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Kalahari Arms Hotel
Kalahari Arms Hotel
Kalahari Arms Hotel

Reviews of Kalahari Arms Hotel

Wildlife sightings and reviews

23 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Kalahari Arms Hotel and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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Starting in Mar-2022, 1 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Kalahari Arms Hotel.
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Mr & Mrs F
Ealing

"Convenient stop-over in Kalahari"

1 night Arrived 31 Dec 2013
"This is a travellers hotel rather than a safari camp so it does not really pretend to be anything very special other than being the most likely place to stay in this area.

It was a convenient place to use en-route to more interesting places!" See all these reviews: 25n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Mr DS
Surrey

"Kalahari Arms Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 29 Sep 2013
"In restrospect, we felt that we needn't have stayed here at all, and would have preferred an extra night elsewhere, and then just driven from Nxameseri to Kalahari Bush Breaks for the final night; road surfaces were excellent, and it would have been easy to cover the distance in one day.

Hotel itself was adequate, but next door was a bottle shop one side and a take-away the other, and when we arrived, around 2.30 on a Sunday afternoon, the place was full of drunks - which kept up for the rest of the day. The hotel felt secure enough, but it felt rather uncomfortable that the guard and padlocked gates were to keep out wild people rather than wild animals!" See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Poor
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Mrs E & fam
NL

"Kalahari Arms hotel"

1 night Arrived 26 Jul 2012
"Not sign posted from the main road, but we found is reasonably easily anyway. Large swimming pool, but too cold this time of year, as elsewhere in Namibia and Botswana.

Nice location, in the middle of town, close to Spar and other shop." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr R & Mrs B
Portugal

"A comfortable and clean nights stop"

1 night Arrived 4 Feb 2012
"This was just a convenient place to stop in between two long days.

The rooms were clean comfortable and the food good and service friendly." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Dr D & Mrs V
UK

"Kalahari Arms Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 31 Oct 2011
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Mr G x 4
Norway

"Kalahari Arms Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 15 Oct 2011
"Just a stop over on our way back to Windhoek." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Mr C & Mrs K
UK

"Kalahari Arms Hotel review"

1 night Arrived 6 Feb 2011
"A comfortable hotel quite well appointed. The rooms were a little basic by some standards but clean and well maintained. No fridge but they provided ice.

Battery charging is possible via shaver point in the bathroom (and an EU converter). There was a TV (though we hadn't really missed that in other places!) We did have a little trouble finding the hotel as it isn't signed from the main road but it was only a matter of a few minutes. Latterly we realised that it is visible from the main road if you look down the appropriate side road as you pass.

The food was very good." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
5 friends
Amsterdam

"An acceptable overnight stop"

1 night Arrived 12 Aug 2009
"Fine for one night. Nothing special." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Mr & Mrs F
Lancashire

"Very good for a one night stopover"

1 night Arrived 20 Sep 2008
"The hotel was less smart than expected but was conveniently placed in the town centre.The external air-con unit was placed dangerously at head height. However, any shortcomings were outweighed by the tea-making facilities in the room, secure parking, TV and air conditioning, friendly, helpful staff and really excellent food.

The waiter, Aobakwe, was extremely obliging and, amazingly, appeared to be running the restaurant single-handedly." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Poor
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Average
Mr D & Mrs L
Cumbria

"stayed in the chalet."

1 night Arrived 14 Sep 2008
"Ghanzi bigger than we expected, and so was the Hotel.

Staff very helpful and large portions of good food at a reasonable price in the resturant." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 4n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Good
Food:
Good
Service:
Average
Facilities:
Average
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