Reviews of Villa Violet
Wildlife sightings and reviews
122 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Villa Violet and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Mrs & Mr S
Kent
"Villa Violet review"
1 night Arrived 29 Aug 2015
"Pleasant one night stay.
Staff went to great trouble to find and book a nice, local restaurant for evening meal on Saturday night." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Staff went to great trouble to find and book a nice, local restaurant for evening meal on Saturday night." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Ms R & Mrs A
UK
"Great start at Villa Violet"
1 night Arrived 26 Aug 2015
"We spent our first night at Villa Violet and were very happy with the accommodation, food and service. It made as great start to our holiday to rest after the flights and to sort ourselves out for the following two and a half weeks.
Villa Violet is a very pleasant guest house, decorated tastefully and thoughtfully in an attractive style. Our bedroom and bathroom were lovely and spotless. The beds were comfortable and the bed-linen immaculately laundered.
Heidi's welcome was warm and informative. We were shown the common areas as well as our own room and invited to make beverages and help ourselves to homemade cookies (always a winner).
Breakfast was generous and delicious.
An extra point about Villa Violet was that during the course of Heidi's welcome she gave us some good tips to acclimatize us to life in Namibia. These were small things, but very useful, eg we said that we were going into Windhoek for the evening. She told us it was a public holiday and that many shops etc would be closed, suggested where we would find parking and how much we should pay for a 'car guard'. In fact she gave us several tips on dealing with over-enthusiastic sellers to tourists and how to make sure that we did not end up buying things we didn't need or at inflated prices. Because of our interest in getting to know Namibia, Heidi also gave us information about farming in the country and how many farmers diversify into guest or hunting farming. All of this was an excellent introduction for us and many of the things Heidi told us remained with us throughout the trip." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Villa Violet is a very pleasant guest house, decorated tastefully and thoughtfully in an attractive style. Our bedroom and bathroom were lovely and spotless. The beds were comfortable and the bed-linen immaculately laundered.
Heidi's welcome was warm and informative. We were shown the common areas as well as our own room and invited to make beverages and help ourselves to homemade cookies (always a winner).
Breakfast was generous and delicious.
An extra point about Villa Violet was that during the course of Heidi's welcome she gave us some good tips to acclimatize us to life in Namibia. These were small things, but very useful, eg we said that we were going into Windhoek for the evening. She told us it was a public holiday and that many shops etc would be closed, suggested where we would find parking and how much we should pay for a 'car guard'. In fact she gave us several tips on dealing with over-enthusiastic sellers to tourists and how to make sure that we did not end up buying things we didn't need or at inflated prices. Because of our interest in getting to know Namibia, Heidi also gave us information about farming in the country and how many farmers diversify into guest or hunting farming. All of this was an excellent introduction for us and many of the things Heidi told us remained with us throughout the trip." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs K
Sydney
"Lovely stay at Villa Violet"
1 night Arrived 25 Aug 2015
"We stayed at Villa Violet twice during our Namibian trip - once on arrival into Namibia and once when about to depart.
We had a great stay on both occasions. Heidi is friendly, welcoming and very helpful. We had an excellent dinner on our first night on her recommendation and the breakfast was delicious. We would highly recommend Villa Violet." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
We had a great stay on both occasions. Heidi is friendly, welcoming and very helpful. We had an excellent dinner on our first night on her recommendation and the breakfast was delicious. We would highly recommend Villa Violet." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs W
VIC
"Ideal launching pad for your adventure"
1 night Arrived 3 Oct 2014
"No problems at all. Great welcome, nice rooms and great breakfast. Mine hosts more than helpful and restaurant recommendation was very good.
Good security too. Great starting point." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Good security too. Great starting point." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs M
Midlothian
"Lovely, clean & welcoming"
1 night Arrived 22 Sep 2014
"Lovely welcome after a long journey. Nice quiet room and facilities, and a great breakfast.
Helpful advice on where to eat that night, where to do some shopping and what to look out for on our upcoming travels." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Helpful advice on where to eat that night, where to do some shopping and what to look out for on our upcoming travels." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr G & Mrs S
NOT.
"This charming man"
1 night Arrived 11 Sep 2014
"We both liked this place very much !!! The rooms , location ,and facilities of villa violet are very good but you can get these things at a few places in Windhoek what you do not get at the other places are the two owners of villa violet
These people went out of there way to make sure we were O K We didn't fancy going out for a meal after such a long flight so they organised a fantastic dinner to be delivered while we relaxed in the garden with a beer excellent !!!!
P S the male half of this duo is French and my better half Susan says he is possibly the most charming man in Namibia ha ha" See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
These people went out of there way to make sure we were O K We didn't fancy going out for a meal after such a long flight so they organised a fantastic dinner to be delivered while we relaxed in the garden with a beer excellent !!!!
P S the male half of this duo is French and my better half Susan says he is possibly the most charming man in Namibia ha ha" See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
The W family
Holland
"Villa Violet review"
1 night Arrived 10 Sep 2014
"A good place to stay for a night when you are in Windhoek."
See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr G B & Ms F S
UK
"Villa Violet review"
1 night Arrived 29 Aug 2014
"Pleasant end to our trip. Very accommodating hostess."
See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Family H
Bedfordshire
"Villa Violet review"
1 night Arrived 6 Jul 2014
"A warm welcome and some good advice re restaurant choice and how to get there.
A high standard of accommodation and breakfast.
The owners were very helpful regarding a fax from the car hire co. and also in sending on a pair of shoes which had been accidentally left. We tried to text our thanks but to no avail. So thank you Ben and Heidi!" See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
A high standard of accommodation and breakfast.
The owners were very helpful regarding a fax from the car hire co. and also in sending on a pair of shoes which had been accidentally left. We tried to text our thanks but to no avail. So thank you Ben and Heidi!" See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms S & Mr G
Florida
"Villa Violet review"
1 night Arrived 19 May 2014
"It was a great place to crash after long travel.
The host, Heidi was super friendly, and it was clean and comfortable." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia
The host, Heidi was super friendly, and it was clean and comfortable." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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