Reviews of Cornerstone Guesthouse
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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
"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"
The staff could not have been more helpful, making calls for us to book trips and restaurants.
Eleanor and Russell did the kayaking trip, which they thought was amazing. At the same time, we explored the town, including two hours in the excellent museum, which taught us a lot about Namibia.
We all did the Sandwich Harbour tour, guided by the excellent Ernest. Outstanding thing to do, including lunch in the dunes with table and chairs, and table cloth! Ernest knew all the birds very well.
We had dinners at The Tug (excellent), and Kucki's Pub and Erich's (both perfectly fine).
We went to the crystal gallery, which we really enjoyed, and Eleanor bought a lovely little necklace in the unique Namibian Pietersite stone. Peter at Cornerstone asked if we would put a review on Tripadvisor, which they find useful. We will do so." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
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Host & Hostess were very helpful with all information about the area.
We went on a tour to the sand dunes with Turnstone Tours which was an excellent tour." See all these reviews: 14n in Botswana; 12n in Namibia
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The location was good....we wished we had two days there instead of one because we enjoyed the town so much." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
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Excellent breakfast. Generous sized rooms." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
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Very nice and helpful owners and staff." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
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[Ed: See the review below, for a stay a few days earlier]" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
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The room was quite nice, with plenty of room to spread out and several nice little touches, including cookies with the tea and coffee. The garden was lovely. Location in downtown was perfect.
Highly recommend." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
"Friendly guesthouse"
The bathroom however was rather small and the layout did not work very well." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"
Room was spacious, bathroom even more so. Impressed by the international electrical sockets. Lovely gardens and generally relaxed atmosphere. Good supermarkets and restaurants in the town and safe to walk around after dark which added to the enjoyment.
Whilst here, Expert Africa arranged a 'Day trip to Sandwich Harbour' about which these travellers commented:
Delightful Day in the Dunes
Probably the best day of the whole trip, which is saying a lot. Ernest from Turnstone Tours was enthusiastic, extremely knowledgeable, skillful and seemed genuinely pleased by the group's enjoyment. Part of the wonderful experience was walking along the Skeleton Coast (seeing a jackal on the way), climbing up into the dunes and enjoying the solitude while Ernest went back for the Landrover (and our boots). He picked us up, drove on a bit more and then stopped for an impressive lunch before taking us back to see the flamingos and the pink salt pans. Great experience.
Enjoyed these dunes even more than those at Sossusvlei because we were alone, they seemed more remote because of the dramatic way the dunes met the sea" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
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