Reviews of Sossusvlei Lodge
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Great location, interesting rooms
We were fortunate to be able to stay here following a major mix-up in bookings at Desert Camp where we were booked to stay. At least we arrived early enough in the day and were able to be transferred to this place. We witnessed others turned away from Desert Camp who were not so fortunate.
Amazing rooms combining a tented living area with deck, and a solid bathroom area. Quite unusual 50/50 design, but gives a great atmosphere. Can't help but question the economics of air-con in a tent, but it worked, was quiet, and the beds were very comfortable. Extensive buffet served in an outdoor candlelit dining area. Quite special! Service excellent. Enjoyed sundowners on the verandah off the bar watching some nearby springbok and a yet another great sunset. Good location right next to park entrance.
Sossusvlei Lodge review
Great position. Food was one of the two best on the trip.
Pity the canvas covers to the windows did not all close therefore the air con had to struggle.
Hotel style
Service here was varialbe as you would expect from a large hotel style operation with large numbers of staff on rotas but on the whole was good.
Morning balloon flight - This was a lovely experience though disappointing in the sense that there was heavy fog so we could not reach the dunes..no one's fault of course, just luck on the day.
However becuase of this we took an early morning cesna flight over the dunes which was fabulous, highly recommneded for future guests.
Sossusvlei Lodge review
lovely rooms, good staff, great guides for activities
Read more about the whole safariSossusvlei Lodge review
Great food with plenty of choice, well-designed large 'tented' rooms reminiscent of sailing ships with solid floors, tea & coffee making facilities and a separate bathroom with shower.
A semi-tame Springbok appeared near to rooms on first night, as well as a jackal who sat yards from the restaurant most evenings! Only negative was what I assume was distant generator noise during the night, and a distinct sewage smell on our second (windy) day.
A Great Base for Sossusvlei
A local mix-up over our booking at Desert Camp resulted in us being quickly and efficiently upgraded to one night at Sossusvlei Lodge and 2 nights at the sumptuous Little Kulala Lodge.
Sossusvlei Lodge is very well appointed with individual rooms overlooking the sand dunes and in some cases (ours included) the waterhole. The food was very good and plentiful with meat and fish grilled to your taste while you waited. There is a climbable tower with superb views over the whole area and as it is only a short distance to the entrance to the Namib- Naukluft Park it is very convenient for an early morning trip to Sossusvlei.
Overall the ambience and service at both lodges made our stay in the Sossusvlei area an unforgettable experience.
Gateway to the Namib dune sea.
We loved Sossusvlei lodge. We arrived after a long drive on gravel roads, feeling weary and very dusty. We were greeted with cooled flannels and chilled apple juice to refresh us. We were accompanied to our lovely individual tented cabins with spectacular veiws of the desert and mountains.
We would have enjoyed a refreshing swim in the pool had it not been so bracingly cold...
The staff were all freindly and helpful. The food was delicious and plentiful, the setting glorious-the view of sunset from the observation tower was stunning.
We thoroughly enjoyed our quad biking round the river bed and up into the foothills, but even more stunning was our trip to Dead Vlei, which was awe-inspiring. I have memories and photographs which will keep me smiling for years to come. A very very special place. We were sad to leave.
Very Handy for the Park entrance gates
This was the largest Lodge we stayed at. Our Chalet was right out on the end of the Lodge complex near the park fence, so was more secluded than many of the others. So very peaceful with wonderful sunrises and sunsets, and saw many animals from our chalet.
Incredibly convenient to get to the park gates for opening time at 6.30am. The staff also did us a wonderful packed picnic Breakfast (which had just about everything in it) to take in and enjoy whilst in Sossusvlei.
Sossusvlei Lodge - an excellent base
A large lodge with many chalets laid out in fairly well spaced rows, but our chaletswere in the front with unimpeded views of, and access to, the desert so it was fantastic. I imagine it would have been less enjoyable to sit on one's verandah and have to look between other peple's chalets at the view. Rooms very comfortable with good size verandah.
The lodge was well run and provided for all our needs (except for a book on Namibian birds) and service was good. Food was pretty good, considering the size of the place, braii always had selection of bush meat, wide choice of salads and sweets.
Very convenient for the dunes and Sossusvlei.
Comfortable lodge, good food, great location
We had a comfortable stay here, and got one of the lodges on the edge of the development which meant less units surrounding us. Ours had a/c, but there are only a few with this, and its not really needed at night in September.
There ws a lot of lodges here - ours was very spacious, clean and comfortable. No problem at all with mosquitos. Food was pretty good quality - served outside, and dinner main course choice included a broad selection of freshly grilled game meats cooked to order. All aspects of the service was good here.
We also took the early morning dunes trip through the on site adventure centre, which although quite pricey still worth the outlay, our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and was able to accommodate all the requests of the group throughout the morning. We were also booked for the balloon trip, and disappointed this was cancelled due to the windy conditions. We did feel the communication of this cancellation could have been better, but decided the best thing to do was speak directly to balloon company themselves by phone and would advise others to do the same.
A great feature here was the telescope which was out on one of the 2 evenings we were staying - star gazing was incredible (clearer than in the north in Etosha) and use of the telescope made this even better. We would recommend staying here.
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.
