Reviews of Olive Grove
Wildlife sightings and reviews
418 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Olive Grove and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
"Final Stop-over"
As such, I have no complaints at all. The food is good, the rooms are fine (although ours was a little noisy in the day, being in close proximity to the back alley and main gate).
There was a strange problem with the lighting circuit, which meant the lights dropped to 'brown-out' periodically - rather ironic after two weeks in remote camps with not a flicker." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
"Olive Grove"
Nadia seemed to be on duty 24 hours a day and was most helpful and charming, serving us a delicious breakfast at the ridiculously early hour we needed.
We ate at their sister restaurant next door which was excellent, if a little grand. The food was first class but the portions were enormous - warning to fellow travellers, skip some of the courses or die !" See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana
"Good, convenient guest house"
"Excellent welcome at the OliveGrove"
We were made very welcome here with nothing too much trouble. We decided to eat in and sitting in the courtyard in the warmth of the evening after the cold of the English autumn was a delight. The menu was not large but had sufficient choice. I opted for the kudu steak which though tasty was not the tenderest piece of meat I had eaten, kudu can be a bit like that, but full of flavour.
Breakfast as in nearly all the places we stayed in really set us up for the day with loads of fresh fruit, breads, rolls, cold meats, cheeses as well as a variety of cooked items.
We returned to The Olive Grove at the end of our Namibian tour and this time we were given a room with a bath, the first we had had for three weeks so we both had a very welcome soak!!!!!
A ten minute walk took us into the centre of Windhoek where we were able to do some last minute shopping for gifts though it is not a very touristy town and one can do far better in the craft markets in Okahandja if you don't mind the hassling.
We can certainly recommend The Olive Grove as an ideal location to start and finish a Namibian holiday." See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia
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Our room was very spacious and, like the public spaces, handsomely appointed." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia
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"Olive Grove is a good convenient guest house"
Rooms could benefit from upgrading safes to electronic digital locks." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
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"Lovely welcome at Olive Grove"
The shower was excellent, and much appreciated after a long journey. It was a cold night, and hot water bottles were a welcome touch.
We ate dinner and breakfast there, and thought the food was of a very high standard and great value. We stayed again at the end of our holiday, in more expensive rooms (5 and 6) which were huge but not worth the extra as the other rooms are great." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia
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