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Reviews of Elegant Desert Lodge

2.5 out of 5
Elegant Desert Lodge
38km from Sesriem, 5km on road D854, from C19, Sossusvlei South, Sesriem

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 23 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Helmut

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Place
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay!
I stayed family room ( 4 single beds) for 1 night with my friends. The staffs are helpful and friendly. What really surprised me is that the surrounding and external decorations are stylish. It is also fantastic that the room space is big with a nice shower room. There are various tours options provided. Tea time with free cakes brings us chill time. Dinner is whole set which is really good. Staying here means you can enjoy the time before and after visiting sossuselei for sure. There are swimming pools and a restaurant. Highly recommended for everyone!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Leana on 20 Aug 2023
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We do appreciate you taking the time to do so.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
Beautiful hotel with a beautiful setting between the rocky Naukluft Mountains and the Namib Desert. The hotel has a nice pool (albeit the water is quite cold!!) and had very professional, attentive and friendly staff. The food was great too. We would definitely recommend staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Leana on 11 Jul 2023
Hi JohnThank you so much for your stay and taking the time to let us know how it was. We constantly try to improve our clients stay and it is really nice to hear when hard work pays off. We hope you had a wonderful journey though the rest of Namibia.

8/10 Good

pam, Swindon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning location. Views everywhere, staff very polite and helpful. Set menus for evening meal. Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Leana on 11 Aug 2022
Good day Pam Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. We are really glad you enjoyed your stay and hope the rest of your journey through Namibia was equally great!

8/10 Good

hong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Lambert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pedro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sossusvlei stopover
Great place overall. Greeted with an ice cold face cloth. Pity the aircon wasn’t working properly
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Günther

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Alles einfach top
Einfach großartig. Personal sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend, alles sauber, das Essen hervorragend. Während des Abendessen wird das Zimmer nochmal zusammen geräumt und ein kleines Licht angemacht. Sehr nett. Die Touren sind alle zu empfehlen, ob es die Sundownerdrive ist oder die Fahrt nach Sossovlei. Eine geführte Tour vom feinsten.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Leana Marais on 24 Oct 2023
Hi GuntherThank you so much for your review. We are really glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again soon. ;-)

8/10 Good

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Unterkunft ist schön, aber die Reception zeigt sich genervt von allem. Das hier nur ein Stndard Menü angeboten wird ( Essen oder sonst gibt es nichts) ist mir bisher noch nie untergekommen. Wer beim Essen keine Wahl haben möchte ist hier genau am richtigen Ort.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Leana Marais on 18 Oct 2023
Good day AndreasHope you are well? Thank you for your review. Yes, our restaurant is unfortunately for many logistical reasons not a'la carte. We are glad though that you liked the accommodation and hope the remainder of your trip was great.

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay here, everyone was very friendly and welcoming and we felt at home straight away. The room was very spacious, with good beds, big bathroom and everything was spotless. The food from the restaurant was delicious and we recommend the sundowner drive Amazing surroundings and after spending a morning in sossusvlei the pool is great for relaxing.
Response from Leana on 23 Jul 2023
Hi JacobThank you for taking the time to write the review. We really do appreciate it. It is awesome that you enjoyed your stay with us! We hope to see you again one day with us.

8/10 Good

alain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
supert opphold
veldig fornøyd, bedre enn forventet:)
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Sehr große Zimmer mit tollen Ausblick und sehr freundliches Personal
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Sabrina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Guter Ausgangspunkt für Tour zu Sossusvlei
Es ist eine sehr schöne Lodge. Vor allem das Abendessen im Garten hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Die Zimmer sind geräumig und sauber. Vor allem war das Moskitonetz um das Bett sehr praktisch und man konnte von der Terasse aus hautnah Oryxe beobachten. Unser Kellner William beim Abendessen und Frühstück war sehr zuvorkommend, nur leider waren die Rezeptionistin und einzelne Angestellte nicht sehr hilfsbereit.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anke, Dreieich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr schön
Schöne Anlage. Sehr guter Service, tolle sundowner tour. Sehr gute Speisen im Restaurant
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

emmanuelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
superbe hotel piscine agreable trés bonne cuisine et petit déjeuner copieux je recommande.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
One of the best hotel experiences I have ever had. Everybody were so friendly and the dinner that was served was just amazing, friendly service and the most tender steak I have ever had. The rooms are very nice and comfy though you can see that they are a bit dated. Grounds are very nice and it was perfect to relax a bit by the pool after a long drive from Windhoek on gravel roads. 40 minutes drive to Sesriem and the gate to Sossusvlei Park.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Natasha on 2 Jan 2019
Thank you for your positive review, we are delighted that you have enjoyed your stay with us and that you could experience our cuisine and true Namibian hospitality,

8/10 Good

olivier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ras
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Frédéric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
extra...
mis à part l'électricité du site (et donc des chambres) qui sautait toute les 3 minutes dans la soirée le site est magnifique avec une vue extrêmement dégagée sur les monts et plateaux...vue à 360 degrés sans vis à vis. les coupures d'électricité ont eu comme effet de laisser le ciel étoilé sans aucune perturbation lumineuse à des kilomètres...spectacle magnifique et instantané.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

2/10 Terrible

Erhard51, Mannheim

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Wenn man zufrüh ankommt ( 12,30 Uhr) wird man mit der Auskunft Check in 14,00 Uhr zuerstmal hingehalten . Das Zimmer ist geräumig, das Bad benötigt Renovierung Die Rosshaarmatratzen wurden für die zweite Nacht gegen Matratzen wie in Europa übliche getauscht. Das Frühstück am darauffolgenden morgen war reichlich, am 2ten Tag war es um 8,15 Leergefegt und man musste sich bei der Rezeption beschweren um sein Frühstück zu genießen was sich am 3ten Tag fortsetzte. Das Abendessen bestand nur ein einem Menü weite Auswahl ausgeschlossen, Der Menüpreis für das gebotene überteuert, Abendessen Satt, stelle ich mir anders vor. der Zimmerpreis wurde mir obwohl über den Reiseveranstalter im Sep. bezahlt nochmal auf meiner Visa belastet. Die Rechnung wurde auf Nachfrage aus dem Papierkorb wieder rausgeholt. mein Resüme Gäste kommen meistens für nur eine Nacht und danach wohl nie wieder
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

PHILIPPE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
wunderschöne Lodge ehemalige Missionsstation
Der Pool war sehr schön, das Dinner ganz besonders. Ein ganz tolles Örtchen
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018