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Reviews of Olive Grove

Wildlife sightings and reviews

422 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

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Mr K & Mrs N
UK

"Olive Grove review"

1 night Arrived 3 Mar 2022
"The staff were extremely welcoming, our room was great (we had booked the executive suite) and the food of very high quality. This makes a very good place to stay for the first and / or last night of any holiday in Namibia as it is close enough to the airport for convenience but with a very personalised service. There were 3 choices for both the starter and main course at dinner, and two choices for desert. All the food was freshly cooked and of high quality at a reasonable price.

Our room had all we could ask for (except wi-fi did not reach the whole space) and the tv, although not particularly necessary, had no channels to view as it relied on internet connections (YouTube, Netflix, Amazon)." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr and Mrs F.
USA

"Olive Grove review"

1 night Arrived 23 Jan 2022
"Very nice boutique hotel. Good way to start the trip and get over jet lag.

Room was fantastic!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr P
New Jersey

"Olive Grove review"

1 night Arrived 14 Oct 2021
"A pleasant last day in Windhoek and Namibia. Great staff and food." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs V.
Leiden

"Olive Grove review"

1 night Arrived 8 Oct 2021
"A very relaxed atmosphere overall.

Very spacious and well equipped rooms, good food and friendly personnel.

A nice place to land and start our trip." See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr R.
Paia, Hawaii

"Olive Grove review"

1 night Arrived 20 Sep 2021
"The map in my book was good - signs are fine - went right to it . Food , staff ,and room were all good - There was big shopping mall nearby , where I bought a cooler ,and food for the road . Windhoek lager is quite good ! Watch out for Baboons on the road on your way out of town !" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
safari lovers
UK

"Perfect first night stopover "

1 night Arrived 12 Mar 2020
"Very pleasant and comfortable stay.

Pleasant surroundings and helpful staff." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs C
Golden CO

"Fabulous accomodations and food!"

1 night Arrived 25 Jan 2020
"Lovely boutique type lodge, helpful staff, clean and comfortable rooms. Had dinner at their restaurant and it was excellent.

Located N end of town so easy access coming from airport, but located among other houses so not a lot you can walk to in the area.

We did have a little trouble locating it so get some good directions before going." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms K & Mr J
USA

"Olive Grove review"

1 night Arrived 24 Jan 2020
"This was a comfortable and convenient place to stay on our last night.

The rooms were air-conditioned and attractive. The food was good but not awesome. The overall feel of the place was welcoming and busy, partly because it is close to down-town.

Compared to our experience in the camps, the service wasn't quite as good, but by then we were setting the bar pretty high. Never did figure out how to work the safe." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr V
Birmingham

"Olive Grove review"

1 night Arrived 27 Oct 2019
"On arrival I was given the same room as my previous occupancy, which I have already commented on. However I wanted to eat in the restaurant at 7-45 pm, this was queried as being “late”, so I changed to 7-15pm. Fine, although the staff closed up the guesthouse around 8pm, and went home. I was left eating my desert with the night watchman! I appreciate that I was the only guest at dinner (the rest of the occupants had opted for taxis to take them out), and it was a Sunday, so that the staff wanted to be with their families, but I did feel neglected. I was also told that the restaurant was “expensive”.

I have to add that it is not the fault of the guesthouse, but there were 2 dogs continuously barking all night from the private house next door—this did not improver the atmosphere." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location:
Average
Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Mr K.
Egham

"Ideal overnight"

1 night Arrived 25 Oct 2019
"Olive Grove is an ideal Windhoek overnight.

The rooms were charming and the meals absolutely delicious (possibly the best we encountered in Namibia).

A very welcoming first stop and one we would not hesitate to return to." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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