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
"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"
Expert Africa organised a day trip to Sandwich Harbour for these travellers. They commented:
Rating: Excellent
Probably highlight of our trip; loved it! Ernest was a very informative and friendly guide, who showed us so many environmental aspects of the coastal desert - can't praise him enough." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Cornerstone Guesthouse"
The day trip with Turnstone Tours down to Sandwich Bay was superb. It was just us with the very knowledgable guide.
I could easily have done another night in Swakopmund and taken another day-trip inland with Turnstones, or maybe kayaking etc.
NB for Cornerstones - would have liked the milk, tea and coffee replenished in the room." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
"Excellent b and b"
Day trip to Sandwich Harbour booked with Expert Africa - excellent
Good guide and most enjoyable trip in the dunes and on the coast." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia; 3n in South Africa
"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"
A good place for a break in between long drives.
From Swakopmund, Expert Africa organised a day-trip to Sandwich Harbour for these travellers. They commented:
This is an excellent trip, particularly for someone keen on birds, but also for anyone interested in extraordinary scenery and wildlife.
Ernst was a very informative and friendly driver/guide. As well as the birds we saw lots of jackal and learned a lot about the issues facing the area..
Driving over the dunes was quite an experience.
A very nice lunch was provided, although it didn't quite match the sumptuous feast which I'd imagined, having read previous reviews.
Highly recommended." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
"Lovely hosts"
Peaceful gardens. nice rooms, super comfortable beds and best breakfasts of anywhere we stayed and very friendly hosts" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
"Cornerstone Guesthouse"
We did quadbiking, sandboarding, kayaking with Cape Fur seals and shark fishing from the beach. It was fantastic fun and our children loved it. Swakopmund was amazing.
The restaurants were first class, especially the Tug. They have no concept of portion control and two standard main courses would have fed all 5 of us. It was useful to just settle for three nights before the next leg. The distances are vast and you need to pace yourselves. Thank you for your advice on this." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"
The staff booked all our restaurants fo us and were extremely helpful." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"
We were a bit disappointed with the Pleasure Flights Sossusvlei Trip as we would have liked to have spent more time in the air actually circling Sossusvlei and Deadvlei." See all these reviews: 26n in Namibia
"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"
"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"
It was an easy walk into town and there were plenty of eating places on offer. The restaurant/museum 'Zur Kupferpfanne' was a delight, stuffed with domestic and industrial relics from Namibia's past. The presentation of the menu was remarkable although the food was not exceptional. The 'Brauhaus' offered a more typical German menu but we found the large portions served and the consequent wastage was objectionable. The whole town was very German in character.
We drove the Welwitschia drive which was very interesting with a completely different landscape but the drive itself was longer than we had anticipated and the road extremely poor." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
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