Reviews of Elegant Guesthouse
Wildlife sightings and reviews
128 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Elegant Guesthouse and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Mr & Mrs C
Droitwich
"Elegant Guesthouse review"
1 night Arrived 5 Jul 2016
"Very helpful staff, particularly when it came to local knowledge and to booking taxis etc.
They were also very helpful when it came to dealing with a large unpleasant spider in the room in the middle of the night." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
They were also very helpful when it came to dealing with a large unpleasant spider in the room in the middle of the night." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
P&K
UK
"Elegant Guest House"
1 night Arrived 2 Apr 2016
"Welcoming, easily found and a great first taste of Namibia.
Rooms comfortable, breakfast great atmosphere nice and helpful staff." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Rooms comfortable, breakfast great atmosphere nice and helpful staff." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr B & Mrs E
Surrey
"Cosy and friendly"
1 night Arrived 23 Oct 2015
"Only a small guesthouse, but just what we needed. Matilda looked after all our needs and cooked a fine breakfast as well.
a taxi was arranged to take us to Joe's Beerhouse a few minutes away and to bring us back. Don't miss it for a really different environment, we have never seen anything like it, outside or in. The interior/exterior designers must have scoured every flea market / junkshop / skip in southern Africa to get all the items with which the place is adorned. The food and beer were great and the service was better than expected, but......
Do the staff enjoy working there? Smiles were not very frequent anywhere!" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
a taxi was arranged to take us to Joe's Beerhouse a few minutes away and to bring us back. Don't miss it for a really different environment, we have never seen anything like it, outside or in. The interior/exterior designers must have scoured every flea market / junkshop / skip in southern Africa to get all the items with which the place is adorned. The food and beer were great and the service was better than expected, but......
Do the staff enjoy working there? Smiles were not very frequent anywhere!" See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mrs J & Mr B
Surrey
"Elegant Guesthouse review"
1 night Arrived 19 Sep 2015
"Very comfortable finish to our holiday.
Quiet location and very comfortable." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Quiet location and very comfortable." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Miss H
Bayswater
"Friendly Service, Luxury Boutique Guesthouse"
1 night Arrived 22 Aug 2015
"Beautiful first place to stay on arrival, the staff were very helpful, there was private parking and the rooms were very nice.
Breakfast was delicious and the supermarket and restaurants were just a short distance away, making it a good location too." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Breakfast was delicious and the supermarket and restaurants were just a short distance away, making it a good location too." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs W
backwoods!
"Great start to holiday at Elegant"
1 night Arrived 20 Jul 2015
"Elegant Guesthouse was very easy to find from the international Airport.
Although Windhoek is not hard to drive in Elegant is on the edge nearest the airport and this makes navigation easy. Rooms were a good size with comfy beds. Short 5 min walk to Joes Beer House as well - great place to eat zebra and drink good beer." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Although Windhoek is not hard to drive in Elegant is on the edge nearest the airport and this makes navigation easy. Rooms were a good size with comfy beds. Short 5 min walk to Joes Beer House as well - great place to eat zebra and drink good beer." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr A & Mrs M
UK
"Elegant Guesthouse review, 1 night"
1 night Arrived 9 Jun 2015
"Good friendly staff, not much parking space."
See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
The Keens
Connecticut
"The Elegant Guesthouse"
1 night Arrived 23 Apr 2015
"The Elegant Guesthouse was fine but nothing special. It was our least favorite lodging. They made us a little uncomfortable when they said we should not walk anywhere for dinner because the neighborhood was not safe.
I suppose I should thank them for their concern but maybe Expert Africa can choose a hotel in a different neighborhood." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
I suppose I should thank them for their concern but maybe Expert Africa can choose a hotel in a different neighborhood." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Poor
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Feedback Response
We’re sorry to hear these travellers didn’t feel comfortable when advised against walking to dinner from Elegant. As with all lodges in Namibia, the safety of guests is a paramount concern, and so this warning would probably be echoed throughout Windhoek, not just in this particular neighbourhood. Although Windhoek is a relatively safe city, as in most major cities there is occasional opportunistic theft towards tourists – and so we would always recommend our travellers drive or take a taxi to dinner, rather than walk.
Mr F & Ms G
Surrey
"Quiet street and friendly staff"
1 night Arrived 28 Feb 2015
"The rooms are great but all located around a central atrium so mornings and evenings can be a little noisy.
Quite difficult to squeeze all the cars into the parking area if every room is full. Very welcoming and friendly staff." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Quite difficult to squeeze all the cars into the parking area if every room is full. Very welcoming and friendly staff." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr A
Middlesex
"Elegant Guesthouse is elegant"
1 night Arrived 28 Jan 2015
"The rooms are very comfortable. The parking is secure. The duty manager was very helpful. We needed to leave at 6.15 to catch our flight.
She arrived early to ensure that we were able to have breakfast before we left.
The rooms have wifi, very useful after being out of range for a couple of days and gave us the opportunity to check our flight status." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
She arrived early to ensure that we were able to have breakfast before we left.
The rooms have wifi, very useful after being out of range for a couple of days and gave us the opportunity to check our flight status." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
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