin City 300...", as recorded from Google.

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What our review analysis found

Rooms in new wing are nicer but have poor shower drainage and no AC controllers.

dirty rooms
poor maintenance
rude staff
bad drainage
old amenities
smelling of weed

Stored review sentiment: Negative.

Analysis updated 30 May 2026. This summarises Google review text, not a recent visit or confirmation of services. The excerpts below may differ from the reviews used for that analysis.

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Why this is ranked #41 in Hotels in Benin City

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Composite score 63.1 of 100

Google rating73
Review volume80
Review recency69
Profile completeness33
Review sentiment40
Verification0

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About

Excalibur Hotel Benin (aka Golden Tulip) is one of the hotels in Benin City, located at G.R.A, 23/27 Etete Road, off Benin Sapele Road, Oka, Benin City 300102, Edo, Nigeria. Its recorded Google rating is 4.0 stars from 243 reviews.

On Google, Excalibur Hotel Benin (aka Golden Tulip) is listed under Lodging.

Google ratings and review excerpts

Garko G.4 months ago
1.0 out of 5 stars
They need to work on fumigating their rooms against mosquitoes 🦟. The rooms are full of mosquitoes because they are not properly fumigated. Also, the TVs in the rooms are too old, and most of the ACs do not have remote controls, making it difficult to regulate the temperature in…
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Afrocraft265 months ago
3.0 out of 5 stars
Overall, the facility supported a satisfactory stay in terms of basic sleep needs. The atmosphere was breathable and the air conditioning work superb. The bedding was very clean and the water heating kettle was clean too and worked fine. They are currently doing plenty…
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Victor I.11 months ago
1.0 out of 5 stars
Verr dirty hotel & rooms was in a bad state. The hotel was smelling of weed. The staff are rude, and not well mannered. During my stay 2 guests complained that there bags were opened and searched.
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Aderemi L.1 year ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
Here's a review for Golden Tulip Bening: 5/5 Stars "I recently had the pleasure of staying at Golden Tulip Benin, and I must say, it almost exceeded my expectations in every way. From the moment I arrived, I was impressed by the hotel's commitment to cleanliness, efficiency, and…
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Ralph O.1 year ago
3.0 out of 5 stars
I stayed here for a couple of nights on two separate visits. The first was in the “new” rear part of the hotel. The checking-in process was pretty sleek with offered bell hop services. The rooms in both the “new” and “old” parts of the hotel are rather nice except that the A/Cs…
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Remen Z.2 years ago
2.0 out of 5 stars
To think this hotel used to be one of the most recommended and talked about hotels in Benin City. Now, it's basically running on past glory. Thee entrance and reception looks really good but the rooms are tacky with really old amenities. The sheets and towels were looking old and…
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James L.2 years ago
2.0 out of 5 stars
This hotel is really suffering from bad management who dont care about the facility as long as the facility is still bringing in some money Even little things that have gone wrong that will not cost money, they cant fix. For example, the rooms we stayed 408 & 409, had giant…
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