Reviews of Victoria Falls Hotel
Wildlife sightings and reviews
146 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Victoria Falls Hotel and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Victoria Falls Hotel review"
At the suggestion of the Wilderness Safaris representative in the hotel we used a guide for the visit to the Falls. It seemed a bit steep (USD114 for 2 of which USD60 is for the park entry fees) but it was well worth it and we were glad we did. We have previously seen the Falls from the Zamibian side but they are even more impressive from the Zim side.
The hotel presents itself as a 5 star luxury hotel but is really trading on its history, charm and location. It's not a 5 star luxury hotel by the standards of a Four Seasons Hotel or the Cape Grace in Cape Town for example. That said, it was perfectly comfortable with a spacious well equipped room and the location is exceptional.
You can't help wondering what it was like in its heyday." See all these reviews: 10n in Zimbabwe; 4n in Botswana
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The hotel has a colonial atmosphere, and the public rooms are full of interesting pictures from that era. The bedroom was enormous, with a separate spacious sitting area and the most enormous bathroom, with a huge walk-in shower. All beautifully clean and well maintained.
The gardens were pretty and had wonderful views of the Falls. Resident warthogs and many monkeys provided amusement. We did not eat in the main restaurant, but at Jungle Junction, a more informal restaurant a short walk through the grounds. Breakfast was also served there. We didn't use the outdoor pool, but it looked lovely and well maintained.
We were able to walk to the Falls easily from there and also into the town. Paying by credit card was the norm, and easy.
We would highly recommend this hotel to other travellers." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Elephant
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"Victoria Falls Hotel review"
For some reason we were given a honeymoon suite which was was very comfortable and caused some amusing conversations with the staff whenever we gave our room number! Unfortunately they have had to close the gate in the grounds which leads directly to the Falls but it was still easy to walk there by road.
We enjoyed dinner in the Livingstone Room which is very atmospheric. We are very glad we added this to the end of our safari." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
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The staff were wonderful to deal with and the onsite restaurants were really good especially the nightly show." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
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Pleasant and helpful staff.
A visit to Zambia to see the white rhinos was another highlight from the hotel." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Elephant
2 sightings
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"Victoria Falls Hotel review"
Formal dining room was beautiful but food was cooked poorly. Patio dining was very nice." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 4n in Zimbabwe
"Victoria Falls Hotel review"
We did two activities while we were there, the bridge tour and a sunset cruise. The bridge tour is quite interesting as you get to walk on the catwalks underneath the bridge with a very knowledgeable guide.
We had a great sundowner cruise on the Pure Africa Zambezi Explorer on the Signature deck. The canapés were excellent and we saw several elephants playing in the river. We were met back on the dock by more elephants eating their way around the neighborhood.
It is an easy walk from the hotel to the falls and we spent a couple of hours touring the falls by ourselves. The water was quite low this time of year but still well worth seeing." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 7n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe
Elephant
2 sightings
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