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Cornerstone Guesthouse
Cornerstone Guesthouse
Cornerstone Guesthouse
Cornerstone Guesthouse
Cornerstone Guesthouse
Cornerstone Guesthouse
Cornerstone Guesthouse
Cornerstone Guesthouse
Cornerstone Guesthouse

Reviews of Cornerstone Guesthouse

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

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H family
Surrey

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 24 Sep 2024
"We spent two nights at the guest house to allow us to undertake activities at Walvis Bay.

It is a comfortable guest house in a convenient location for the restaurants and shops of Swakop. The owner and staff were very helpful.

It has good parking and we had a very good breakfast. It is more basic than the other places we stayed but was still a very suitable base for our time in Swakop.

I recommend you book restaurants before you go (Expert Africa will make suggestions) as the better restaurants were very busy" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs B
Wraysbury

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 13 Sep 2024
"Excellent breakfast.

Room was smaller than other places but had everything we needed." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs H
Victoria

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 10 Sep 2024
"Cornerstone Guest House was comfortable and well resourced. The gardens were lovely and much effort has gone into attracting different species of birds.

We organised our own activities, but there was plenty of information to be had from reception.

Swakopmund was one of the few places in Namibia where we felt slightly uncomfortable, which was a surprise as it is a major tourist destination for Namibians as well as international visitors. This was mainly due to beggars and people trying to sell things very persistently. However, we still enjoyed ourselves." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
P and J
SF

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Sep 2024
"Nice location for exploring the city. Perfect timing to hit a city in the middle of our trip." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
S Family
Cardiff

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 22 Aug 2024
"A lovely welcome at Cornerstone Guesthouse. The location is good and an easy walk to all the restaurants and shops.

The breakfast was adequate but did not get refreshed.

The rooms are comfortable but there was some mould in the bathroom.

The room had no blackout blinds so light from the streets and in the morning poured through the window into the bedroom." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Mr & Mrs R
Syderstone

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Aug 2024
"Cornerstone is ideally placed to walk into town. It’s quiet and we liked the little garden, which attracted many birds.

Breakfast was excellent and the new owners very helpful. We did feel that our room was rather small and the sliding bathroom door wasn’t ideal.

The room was also rather chilly (the weather being murky and cold while we were there).

Parking is within the gates of the property." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Mr W
Lincolnshire

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

3 nights Arrived 11 Aug 2024
"Very friendly and welcoming and a very good, central location in Swakopmund.

Delicious breakfast and nothing was too much trouble for our hosts." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 2n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs M
Hampshire

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

1 night Arrived 26 Jul 2024
"A perfectly adequate guesthouse for our one night stop in Swakopmund, enroute from Sossusvlei to Damaraland.

Whilst the accommodation was probably a little old fashioned for our normal taste, it was very clean and did exactly what it needed to do. A beautiful walled garden with plenty of birds visiting the feeders (including Rosy faced lovebirds) would have been a great place to chill with a cold drink or cup of tea if only we had had time.

The staff gave the car windows a clean before we left without any need to be asked which was a lovely touch. An easy walk to the Tug restaurant on the seafront which was a great spot for dinner and to watch the sun go down, a shuttle is offered by the Tug and was advised for the return trip after dark." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
M&J
Oxfordshire

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 22 Jul 2024
"Very nice B&B.

Good sized room, very interesting owners - happy to talk about their life experiences on a family farm near to Etosha. Excellent breakfast.

We took advantage of the laundry option - everything returned beautifully pressed" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
London

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 8 Jul 2024
"This was an excellent base to explore Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.

We enjoyed being able to walk everywhere. The room was cozy, but well appointed.

The quality of everything at breakfast was incredibly good.

The owners were wonderfully helpful and kind giving the guesthouse a very personal touch." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
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