Swakopmund hotellia

Plussat: Wonderful staff, beautiful room and an amazing breakfast!

Plussat: Breakfast were great Rooms are comfortable Garden is need Personnel were friendly and helpfull

Plussat: This was a fabulous stay from start to finish, they had thought of every little detail. Very comfortable, USB chargers by the bed, blankets for sitting outside, fridge, complimentary water, wine and sherry. Really comfy beds and beautiful bathroom. They even called with hot water bottles in the evening, recommended restaurants and left a takeaway food list if you didn't want to go out. Breakfast was fabulous.

Miinukset: Nothing, I really can;t think of anything that could be improved upon.

Plussat: Friendly, helpful & accommodating!!

Miinukset: Built in cupboards for clothes would be a great plus point!

Plussat: Great breakfast, comfortable rooms

Miinukset: Too cold in the rooms when we were there

Plussat: the comfortable room and breakfast

Miinukset: The hot water cylinder problem

Plussat: Very well-designed accommodation with great room facilities. Very helpful staff. Compared with many of the other places I stayed in Namibia it was surprising value for money as well.

Miinukset: It’s a little out of the centre compared to other places but this wasn’t a problem for us.

Plussat: The place was the highlight for our trip through Botswana, Namibia, and Cape. The breakfast was nice, the staff was great, they assisted us in arranging for the activities such as quad biking in the sand dunes etc. For our next trip, we will definitely sleep there.

Miinukset: No secure parking, but there is a security guard throughout the night.

Plussat: The room was spotless. Huge bathroom. Comfortable bed. Lovely balcony. The guesthouse has a tranquil and welcoming feel. The management and staff are super friendly and accomodating. The breakfast was absolutely delicious. Close to the beach and a nice little restaurant over the road. Overall a lovely guest house and great value for money. 10 out of 10 we loved our stay.

Miinukset: I liked everything.

Plussat: The staff were very friendly and accomodating. The room was nice, clean and comfortable (everything you wish for) and all the small extra amenities make it clear that everything is thought through to make the guest feel at ease.

Miinukset: I had my doubts before coming here because of the price, but they really go the extra mile for you.

Plussat: The hospitality of the owners , taking time for discussions, preparing the fire , helping organizing, providing lots of food for breakfast or for an intermediate meal The design of the building, the pictures and photos

Plussat: What a wonderful house and amazing hosts! We had the best time there and would recommend this bijoux to anyone traveling in the area. Thank you for having us!

Plussat: The breakfast is super - just like all aspects of the accommodation. Frenius and Sybil have a keen eye for detail that creates the very special atmosphere. We truly enjoyed the discussion around the fire and will certainly return.

Plussat: Lovely property, nice owners and a great breakfast.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Amazing breakfast. Very beautiful room and property. Very good wifi. Welcoming staff.

Miinukset: Shower water pressure could be better in some rooms. Not in the center of the city.

Plussat: The owners are very friendly and interesting people. The place itself looks very nice and have a superb comfortable bed. We had the best sleep in 14 days of travel. Breakfast had delicious gourmet coffee and a large variety of things to eat. A bit confusing because it was hard to decide what to eat, but other than that was great. Would definitely come back. The garage can be tricky if a4 cars are being parked, but the owners do help maneuver.

Plussat: Unconventional, fun architecture and design. Warm and welcoming atmosphere. Lively and interesting breakfast table discussions.

Plussat: Owners are solid individuals, intelligent, cooperative and friendly.

Plussat: The room is nice, clean and well decorated!

Plussat: Electric blanket on the bed was great! Loved all the art throughout. Really special. Breakfast - what a spread! Enjoyed sitting around the fireplace at night and chatting to other travellers and listening to all Frenus' stories.

Plussat: Breakfast and facilities were excellent.

Plussat: The room was spotless and a great place to relax after a long drive. It was very helpful to have a mini fridge in the room and parking is secure.

Miinukset: Nothing - it was great.

Plussat: Cosy and familiar place. Meike, the owner is friendly and helpful. Meike, the waitress was very nice. Excellent option.

Miinukset: Wi-fi. Does not work properly for iphone, on the room.

Plussat: A very homely feeling, we experienced, while staying at this very well maintained guest house. The breakfast was very well customized. The location is such that leaves you in peace and at the same time all places of interest are nearby. The guest house is run by owners with their heart into it as is evident with the lovely gardens and overall decor, with 'guinea fowl' being its mascot.

Miinukset: Nothing really ... improved toiletries may add to the experience.

