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At a glance

  • Boutique hotel with 73 rooms and suites
  • Closest hotel to Victoria Falls - you can hear the roar of the water and see the spray from the hotel gardens
  • Relax on the lush lawns or around the pool and watch the warthogs grazing in the hotel grounds
  • The hotel has an old-world charm and colonial feel
  • Enjoy a sundowner cruise on the Zambezi River aboard the Ra-Ikane

Overview

Ilala Lodge sits in attractive manicured gardens, just an eight-minute walk from Victoria Falls. It's the closest hotel to the falls themselves and offers 73 rooms and five suites in a variety of configurations. The rooms on the upper tier have private balconies, while lower-floor rooms open out onto the gardens, where warthogs graze on the lush lawns. The teak furnishings in all the rooms are made from local Zimbabwean railway sleepers, adding a true sense of place to the elegant, colonial-style décor. Pick of the crop is the luxurious Strathearn Suite, which boasts a private lounge, balcony, and a hot-tub with breathtaking views of the spray from the falls.

When to visit

Location

Ilala Lodge is located in the town of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It is difficult to get any closer to the falls, which are only an eight-minute walk from the hotel. The airport is a 15-minute road transfer away.