What a pleasure it was to host Kojo Bentum-Williams while he was in Kumasi one past weekend! When he said he would be coming to Kumasi, without hesitation Four Villages invited him to stay to get to know us. He took us up on our offer and thus begins a stimulating personal and professional relationship!… [Read more…]
January 1, 2012
Charity and Chris of Four Villages Inn, Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana wish you all a wonderful HAPPY NEW YEAR! On New Years eve we had the great pleasure of attending the wedding of Richard Yaw Akowuah, son of our dear friends Charles and Comfort Akowuah of Friends Garden Restaurant. WHAT AN OCCASION! Here are some pictures… [Read more…]
December 31, 2011
Lately, during our busy Christmas season, our new FOUR VILLAGES INN Renault Duster sure has been getting a lot of use! Yesterday, we went to Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary with Lisa and Kevin. First stop was what I think is probably the most interesting guest house in the world, a combination school for the mentally… [Read more…]
December 26, 2011
Four Villages Inn guests Jason, Leslie and Blakley, found themselves high and dry without transport to their next destination, Elmina and Elmina Bay Resort. All the buses for two days were fully booked, so we offered to drive them down. Before our 7 am departure they signed our guest book: “Chris and Charity have a… [Read more…]
December 16, 2011
“Our lovely stay in Kumasi” Reviewed December 14, 2011 NEW Myself and my friend enjoyed our stay at the Four Villages Inn Kumasi. The room we stayed in was beautifully decorated with African decor. Fully air-conditioned too and very comfortable beds. The hosts Chris and Charity were very nice. The breakfast was good too. They… [Read more…]
December 15, 2011
Ironically this email came yesterday morning: Dear Santa, I don’t want much for Christmas, I just want the person reading this to be happy . Friends are the fruit cake of life – some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet – but mix them together and they’re my friends. Love ya. not because Four… [Read more…]
December 15, 2011
By far, my favourite Ghanaian columnist is Meri Nana-Ama Danquah whose weekly column “A view from here” appears every Friday in the Daily Graphic, Ghana’s oldest daily. This lady can write! This lady is perceptive. This lady lived many years overseas and now she’s back commenting on Ghanaian life often through foreign eyes. She speaks… [Read more…]
December 13, 2011
Three of us at Four Villages Inn were there to say our sad farewells to Alice Carey and Geoffrey Knox of New York City and County Cork, Ireland. Joining Charity and I was Buddy, our old guard dog, who our guests had pampered through out their stay. Naturally, we got talking about our pets and… [Read more…]
December 12, 2011
This email arrived this morning. What a way to start a day! “Hello Chris and Charity: I just wanted to thank you again for a wonderful stay at the Four Villages Inn. My friend, Pauline, and I really loved the place and hope to come back. I will also add my comments to… [Read more…]
November 23, 2011
FOUR VILLAGES INN USUALLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU GET OUT OF ACCRA QUICK QUICK….NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO. BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE TO STAY THERE, WE RECOMMEND YOU TAKE THE GRAND TOUR OF NIMA, A VIBRANT DISTRICT IN THE HEART OF ACCRA. Nima Tours Brochure (1) OUR HATS GO OFF TO CHLOE GRANT, CO-CREATOR… [Read more…]
January 15, 2012
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