Plussat: Delicious breakfast. Easy access to all restaurants and activities in the area. Very pleasant hosts. Really enjoyed the stay.

Plussat: I reckon one of the best places to stay when in Swakopmund! nicely tucked away in the center so that it is quiet at night but your in the center in no time. The staff is also exceptional, they have the best tips for any day trips you might want to do or if you fancy a bit to eat they know where you should go to. But best of all they like to have a chat with you which makes it feel like a second home.

Miinukset: I found nothing to dislike at this place

Plussat: Clean spacious rooms with excellent breakfast - owner and manager always welcoming

Miinukset: Nil

Plussat: Usual lovely stay. Consistently good

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Wonderful accommodation- nice staff and professional service . Great rooms with nice touches and very nice breakfast . Will return again next year

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: The place is well located, quite, very clean, spacious. The staff is very welcoming and informative. I really enjoyed my stay.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Modern,central ,great staff and well priced

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: The friendly staff and good service

Miinukset: Weak WiFi connection in the room.

Plussat: An extremely helpful and friendly female manager. A nicely decorated bedroom. A good breakfast buffet.

Plussat: Room really, really nice. Clean, spacious, quite. The fact of having place to park the car was a bonus. Breakfast impeccable and the staff was really helpful in some of the choices for the trips.

Plussat: I vote YES for this hotel! It is nicely located in a quiet street just 15 min walk to downtown, ocean promenade, restaurants al other attractions. The rooms are spacious with all conforts, I loved the bed! The night guard was very helpful to check us in as we arrived late evening. The yammy breakfast was beyond my expectations. There is an honesty bar in the fridge in the cafeteria, which is a very smart idea! The landlord beautiful blond hair lady with sky blue eyes was extremely helpful to re-arrange our messed up sightseeing program. She quickly gave several calls to travel agencies to fix the best travel option for us. Mrs. , THANK YOU! Moreover, the lady allowed us to keep one room until early afternoon for NO extra charge, just for a tip to the cleaning lady!!! That IS the customer oriented attitude! PEACE & LOVE!

Miinukset: nothig

Plussat: Went there because others wrote about it on tripadvisor.com . This is the perfect place for travelers en route through Namibia with a rental car. Car safely parked on their own premises. Got more than we expected. By far the best breakfast experience of a 3 1/2 weeks trip through Namibia, including5 star hotels. Great bathroom with plenty of space.

Miinukset: Would have liked to extend our stay from two to three nights. Unfortunately impossible, place was fully booked. The place is in high demand.

Plussat: Excellent in all respects. Personal attention. The proprietor assisted us enormously with sorting out a damaged tyre on our rental car by phoning the rental company and providing directions to the tyre fitters. One small thing: there is a socket in the room that accepts most plugs - UK, Euro, US and Southern African. No need for an adaptor. I have never seen this anywhere else. How useful and how helpful.

Miinukset: Nothing.

Plussat: The quietness despite its central location. Beautiful garden and nice outdoor sitting.

Miinukset: Swakopmund! Very busy and cold... but then, that is hardly a fault of Cornerstone...

Plussat: place to be in swakop

Miinukset: internet not really working in all rooms

Plussat: Very nice staff

Plussat: Breakfast was Wonderfull the place was so clean and fresh staff lovely helpful welcoming the planting in the court yard was lovely and very creative

Miinukset: Strange landing across the bed which was the loft space for an other 2 people to sleep but it had the effect of cutting the lay lines I did not sleep well even though the place was lovely

Plussat: Breakfast was excellent and staff very friendly and helpful.

Plussat: Fab buffet breakfast including oysters and fizz. Bar open late at night. Just a short walk into rhe town centre. The secure parking is a bonus as is the nespresso machine in the bedroom.

Plussat: The decor and overall amenities . The staff is helpful and super nice .

Plussat: Breakfast and location were great

Miinukset: The wifi was not strong in my room and I kept losing the connection

Plussat: Everything was perfect. We travel often for business around the world and this was definately one of the best hotels we have stayed in!

Miinukset: Everything was perfect! you couldnt change a thing!

Plussat: Had a great stay at The Delight. We arrived with little in the way of activities planned (ok...nothing!) and the staff at The Delight were incredibly helpful in making contact with tour operators and putting together a schedule for us. Everyone was cheerful and helpful and a true pleasure to interact with. The property is very attractive, the breakfast generous and of very high quality, and the room décor modern and fun.

Miinukset: My friend and I both agreed that the bed pillows were uncomfortably hard.

