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Reviews of Hobatere Lodge

2.5 out of 5
Hobatere Lodge
C35, Kamanjab close to Galton gate, Kowares

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 35 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Janey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely time at Hobatere, the staff were outstanding, especially Nicco. The room was very clean, and eco friendly and the food was delicious. The only weak spot was the guiding - we went for a game drive and the guide was not knowledgeable and not interested in hearing what the guests wanted to see.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Journeys Namibia on 15 Nov 2022
Thank you for taking the time to write a review.We are very pleased that you enjoyed your time with us. We will take up this matter with the guides at the lodge. Thank you form your comments.

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The drive up to the lodge itself was breathtaking, then to see the surrounding views of the bar, restaurant & pool, my jaw dropped. We saw plenty of wildlife & the overall quality of rooms, food, facilities was 10/10. I wish i could have stayed longer. I bit of advice would be to leave to gift shop open rather than me have to ask to browse, its likely a british thing haha but people may be more likely to purchase :)
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Plastic is detrimental to the environment.. Plastic bottles shall be banned on all lodges as it is done at the Skeleton coast , Cape Cross, and most exclusive lodges in Etosha. Very disappointing to see that some lodges do not care for the planet.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marcin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Lodge just outside Etosha National Park
Fantastic lodge in a beautiful reserve. Unlike other places where one guy gets rich, this place is community owned and all proceedings go back to locals. We were greeted overwhelmingly friendly and the staff went above and beyond to ensure we have a pleasant stay. On our last morning we were informed that lions made a kill right outside the lodge at the waterhole and were offered a FREE trip with the guides to to have a closer look. How hospitable is that? The guides are experienced and knowledgable and we enjoyed our game drives inside the beautiful Hobatere reserve as well as a full day round trip to Etosha (which is less pretty than the surrounding area of the lodge). Definitely stay here if you want proximity to Etosha but prefer not to stay in the mass tourist government lodges inside the park.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An excellent "wild" location Great facilities
An excellent location with great facilities pleasant capable staff and great food
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

pete, plymouth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet spot in the bundu
Long unmarked gravel road to reception but we'll worth it. Very helpful staff and wonderful food.

10/10 Excellent

Lyn, Bishops Storford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great game drives
Best game drives of our trip. Excellent guide - Albert

10/10 Excellent

Kerstin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, nice location
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Journeys Namibia on 30 Apr 2024
Thank you for your 5 star review.

4/10 Poor

Eva

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
L'accueil déplorable, l'unique souci du personnel était que nous remplissions au plus vite leurs registres et formulaires. L'équipement de la chambre et de la salle d'eau : pas fonctionnel, en mauvais état et pas propre. Le dîner très moyen, nous n'avons pas mangé le désert ( aucun choix ). Le petit-déjeuner, servi en retard avec un service déplorable.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Journeys Namibia on 30 Apr 2024
Thank you for taking the time to write a review on your stay at Hobatere Lodge. We take note of your comments and points highlighted. This is not the service level we pride ourselves on and we will take immediate steps to improve on the issues mentioned.Thank you again for taking the time to write a review.

8/10 Good

René

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tipp topp
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Journeys Namibia on 6 Mar 2024
Thank you for the tipp topp review, we hope you can stay with us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a spectacular stay in a spectacular environment. The service and the kindness of the staff was overwhelming. On top of it we watched a herd of elephants all over the day almost in front of our seats. A hidden gem. Worth visiting every time again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Journeys Namibia on 6 Mar 2024
Thank you Peter for your review, we will share your kind comments with the lodge. We are very pleased you got the view the elephants from our verandah.

10/10 Excellent

Sven

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Journeys Namibia on 30 Apr 2024
Thank you for your 5 star review.

10/10 Excellent

Sabine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Tolle Gegend nettes Personal mit schöner Atmosphäre
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Journeys Namibia on 24 Oct 2023
We will share your compliments with the staff at the lodge.Thank you for your five star review.

10/10 Excellent

Giacomo

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Jose Maria, Madrid

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Aunque la reserva es bonita no vimos muchos animales y los que vimos fue desde lejos.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schöne Unterkunft
Sehr schöne Unterkunft, sehr abgelegen ca. 16 km Offroad Anfahrt - sehr abenteuerlich, geräumige Bungalows, es können Pirschfahrten gebucht werden
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Christa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Freundlichkeit und Hilfsbereitschaft der Mitarbeiter war hervorragend. Essen war sehr lecker.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Conrad

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Natalja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place to spot Lions
We saw Lions in the evening and the Morning! Perfect place to watch Lions. The Lodge is also really nice, i torally recommend staying there! We werde camping all the other nights, but this view was totally worth the money.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ottimo Lodge prima dell’Ethosha
Ottimo Lodge quasi davanti all’ingresso del parco Ethosha, bella la struttura con vista sulle pozze per gli animali. Da provare se siete in zona!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Jan, Hannover

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Guter Ausgangspunkt, um Etosha West zu erkunden.
Gute Lodge, wo man Elefanten, Giraffen und Zebras direkt von der Terrasse aus beobachten konnte. Von der Teerstraße abenteuerliche 16 km bis zur Rezeption (halbe Stunde Fahrzeit einplanen).
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Marine, Toulouse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent : localisation (proche Etosha), dîner (feu de camp à côté), chambre, vue, game drive (respect des animaux, sécurité, nombreuses explications, chauffeur très sympathique), staff vraiment charmant.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lodge noch ok, nicht jedoch im Verhältnis zum Preis
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alex, Gauting

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schöne Lage und aufmerksame Angestellte
Gutes Essen, schöne Lage und aufmerksame Angestellte, habe mich dort sehr wohl gefühlt.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Josef

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Na skok v Hobatere Lodge
Moc pěkný rezort uprostřed soukromé rezervace. Výborná kuchyně, ochotný a příjemný personál. Byly jsme zde jen jednu noc, večer jsem absolvoval noční safari.

10/10 Excellent

Sherry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr schöne Lodge inmitten eines wunderschönen Game Reserves. Speziell die Gamedrives sind sehr zu empfehlen.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schöne Unterkunft in der Nähe des Etosha Park
Schöne Zimmer, die leider etwas dicht aneinander gebaut sind ( die Terrassen liegen circa 2 m auseinander ). 2 Wasserlöcher bieten einen Blick auf recht viel Game und mit Glück gibt es auch Löwen zu bewundern. Leider ist ein Wasserloch nur mit dem "Hotel-Auto" erreichbar.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolle Lodge mit Ausblick auf viele Tiere
Eine der besten Lodges auf unserer Rundreise, sehr schöne Lage. Man blickt auf eine große Ebene mit vielen Tieren, da ein eigenes Wasserloch vorhanden ist Schöne moderne Gestaltung der Einrichtung, sehr gutes Essen (mal kein Büffet,sondern Menü am Platz serviert) Das Personal war sehr gut, freundlich und sehr aufmerksam.

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gerne wieder
Perfekt: Personal, Anlage, Umgebung

8/10 Good

Kathrin, Heidelberg

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hübsche Lodge inmitten von Natur und Wildlife
Sehr freundliches und aufmerksames Personal. Leckeres Essen. Tolle Lodge und Game Drives. Einzig die Zimmer müssten renoviert werden.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La reserva es bastante fea, instalaciónes muy desfasadas y mal mantenidas. El personal bien.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort