The hotel is a continuous string of lavish experiences. Guests can cool off
and enjoy the splendour of our glorious colonial swimming pool set amongst
beautiful landscaped gardens, overlooking the famous Victoria Falls.
The hotel has a well appointed shop specialising in
colonial and ethnic memorabilia. An in-house touring desk is conveniently
located for all your tour and car hire needs.
Hotel facilities include:
- 3 Restaurants
- Edwardian style swimming pool
- Lounges and reading rooms (Bulawayo Room, Palm Lounge)
- 2 Floodlit tennis courts
- Conferencing facilities
- Business center – with internet access
- Foreign exchange facilities
- Library and reading rooms
- Chapel
- Curio shop
- Car hire and touring desk
- Same day laundry
- Doctor on call
- Hair salon and beauty therapist
- 24 hour room service
- Packed breakfast & lunch
- Baby sitting services
- Open and secure parking
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The Edwardian-style five-star hotel, built in 1904, was
recently redecorated and refurbished and now combines the charm of the old
with the convenience of the new. Set in lush tropical gardens with lily
ponds, palm trees and semi-tropical shrubs, it provides the tranquillity and
seclusion that many guests seek. The famous Victoria Falls are just a
ten-minute walk away using the hotel’s private pathway, and “the smoke that
thunders” or “Mosi-O-Tunya” in the local dialect, is clearly audible and
visible from this luxurious landmark.
The ambience of the hotel is steeped in that history with all suites
decorated in the gracious Edwardian style of Zimbabwe’s colonial era. It has
161 rooms comprising 37 standard rooms, 58 traditional rooms, 48 deluxe
rooms, 7 junior suites, 4 honeymoon suites, 6 executive suites and the Royal
Suite. The latter, as the name suggests, has seen reigning monarchs,
presidents and, more recently, many famous Hollywood stars among its
privileged occupants. The corridors reflect and tell the history of this
unique part of Africa, with particular reference to the building of the
railway from Cape Town to what is now Zambia. It is very much part of the
unrealised “Cape to Cairo” dream of Cecil John Rhodes.
All rooms are air conditioned with every modern amenity including digital
satellite television and a personal safe. The old fashioned bath tubs of the
stable wing turn the bathroom into a haven of relaxation. Rooms range from
standard rooms, twin standard rooms, deluxe twin, standard suites, honeymoon
suites and the famous royal suite.
The standard room services include same day laundry and 24 hour room
service. Inter-leading rooms are also available for families where parents
can occupy a room that links the neighbouring children’s room through a
private doorway.
The hotel caters well for disabled guests with ramps linking specially
designated rooms to all public areas of the hotel. Room
facilities:
- Digital satellite television
- Safety deposit box
- Bath tub and shower
- Bar fridge
- Hairdryer
- Air conditioning
- Smoke detectors & sprinkler system
- Telephone
- Shaver socket
- Heater
- Trouser Presser
- Tea & Coffee facilities
- En-suite bathroom ( toilet, bathtub and shower)
Activities in the area:
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Guided tour to the Victoria Falls
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Elephant back ride
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4x4 game viewing in the national park, home to the
Big-5.
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Sunet cruise on the mighty Zambezi River.
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Helicopter flight over the falls.
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Bunjee jumping.
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Rafting
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