Reviews of River Crossing
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Perfectly satisfactory.
At last met up with Sabina and her husband Nessa. A delightful couple.
The birds were a wonderful surprise!
Great for a one night stopover. Lots of birds.
They now do meals, which were very good, and meant that we could relax rather than going into Windhoek
Excellent option for first or last night stay
We felt this was an excellent option as our first night introduction to Namibia.
I will preface my review (as I will for most) by saying that we had a fantastic trip and therefore almost all ratings from us will be excellent, despite any comments and observations I note that might indicate otherwise. They are simply comments that we felt might improve the experience for future guests or be somehow noteworthy. We were in Africa and there are therefore some challenges and allowances have been made for this.
Almost all were excellent in our opinion, some were outstanding and some other small things we feel could enhance the guest experience.
To River Crossing: Beautiful location, warm welcome, stunning deck with superb views for sunset drinks and morning breakfast.
Personally we had no issue at all with the choice or quality of food (both dinner and breakfast), and found all staff that we interacted with to be personable, accommodating, relaxed and comfortable in their work and around guests. Nicely designed communal area with pool.
Rooms were not on a level with some of the more specialist lodges that we stayed in, however our room was clean and everything provided that we needed for a one night stay.
Wi-fi would not connect for us in the room and was sporadic in the main communal areas. There was a television mounted on the wall in the room but no channels seemed to be programmed. This was not an issue for us as we had no interest in watching television, but in such a beautiful location are they really necessary (maybe for the radio channels?).
We would happily revisit.
Sunset at River Crossing
River Crossing was a beautiful and luxurious place to refresh for our last night. It is easy to get to from Windhoek and about 40 minutes from the airport. We were greeted with iced tea and once they had sorted out a tiny mix up with our rooms we were very happy with this lodge. Beautiful rooms, delicious food and the children were all offered an alternative if they didn't want what was on the menu at children's prices. The hotel did have a pool and the children went into it for about 3 minutes, it was extremely cold!
The setting was spectacular and sitting on the terrace in the evening watching the sunset with a little drink topped off our holiday in style.
We did not use guided trips at this hotel but as our flight was later in the day we went to Dusternbrook farm about 50 minutes North of Windhoek and were able to see leopards and cheetahs in a rescue centre but in a natural habitat. The cats come within feet of you so keep your hands in and no loud noises! This was a good place to spend the morning and had a little cafe and pool that we could have used included in the price of our tour. The farm is about 20 minutes drive on gravel sand and over a few little streams so four wheel drive is advised. They are very welcoming to day visitors.
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Nice place and helpfully close to the airport. Great sunset.
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This was an excellent recommendation from EA.
Just the right place after a long overnight trip, and both the facility and out of town location were very welcome. We even returned there on our departure date for a lunch before heading to the airport.
Friendly, super food, nicely situated, and welcoming.
OK place to spend a night
River Crossing is a fine place to spend an evening on the way to or from the airport.
Everything was clean and nice. We were disappointed that there really isn't much to do here. Despite expansive grounds there are no walking paths.
We wanted to ride horses the morning of our flight home and were told the stable manager was "down in the South."
In short, there is nothing wrong with River Crossing but its a place to stay en route to elsewhere and there is no particular reason to spend more time here than necessary.
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this feels like a lodge miles from anywhere despite its close proximity to Windhoek. An ideal place if you wish to avoid staying in a city environment
Read more about the whole tripPerfect for arrivals and departures
A good spot for watching the sun go down over Windhoek and passing relaxing hours before departure
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