Travel reviews by Prof P & Prof S from Derbs

"Very easy to find from the airport and this matters after a long flight
Staff very welcoming and helpful- rooms are pleasant- breakfast very nice
A good first and last night stop off and convenient for Joe's Beerhouse"

"Stunning location and excellent standards"

"Had a really large room and huge bathroom with corner bath. Good advice on where to eat- it is out of the town so you need to have transport or take a taxi.

We went to Sandwich Bay with Turnstone Tours and this was a superb trip out along the coast. It is also really worthwhile going up to Cape Cross to the seal colony."

"The setting is fantastic and the main lodge area very atmospheric however the rooms are very pokey indeed and the staff come across as not being bothered in the slightest. Our room was not made up when we arrived at 5pm. The nighttime star watch trip was cancelled for no obvious reason and we only found out because we went to ask- no one had let us know. Our change from our bill was incorrect. It is a pity because the lodge itself is a wonderful structure."

"This was just superb in every way. We had a wonderful trip to see the desert elephants"

"This is a bit utilitarian but the floodlit waterhole is an absolute wonder. We made the mistake of going on a night safari trip - don't do it - it is expensive you see nothing - the driver just waves a red torch around the blackness. All this time you could be at the waterhole.

Also we wished we had just got up early in the morning and gone down there before breakfast as well"

"We really loved this place. We had no idea what a bush camp was - but they are luxury tent structures in a bush setting.

The site was beautifully lit and the staff could not have been more helpful. The food was excellent with a barbecue set up outside the second night. really convenient to go back into the east side of Etosha"

"Well worth a visit - beautiful lodge. The staff were absolutely superb. Bush view rooms have stunning vistas. Afternoon tea and cake is a really nice touch when you have just arrived.

Be aware the cheetah tracking is on foot from the vehicle."

"comment integrated with first night [Ed: see below]
we liked having this as our first and last night"