Meet Me There Eco Lodge

What Meet Me There Eco Lodge does

Meet Me There Eco Lodge is a privately held, single-location eco-lodge operating on the coast of Ghana's Volta Region in Dzita, serving wellness-focused travelers and retreat organizers seeking an intentional, technology-free stay. The property offers 10 rooms across three tiers (Sunrise/Sunset Suites at GHS 1,200/night, Honeymoon/Chief Suite at GHS 900/night, Queen Plus at GHS 750/night), with a 2-night minimum stay and reservations taken up to 4 months in advance through the company's own booking engine. Three additional rammed earth suites (Earth, Wave, Kingfisher's) are scheduled to open July–August 2026, expanding capacity to 13 rooms.\n\nThe lodge is built around sustainability rather than technology: it is solar-powered, uses compost toilets in 80% of rooms, applies traditional rammed earth construction for new suites, and operates a single-use-plastic-free, near 0% import-free menu curated with Chef Ike. The intentionally analog guest experience — no WiFi, no hot water, no AC, no TVs — is paired with curated yoga retreats developed with Pana Yoga, an on-site spa staffed by trained therapists, a bar and restaurant, and The Shop, an artisan retail concept where 90% of sales pass through to local women artisans. The lodge doubles as headquarters for Dream Big Ghana NGO, which channels guest-stay revenue into sanitation and education programs in the neighboring Dzita and Dzita-Agbledomi communities.\n\nThe business is founder-led, employed 28 full-time local staff at maximum 40 hours per week, accepts payment in cash, mobile money, and card, and from January 2026 restricts guests to age 16+ to reinforce its wellness positioning (with August 2026 designated as a family month). There is no disclosed external funding, no parent company, no franchise model, and no third-party OTA booking — distribution is direct via the website with TripAdvisor serving a visibility/review function only.

Name

Meet Me There Eco Lodge

Legal name

Meet Me There Eco Lodge

Website

https://ghanameetmethere.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Meet Me There Eco Lodge is a single-location, analog eco-lodge in Ghana's Volta Region offering 10 rooms, spa, F&B, and yoga retreats — serving wellness travelers and retreat organizers with a no-technology, community-integrated model linked to sister NGO Dream Big Ghana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Eco-Lodge Hospitality

NAICS

Other Traveler Accommodation (72119), All Other Traveler Accommodation (721199), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Eco-Lodges (Sustainable/Nature-Based) (THAGAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Off-Grid & Eco-Sustainable Stays (THAMADAI), Hot Springs & Nature Wellness Lodges (THAAAHAH), Eco-Lodges (Low-Impact, Nature-Integrated Lodging) (THAAAHAA)

Keywords

• Eco lodge hospitality
• Sustainable tourism
• Wellness retreats
• Artisan marketplace
• Yoga retreats

Headquarters

HQ city

Tema

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Accommodation: Nightly room rentals across multiple room tiers including Sunrise/Sunset Suites (GHS 1200), Honeymoon/Chief Suite (GHS 900), and Queen Plus (GHS 750). Two-night minimum stay required.
2. Bar & Restaurant: On-site bar and restaurant serving fresh cocktails and fusion meals curated in collaboration with Chef Ike, specializing in Afro-Avante-Garde cuisine. Kitchen closes at 8pm.
3. Spa Services: Relaxation spa with professionally trained therapists Beauty and Gladys offering massage services: 1 hour for GHS 300, 30 minutes for GHS 180.
4. Retreat Hosting: Yoga and wellness retreats curated in collaboration with Pana Yoga, hosted in open-air shala overlooking salt-water lagoon, accommodating up to 20 guests across 10 rooms.
5. The Shop - Artisan Retail: Artisan shop selling products from local women entrepreneurs. 90% of sales go directly to partner artisans, 10% to Entrepreneurship Fund supporting community artisans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Meet Me There Eco Lodge operates a single-location eco-lodge on Ghana's Volta Region coastline, providing accommodation in multiple suite tiers, an on-site bar and restaurant serving locally sourced Afro-Avante-Garde cuisine, a relaxation spa, guest activities, and curated yoga retreats co-hosted with Pana Yoga. The property also houses an artisan shop whose sales fund local women entrepreneurs and the affiliated Dream Big Ghana NGO, which delivers sanitation and education programs to surrounding communities. The experience is intentionally analog — no WiFi, no hot water, no AC, no TVs — to promote guest disconnection and environmental sustainability.

