Travel reviews by The S Family from Darwin

"This is a hotel in Africa trying to be a big posh all serves european or american hotel which sort of worked the bits that didn't gave you some interesting insight into trying to operate such a concept in Africa.

We slept well and had quick reasonable room service.

Only negative is that they had alot of staff around obviously with wage structures that required them to almost beg for tips."

"Friendly staff obviously treated well. Owners not there but stand in staff good.

Dogs a bit out of control and one in particular was defineatly not safe for small children but they were very up front about this issue."

"This place was a bit stiff in contrast to Zebra which made it a bit uncomfortable to have the kids there. Again staff did not seem to be paid such that they required tips to suppliment wages.

Toddlers would be hard work in this venue due to high verandahs with minimal railings.

Scenery was stunning."

"Very very friendly people. Even baby sat a sick child that had started to vomit just before Turnstone tours loaded us up and what's more the child in question had a fantastic day.

Very proactively going out of there way to organise anything you needed.

Great to have this pit stop with washing machine in kitchen and be able to do a bit of cooking for yourself with groceries from major grocery store just around the corner.

Day trip to desert coast south of Swakopmund: Great to be able to ask lots of questions about living in Namibia and they were excellent at tailoring a trip to our group.

Kayaking to Pelican Point: Lovely enthusiastic guide. We did not take our kids but it would have been fantastic for all our kids ages 4,6,8."

"Fantastic rooms like Kulala

The begging by the children at the turn off to Doro !Nowas was quite off putting. This is a very dead end existance for these kids and vistors should be encouraged to think about the practice of giving to these young boys. I did not find an oppurtunity or the right person to mention or discuss this with when there but it is a very important issue."

"This is a good spot that satisfies all the needs of accommodation with not many frills but we found that our group was very happy there having a few drinks by the pool and in the cooky bar.

I think that it was relaxed enough and set out so that it was not ackward to have kids there. Our stay was just over one short afternoon and one night gone in the morning."

"The expensive accommodation over looking the night lit water hole was very special. Though we got very liitle sleep because we had to keep sitting up to see how many rhino were there.

I am not sure were to put this but the etosha park ranges are military or police trained, have no tourist industry training and considering that they are there to keep you safe are very heavy handed, inconsistant and threatening. Thier job could be easily done by a handful of signs."

"Kitchens in the vip houses were very badly equiped."

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