Smile View Hotel Extension

Name: Smile View Hotel Extension
Address: Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria

3.7(457 Google reviews)

Sources and dates

Listing source: Google Places; record fetched 23 September 2026.
Listing fields compared on 23 September 2026. This compares the stored name, address, phone, website, status and hours.
5 Google rating/review records held, 5 with written text; newest published 6 March 2024.
Review records fetched 31 May 2026.
Stored review analysis updated 3 June 2026.
Ranking computed 29 September 2026.

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What our review analysis found

Known for catfish barbecue and poolside bar with occasional loud music.

clean rooms
poolside bar
catfish barbecue
water issues
affordable drinks
serene environment

Stored review sentiment: Positive.

Analysis updated 3 June 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 #24 in Hotels in Makurdi

These are the six stored score components for this business. The current list also checks category and location evidence; nearby entries are labelled separately. Paid placement is not a score component.

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Composite score 50.9 of 100

Google rating60
Review volume89
Review recency8
Profile completeness0
Review sentiment59
Verification0

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About

Smile View Hotel Extension is one of the hotels in Makurdi, located at PG59+2QR, Father Hunter Street, High Level, Asuir 970101, Benue, Nigeria. Its recorded Google rating is 3.7 stars from 457 reviews.

On Google, Smile View Hotel Extension is listed under Lodging.

Google ratings and review excerpts

T. O2 years ago
1.0 out of 5 stars
Worst place I ever stayed. I checked in here because Doo Palace didn't have a space and I was tired from a long trip. A few hours after checking in I found the taps were dry and I wasn't getting any water. I called reception and was told they were pumping the water. Out of…
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Christopher A.3 years ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing place with a sierranity. Customer service is topnotch. Affordable drinks, nice pool area and most importantly if are looking for the best catfish barbeque just come to smile view. That woman des it better
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Jeff Y.3 years ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
I like the poolside bar (music can be a little too loud for my liking)... Haven't been in the rooms recently but I'm guessing they are good. Decent event center at the back also... All round decent place.
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Samuel A.3 years ago
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful rooms at fair prices, with a serene environment and a green habitat with many trees, giving it a cool outlook. The swimming pool area can sometimes get crowded, but that's because it's so nice and secluded. The bar is not bad, and their dishes are tasty. Customer…
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Terfa A.4 years ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very decent and nice place to lodge, the rooms are super clean, they offer all kind of dishes both local and intercontinental, they sell all kind of drinks, room service is available in this hotel, there is inner and open bar, a swimming pool and also a bar at the pool side…
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