Reviews of Sossus Dune Lodge
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Sossus Dune Lodge review
The rooms are very attractive and well designed, and the location is excellent, being inside the park. But the service is completely chaotic, to the point of being comical. The staff are friendly and pleasant, but even the simplest request seems to cause total confusion.
We did not make use of the guiding here, since it seemed rather over-priced for what is really just a drive to the dunes, so we drove ourselves instead.
Sossus Dune Lodge review
Great location and views and very handy for the dunes and ballon ride (could save you 45 mins drive time each way compared with other lodges).
Food excellent but can be a problem if you go later. Lunch can take a while to get served. Rooms were stylish and well designed. Staff were very good and eager to please. Note that the Sundowner tour was good but probably not worth the cost.
P.S. you get a free minibar with the honeymon suite, though whether you can get through it all is another question!
Sossus Dune Lodge review
One of the highlights of the trip.
Staying inside the Namib-Naukluft park is recommended, as you have more time at the dunes for sunrise and sunset.
High quality accomodation - service is good but there is still problem with missing room keys!
Sossus Dune Lodge review
What a great location very peaceful, we did the sunrise balloon trip - awesome.
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There was no room key, they had all been lost which was a little disconcerting.
the staff tried very hard to please, but did 'miss on occassion'. Most of the time if you asked for sparking water you received still, etc..
Rooms were very nice, light and airy. Pool was the best we found, it was warm enough to swim in. (none of the other lodges with pools were warm enough. Soussus Dune had a pool cover which was effective.
Sossus Dune Lodge review
Superb location for visiting the park as has a direct access to Sossusvlei so it is possible to make an early start. We did the sunrise trip to the dunes with the lodge which we would recommend and also a superb balloon trip booked for us by Expert Africa.
You can also easily walk to the impressive Sesriem Canyon. Spacious, comfortable room and bathroom with a good view from the verandah overlooking the dunes -the fridge in the room was a nice touch. It would have been useful to have had more information about the area and available activities in the room.
Food at dinner was disappointing and none of the good wines on the wine list were available. There is a large, comfortable bar/lounge area which is ideal for pre dinner drinks and watching sunset.
Sossus Dune Lodge review
Again we had a great stay and the facilities were wonderful. The location was further from the dunes than we had envisaged and we could have spent 2 days rather than 3 - although one of the highlights of the holiday, which we would not have done in a 2 day stay, was the quad biking which was a real blast!! We also enjoyed a ballooning trip ... but not as much as the quad biking! Once again our guide (Rambo) was excellent.
Whilst lodge staff were charming this was the only place where we felt they were at times unreliable (although they did arrange both quad biking and ballooning excursions). Lunches seemed to take an age, early morning calls were unreliable, breakfasts were the worst we experienced but suppers were the best!
Sossus Dune Lodge review
It was Very good rather than good.
Striking situation and imaginatively designed accomodation , verging on luxurious.
Guide (George ) well informed . Dunes sunset trip outstanding and gorge walk interesting.
Staff generally extremley pleasant and helpful.
Sossus Dune Lodge review
Great to be inside the Namib-Naukluft park - you can watch sunrise and sunset from the dunes, and it is beautiful and peaceful. Thoughtfully appointed accomodation - service not outstanding but they certainly try.
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A really good location within the Sesriem park, great for early and late access to the dunes.
Very friendly government run lodge with nice if at times overattentive staff.
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.
