A boutique hotel just 10 minutes from Victoria Falls, whose 20 rooms enjoy personal butler service and uninterrupted views of Zambezi National Park.
With just 16 rooms and four suites, this is one of the best boutique options in the Victoria Falls area. The hotel is situated on a raised plateau with far-reaching views across Zambezi National Park. Perhaps the standout feature is the open-air restaurant and viewing deck, which overlooks the game corridor to the Zambezi River, as well as a vast expanse of bushveld and a wildlife-rich waterhole. Rooms and suites have equally good views and all overlook the waterhole, where herds of elephants often meet to drink at sunset. All rooms are open plan and elegantly decorated in earthy African tones. Suites include a lounge, adding extra space and comfort, and bathrooms feature large free-standing tubs and walk-in rainfall showers. All offer a personalised, butler-style concierge service.
Facilities include a two-tiered swimming pool set among beautiful gardens, with sun loungers scattered on wooden decking, and a well-equipped fitness centre. The restaurant is open all day, with tea and pastries available in the afternoon and cocktails and canapes on offer in the evenings. Plus guests can take advantage of the bars and restaurants elsewhere on the estate, including the renowned Buffalo Bar and the boma dinner and drum show.
Activities range from watching meat scraps from the restaurants get fed to hundreds of swooping vultures, to watching wildlife at close quarters from inside cleverly disguised hides. Plus more traditional activities like game drives, river cruises, scenic helicopter flights and white-water rafting on the mighty Zambezi.
The hotel sits just outside the town of Victoria Falls on a plateau overlooking Zambezi National Park. It's a 20-minute transfer from Victoria Falls International Airport and 10 minutes from the falls themselves.