Reviews of David Livingstone Safari Lodge
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David Livingstone Safari Lodge review
Lovely relaxed place to chill out after safari, a 10 minute ride out of town, but on the banks of Zambezi and very peaceful. All the help you need to organize trips to the Falls, and more hair-raising activities like bunjee-jumping and gorge -swinging if you're up for them!
The sunset cruise was great, and we saw plenty more wildlife from the river. Very friendly staff, great food, lovely gardens and an infinity pool by the river (though a bit too cold for swimming in July)
David Livingstone Safari Lodge review
Lovely lodge.
Excellent service and attention.
Beware of the baboons coming into the room.
Just a little way out from the falls but easy transfer by Lodge bus or taxi.
ACTIVITIES: You must take the Microlite flight over the falls. And visit the "Walk with Lions" reserve. Superb evening during full moon to walk around falls and to see moon-rainbow over the falls (rainbow is white not multi-coloured).
good location
Only one day, good pool and room and opportunity to relax. Another microligth opportunity. the buffet was very poor indeed wheeras breakfast was excellent.
One of our party fell on a step going to teh health spa and it si in a positino where ti will cause other accidents
So near and yet so far
Although we liked the decor, style and layout of the room and found the main entrance hall attractive, to have stayed here any longer would have frustrated us immensely.
The buffet in the restuarant was bland international hotel fare. The staff were polite but clueless. The concept of us actually wanting to leave the hotel (on anything other than organised tours) and thus need a taxi was completely alien to one and all. Cue mystified looks, interminable waits and finally some random obviously non taxi driver in a clapped out banger would finally appear to charge a king's ransom in USD each way to the town or the falls.
The hotel's infinity pool is lovely - until you see the huge barriers, grilles and spikes in front of it, in the same way that the river view from the room is great until you see the electric fence and the prominent warning sign in front of it. The location by the Zambezi is also great until one realises that it is equally inconvenient for the falls and the town but right by Batoka Land - the local heliport which could be heard in the background on a frequent basis.
In fairness, they did welcome us with a bottle of bubbly in our room on arrival. A nice touch, but their follow on was well meant but farcical. The Housekeeper turned up as we were showering before dinner. She expressed surpise that we were still in our room (a simple check with the dining room could have informed her), then went on to explain why she was carrying a reed mat and a length of material. Apparently, she was going to leave both on the floor, while we were meant to be out, along with the bubbly. The accompanying letter would supposedly explain that the material should be used as part of the local marriage ceremony. She was dismayed that we, in our ignorance, had already drunk the wine. Simple choreography to get all elements together, one would have thought. Had it all worked, however, the letter would have left us none the wiser as to what we were meant to do with the mat and material as it made no mention of it whatsoever. Really kind thought, but botched execution.
Slick and arrogant
Very high class, but too commercial for us – the ethos was very much on profit (everything charged for, and very expensive) and the other guests were very arrogant.
That said, the service was faultless and the room very comfortable, although parts of the hotel complex were still a building site.
David Livingstone Safari Lodge review
Overall our stay was enjoyable.
However it was a little far from the falls and you could tell that the hotel was new, as some areas were unfinished and staff not fully up to speed.
We have always believed that acting responsibly is the only way to approach tourism and we're one of
the few companies to hold AITO's original coveted 5-star status for responsible tourism. It's a lead
that others are now following.
