Just a five-minute walk from the centre of town, the new Central Guest House in Swakopmund is a good base for those travelling around Namibia, and perfect for self-drivers.
Set centrally on the corner of Lüderitz & Leutwein streets, the Central Guesthouse is a slightly unprepossessing grey building with a secure car park to the right hand side, accessed by an electric gate. There is not a garden as such, although there is a small courtyard with tables and chairs at the back of the property.
The guest house has six bedrooms. All are large and have high ceilings, dark mahogany furniture, comfortable (extra length) beds and crisp white linen. When I stayed in November 2008, I was given a double bedroom – but perplexingly, only one side of the bed was made up, leaving the other side a bare mattress! Each room has an en-suite bathroom with a good powerful shower, toilet and basin, tea & coffee making facilities, a safe for personal belongings, a flat screen satellite TV, air-conditioning, and wireless internet access.
Main facilities at the Central Guest House include a comfortable lounge with an open fire place, and a small dining room, where a buffet-style breakfast is served in the mornings. In the main upstairs hallway there is an honesty bar with a small selection of drinks and sweet and savoury snacks and fruit. There is a wide range of literature on various activities available in Swakopmund.
Whilst staying here, the owners will help to arrange any of the activities available in Swakopmund. In addition, Swakopmund boasts a great choice of restaurants, shops and museums - many of which are within easy walking distance of the Central Guest House.
In conclusion… Although the Central Guest House seems like a fairly unattractive, grey building on the outside, it's comfortable inside, and a good base for a few nights' stay in Swakopmund.
Directions: The Central Guest House is situated on the corner of Lüderitz & Leutwein streets, close to many restaurants and shops.
Accessible by: Self-drive or Fly-and-Transfer
Key personnel
Owner: Ron and Elke Marsden
Food & drink
Usual board basis: B&B
Food quality: Central Guesthouse operates on a bed and breakfast basis. Breakfast is generally a selection of fresh fruits, yogurts, eggs and bacon cooked to order, juices, and freshly brewed coffee and tea.
Dining style: Inidividual Tables
Dining locations: Indoor and Outdoor Dining
Room service: No
Cost of meal e.g. lunch: Included
Drinks included: Drinks are not included at the Central Guest House. A bottle of mineral water costs about N$6, a coke N$7, a beer N$10, and a small bottle of wine N$17-24.
Children
Attitude towards children: Children are welcome at the Central Guest House – and the owners have a number of young relatives.
Age restrictions: None
Activities: None
Equipment: None
Generally recommended for children: Yes, we would recommend this for children – although note that the stairs are tiled, and hence relatively easy to slip on for small children.
Central communications
Power supply: Mains Electricity
Communications: There are no telephones in the bedrooms, but guest can use the lodge's phone at the reception.
TV & radio: Each room has satellite TV.
Health & safety
Malarial area: No
Medical care: There's a doctor and the private Cottage Hospital in town (about 5-minutes' drive from the Central Guest House).
Dangerous animals: Low Risk
Security measures: A security service guards the whole block where the Central Guest House is located.
Fire safety: There are fire extinguishers in the kitchen, although not in the bedrooms upstairs.
Extras
Laundry facilities: Laundry facilities are available at an extra cost
Money: There's a safe for personal belongings in every room.
Accepted payment: The Central Guest House accepts all major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex and Diners Club), as well as cash payments.
Ideal location in Swapokmund
We had driven down the skelton coast from Damaraland, and were warmly received by the staff at Central Guest House, which is in a convenient location as the name suggests.
We were assisted with ou...
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Really great, the children loved the luxury of a TV for 3 days and as we were 8 people we had the top floor to our selves. It didnt matter at all that we were inland slightly.
The owners we really...
Central Guest House review
This is a gem in the middle of Swakopmund. It's a gorgeous bed and breakfast. The rooms are lovely and the breakfasts excellent. It's very well located so you can easily walk into town and th...
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