Travel reviews by Miss E & Mr L from NL

"Haus Sonneneck was good, the owner was very cheerful and helpful. The rooms & pool were clean.

The taxi number which was provided was very useful and the taxis were very efficient and picked us up from other locations in Windhoek as well."

"We loved this place, great location and the chalets were so cute! The horse riding was great fun and we went walking up the hills as well. Very friendly staff and the food was good, although I felt it was quite 'safe' choices, but then I guess you have to try and please everyone.

Pool was a great way to cool down after horse riding. But what a great location! We arrived from the Solitaire side and we were a bit worried as there were no signs until literally opposite the lodge, but I can't stress how much we loved the location!"

"Super location! The lady who met us (not sure if it was the owner Anja?) was very relaxed and helpful. We did have a little problem where there had been a mix up with our kayaking booking in Walvis Bay (apparently we were expected the day after the date on our voucher). But Anja called both kayaking companies in Walvis Bay and got us booked on the right day.

Room was very 'German' I would say, but really nice touches.

Regarding the kayaking, this activity should be compulsory for anyone visiting the area. Wow! Naude was a great guide and the seals were just great."

"What can we say, fantastic location, amazing rooms and the 'castle' was great! But here the thing that made it for us was the Staff! It felt great staying there as it was very energy efficient and they generate their own electricity etc.

So friendly and helpful and they read the menu out to us in Click language and English and sang on our last night which was fun!

Erwin took us to look for Desert Elephants but due to the time of year they had gone further up the river bed and he just said 'we aren't going back to camp until we have found them' which was great seeing as the excursion should only have been half a day (it turned out we found them in time anyway, but we liked his determination'. There were only 3 of us in the Jeep so it was really personal and he answered all of our questions really well.

The rooms were huge, the patio was fab and the view was out of this world. We were initially going to stay at another lodge close by but we were so glad it was fully booked and we stayed here instead. The food was great as well and the pool was stunning (although it could have been cleaner- possibly my only criticism but I advised Doro Nawas at the time too).

I do have to say getting there was not easy on the route suggested to us in a 2WD. The D2612 was not an easy road and we had to turn round and go back on the C35 up to Khorixas and then on the C39 which was much better. At the rate were driving on the D2612 we could have walked the same pace. But that is not a criticism of Doro Nawas."

"When we got here we were a bit disappointed, especially after Doro Nawas, and I had read other reviews which said things like 'its a bit like Butlins' and 'cleanliness wasn't great'. BUT I have to say once we accepted it wasn't as up market as Doro Nawas I have to say it was great! The room was spacious, clean, within a 3 minute walk of the Water Hole and the food although was buffet service was fab. Kudu, Elend or similar meat every night, good salads and veg - we enjoyed it.

The Water Hole was of course amazing - we saw elephants, giraffe, lions, game, rhinos, all sorts throughout the day and night. We drove around the other waterholes in the mornings and these were great too - we found Olifantsbad, Nebrowni and Gembsbokvlakte to be the best on our trip (were a bit gutted we didn't see nay Cheetahs but thats not the camps fault obviously!)

The shop wasn't great - it took ages to get served and although each hut has a barbecue outside, there was nothing in the shop to put on the barbecue and we were under the impression you couldn't take any with you. But water, beer etc was all nice and cold and you could get essentials."

"We stayed here on our first night and it was nice to come back on our last night!"