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Eningu Clayhouse
Eningu Clayhouse

Reviews of Eningu Clayhouse

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Oct-2018, 8 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Eningu Clayhouse.
Cheetah

0% success

Oryx

50% success

Eland

25% success

Wildebeest

17% success

Zebra

17% success

Aardvark

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Meerkat

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

Showing 31-40 of 71
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Arrival date
Mr J & Mrs L
UK

"An ideal stop-over"

1 night Arrived 6 Aug 2015
"The lodge is well situated and ideal as a stop-over fairly close to the airport. We were greeted with a much appreciated cool drink and later in the afternoon teas, coffees and cake were available.

The rooms were spacious and comfortable, but would benefit from a refresh. In the morning there was no hot water available to shower with, perhaps the solar heating system needs attention.

The hide and small waterhole were an added attraction though we weren't lucky enough to see the porcupines that often come during the evenings.

The food was very good and well presented.

Unfortunately the jacuzi wasn't working properly at the time of our visit." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs F
Bristol

"Glad of the hot water bottle"

1 night Arrived 4 Jun 2015
"The owner was in Switzerland but the staff did a very good job of feeding us - we think that perhaps there would have been a better sharing of information about the facilities had someone with a good command of English had been present." See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs W
Lanarkshir

"Eningu Clayhouse review"

1 night Arrived 30 Oct 2014
"Bettina and other staff very welcoming and friendly.

Excellent first hotel, easy to find from the airport but a real slice of Africa after 24 hours travel, it was great." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr M
W Lothian

"Eningu Clayhouse review"

1 night Arrived 27 Sep 2014
"I've done this one

[ Ed: See this traveller's comments on their stay below - when they stayed here at the start of their trip. ]" See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Mr M
W Lothian

"Eningu Clayhouse review"

1 night Arrived 16 Sep 2014
"Such a peaceful place. Run by a lovely lady called Bettina. Just an hour from the airport.

Could not be more convenient and just the right distance to acclimatise to the Nam roads, which are actually very good." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
The B family
Glasgow

"Eningu Clayhouse review"

1 night Arrived 10 Aug 2014
"Our last night in Namibia was a little disappointing which probably reflects the fact that we arrived on a day when the owner was away and although the staff were fairly friendly there was very little information given to us on arrival and we rarely saw staff. Unusually for Namibia the staff didn't enquire whether the planned menu was suitable for our kids and unfortunately the rather bland stroganoff didn't go down well which was a shame as our kids had got used to excellent meals all the way through our trip (They mainly stuck with adult menus during our trip). Having said that the setting and rooms are beautiful and as a location for a peaceful final night in Namibia it ticks the boxes. One point worth noting is that if want to have lively night exchanging stories before returning home it might be better to stay in Windhoek" See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

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

"All you will need"

1 night Arrived 2 Sep 2013
"We decided to stay here instead of in Windhoek on our way back, as we didn't enjoy Windhoek. Lovely place with great pool and some local walks (the maps aren't great though).

The room was nice and when the power went out, the supplied us all with candles, which made it very romantic. Food was good, service okay. It is a great place, but we had so little time there and I was ill, so didn't really enjoy all it had to offer. Still beats staying in Windhoek by a mile." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr C & Ms B
Macclesfi

"Eningu -first two nights of holiday"

2 nights Arrived 6 Mar 2013
"Perfect location for the start or end of holiday. Very relaxing and good accommodation.

Food very good and owner and staff all helpful. Nice pool and the very good hide was a surprise bonus." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Dr F & Mrs A
UK

"Eningu Clayhouse review"

1 night Arrived 22 Feb 2013
"Thank you Sabina for suggesting this for our last night. Bettina is a lovely host and her place is different.

Next time we would like to begin our trip with two nights here." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs L
Staffs

"Eningu Clayhouse review"

1 night Arrived 11 Nov 2012
"Our last night and it would have been very peaceful and relaxing but a storm raged throughout the early evening and night. We were looking forward to walking through the grounds (a luxury after all the driving) but sadly we were unable to do this.
The mud huts were very organic and unusual.

We got the impression that guests are somewhat scarce here as there were very few entries in the guest book.
Food was excellent, staff very quiet and unassuming." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
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