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Hwange Safari Lodge

Dete Vlei, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Hwange Safari Lodge
3.0 of 5 stars 12 Reviews
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Porto Azzurro, Italy
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012
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Having taken my family for the first time to africa, we had booked at the Hwange Safari Lodge for 2 nights and to our disappointment the hotel was run down.There is a lack of staff education and competency some of them tried their best.The only best thing that is there is the view to the waterhole .The rooms are dirty... More

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
58 helpful votes 58 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012
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people found this review helpful

I stayed with friends here for 2 nights recently, and whilst the location is fantastic, the water hole is great, the staff are generally very friendly, the rooms itself are not great. They were not clean, as in not hoovered everyday, as bugs were on the floor, and were still there 2 days later. The bathroom was also not cleaned... More

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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42 reviews 42 reviews
Reviews in 36 cities Reviews in 36 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2011

I must have been a great place but today it is run done and could do with a coat of TLC. The staff tried tried very hard with their limited resources and all in all not a bad stop over on the way to the Kariba Ferry.

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Essex, England
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2011
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people found this review helpful

We spent 2 nights there and loved our stayed. The rooms were very nice and really clean, the beds were so comfortable, best nights sleep I had in a while. The staff were friendly and helpful, you must remember that things move slowly in Africa so don't expect the speed of Europe. The phones worked and they were quick to... More

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Cape Town Central, South Africa
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Firstly, let me say that the location is wonderful and the staff were great - they did all they could and we felt sorry for them having to work in a hotel that no one (owners, managment etc) seemed to care about. We were booked in for two nights and we realised, within the hour, that this was not going... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 September 2010
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Originally planned to stay for two nights but ended up just staying one. On arrival there were minimal people around. Reception staff were very slow to checkin and only one out of our two rooms was ready on arrival. The rooms were very nice; however, the safe, phone and TV did not work. When I mentioned this at reception they... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2010

We made reservations through a travel agent, and prepaid for two nights with breakfast included. We knew we were in trouble when we drove up and there was only one car in the parking lot. We began the check-in process and they showed us what they wanted to be our room. It was tiny and terrible -- no way it... More

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UK
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 July 2008
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person found this review helpful

This is a fantastic hotel!! After an 8 hour drive from Harare we were welcomed brilliantly at this hotel. The rooms are beautiful and spot less. The view from our room was of the waterhole so we got to see so many animals. The staff are so helpful and made us feel very welcome. I wouldnt hesitate to go back... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2008

Me and a friend stayed at this lodge for one night in Mid April as it was included in our Vic falls package. The lodge (alltough the place and rooms were clean and the staff friendly) had a feel of deterioration and desolation. We were virtually the only guests staying there. Best part of our stay there however was the... More

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Dete Vlei, Harare, Zimbabwe
Price range (per night):* S$327

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