Product overview

Meet Me There Eco Lodge is a single-location eco-lodge hospitality business on Ghana's Volta Region coastline. The property operates as a unified guest experience combining accommodation (Sunrise/Sunset Suites, Honeymoon/Chief Suite, Queen Plus, and upcoming Earth/Wave/Kingfisher's Suites), a bar and restaurant with Afro-Avante-Garde cuisine by Chef Ike, a relaxation spa, curated retreats in partnership with Pana Yoga, an artisan shop supporting local women entrepreneurs, and various activities. The lodge is closely integrated with its sister NGO Dream Big Ghana, which receives direct contributions from guest stays to fund community sanitation and education programs in neighboring Dzita and Dzita-Agbledomi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dream Big Ghana: An NGO that serves as the community arm of Meet Me There Eco Lodge, focused on sanitation and educational opportunities for Dzita and Dzita-Agbledomi communities.

Products and services

• Sunrise/Sunset Suites

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of shop sales go directly to partner artisans
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pana YogacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetreats carefully curated in collaboration with Pana Yoga. Jointly developed yoga retreat programs set on the edge of a serene salt-water lagoon, with open-air shala and thoughtfully curated itineraries blending yoga, Ghanaian culture, and relaxation.
• Chef IkecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMenu carefully curated in collaboration with Chef Ike, who identifies his cuisine as Afro-Avante-Garde, driven by culture, sustainability and modern culinary techniques. Chef Ike is Nigerian-born, Ghana-raised and hosts pop-ups, private parties, and teaches part-time at SOCA, Accra.
• Dream Big GhanacoreOthersMeet Me There Eco Lodge serves as headquarters for Dream Big Ghana NGO. Every guest stay contributes directly to community programmes. Dream Big Ghana brings life-saving sanitation and life-changing educational opportunities to Dzita and Dzita-Agbledomi communities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bawah Reserve: Remote Indonesian private-island eco-resort with off-grid power, sustainability focus, and a small number of suites/villas. Comparable to Meet Me There's small-scale, low-impact, premium eco-lodging model.
• Wild Coast Tented Lodge: South African eco-lodge on the Wild Coast operated by Isibindi, with small tented suite count, sustainability focus, and community uplift programs. Directly comparable in unit count, eco-credentials, and community model.
• Song Saa Private Island: Cambodia-based private island eco-resort focused on sustainability, low-impact design, and community/NGO integration. Highly comparable to Meet Me There as a small, premium, sustainability-led boutique lodge with off-grid character and a strong community-impact story.
• Mahali Mzuri: Sir Richard Branson-led tented eco-lodge in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. Comparable as a small, premium, sustainability-positioned African lodge with strong brand, off-grid character, and community engagement.
• Lapa Rios Lodge: Costa Rican eco-lodge in a private reserve with on-site community programs, sustainability credentials, and a small number of rooms. Comparable in single-location footprint, low-impact operations, and the integration of conservation/community with the guest experience.
• North Island Seychelles: Private island eco-luxury lodge in Seychelles with sustainability and conservation program integrated into the guest experience. Comparable in premium positioning, sustainability ethos, and small-unit boutique operating model.

Regional players

• Labadi Beach Hotel: Larger established beachfront hotel in Accra, Ghana. Comparable as a domestic competitor for inbound Ghanaian coastal leisure demand, but operates as a conventional city-beach hotel rather than an eco-lodge.
• Zaina Lodge: Ghanaian eco-lodge located near Mole National Park in the Northern Region. Directly comparable as a Ghana-based sustainability-positioned lodge, though in a different geographic/biome context.
• Coconut Grove Beach Resort: Beachfront resort on Ghana's coast catering to leisure travelers. Comparable as a Ghanaian coastal accommodation competitor targeting similar traveler segments, though with conventional rather than eco positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Soneva: Established sustainable luxury resort brand operating Soneva Fushi and Soneva Kiri among others. Comparable in sustainability positioning, off-grid character, and integrated wellness/spa offerings, but operates at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MeetMeThereEcoLodge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dream-big-ghana-ngo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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