Reviews of Elegant Guesthouse
Wildlife sightings and reviews
134 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Elegant Guesthouse and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Mr & Mrs W
IOM
"Elegant Guesthouse review"
1 night Arrived 11 May 2012
"Very nice property to relax in after a long flight.
Warm welcome, nice garden and taxi service available to local restaurants for evening meal" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Warm welcome, nice garden and taxi service available to local restaurants for evening meal" See all these reviews: 16n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs O
California
"Elegant Guesthouse review"
1 night Arrived 8 May 2012
"First arrived we were exhausted, so all we wanted was a place to lie down and we left early the next morning. We had planned to walk into town for dinner but were told that the neighborhood is not safe.
Breakfast was OK. When we returned before going on to Botswana it was not a real pleasant experience. The room was very cold. The only heater/AC is mounted high on the wall where it blows straight down on the bed. In the evening there was the night watchmen, who I found to be rude. We left early the following morning.
There was no attempt to prepare some sort of cold breakfast or "box" for us or other guests who were leaving before they started cooking breakfast." See all these reviews: 14n in Botswana; 12n in Namibia
Breakfast was OK. When we returned before going on to Botswana it was not a real pleasant experience. The room was very cold. The only heater/AC is mounted high on the wall where it blows straight down on the bed. In the evening there was the night watchmen, who I found to be rude. We left early the following morning.
There was no attempt to prepare some sort of cold breakfast or "box" for us or other guests who were leaving before they started cooking breakfast." See all these reviews: 14n in Botswana; 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location:
Poor
Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Poor
Feedback Response
Expert Africa forwarded these comments to Jorn Dedig, the director of the Elegant Guesthouse. He was sad to hear that they did not enjoy their stay with them, though assures us that the staff always try to do their utmost to keep all the guests happy. Expert Africa are sorry that on this occasion the travellers did not enjoy their stay, but hope that Jorn's kind offer of compensation will go some way to making amends.
Mr S & Mrs S
WA
"Elegant Guesthouse review"
1 night Arrived 7 May 2012
"It was a good place to stay to be near the airport.
The lightbulb in our bathroom was out and the woman at the desk told us she could not get anyone to come change it until the next morning. She seemed surprised that we would want it fixed that night." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
The lightbulb in our bathroom was out and the woman at the desk told us she could not get anyone to come change it until the next morning. She seemed surprised that we would want it fixed that night." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr G & Mrs C
London
"Elegant Guesthouse review"
1 night Arrived 23 Apr 2012
"A nice enough guesthouse, conveniently located near to Joe's Beerhouse.
If we were to have our time again, however, we would bypass Windhoek altogether and head straight out to stay in a lodge in the surrounding countryside" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
If we were to have our time again, however, we would bypass Windhoek altogether and head straight out to stay in a lodge in the surrounding countryside" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mr R & Mrs B
Portugal
"Welcome oasis after a long journey"
1 night Arrived 20 Jan 2012
"A very friendly and efficient welcome and was surprised to find a bottle of champagne in the room after Matilda found out it was my birthday.
A lovely first night of the holiday." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
A lovely first night of the holiday." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
The M Family
London
"Stay at the Elegant Guesthouse"
1 night Arrived 29 Dec 2011
"Again the Guesthouse staff were very welcoming and we enjoyed our (brief) stay. The design is modern and a nice change from the more traditionla places we had stayed at during our stay. It is very convenient for the centre and especially Joe's Beerhouse!
We would highly recommend." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
We would highly recommend." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Dr A & Miss A
UK
"The Elegant Guesthouse review"
1 night Arrived 26 Nov 2011
"A clean and comfortable place to stay.
Friendly staff, and fast WiFi was a bonus after being in the wilds for 2 weeks!" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Friendly staff, and fast WiFi was a bonus after being in the wilds for 2 weeks!" See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Dave
USA
"The Elegant Guesthouse review"
1 night Arrived 19 Nov 2011
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Dave
USA
"The Elegant Guesthouse review"
1 night Arrived 6 Nov 2011
"A great place for a stopover before or during an onward journey.
Particularly convenient to Eros Airport." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Particularly convenient to Eros Airport." See all these reviews: 17n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Ms C & Mr B
Inverness
"Great place for first night"
1 night Arrived 13 Oct 2011
"Very helpful, welcoming receptionist when we arrived, very tired after a long journey. Suggested and arranged a meal to be delivered (by "the Gourmet") as we weren't up to a big night out. Very good too.
Wrecked safe in room a little troubling but all appeared very secure now. Pleasant surroundings and very clean." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Wrecked safe in room a little troubling but all appeared very secure now. Pleasant surroundings and very clean." See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
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