when i arrived, this lodge looked promesing, nice rooms, good location, the big letdown came at dinner time, the food served here is realy not up to standards, poorly coocked, way much to overpriced , i had a ostrich steak, it was tasteless, covered with to much gravy (to cover up for the poorly coocking?) wines were only so-so, and... More

Ilala Lodge sits right above the falls on the Zimbabwean side. We stayed for 2 nights and although there is no view of the falls, you certainly know that they are there by the constant sound of "thunder". The lodge is beautiful with plenty of out door areas to relax in. The food is magnificent and the service friendly and... More

Our 5 days "mini-moon" at Ilala was fantastic to say the least. We were warmly greeted from our transfer with wide smiles and a much welcomed glass of ice cold mango juice. The thatch roof and cold stone floors of the main lodge provide comfort & relief from the outside heat. Each of the standard rooms are positioned on the... More

For the most part the staff were quite friendly. Very helpful. Welcome guava juice was a nice touch. The only real problem we ran into was when it came time to pay, they had problems connecting with the credit card machines, which apparently happens quite often. The only option they gave us was to pull money from the bank machines... More

We stayed 3 nights and it was just perfect as we had traveled from London and the trip had taken 23 hours so to arrive here and relax was perfect. We just loved it here and wished we could of stayed longer, and its so close to the falls that at first i couldn't make out what all the noise... More

The lodge is themed around Dr David Livinstone, some-what of a local hero. It was built in the 1990s and is very clever in the way it uses the natural terrain. Its on the side of a small hill at the falls end of Victoria Falls township.. Its a kilometre walk via path to the falls. The first building has... More

We would recommend staying at the Ilala Lodge to anyone travelling to Victoria Falls. The rooms were clean and spacious with comfortable beds. The staff at the Ilala Lodge made the entire experience. They went over and above to make sure our stay was comfortable and relaxing. We spent afternoons lounging by the pool and our evenings eating dinner outside... More

Smallish hotel in lovely grounds. About a 12 minute normal-speed walk to the entrance of the Falls. Good buffet breakfasts, lovely evening meals in beautiful outside garden. Outdoor pool just about big enough to do some exercise. Lovely staff, just one hiccup when the manager decided to produce a chocolate cake for my husband's birthday, which we barely made a... More

I would highly recommend the Zim side of the falls as the best views are from this side (something that wasn't obvious to me when doing my research before visiting). And on the Zim side, Ilala was a great choice - a two minute walk to the falls, and in town so we could go to the bank and local... More