Ndlovu Lodge

A serene retreat from the city, with a guest-focused team, service and atmosphere. I thoroughly enjoyed my 2-night stay at Ndlovu Lodge. Papa G and Ms Ruby, together with Emmanuel and T'Alicia made my stay enjoyable, challenging themselves in the kitchen to come up with delectable and well-presented meals. House-keeping was non-intrusive. The garden and swimming pools are well-maintained. The kind of place to return over and over again for a restful retreat away from the city.

I just spent a night there earlier this week. The lodge itself is beautiful. The receptionist was overly friendly (alcohol smell) and since I was the only one staying they they gave me the best room. I was told, the lodge is usually closed Mondays for renovations, which did not make sense to me. Nice view, beautiful setup, good furniture, big shower... The linen is synthetic, unfortunately. I was told, they will call in the chef who is remarkable and actually on leave but he makes steaks like never heard of from the best butcher in the area. A short while later some elderly lady and what seemed her husband came into my room with the menu. I told them I would come down to the restaurant as it seemed beautiful to eat there. They both then were standing a bit helpless around my table when I ordered. They had never heard of a Rock Shandy before which is a very popular drink in South Africa. They then both were searching the fridges to find out, what they actually could offer me. They seemed to not have done that before. They were even struggling with the difference between Windhoek Lager and Windhoek Draft. The steak then came with a handful of chips. No greens, no veggies as that would have cost me the chips. It was edible but nothing to be remembered. The most interesting was the next morning. Nobody was around. I had made clear what time I needed some breakfast and when I will be picked up. Eventually, I just helped myself in the kitchen. Although clean, I had not seen such an unorganized place before. The cutlery just thrown into drawers, pots, pans, and kitchen tools have no system but I did find some lonely long-life milk in the fridge and a tea bag in a box. After I then called the number for the lodge from Google just for the security code to get out, eventually the same couple appeared to make me some fruits and some instant cappuccino for which I didn't have much time anymore. In short, beautiful place, staff and food, not the greatest, and synthetic linen is a no-go for me.