Reviews of Hotel Helmeringhausen
Wildlife sightings and reviews
17 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Hotel Helmeringhausen and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Hotel shows sign of aging"
It feels more like a mobile than a hotel. The room is quite basic and food choice is limited." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"An oasis of calm"
It has a beautiful garden to sit outside the rooms, with really interesting birds to watch.
A short walk up the little hill behind the hotel brings you to a sitting area to watch the sun go down over a wide view, before returning for some nice food." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
"Unusual stopover in Helmeringhausen"
It was a bit odd that there were no cups or glasses in the house at all and we could only get them (along with everything you'd need to self cater) with a deposit.
In general the amount of warnings on the walls of the lodge suggested that they don't really trust their guests.
Despite this the service was really friendly and the food lovely. We also enjoyed the short walk up a hill behind the lodge to enjoy the sunset." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa
"Hotel Helmeringhausen review"
Helmeringhausen comprises a garage, a shop and the Hotel which is perfectly adequate for an overnight stop.
We didn't encounter the rude side of the owners which we had heard about. The staff were friendly. There was an adequate set price dinner but the breakfast wasn't great." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia; 5n in South Africa
"Disappointing"
The room was so hot with a noisy fan that we had to try to reach a plug in order for it to be effective.
The windows were poorly fitting & it would have been easy for anyone to break in or creepy crawlies to come in.
The food was a poor & I wouldn't recommend this as a stopover." See all these reviews: 27n in Namibia; 1n in Botswana
"A good and relaxing place to stop"
"The Faulty Towers of Namibia"
Staff were generally quite rude, the room was very basic, with a small very uncomfortable double bed. The food was poor with no choice. The pool area was quite dirty, the sun beds were stained and there was a dead rodent floating in the pool.
Generally a very unpleasant experience." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Hotel Helmeringhausen"
The hotel was adequate, but not the best place to spend a day !" See all these reviews: 27n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa; 3n in Botswana
"Hotel Helmeringhausen review"
The room was spacious and perfectly comfortable, though the instructions from management were rather on the negative side.
The supper was at a fixed time, and fairly basic though adequate." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 3n in South Africa
"Hotel Helmeringhausen review"
The room was a bit dated but clean. Very quiet - only one other couple there." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
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