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

Cornerstone Guesthouse


22°40’55.9"S 14°31’38.4"E

Reviews of Cornerstone Guesthouse

Wildlife sightings and reviews

272 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

Showing 11-20 of 272
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Arrival date
Mr & Mrs A
Kent

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

1 night Arrived 2 Sep 2023
"Cornerstone was well located and comfortable for a one-night stop. The breakfast was plentiful. Our car was cleaned by a helpful handyman before we left." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mrs L.
London

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

3 nights Arrived 23 Aug 2023
"Warm welcome. The apartment was lovely, well equipped and spacious with great sea views.

We went to the guest house for breakfast which was excellent.

Just need to make sure that the day trip company knows whether to pick you up at the Guesthouse after breakfast or from the the apartment - we had a bit of confusion but it was all resolved." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Explorer
Dan Brownlee

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 7 Jul 2023
"Great location. In the middle of history. Great room and breakfast. Great advice for food and sightseeing. Took a informative catamaran trip to see the seals and the Flamingos. Many great food options, coffee shops, bistros, pubs.

I would stay 3 nights if I were to do it again. Too much to see and do in 1 full day. Woulkd do a guided tour of Swakopmund and kayak with the seals." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 3n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
DD & PK
New York

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Jul 2023
"It's a nice enough place to lay your head--walking distance from restaurants in Swakopmund and with a fabulous breakfast." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
george
up north

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

3 nights Arrived 28 Jun 2023
"nice place with easy access and parking. the apartment we had was perfect for b and b.

it had been taken over 4 months before we arrived but this didn't seem to be an issue.

happy to vary the breakfast times depending on what we were doing. hearty breakfast." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Average
Mrs K
Andover

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 15 Jun 2023
"Clean and very comfortable.

Convenient location.

Lovely staff." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr&Mrs L.
Paris

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

3 nights Arrived 28 May 2023
"Lovely,quietand comfy guesthouse set very conveniently at walking distance from restaurants and shopping.

Beautiful garden with birds . We found out they had taken the initiative of washing our car in the early morning, which we were grateful for !

Delicious breakfast.

They booked for the outing in the desert "The little five" through a company they know and as there was no other people, we had the guide ( so knowledgeable and competent in tracing the reptiles and lizards...) for ourselves ." See all these reviews: 21n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Tammy H
Redmond

"Friendly, Safe Guesthouse in Swakopmund"

2 nights Arrived 25 May 2023
"Three couples, stayed two nights at Cornerstone. Safe location, easy to walk to the waterfront. Gated, with secured parking.

Rooms were clean and decent sized. Each room has a small terrace with table and chairs. There is a central courtyard area with tons of birds eating from the bird feeders.

When we checked in our host asked if we had any excursions planned. We told her we were kayaking in Walvis Bay the next morning, and she arranged for us to have an early breakfast. Nice breakfast buffet of fruit, cheese, breads, along with made to order hot breakfast.

Cornerstone worked out well for us. A much less expensive and congenial option than staying at a large hotel on the water. Friendly hosts and staff." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Alex
Algarve

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 15 May 2023
"We had a nice welcome at Cornerstone but sadly the accommodation was not for us. We found it very tired and dated - it is way overdue a make over in the bedrooms.

The dining room has been modernized and is pleasant. Breakfast was average. None of this is a reflection on the staff who we found pleasant and helpful.

We had Room no 1 which is right next to the kitchen so is pretty noisy at each end of the day. The pillows are dreadful - bathrooms drab.

This place did not work for us I’m afraid." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location:
Poor
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Poor
Food:
Average
I and C
Worcester, UK

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

3 nights Arrived 7 May 2023
"Cornerstone is a hospitable, well run and central venue whilst staying in Swakop. The rooms and general facilities are well run and staff are very helpful." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
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