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Victoria Falls Hotel
Victoria Falls Hotel
Victoria Falls Hotel
Victoria Falls Hotel
Victoria Falls Hotel

Reviews of Victoria Falls Hotel

Wildlife sightings and reviews

168 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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jun-2019, 29 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Victoria Falls Hotel.
Leopard

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Elephant

38% success

Buffalo

4% success

Zebra

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Showing 141-150 of 168
Duration
Arrival date
The M & N party
UK

"A Classic"

2 nights Arrived 9 Jun 2014
"We were lucky to be upgraded to a suite. Not sure why as our travelling companions weren't, however their room had a lovely view over the gardens to the river and bridge, so no complaints there.

This lovely classic colonial style hotel has retained its atmosphere and excellent standards. With great views of the bridge and river it has a wonderful location and old world charm and the falls are an easy walk from the hotel.

Breakfasts and terraced lunches were excellent. The famous Livingston Room dinner was set in an elegant dining room but the food was a little lacklustre.

We did not feel unsafe, but as anywhere where there is hardship in the local community, you do need to be careful about valuables.

We took a tour with Wild Horizons which we booked at the hotel, and which was extremely disappointing. It was supposed to be a sundowner cruise, not a booze cruise, but having spent nearly an hour in the coach collecting other people from different hotels, we arrived to find that we could not choose where to sit, or with whom, and as soon as we sat down alcohol was being handed out very liberally. We spent some time moored up before a pretty short trip on the river, took a few photos as the sun was beginning to go down, and were back on the bus heading home long before sunset." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Poor
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr R
Somerset

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

3 nights Arrived 30 May 2014
"This is one of the best hotels I have stayed in colonial style service and surroundings.
Easy access to the Zim side of the falls and iconic view of the bridge from the centre of the hotel
Even the lawn mowers have four legs I must get my own Worthog!" See all these reviews: 7n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs R
California

"Victoraa Falls Hotel"

2 nights Arrived 25 Nov 2013
"Best hotel I've ever stayed at, ever. Ever. Service was impeccable, hotel is wonderful, food was great. Loved every minute." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Bucks.

"Edwardian elegance in an exceptional location"

2 nights Arrived 1 Nov 2013
"We found our stay absolutely delightful and enjoyed all aspects of the hotel.

If you are particular about comfort, the fact that the bath has a shower above the bath could be a problem as could the noisy air conditioning. The staff were very helpful and polite and the opportunity to view warthogs (plus young), banded mongoose and baboons in the hotel grounds was a real bonus, particularly whilst having breakfast!" See all these reviews: 9n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mrs B
Hertfordshire

"Colonial hotel stay"

2 nights Arrived 9 Oct 2013
"Hotel and staff very friendly and helpful, food excellent and service first class. I felt the room was rather tired looking.
Access to Victoria Falls wonderful!" See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 6n in South Africa; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs S
Ontario

"Victoria Falls Hotel- Fitting Ending"

2 nights Arrived 8 Oct 2013
"Again, a not to be forgotten experience.

We made an effort to explore the various common rooms and stairwells just to glean some of thei history. We spent time on the terrace taking in the view.

The breakfasts were great and we had a couple of yummy dinners. We spent a late afternoon by the pool. Obviously we made the best of our stay. Thank you so much for arranging that Maruska.

The short walk from the Hotel to the Falls deserves mention." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in South Africa; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr E
Oxfordshire

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

2 nights Arrived 28 Sep 2013
"We didn't receive any details from Machenji Lodge on pick up details for our departure from Victoria Falls. The evening before I asked the hotel if a message had been received. None had been received. Wilderness Safari's agent had left for the day and were not contactable. The hotel advised that I would need to go to the desk in the morning at 7.30. I was there but no one else arrived and it was gone 8 before I was given any information. This uncertainty was unsettling as our itinerary noted that the pick up was to be from the airport!.Better liaison between the Muchenji / Wilderness Safaris and the hotel should be improved." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mr P
Bucks

"excellent base for the falls"

2 nights Arrived 24 Sep 2013
"Modern services provided by warm and friendly staff in old world luxury hotel" See all these reviews: 10n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs M
Manchester

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Aug 2013
"A wonderful hotel that suffers a bit from faded glory but still manages to be a great experience." See all these reviews: 9n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr&Mrs LARSSON
Paris

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

3 nights Arrived 5 Aug 2013
"An attraction in itself
This vintage hotel is part of a true Vic Falls experience (if you can afford it). We stayed 3 nights and savored every moment: the convenient location, the view over the bridge, the spray clouds from the falls in the distance, the colonial feel, the service, the food, the pool, and the drinks! It was a perfect place to relax after 3 weeks in the bush ;-) We were in Room 69

The peddlers are harmless. All their uncles carved the big 5 figurines. They are all hungry and feeding a wife and children. Talk to them long enough and you can get a feel for their work ethic. Tourist police escorted us several times between the hotel and the Falls, which was a nice change for a regular chat.

We used Wildlife Safaris (Ilala Lodge and the Rest Camp) for our sundowner cruise. Recommend the long helicopter ride (expensive but it was our only time).

We visited the falls our first afternoon just by accident - so many activities to choose from, we made a simple choice and asked ourselves: "what are we here for?" $US30 each person, each entry - plan on dropping a lot of cash in Vic Falls - We were able to return the morning of our departure because it is so spectacular. No rainbow this time (afternoon has rainbow)

Souvenir tee shirts of your trip at Rest Camp. Ask for Oscar who will come to the camp, take your order preferences, and deliver it to your hotel. Saw a couple at a Botswana border post with their version.

You can walk easily to town from the hotel (especially nice through the rail station and along the rails).
The bar does not sell cigars, so bring your own.
Too bad they haven't designed the bar as a gathering place for travelers." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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