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Victoria Falls Hotel
Victoria Falls Hotel
Victoria Falls Hotel
Victoria Falls Hotel
Victoria Falls Hotel

Reviews of Victoria Falls Hotel

Wildlife sightings and reviews

162 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Victoria Falls Hotel and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jun-2019, 26 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Victoria Falls Hotel.
Leopard

0% success

Elephant

38% success

Buffalo

5% success

Zebra

0% success

Showing 11-20 of 162
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Arrival date
Mr & Mrs G
Brockham

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 22 Oct 2022
"Same as previously noted." See all these reviews: 11n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Mr & Mrs G
Brockham

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 12 Oct 2022
"Wonderful hotel that encapsulates a century of history, but with all mod cons.

Delightful grounds and pool.

Services overall first class." See all these reviews: 11n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs B.
Florida

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

2 nights Arrived 20 Sep 2022
"Very nice facilities but only fair value for your money.

Service was excellent and the location and scenery were beautiful." See all these reviews: 8n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

1 sighting

Mrs J
Somerset

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

2 nights Arrived 15 Sep 2022
"Great place to start a safari trip, fabulous location with a view of the water vapour from the falls from the gardens. As expected, this is a grand old colonial style hotel, really interesting, great food and service but maybe a little tired around the edges.
We really enjoyed staying here , ate at both the Jungle Junction ( excellent) and did the full Livingstone room dinner ( had to get dispensation not to wear jackets and ties) but it was a super evening. Well worth dragging a pair of heels across Africa for!
Loved the warthogs on the lawns, less enamoured by the baboons …." See all these reviews: 11n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs A.
Wells

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

2 nights Arrived 15 Sep 2022
"We found the Hotel offered an excellent level of service and quality in both amenities, food and drink.
The colonial look and feel of the hotel in the most amazing location with 5 star treatment was definitely one of the highlights of our trip, not to be missed." See all these reviews: 11n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

2 sightings

Steve & Joan
Crowboro

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

2 nights Arrived 8 Sep 2022
"A lovely grand hotel.

Our room was excellent, as were the restaurants and the service." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs H
UK

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 11 Aug 2022
"We stayed at the hotel for one night whilst transiting between the Okavango Delta and Little Makalolo in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. We didn't arrive until after 3pm and were picked up at 6.45am so we had very little time there. However, we did fit in a visit to the Falls.

At the suggestion of the Wilderness Safaris representative in the hotel we used a guide for the visit to the Falls. It seemed a bit steep (USD114 for 2 of which USD60 is for the park entry fees) but it was well worth it and we were glad we did. We have previously seen the Falls from the Zamibian side but they are even more impressive from the Zim side.

The hotel presents itself as a 5 star luxury hotel but is really trading on its history, charm and location. It's not a 5 star luxury hotel by the standards of a Four Seasons Hotel or the Cape Grace in Cape Town for example. That said, it was perfectly comfortable with a spacious well equipped room and the location is exceptional.

You can't help wondering what it was like in its heyday." See all these reviews: 10n in Zimbabwe; 4n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr & Mrs M
Ascot

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 21 Jul 2022
"Room 212 poor outlook, brick wall not what I expect for a deluxe room!!" See all these reviews: 12n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Mr & Mrs M
Ascot

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

4 nights Arrived 7 Jul 2022
"The new stable wing has very good rooms but no view except the lawn. They are currently renovating the old rooms." See all these reviews: 12n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs R
Lincs

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

2 nights Arrived 11 Jun 2022
"We really enjoyed our stay here, where the staff were friendly and attentive.

The hotel has a colonial atmosphere, and the public rooms are full of interesting pictures from that era. The bedroom was enormous, with a separate spacious sitting area and the most enormous bathroom, with a huge walk-in shower. All beautifully clean and well maintained.

The gardens were pretty and had wonderful views of the Falls. Resident warthogs and many monkeys provided amusement. We did not eat in the main restaurant, but at Jungle Junction, a more informal restaurant a short walk through the grounds. Breakfast was also served there. We didn't use the outdoor pool, but it looked lovely and well maintained.

We were able to walk to the Falls easily from there and also into the town. Paying by credit card was the norm, and easy.

We would highly recommend this hotel to other travellers." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

1 sighting

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