Reviews of Royal Livingstone Hotel
Wildlife sightings and reviews
86 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Royal Livingstone Hotel and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Beautiful Royal Livingstone Hotel"
I'm very pleased we stayed in the park as the location to the falls was perfect and it was lovely to sit on the Sun Deck and watch the magnificent sunsets over the Zambezi River. We went to the falls on several occassions and visited the most informative Visitor's Centre as well as taking a taxi to Livingstone to visit the museum.
The breakfasts were extremely good but we only had dinner on our first night as we found the menu a little pretentious for our tastes. I really didn't fancy eating impala! Although I don't really like buffets, we decided to eat dinner at the Zambezi Sun on the remaining evenings as there was a wider choice but I'm pleased we didn't stay there as it was quite noisy with lots of children. However, they had a very nice group playing which made the overall experience very pleasant.
The grounds of the Royal Livingstone are lovely with lots of places to sit and relax although I did find it somewhat offensive to have someone having a foot massage next to me whilst at the swimming pool." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 7n in Zambia; 3n in Zanzibar
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We thought the lawns were over- watered and the electricity could have been better used elsewhere in Zambia. (We advised the hotel of our view.)
Not a hotel problem but the cost to go to the Zimbabwe side of the Falls was incredibly expensive and both Governments could usefully re-examine their Visa charges.
Shopping excellent at the village by the Falls (as you advised) and also in Livingstone itself." See all these reviews: 14n in Zambia
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Our helicopter trip over Victoria Falls and along the gorge was excellent." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia; 7n in Zanzibar
"night to recover from travel"
would probably have benefitted from a further day here. Arrived at 2pm for a 3pm helicopter ride.. and was picked up next morning at 8am.. all felt lovely but a little rushed. I am not sure if we could have dione other things here apart from the falls.. not that we had time!
Helicopter ride was good and well orga nised.
The guide who picked us up the next morning was fab, friendly and helpful." See all these reviews: 5n in Botswana; 5n in South Africa; 1n in Zambia
"excelent but very slow service"
Very nice staff that still needs a lot of training." See all these reviews: 3n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 3n in South Africa; 1n in Zambia
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"Great stay in Royal Livingstone"
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All personnel we dealt with were wonderful...very friendly, polite, cheerful, helpful & intelligent. The Falls were impressive even though it was the "dry season."
We enjoyed dinner at Ngoma Zanga restaurant in the town of Livingstone (traditional African food). We stayed just one day here and that was just right." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 1n in Zambia
"A really great place to unwind..."
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