Reviews of Ilala Lodge
(93%) From 209 travellersThey do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
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Excellent stay in all respects
Lovely comfortable room, excellent food and service and friendly helpful staff
Read more about the whole tripIlala Lodge review
Very clean & comfortable, good restaurant.
Great location, a short walk to the falls. We didn't take part in any other activities on offer as we only stayed 1 night.
Ilala Lodge - Ideal for the Falls
We very much enjoyed our stay at Ilala Lodge: easy ten minute walk to the Falls; comfortable rooms; excellent food; great service.
Read more about the whole tripLuxury Ilala lodge
Very pleasant stay in this comfortable lodge that has a lot of character.
Very attentive staff and excellent food and service in the dining room.
The icing on the cake was a pianist to entertain us during the evening meal, absolutely wonderful.
Ilala Lodge review
Overall an enjoyable stay: room was comfortable, everything worked.. but it wasn't "special" - a typical decent hotel room. Swimming pool was cold (although I've known worse!). The proximity to the Falls - great for convenience - did mean that there was a fairly constant drone from overhead helicopters/planes etc. Staff very efficient/friendly/helpful.
Read more about the whole tripIlala Lodge Review - beware the baboons
The hotel itself was well appointed with good facilities. The staff were helpful and the main rooms and dining area well decorated and well laid out. It was a short walk to the Victoria Falls and so the location was excellent.
The town of Victoria Falls has limited attractions away from the river and the Falls themselves. the hotel is surrounded by street sellers which made the walk to the Falls unpleasant and they were very persistent. Any street sellers we encountered in Namibia were always friendly and courteous and would leave you alone if you did not wish to buy. No such luck in Victoria Falls!
There was a waterhole in the grounds of the hotel and we frequently saw elephants. There was also a very persistent presence of Baboons! Never leave anything outside your room no matter which floor you are on!!
Overnight stay
We only stayed briefly, arriving mid evening and leaving early morning.
It is a lot larger than when we last visited several years ago and consequently has lost its small hotel appeal. Staff very friendly and helpful.
Very nice hotel to explore the falls
If you want t visit vic falls, you need a lot of money!
Visa 30$
entrance to the falls 30$
helicopter ride 10$ for flying over the national park, plus the helicopter ride (worth every penny!)
So we paid, just for the visit of the falls, 70$ each .
The hotel wasn't anything spectacular, but good.
Very nice sundownertrip with the IKA Rane boats.
Ilala Lodge review
We had a lovely stay at Ilala lodge - the perfect end to our honeymoon!
We were upgraded to a suite which was very special and we were treated very well. Staff were very courteous and helpful.
We went on a breakfast cruise which was brilliant and our guides were excellent.
The lodge was well-positioned to visit the falls, but was also a lovely place to spend some time relaxing.
Ilala Lodge stopover
It is beautifully designed and the room was very attractive with old railway sleepers used as shelves. The dining area looked out over the garden with lovely trees shading the terrace.
I really liked it and would have liked to have stayed longer. Well positioned for the town and Falls.
It had very good internet connections so I spent the short time I was there trying to catch up writing my blog.