Plussat: No wifi

Plussat: Prime location, views amazing. Room with view on the ocean, we had a 2 bedroom room. Be sure to take Tommy s living desert tour.

Plussat: Very close to the sea

Plussat: The staff were very attentive. We loved our room (ground floor with kitchenette) since we have a 1 year old baby and she could play outside the room on the grass. When she went to bed we enjoyed the beautiful views and a glass of wine outside. Everything clean and comfy beds.

Miinukset: There were only one other room with guests when we were there. Breakfast setup seemed a waste with so few guests and we could have probably pre-ordered and saved everyone some effort? Croissants weren’t fresh - would rather then not offer it. But staff very friendly and attentive.

Plussat: Stunning location, the best in Swakopmund, friendly and helpful staff, best breakfast view in Swkopmund

Plussat: The location is right on the beach and we could hear the waves and watch the seagulls.

Miinukset: The omelettes and fried eggs at breakfast could be better. The condiments (cheese, mushrooms, etc) were simply inserted inside a folded beaten fried egg and not integrated into the egg itself.

Plussat: Location was great with the rooms having a sea view! Cozy rooms

Miinukset: Restaurant open at specific hours

Plussat: Great being out of town and by the sea. The restaurant is fantastic.

Miinukset: The architecture of the place, while creative, isn’t so practical. Our bathroom window didn’t open and it soon smelt a bit unpleasant. And the security light outside the window poured through the glass door and kept us awake the first night. Second night we used a blanket hung over the bathroom door to keep most of the light out. Our son’s bathroom was cramped and badly designed because of the architecture.

Plussat: Breakfast was good. We would have liked some nuts and seeds to have with the yoghurts, but otherwise it was very good.

Miinukset: The bedroom doors all have a window in - and the light in the passage makes it too bright to sleep.

Plussat: Very friendly and accommodating staff. Great views of the ocean had everything required for a very comfortable stay.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Breakfast, sound of the beach and one of the receptionists was very helpful

Miinukset: Room are just stand for the price. The focus is more on a beach than class

Plussat: Very nice room. Not many guests so I was pampered by the staff

Plussat: location very friendly, helpfull and well trained staff

Plussat: The breakfast served private just outside the room in the small veranda was so delicious! We were there, having breakfast in the garden, with a cosy fleece (it was cold in the morning), a nice coffee, the kids playing in the garden...amazing! We arrived there on Christmas Eve, we haven't planned anything, they have a small barbecue area and they allowed us to use, it was a lovely Christmas Eve in the garden. The room was spacious, the bed comfortable, there was a bed for our daughter and a cot to our son, very good ones. The staff was very friendly and the place beautiful! Very well located and easy to circulate. Everyhing nearby. We loved our stay there! I definitely recommend and I would love to come back. Otherwise, Swakopmund is a lovely city, very good restaurantes and things to do! We loved it!

Miinukset: Everything there was perfect!

Plussat: This is a very small boutique hotel that offers all the right finishing touches. It is simple, yet clean and well decorated. Each room has a small front porch where you can enjoy a catered breakfast each morning. If you are looking for a small boutique style hotel that is centrally located and focuses in on quality service, this is your place.

Miinukset: Nothing - we had a wonderful stay.

Plussat: I loved my stay at The Brigadoon. Everyone there was so friendly and helpful. I was set to meet up with another tour group and they explained the process to me as soon as I checked in. The room was amazing. The breakfast was great. Highly recommend this place!

Miinukset: Nothing. Everything was awesome!

Plussat: Everything. It was a nice experience.

Miinukset: I have nothing wrong to tell.

Plussat: - The garden - The superb breakfast - The quietness - The friendly staff from Clive to the breakfast crew

Miinukset: - The small beds put together instead of a big bed. - The heater was barely enough to heat the room and we are not sure if it would be adequate for upcoming winter nights.

Plussat: Great stay in a lovely place.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Very friendly and helpful manager on duty

Plussat: Nice, spacious room. Very friendly and helpful staf. On walking distance from the centre.

Plussat: Great location, private parking, secure, clean, breakfast on the terrace outside your room. Friendly team, good front of house management. Lots of info about local activities to hand.

Miinukset: The aluminium Bathroom door let the room down a bit but guess that’s just being picky.

Plussat: Very good location, nice and clean, good breakfast. The staff at the breakfast was very kind.

Miinukset: The temperature in the room was a bit cold. The receptionist was not very talkative or welcoming, she did her job, but nothing else.

