Reviews of Beach Lodge
Wildlife sightings and reviews
54 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Beach Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
"What a find!"
We were very lucky with the weather and even went for a paddle and walk along the beach. An excellent base just outside Swakopmund. We don't understand why everybody seems to choose the Hansa Hotel when there are better alternatives available if you are self driving.
We stayed on a Sunday when the on site restaurant was closed, but breakfast was good." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Beach Lodge"
"Great location"
Day excursion along coast south of Swakopmund
Ernst our driver gave us a wonderful day which was one of the highlights of the trip. His food eaten sitting in the middle of nowhere was very good - how did he keep it warm!! If you love The natural world we recommend highly the trip." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Great location, but poorly managed"
The building was designed and built to very high standards, but is let down by poor management and maintenance - various bathroom fittings were loose or missing (and nothing was done when we reported that the shower didn't work), and it would be generous to describe the hot water as lukewarm.
The hotel restaurant served great food, both at breakfast and dinner." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana
"Beach Lodge review"
The staff, however, was friendly and we were even upgraded to, as we suppose, the family suite, with a nice view at the atlantic ocean and a bath in our bedroom. During our stay we went sandboarding, which was very kindly arranged by the Beach Lodge staff.
The restaurant (The Wreck) also needs a positive remark, as the food was very good and the service was also great!" See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
"Beach Lodge Review"
There isn't much else in the immediate vicinity but I suspect this will change as there seemed to be a lot of new developement nearby.
The restaurant has a great ocean view, but the service was a bit slow." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Beach Lodge review"
hotel took some finding though as maps do not seem to have kept pace with how fast Swakoopmund is growing" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Beach Lodge review"
The restaurant was extremely good, so much so, that we ate in both nights." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Swakopmund - A city with character"
Very nice and spacious rooms, well cleaned and mantained, well allocated.The staff very helpfull and appreciated the complimentary car wash (twice!!).Although outside from the city centre, is just a five minute drive.
Excellent food (dinner and breakfast).
The Sandwich Harbour tour was a very enjoyable day tour, with Bruno , although we did not see almost any bird. Apparently they were all in the pans or anywhere else. Actually we could manage to spot a few hundreds of flamingos in Etosha Pan, next to Flamingo Island." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
"Beach Lodge review"
The receptionist staff let the hotel down - twice failing to pass on messages, and not regarding this as a matter of any great concern.
Our very dirty car was cleaned for us before we left.
Day trip along the coast south of Swakopmund: Somewhat disappointing. Because of a high sea we were unable to reach Sandwich harbour but stayed on the dunes.
However we saw the extensive salt workings and later spent some time looking at the flamingos and pellicans (which we felt were worth watching!) and enjoyed this. Although we did not get to Sandwich Harbour, our trip was not cut short but lasted until 6.0 pm. A good and ample picnic lunch was provided." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 6n in South Africa
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