Reviews of Ilala Lodge
Wildlife sightings and reviews
259 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Ilala Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jul-2019, 46 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Ilala Lodge.
Leopard
0% success
Elephant
54% success
Buffalo
18% success
Zebra
18% success
Piotr & Glen
London
"Very comfortable place to stay"
2 nights Arrived 6 Dec 2017
"Ilala Lodge was a very nice if not overly-colonial looking place, although perfectly nice and thus enjoyable for our stay at Victoria Falls.
We enjoyed the swimming pool and the room we had, also breakfast was abundant and tasty, but otherwise we spent lots of time in the Falls park and both nights ate outside of the hotel, at The Three Monkeys right next to the hotel.
That is a place we definitely recommend for excellent food, really affordable prices, great cocktails and superb staff service." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
We enjoyed the swimming pool and the room we had, also breakfast was abundant and tasty, but otherwise we spent lots of time in the Falls park and both nights ate outside of the hotel, at The Three Monkeys right next to the hotel.
That is a place we definitely recommend for excellent food, really affordable prices, great cocktails and superb staff service." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr P
Eastleigh
"Ilala Lodge review"
2 nights Arrived 1 Dec 2017
"Ilala Lodge is very well situated, the food is great and the service from staff is execellent. Happy to recomend to my family and friends which is always testiment to a good hotel."
See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Beeeater
UK
"Great experience, staff, falls and views"
2 nights Arrived 3 Nov 2017
"What a start to our trip.
Loved location and the place was magical." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Loved location and the place was magical." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Peter & Olga
France
"Ilala Lodge review"
1 night Arrived 2 Nov 2017
"This was our second stay at Ilala Lodge and it is a very good and convenient place to spend a night in Vic Falls.
Rooms are spacious and comfortable and the restaurant is excellent." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 8n in Zimbabwe; 1n in Botswana
Rooms are spacious and comfortable and the restaurant is excellent." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 8n in Zimbabwe; 1n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mrs K
Florida
"Very comfortable"
2 nights Arrived 2 Nov 2017
"Our room was attractive and comfortable, and we could see the "smoke" from the falls from our porch, and walk there in 15 minutes.
The food in the lodge's restaurant was very good, with local specialties like crocodile, warthog and kudu.
We were told there would be construction going on during our stay, and to make up for it, they offered a breakfast cruise on the Zambezie river. The construction turned out to be barely noticeable, and the cruise was wonderful - we saw two herds of elephants play in the river." See all these reviews: 3n in Zambia; 2n in Zimbabwe
The food in the lodge's restaurant was very good, with local specialties like crocodile, warthog and kudu.
We were told there would be construction going on during our stay, and to make up for it, they offered a breakfast cruise on the Zambezie river. The construction turned out to be barely noticeable, and the cruise was wonderful - we saw two herds of elephants play in the river." See all these reviews: 3n in Zambia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs & Mr S
Yorkshire
"Nice hotel for our last night"
1 night Arrived 16 Oct 2017
"We stopped at Ilala on our last night after 6 nights in Hwange National Park. It suited our needs perfectly. Close to town to purchase last minute souvenirs and to have a lovely meal at The Three Monkeys.
The ample and delicious breakfast set us up perfectly for our long haul flight home to the UK." See all these reviews: 9n in Zimbabwe; 5n in Namibia
The ample and delicious breakfast set us up perfectly for our long haul flight home to the UK." See all these reviews: 9n in Zimbabwe; 5n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr D
Sülzetal
"trip to victoria falls"
1 night Arrived 1 Oct 2017
"great lodge very close to the vic falls"
See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana; 2n in Namibia; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr P & Mrs E
Camden
"Ilala Lodge review"
1 night Arrived 20 Sep 2017
"Very close to the falls and a great place to relax."
See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr J
Elgin
"Good hotel in Victoria Falls"
2 nights Arrived 18 Sep 2017
"A good hotel, professionally run, good staff, friendly, nice adequately sized pool, good food. We had a wonderful Breakfast Cruise on the hotel's launch on the Zambezi."
See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr C
Knaresborough
"Ilala Lodge review"
2 nights Arrived 8 Sep 2017
"Great location, very friendly staff, excellent restaurant and outside areas (pool, bar, terrace)."
See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
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