Plussat: I loved the view from the room. The location perfect. Breskfast was Devine...

Miinukset: The bed was uncomfortable and the furniture was old.

Miinukset: Internet dropped out a bit often. TV channels need improvement. Bad picture on some, no volume on others. Poor volume control on TV

Plussat: The rooms were huge and nicely decorated.

Miinukset: The double bed were actually two beds join as one... Not as comfortable as a single queen size bed... No free bottled water... There were lots of flies on the buffet food at the breakfast.

Plussat: Fishermen preparing fishes by the parking

Miinukset: None

Plussat: Staff are generally excellent; Hillary at Anchor Point restaurant was a particular stand-out. The food and decor in the restaurant were also very good. The hotel's obvious great selling point is its location, and the view from the lounge and roof-deck. Well worth paying the premium for a water-view room!

Miinukset: The room itself was a bit cluttered with cutesy furnishings that were entertaining but not terribly functional. There was no real closet. Who cares, though, when you step out onto the balcony and see those waves crashing into the shore.

Plussat: Location and a few really friendly staff members

Miinukset: Some staff members indifferent/unfriendly....breakfast could be improved-wider variety of cereals and cold meats

Plussat: The people are nice, great place to relax, excellent price and the scenery near the sea side is breathtaking. Most recommended to those who are on a tight budget.

Plussat: Good welcoming. Friendly staff. Good location and environment. Rooms very neat & sparkling clean

Miinukset: N/A

Plussat: Well located in front of the see, safe location, nice view on the ocean from the bedroom

Miinukset: Due to the fog ( it was in April) air was cold and humid even inside the building, we rapidly warmed the bedroom with the heating system, but due to poor isolation walls and windows were very cold. No heating system in the bathroom.

Plussat: Our room was with sea view, amazing swakopmund

Miinukset: Weather was very cold and the WiFi was too slow

Plussat: Everything was excellent althoug the hot breakfast was both mornings served cold. Lounge difficult to reach for the elderly guests.

Miinukset: Cold warm breakfast and to much stairs for the elderly.

Plussat: Absolutely everything!

Plussat: Very comfortable

Plussat: Very nice service, good breakfast with a warming fire in the breakfast room.

Miinukset: In winter time it was a bit cold in the room.

Plussat: The most quaint little hotel. Stayed in room 24 which has a little balcony with an amazing view of the sea. Within walking distance to restaurants and bars. Will definitely be back.

Plussat: The location was perfect for our stay. The staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. A very special thank you to Selma for her professionalism and friendliness and her beautiful smile. She is a gem. Although there was a misunderstanding with our bookingit was quickly sorted out and in a professional manner.

Miinukset: Our room could have been cleaned better. The trash can was not emptied during our entire stay. Bottled water would be better than purified water. Use all white cups etc its aesthetically pleasing. Please provide ice in the rooms. A spa on the premises would be wonderful!

Plussat: The manager and staff are amazing, I cannot praise them enough

Plussat: Breakfast very limited variety just scrambled eggs and sausages, Need more variety. Location was excellent, its next to the beach

Miinukset: Improve wifi speed

Plussat: The staff are incredible!!!! I mean incredible!!!!! They are friendly and willing to help with anything and everything!

Miinukset: The bathroom was a bit humid constantly. The blue lighting in the shower isnt too practical.

Plussat: Close to the jetty. Small town so driving around is easy.

Miinukset: A couple of time electric breakdown in one morning. WiFi is pretty bad.

Plussat: The best host, we have ever had. Jean was extremely helpful, assisted us in booking for activities, accommodation, and guided us for restaurants, trips everything. She did help us in sending our important belongings we left in our room. Above all she was very pleasant and friendly. She used to serve us breakfast fresh, hot and of our choices.

Plussat: The location was perfect for our sports at the Dome and close to the beach for a fun run. The owner and staff were very competent, friendly and helpful.

Miinukset: Could not find anything that we did not like.

Plussat: Breakfast is awesome.

Plussat: Super nice welcome, very thoughtful host, very comfortable bed and amazingly cosy bedsheets! We enjoyed the best breakfast during our whole 3 week trip through Namibia! The fireplace in the room was a great extra, that made it even more special.

Miinukset: There was nothing we didn't like...

