Reviews of Victoria Falls Hotel
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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
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"A Classic"
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
"Victoria Falls Hotel review"
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
"Victoraa Falls Hotel"
"Edwardian elegance in an exceptional location"
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
"Colonial hotel stay"
Access to Victoria Falls wonderful!" See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 6n in South Africa; 2n in Zimbabwe
"Victoria Falls Hotel- Fitting Ending"
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
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"excellent base for the falls"
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"Victoria Falls Hotel review"
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
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Old Drift Lodge
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Pioneers
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