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Riley's Hotel

Reviews of Riley's Hotel

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10 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Riley's Hotel and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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LB
Toronto

"Riley's Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 31 Oct 2023
"Exactly as we expected, basic accommodation, perfect for an overnight after a long day of travel, close to Maun airport so transfer the next morning easy to begin our safari. Very friendly and welcoming staff." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 6n in Mozambique
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Explorers
Oklahoma

"Riley's Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 20 May 2022
"This is not the lodge of Laurens van de Post. It has been completely changed. It is a quite comfortable lodge with a wonderful garden overlooking the river. Riley's provided the opportunity to experience a little of the real Botswana by walking around Maun from the hotel. Everything about the hotel was correct including service, food and accommodations." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 10n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs S
Harrow

"Riley's Hotel review"

2 nights Arrived 1 May 2018
"Rooms comfortable, convenient location but restaurant and bar staff slow, get orders wrong and you have to wait hours for food and drinks." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Terrible
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr & Mrs H
Godalming

"Overnight stay at Rileys Hotel"

1 night Arrived 10 May 2017
"Being in the centre of town this was a very convenient overnight stay before moving on.

The service at dinner was very slow but the food was good." See all these reviews: 14n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs G
York

"Nice place for an overnight"

1 night Arrived 23 May 2016
"Only stayed for one night but in general the hotel seemed very pleasant. Nice grounds, clean and well appointed rooms. Restaurant was good and attractive outdoor pool and bar area.

Staff friendly, however reception staff seemed unfamiliar with procedure for our pickup to connect with first safari camp, and took a little while to get sorted." See all these reviews: 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr F & party
Portugal

"Rileys Hotel - a convenient classical"

1 night Arrived 30 Oct 2013
"We reached Rileys at 11:30 AM after leaving Nxamaseri early in the morning (4 hour drive /360Km). The roads (A35 and A3) although tarred are sometimes severely pot holed, and next to major villages, one can expect an increased frequency of livestock on the road.

We used Rileys just for one day /night in Maun, as we would need a town hotel in order to get organized for the Moremi/ Chobe trip (get supplies, exchanging money, car delivery, etc...). Within walking distance we had the major shopping centre of town with supermarkets, bottle stores, banks etc...

The hotel is a colonial style classic, rooms are spacious and clean and the service adequately good. Breakfast was excellent but the "a la carte" dinner was average/ standard.
The room offered was located on a silent part of the hotel, away from the main road, and we could have a restful evening/ night sleep." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr N & Ms S
Zambia

"The place to stay in Maun"

2 nights Arrived 15 Jan 2012
"We opted to stay at Riley's because we wanted to be in the middle of Maun for business-related, rather than "pure" vacation, reasons.

It suited our purposes perfectly as a location and was very pleasant and comfortable to boot, with helpful and friendly staff. Firmly recommended for anyone who needs/wants to be in town." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr C & Ms S
Colorado

"Rileys Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 19 Jul 2009
"Riley's had a good shower, but otherwise the food was not that good and the whole place overpriced.

This was our third Cresta hotel of the trip and they were all that way, expensive for what you got. We would have prefered to stay in a b and b or something for that one night in Maun." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Mr & Mrs J
Epsom

"Rileys, what you see is what you get"

1 night Arrived 3 May 2009
"Description on website is perfectly accurate. Comfortable, efficient but uninspiring venue. Good location, good choice for overnight stop. Interesting history, but no character left in present hotel." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Ms J
Arizona

"Same old Rileys!!"

1 night Arrived 9 Aug 2007
"Rileys is such a great hotel for location! They were the ONLY place in Botswana that took American Express.

Not a great hotel but familiar, comfortable and clean. Rileys just has it's own personality and we keep going back for more." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
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