The Royal Hibiscus Hotel is a romantic comedy about a couple, Segun and Rose Adeniyi, who run a charming, but run-down, boutique hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. In desperation, Segun decides to sell the hotel without his wife’s knowledge, as a way of settling all their debts. Their daughter, Op
"Royal Hibiscus is unoriginal, but cute because of the likeable celebrity cast... [It] is one more proof that the filmmakers of Nollywood are becoming specialists in making these funny shallow pictures, which is fine for a good time in the dark, but ...
"The Royal Hibiscus Hotel is fleeting. It is feel-good, snatches a couple of ‘aww’s, but doesn’t stay with you... And while [its] story falls into expected cliché, its simplicity may be its greatest strength." ...
"If The Royal Hibiscus Hotel had arrived half a decade earlier, it might have made more of an impression, Lord knows Nollywood needs more films that are as capably made... The key is to at least try to expand the model beyond simple Valentine’s Day ...