Volta Hotel Akosombo

Volta Hotel Akosombo is a three-star hotel in Akosombo, in the Asuogyaman District of Ghana's Eastern Region. It sits on a 12.6-acre hilltop site above the Akosombo hydroelectric dam, looking out over Lake Volta and the adjoining mountain slope. The hotel describes the lake as the second largest man-made lake in the world. Its published address is P.O. Box 25, Akosombo Comm 1, Akosombo, with the Ghana Post GPS code EA-0605-1180.

The property has a long association with the dam. It was built in the early 1960s, and its Private Villa was originally designed to accommodate Ghana's first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, while he supervised construction of the dam. The hotel has since hosted the signing of the Liberian peace accord in 2002 and ECOWAS secretariat conferences, and the Akosombo Accord of 1995 was signed here. The hotel states it has received Regional and National Hotel of the Year awards in the three-to-four-star category from the Ghana Tourist Board.

Accommodation covers Standard Rooms, Twin Rooms, Executive Suites and a Private Villa. Rooms are listed with air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, a phone, LED TV with cable channels, international multi-plugs, a writing desk, dining tables and chairs, mini-bar, coffee and tea making facilities, hair dryer, toiletries, a private toilet and shower, and a terrace or balcony with lake views. Property facilities include an outdoor pool, a restaurant serving English, Continental and Chinese cuisines, a terrace bar overlooking the dam and lake, conference and seminar facilities, a tennis court, and water sports such as jet-skiing, kayaking, sailing and pontoon rides, along with boat cruises on the hotel's boat, Dodi Princess.

For planning, the hotel states it is roughly a 90-minute drive from Kotoka International Airport in Accra, reached via the Tema-Michel Camp road and the Dodowa road, and that it offers airport pickups and shuttle services to major regional attractions. Free parking is listed. The hotel notes that its hilltop position "doesn't make us less accessible" because of those shuttle services. Step-free access, wheelchair provision, lifts and accessible rooms are not confirmed in the sources reviewed, so visitors with mobility requirements should confirm details directly before booking. Contact numbers published by the hotel are +233 0544357703, +233 0544357704 and +233 0544357705.