Plussat: This is a lovely guest house a short distance from Swakopmund centre. Jean is a brilliant host - full of helpful information. She booked our evening meals for us within 5 minutes of arrival (and they were all excellent restaurants)! And gave us a lot of other tourist information. The rooms are large, with a real fireplace, comfortable bed, good shower and a sitting area outside. The shared dining / sitting area is good, with a well stocked fridge / wine cupboard and a log fire (welcome in the evenings). It is a 20 minute walk along the beach to get to the town centre. The area is residential. We stayed four nights in a 25 night stay in Namibia - there is plenty to fill this time in Swakopmund.

Miinukset: All good.

Plussat: Super confortable and friendly, felt like home

Miinukset: Nothing, everything was perfect

Plussat: Service and attention from our hostess Jean. There's nothing that was too much to ask her. Jean went out of her way to make our stay memorable.

Miinukset: It was quite cold in the room and bathroom

Plussat: The owner is extremely helpful

Plussat: The Stiltz is a class of its own in terms of architecture, location, service and staff friendliness. Thanks Margaret for organizing the second night and the tip of Erindi for the onward journey.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Very nice Location on the beach

Miinukset: -

Plussat: Spectacular views with stylish well thought out accommodation.

Plussat: Staff very friendly and helpful. The room very clean and spacious and delicious breakfast.

Miinukset: It was a little bit cold in the room, but nothing that prevented us for a good sleep.

Plussat: Property is clean and staff is great. Good breakfast.

Plussat: We stayed at the Villa, which is huge,

Miinukset: My only criticism is that the villa has not got a kitchen, so to make a cup of coffee you had to fill the kettle in the bathroom, and then do the washing up in the bathroom.

Plussat: Cool hotel; far enough from the city to feel isolated but close enough to get to restaurants easily

Plussat: Very nice and helpful staff. The Location is definitely Special.

Miinukset: Nothing I didnt like

Plussat: We stayed in Stiltz during our anniversary trip and they were very accommodating from the late check-out to watching our car that we forgot to lock and everything else! The staff was very friendly and sweet and OMG the view in the morning is spectacular and so calm and relaxing! will definitely go back! Others have mentioned the room will be cold and the management has definitely taken that into consideration with the heated mattress and heater in the room! although we didn't feel cold at all and we were there in winter! THANK YOU!

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: We were welcomed very friendly by the man helping us with our luggage :-). The breakfast was also really good and in a nice location. The bungalows are special that is for sure and you do have a wonderful view to the sea and the flamingos :-)

Miinukset: For the price, we did expect a little bit more from the Stiltz. The bedshits were not so clean and it was pretty cold in the room. Of course, it is winter time but they do have heaters, so if they had turned it on before we arrived it would have been cosier.

Plussat: Good choice of breads for breakfast. Local teas - Khoisan brand The reception on arrival was excellent like we were visiting family Advice on places to visit was offered without us asking

Miinukset: Omelet was mostly dry and omelet fillings can be improved

Plussat: Great that the room we were allocated was completely accessible for a person with mobility issues/disability.

Plussat: Beautiful place close to the beach and shopping centre. Super clean and comfortable and the hosts were very friendly. A home away from home.

Miinukset: Not applicable

Plussat: Crispy clean Excellent Hosts were so helpful and friendly- excellent

Miinukset: leaving- too soon

Plussat: I enjoyed the owners, they are super helpful and friendly. Willing :-)

Miinukset: The little fridge in my room made a noise switching on and off - which woke me, but otherwise it is clean and very pleasant

Plussat: iT WAS QUIET AND COMFORTABLE. very CLEAN AND MODERN.

Plussat: Everything was super

Miinukset: Was happy

Plussat: Super nice and friendly staff, we felt very welcome. Parking behind a gate. Super nice rooms.

Plussat: Quiet, peaceful place, near the ocean; well-priced; helpful staff.

Miinukset: Bit further from city center than I realized; was quite cold and heater would not work. Rooms were a bit small.

Plussat: Nice beds and breakfast.

Miinukset: The water took for hours to warm, the shower head was not working properly...

Plussat: Perfect location and very friendly staff. Breakfast was OK and well served.

Plussat: Ocean view, safe, modern and comfortable. Service and breakfast was excellent.

Miinukset: Liked everything.

Plussat: Friendly staff

Miinukset: They should consider providing full buffet for dinner

Plussat: Location close to the Wreck restaurant the highlight

Miinukset: Our room 33 was next to the breakfast area that was very noisy from 06h00 every morning. Breakfast was burnt three mornings in a row. Dinner was terrible.

