Reviews of Nest Hotel
(80%) From 51 travellersThey do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
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Good Contrast
it is always a contrast to stay here right by the sea as part of our trips to Namibia. As usual we found the staff a mixture of pleasant and disinterested if not sometimes rude but we had a particularly enjoyable seafood dinner served by an enthusiastic waitress full of personality.
She loved showing us how to make crepes suzette! As there were no groups staying that night and therefore no buffet it was a very relaxed personal experience . The rooms have all you need although bottled water was not provided this time.
Nest Hotel in Luderitz
Although the hotel itself was a fairly standard international-style design, the location of our room - on the ground floor and just a few metres from the waves and ocean bird life - was stunning. Breakfast was excellent although service was a little patchy.
We were told that Franzels restaurant in the town (recommended by Expert Africa) had closed 'some years ago'.
Nest Hotel, Luderitz
Large hotel but in a wonderful position on the coast. Good breakfast and evening meal.
We were able to visit Kolmanskop before sunrise and return for breakfast!
Nest Hotel review
Modern hotel on edge of town.
Good rooms except for poor insulation from TV and talking noise from neighbours. Breakfast was very good but we ate in town in the evening as the restaurant was expensive.
Wonderful views from Nest Hotel
No particular comments. We were very lucky with the weather the day we visited Luderitz and also drove around Diaz Point.
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Nice location and very good reception staff who were welcoming and very helpful on arrival having the twin beds converted to a double without fuss and booking a table for dinner for us without us even knowing just because we had mentioned it in passing at check ini. Later, when we complained of building noise in the evening from a nearby room, we were told they would be asked to stop but it continued and was very intrusive. We later discovered we were not the only ones to bring the matter up to no avail.
It is not our first stay here and we always enjoy the a la carte seafood at dinner but once again were outnumbered by several noisy groups eating from a buffet which meant we were rather forgotten and ignored by the staff especially a very unwelcoming manager lady who 'greeted' us.
The food, especially the oysters, were great but the atmosphere and service were not although there were some lovely personalities working in the restaurant at other times. Similarly on arriving for breakfast with 20 mins to go before it closed we were told rather unwelcomingly that it was almsot finished and felt we had to rush although we were not the only people eating at that time.
The Nest is a place of contradictions and mixed experiences but a good base in Luderitz to walk into town, see the sights and admire the view.
The Nest- Completely different!
We werent particularly looking forward to the Nest having read all the other reviews. Strangely enough we loved it.
European "Holiday Inn" style hotel, completely naff. Immaculately clean, no atmosphere. Our room on the ground floor; the balcony was level with the rocks on the sea shore, the sea lapped up just underneath it, fabulous view across the bay. Loved it!
Arriving on Sunday night to find Luderitz closed, we had to eat in hotel. Excellent food, good service. Enjoyed it a lot.
Did morning trip to Ghost town, one of our highlligts of trip. Absolutely fascinating and made Luderitz whacky, worth a detour.
Nest Hotel review
While the Nest Hotel was fine, Luderitz was the one spot on our tour that we could have skipped. The penguins were almost worth seeing and Kolmanskop and the mining museum were interesting but overall we thought Luderitz was a "one-horse" town.
We did see around 100 ferral horses near Aus en route to Luderitz.
