Freetown City Guide
Lumley Beach
Freetown in a word: Heaven?
Chance of Hooking up: 5 / 5
Quality of Girls: 3.5 / 5
Nightlife: 4.5 / 5
Smoking tolerance level: 4 / 5
Costs €$£
Beer: €.50 for a street beer 330ml. €1.20 in clubs.
Bed: €20 for a private room in Aberdeen.
Bud: €0.12 a pack!
Board: €2 for a meal.
Budget other: Club entry for the office is a hefty €16.
Overview
I love Freetown! I’ve been to 22 countries on the continent and it’s probably the coolest city I’ve been to. Ok, the city center is pretty hectic but the suburb of Aberdeen is the bomb. When you first arrive you may think you’re in heaven (if satan ran it). You’re still in third world but it certainly ticks all the boxes. It’s got beautiful beaches, scenic mountains, crazy nightlife, cheap beer, sexy girls all over you and you can even buy and smoke weed in the clubs. Come on! That said, if you’re white you may experience some racism. You may also get a little hassle from hustlers, but not near the extent you get in other West African countries. Spend a least week here, it’s too good. After that, it starts to feel like a small town as you will know everyone. Grab a beer and get ready to party!
The Girls
If you haven’t already, I’d strongly recommend you read my article Sex in Africa 101 before continuing.
Singer Heyden Adama
Freetownians are some of the most liberal in all of Africa. As the locals say: “Everything is Free in Freetown!” Although many are Muslim, nearly all the women drink and screw like its going out of fashion. There are many ethnic groups; the main ones are Mende and Temne, the latter of which are a little lighter. There is also a few Fula, Liberian, Lebanese, white and mixed race girls about. As usual they’re is plenty of sexy bodies on display and dam do these girls know how to use them. If you’re in any way exotic you will clean up here (Asian and Caucasian especially so). I rarely give a COH rating of 5/5, but it’s true. During the day, you can pick up girls on the street, the beach or just about anywhere. At night, it can a little more dubious so choose carefully. Some girls are players and will try to scam you. One obstacle here is actually the local guys: many love to leech and cockblock. Aside from players and leeches there are plenty of top notch girls about. My nightlife recommendations give you good tips on the night. It’s not hard to leave Freetown with a smile on your face.
Nightlife Recommendations
Lumley beach in Aberdeen is the epicenter of Freetown’s nightlife. There may not be a lot of options but the quality of venues is absolutely Grade A.
Atlantic Hotel
Only really good on a Monday night. It’s packed with the hottest, best quality women in the city. A healthy mix of rich beautiful locals, sexy Lebanese and some expats. Great vibe, pity it’s not consistent.
Aces
Aces is Freetown. There’s a heaving dance floor, pool tables, several and an outdoor bar with a stage and large beer garden. This is a local institute. Sexy girls are everywhere (most are working). You can even buy joint and smoke them in the beer garden. It’s busy most nights, usually free in and beer is a little over €1. This place is awesome! Just make sure you choose your girl wisely… you’re likely to bump into them in there the next night. One the best places I’ve been to in all of Africa.
The Office
This is the rich man’s Aces. You pay more but the clientele are a little more sophisticated. Just as good as Aces if not better.
For a good local Sierra Leone blog discussing the nightlife - Click here.
My Freetown Experience
When I first arrived, the town inspired the post: Sierra Leone – paradise?
We were meant to stay 3 days, but end up there for nearly two weeks! In the end we HAD to leave because I cooked up a recipe for disaster. Here a pic of Freetown sweetheart mentioned in the post:
❤ My Sierra Leone Girl ❤
Oh Freetown, I miss you so.
I will definitely return.
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5/5 rating? Wow and wow….another contender has emerged! I’m adding this one to THE list. Nice work NN.
big ups on showing the girls you’re fucking with, great to see the local talent, and she’s a cutie
You’re fucking disgusting. Those are prostitutes, and I hope you enjoy AIDS, asshole.
