Africa Safari Lodge
Location: 102 Dassiesfontein, Mariental, Mariental, NA
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Luxurious Amenities
Indulge in onsite massages and take a dip in the outdoor pool. Guests can enjoy complimentary wireless internet, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance.
Dining and Entertainment
Savor a meal at the hotel's restaurant or opt for room service (during limited hours). Unwind at the bar/lounge with your favorite drink. Breakfast is served daily for a fee.
Convenient Facilities
Benefit from laundry facilities, an elevator, a conference center, and meeting rooms. Free self-parking is available.
When you stay at Africa Safari Lodge in Mariental, you'll be steps from Kalahari Desert. Book now for a tranquil stay amidst the beauty of nature.
Important Information
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
- Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions and guests can access their rooms with a mobile device.
- Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Free WiFi
- Garden
- Elevator
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Meeting rooms
- Smoke-free property
- Wedding services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Conference center
- Free self parking
- Game viewing on site
Rooms Available
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Standard Room
2 Twin Beds
377 sq feet
Layout - Bedroom
Entertainment - Plasma TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Premium bedding
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, bathrobes, and a hair dryer
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone; cribs/infant beds available on request
Comfort - Air conditioning
Need to Know - No housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Room service (limited hours)
- Premium bedding
- Cribs/infant beds available
- No housekeeping
- Champagne service
- Mobile key entry
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Family Room
2 Double Beds
753 sq feet
Layout - Bedroom and living room
Entertainment - Plasma TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Premium bedding
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, bathrobes, and a hair dryer
Practical - Safe, unspecified sofa bed, and desk; rollaway/extra beds and cribs/infant beds available on request
Comfort - Air conditioning
Need to Know - No housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Sofa bed
- Room service (limited hours)
- Premium bedding
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- No housekeeping
- Champagne service
- Mobile key entry
Guest Reviews
- Michael (10/5): - Diese Lodge ist sehr zu empfehlen, abends ist man praktisch unter Nashörnern und anderen Tieren
sehr gute Häuser mit großem Bad
Die Lodge kann man sehr empfehlen
- Marco (10/5): - L’esperienza vissuta è stata indimenticabile
- Bruno (6/5): Seulement pour l emplacement - Véritable intérêt de ce lieu est la proximité avec les rhino. La douche froide le matin à cause d un problème technique n a fait l objet d aucun geste.
- Thomas (10/5): - Afrikafeeling
- Stefan (10/5): - Wunderschöne Lodge mit tollem Blick auf Tiere
- Jean-Marc (10/5): Fantastique vue sur les rhinos - Fantastique vue sur les rhinos de la terrasse.
Les points forts : bon accueil, chambre (n°4) propre, spacieuse, moustiquaire entourant le lit, SDB également très grande, eau bien chaude. Terrasse.
Chambre avec tout un pan de mur vitré donnant sur le point deau. Nous y avons observé différents animaux dont des rhinos qui ont l'habitude semble t il de s'arrêter à cet endroit. Chaque chalet a vue sur le point d'eau. Brasero le soir. Bar proposant des alcools et cocktails pas très chers. Menu 3 services fixes, excellent.
Belle infrastructure.
PDJ seulement partir de 7h30 et lenteur au service, un peu embêtant quand on veut partir tôt.
- Sonja (10/5): - Alles bestens!
- ADOLFO (2/5): I rinoceronti non bastano - Partiamo dall’inizio.
Come suggerito sul loro sito li contattiamo per prenotare:
1) Visita alla riserva
2) massaggio
Per la visita ci viene detto che non è assicurata i. Quanto non hanno altre prenotazioni e minimo è per 4 persone (sul sito dice due)
Per il massaggio viene confermato
Arrivo alla reception
La proprietaria fa il check in e ci dice che il giro si fa in quanto hanno trovato altre persone, nulla sul massaggio.
Accoglienza gelida e nessuna spiegazione sulla struttura, tranne che la piscina non funzionava.
Ci viene data la camera, carina ma sporca, detriti di uccelli alle pareti (da foto), bagno datato e mai manutenzionato)
Escursione nella riserva
Nonostante il ragazzo sia stato molto bravo non abbiamo visto quasi nulla in quanto l’escursione viene fatta non con il solito mezzo in uso nei lodge ma con un vero e proprio camion enorme e rumorosissimo che farebbe scappare anche le persone, non solo gli animali.
Prima cena
Commestibile tranne il dolce immangiabile (come da foto)
Chiude il ristorante e chiude il bar, tutti intorno al fuoco nel giardino ma neanche la possibilità di un cocktail.
Colazione mediocre
L’indomani quando chiediamo conferma dell’orario del massaggio veniamo informati che non è possibile perché la massaggiatrice lavora solo mezza giornata.