Plussat: The breakfast was exceptional. The staff were amazing. Friendly, helpful, polite at all times. Wonderful views. Superb sunsets over the sea. Decor lent to very relaxing atmosphere. Loved the miniature kitchenette. The comfortable bed. Furnishings splendid. Bathroom very beautiful. And the room laced with a balcony for sundowners, just wonderful. I would recommend your accommodation to everyone. Thank you for magnificent holiday accommodation.

Miinukset: Absolutely nothing.

Plussat: Thank you Atlantic Villa. We had a lovely stay in a beautiful room. Breakfast was excellent. I would highly recommend Atlantic to all my friends.

Plussat: The breakfast was good.

Plussat: Staff of this hotel are readily available to assist customers

Miinukset: Nothing. All was well with me

Plussat: Location good

Miinukset: No tv in the room

Plussat: Very personal service, Sam and his staff were always ready to help. Just don’t expect 24h reception and full a la carte menu ... it’s all family run. (a plus for us, but perhaps not for everyone)

Miinukset: All good.

Plussat: Staff and owner very friendly. Feel at home.

Miinukset: Maybe to do an upgrade for the rooms.

Plussat: Sam the owner and his dog Beethoven. Sam is very helpful. The food was delicious! I highly recommend this guesthouse. I will be back. Room is spacious and the shower one of the best

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: I am so glad we booked to stay at Sam's Giardino. We had a wonderful two nights there in a clean, well designed and decorated property, with a beautiful garden. Sam, the owner, was very attentive and made our stay very relaxing and very pleasant. He and his staff clearly invest a lot of time and attention in maintaining a lovely property and making their guests' stay as good as possible. The room was spacious and clean, the beds comfortable and cozy. The breakfast was generous and very tasty. The main, very happy surprise, was the dinner. There is a different menu every day which can be made for guests by advance request. The food was excellent. In fact, it was so good, we had dinner there both nights. There was a very good selection of wines too and even a wine grotto where guests can do wine tasting. Overall, we had fantastic stay and I would definitely recommend Sam's Giardino to anyone visiting Swakopmund.

Plussat: Mukavan rauhallinen sijainti, mutta kävelymatkan päässä keskuksesta, erittäin avulias ja tietorikas isäntä, aina valmis neuvomaan. Kaikenkaikkiaan mukava palvelu, kaunis puutarha ja tietenkin talon paras valtti eli kakkosisäntänä bernhandilainen koira Beethoven.

Plussat: Every thing in this amazing place was excellent the owner was a host we needed after along trip through the desert, he was every welcoming and warm to talk to we all highly recommend this place, it makes you feel at home.

Miinukset: We loved the dog mostly, the wine, food and the room everything in this place is amazingly owesome.

Plussat: The room was clean and spacious. The patio doors lead out onto a pretty garden space where you can sit in the sun with a drink and a good book.

Miinukset: The cold tiled floor in the rooms.

Plussat: Exceptional hospitality, rooms are situated around a lovely garden. It also had secure parking around the back of property.

Miinukset: Decor is a little dated and it is a little walk from the city centre.

Plussat: The Swiss owner Sam (and his dog Beethoven!) was as knowledgeable and friendly as promised in the Lonely Planet. He gave us great local information and advised us on the best road to take to Etosha - ignoring Google Maps and saving us time and boredom. The breakfast was delicious - fresh Swiss Bircher muesli and cereals, scrambled eggs and bacon, various fresh German style breads, strong coffee. We didn’t have dinner, but we noticed some great wines and whiskeys in the bar. The whole place felt like an old-fashioned Swiss mountain lodge rather than anything African - a bit odd, and maybe not why you come to Namibia, but in some ways quite comforting after a long desert drive. It was also safe and provided secure off-street parking for our 4x4.

Miinukset: The rooms are clean and comfortable but they felt dated in decor, with many indications of ‘practicality over style’ e.g. plastic soap dispensers. The garden was pretty but due to the weather we didn’t use it. Also we didn’t fall at all in love with Swakopmund - it was grey and cold which was a rough surprise after the gorgeous dry heat of the Namib - but clearly this is not the hotel’s fault and if we returned to Swakopmund we would stay at Sam’s again.

Plussat: The Swiss owner is very hospitable and talkative. We loved the conversation with him on the differences of Namibian, German and Swiss culture and economy. The rooms are sufficient in size. There is a safe parking for the car. Excellent Internet connection. Nice garden. Silent nights. Without doubt, we would come back.

Miinukset: The decor is outdated but who cares. The location is more than one km away from shops and restaurants, so you have to take the car for dinner. For us it was no problem.