Reviews of Olive Grove
Wildlife sightings and reviews
386 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Olive Grove and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Mr & Mrs J
Coventry
"Ideal for a first-night stop"
1 night Arrived 10 Jun 2013
"For us, Olive Grove was a ideal place for our first night stay: easy to find, with secure parking; a friendly welcome; a short walk from a shopping area with a supermarket to stock up with fruit and water, a phone shop to buy a SIM card (15 N$), and a bottle shop if needed. There is access to the internet to let friends and family know you have arrived safely, and after a long journey it was good to be able to eat in and not have to worry about finding a restaurant.
Dinner was a set three-course menu, with a choice of meat, and was delicious. It was a pleasant surprise to find complmentary port and chocolates in our room after dinner, and even more pleasant to find hot water bottles in the bed!
The room itself wa spacious with excellent shower and bathroom facilities, although after the sun went down it was not lit well enough to repack after the journey, but that was completed next morning before an excellent breakfast (The "Norwegian" breakfast of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs is highly recommended.)" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Dinner was a set three-course menu, with a choice of meat, and was delicious. It was a pleasant surprise to find complmentary port and chocolates in our room after dinner, and even more pleasant to find hot water bottles in the bed!
The room itself wa spacious with excellent shower and bathroom facilities, although after the sun went down it was not lit well enough to repack after the journey, but that was completed next morning before an excellent breakfast (The "Norwegian" breakfast of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs is highly recommended.)" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Ms W & Dr F
San Fran
"See first review"
1 night Arrived 12 May 2013
"We stayed here twice, so first review applies. [Ed: see comments below.]"
See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Ms W & Dr F
San Fran
"A warm welcome"
1 night Arrived 28 Apr 2013
"This is an ideal place to start or finish a Namibian trip, or in our case, both. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful.
The option to have a light or full dinner on site was great." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
The option to have a light or full dinner on site was great." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs H
E Sussex
"Olive Grove review"
1 night Arrived 27 Jan 2013
"Due to our late arrival at the Olive Grove we did not spend a great deal of time there. They arranged a taxi to take us to a nearby restaurant (Joe's Beerhouse) as the area was not safe for pedestrians.
Breakfast the following morning was pleasant." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia
Breakfast the following morning was pleasant." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs E
Gloucs
"A good boutique hotel"
1 night Arrived 29 Nov 2012
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs E
Gloucs
"A good small boutique hotel"
1 night Arrived 25 Nov 2012
"Two very pleasant overnight stays at this friendly and well run boutique hotel."
See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Ms C
Sacramento
"Olive Grove"
1 night Arrived 14 Nov 2012
"Very nice experience. Made to feel welcome and appreciated immediately upon arrival. Helpful, friendly staff. Excellent (and plenty of) food. Owner dropped by to say hello and ask if we needed anything too, which is smart business, but also appreciated. Only wish we had arrived sooner to be able to take advantage of their spa services too! Great location."
See all these reviews: 5n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Dr R & Mrs C
France
"Lovely Guest House"
1 night Arrived 4 Nov 2012
"We loved this place.
We arrived very early in the morning, due to the time of our flight. They were very welcoming, immediately served us an excellent breakfast and the room was very quickly made ready for us. It was beautiful, with an amazing shower.
The evening meal was good too." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 6n in South Africa
We arrived very early in the morning, due to the time of our flight. They were very welcoming, immediately served us an excellent breakfast and the room was very quickly made ready for us. It was beautiful, with an amazing shower.
The evening meal was good too." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 6n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs T
Oxon
"Final Stop-over"
1 night Arrived 26 Oct 2012
"To be honest, this was just a stop-over to ensure we were in close-range for our flight back.
As such, I have no complaints at all. The food is good, the rooms are fine (although ours was a little noisy in the day, being in close proximity to the back alley and main gate).
There was a strange problem with the lighting circuit, which meant the lights dropped to 'brown-out' periodically - rather ironic after two weeks in remote camps with not a flicker." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
As such, I have no complaints at all. The food is good, the rooms are fine (although ours was a little noisy in the day, being in close proximity to the back alley and main gate).
There was a strange problem with the lighting circuit, which meant the lights dropped to 'brown-out' periodically - rather ironic after two weeks in remote camps with not a flicker." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
S & J
Herefordshire
"Olive Grove"
1 night Arrived 20 Oct 2012
"Lovely place to stay for a night on the way through Windhoek.
Nadia seemed to be on duty 24 hours a day and was most helpful and charming, serving us a delicious breakfast at the ridiculously early hour we needed.
We ate at their sister restaurant next door which was excellent, if a little grand. The food was first class but the portions were enormous - warning to fellow travellers, skip some of the courses or die !" See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana
Nadia seemed to be on duty 24 hours a day and was most helpful and charming, serving us a delicious breakfast at the ridiculously early hour we needed.
We ate at their sister restaurant next door which was excellent, if a little grand. The food was first class but the portions were enormous - warning to fellow travellers, skip some of the courses or die !" See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
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