If it’s any consolation, I probably will.
FYI: She’s not a prostitute when I met her she was 16 and still had a hymen.
Sounds extremely interesting!
What’s the easiest/cheapest way to get there??
And what’s a good selection of places in the region if you only have limited time, say 10 days?
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Nomad,
Just found your site yesterday and I love it. It’s refreshingly odvious that you know what your talking about. I’ve been coming and going to Accra from Orange County, Calif, for 10 years and lived here full time for the last 2.
That said I like your African girls 101 course but the guys right about not going to there place. Just bullet proof yours and you’ll be fine. Disgusted above is disgusting and should go to someother site as he odviously dosen’t know of which he speaks.
Look I’m 68 and strong and you can call me stupid but in the last 11 years I have enjoyed several hundred of these wonderful girls—usually with no condom and never had a problem with more stories than I can remember. More on that and other things later.
But Nomad here’s my big question. I’ve been thinking of spending a year or two in S.E. Asia but I have never been to Freetown and I know your report here is very accurate. So should I spend the next year in Thailand/Vietnam or Freetown? I have to go back to California for November but which way should I head in December?
What do you think?
Variety is the spice of life. Freetown kicks Accra’s ass, but if you’ve never been to Thailand you should check it out. Personally, I prefer Freetown, but the girls in Thailand are unforgettable. Plus, Freetown could get a little small after a year, Thailand you have loads of options with Air Asia…
Thanks Nomad. One nice thing about the Siera Leonian girls is they speak english—I’ve been with several in Accra and always had a positive experience.
I was in Thailand once in 1997 for 3 weeks and of course had a great time. What about Nha Tran Vietnam or Hanoi? I’m looking for one cool place to base out of that’s not too expensive and not to crazy. Any suggestions?
Hey Nomad,
I just read your 10 reasons to go to Ethiopia—um maybe—I’ll just go there. I’ve been thinking for a long time that just maybe the greatest looking African girls come from Ethiopia.
Vietnam? Hell no. You need to go to the Philippines
It’s a pretty special place for me. Defiantly the best looking African girls I’ve seen..
The Phillippines might work but where in the Phillipines that would work for a year or more? Boracay sounds great for a while but wouldn’t that get a little small as well. Like your take on Freetown?
I love this site.
Boracay is great but yeah, way to small. Perhaps Manila or Cebu… Although admittedly they are not the most charming. But you will get tons of tail.
Hey, I just got back from Freetown. I was there for five nights. Ace’s was closed the whole time. Something about a management dispute that was being resolved in court. Word was that it would be reopening in a few days, so it has probably reopened by now.
I tried to go to Atlantic on a Monday night and it was closed that night, as was the Office. I tried to go to the Office another night, but it was closed for a private party, or not open yet, or closed already for the evening, I can’t remember as I was drunk. Paddy’s is closed permanently now. This was kind of the theme of my five nights there; I advise any visitors to ask around (ask hookers and street hustlers) about what is open on what night, what is happening, where people go, etc.
I stayed in Aberdeen. Went to Roy’s outdoor beach bar a few nights. It was pretty good, a few girls hanging around. There’s also a (new?) bar on Lumley Beach road called “O Bar” that gets a crowd. Late night I would go to the Casino Leone, large and decent bar in there with food. For dinner I normally ate at O’Casey’s Blues Bar (formerly called “Sports Bar”) which shares an entrance with the Office/Alex’s.
Lots of hookers out on Lumley Beach Road, most were pretty scary looking. I wasn’t overly impressed with Freetown’s nightlife, but I think my timing was just bad. I did find your guide very helpful. Cheers.
@gavinmac: You poor son of of bitch… aces was closed!? Dude… I feel terrible for you.
Are Sierra Leonean girls really all that? Googling them does not return much eye candy…
And how about daygame or getting with girls outside Freetown?
Go and see for yourself.. Outside Freetown it’s a little harder I imagine.