Avendo il giorno libero chiediamo alla signora cosa poter fare come escursioni.
Risposta: non lo so, rivolgetevi ad altri lodge.
Così facciamo, con un’ora di macchina, andiamo al “prossimo” lodge
- Kerstin (10/5): - Bei Ankunft unerwartet freundlicher Empfang durch eine Nashornfamilie und diverse andere pelzige und gefiederte Freunde am von der Lodge erstellten Wasserloch :-) Angst vor diesen frei herum laufenden Tieren darf man keine haben, sonst schafft man es nicht aufs Zimmer. Wir haben in den Betten wie auf Wolken geschlafen. Service und Essen waren gut. Es war ein wunderbarer Anfang unserer Reise!
- Bruce and Jody (4/5): Rhino experience awesome - lodge dismal - When we arrived there was nobody at reception, then were told our stay was cancelled even though it wasn’t. Service in every area terrible, have to look for someone if you want to order a drink. Seeing the rhinos is amazing and could be the only thing that people would travel for. This lodge has so much potential to be so much better but there is zero enthusiasm by anybody on the property.
- Ingemar (8/5): Lugnt och rogivande - Helt bedårande atmosfär. Noshörningar, antiloper betar alldeles utanför stugorna / uteplatserna. På kvällen tändes en lägereld där man kunde sitta och titta på solnedgången och stjärnhimlen i den afrikanska natten.
- Stephanie (10/5): - Ein tolles Hotel mit beleuchteten Wasserloch an dem man nachmittags Nashörner und andere Tiere beobachten kann. Das Essen war sehr lecker und wir hatten eine tolle Zeit!
- Marion (10/5): - Sehr besondere Lodge, Wasserloch vor den Unterkünften, welches Tierbeobachtung direkt von der eigenen Terrasse erlaubt. Sehr guter Service & gutes Essen.
- M (8/5): Nice stay - Great to see the animals around the waterhole which was amazing. Comfortable room. Bit disappointed by the pool which did not seem clean. Staff were friendly and helpful.
- Uwe (10/5): - We loves it, The Animals ans Rhinos was so amazing. Great Friendly stafd
- claudia (10/5): - Sehr sehr gerne wieder ein einmaliges Erlebnis
- Dominique (10/5): Excellent - Hôtel très agréable, propre et en très bon état.
Rien à redire à l'accueil.
Très bonne cuisine
Une bonne surprise de voir les Rhinoceros s'approcher à moins de 20 mètres de la chambre en fin de journée.
Je recommande !
- Enrico (10/5): - Wir haben eine Nacht hier verbracht und waren sehr zufrieden. Essen, Ausstattung und Personal waren super. Das absolute Highlight waren die "Gäste" am Abend. Zum Sonnenuntergang hatten wir Nashörner und Antilopen zu Besuch.
- Thomas (8/5): - The houses are all in the same grey colour, what makes the athmosphere strange in the beginnung. Some colour on the walls would make it more friendly.
And in the bathrooms there is an avoidible echo.
The rhinos and other animals in the evening were great.
- Frederic (10/5): - Lodge très calme au milieu d'une zone désertique avec les rhinocéros et autres animaux viennent s'abreuver le soir a 50 mètres des bungalows
- Elke (10/5): - Sehr schöne Lodge, die wir zu 100 Prozent weiterempfehlen können! Superfreundliches Personal, hervorragendes Essen und tolle Lage am Rand der Kalahari. Das Highlight waren die Rhinos, die jeden Abend an der Wasserstelle der Lodge vorbeischauen - das war ein unvergessliches Erlebnis!
- Ralf (8/5): - The waterhole at the lodge/you can watch different kind of animals every morning and evening (Rhino's/Springbok)
- Monika (8/5): - This place is great if you want to see rhinos and experience their presence without a fence or anything separating them from you. It’s not a place if you are looking for sterile bathrooms. The beds are comfortable under mosquito nets. There is lots of mosquitoes so be prepared with bug spray. She stuff is very helpful they are wonderful. It’s only a small volume lodge so the choice of food is not big but everything we had was tasty. Nice bar. We did not use swimming pool. The animals coming to the waterhole are making this place worth a visit.
- Matthijs (10/5): - Ruime huisjes met veel privacy en mooie opzet van centrale deel met restaurant en zwembad. Tuin met drinkplaats voor wild o.a. neushoorn.
- Marisol (10/5): - We had amazing experiences with the rhinos! Nice pool and delicious dinner! Thank you!
- Joachim (10/5): - Alle waren sehr nett und fürsorglich.Schöne Unterkünfte mit Besuch von Nashörnern und Strauß am frühen Morgen und Abend.
- Sarah-Christin (10/5): - Die Unterkunft liegt in der Kalahari Wüste. Drum herum ist nur Natur. Als wir bei Sonnenuntergang mit einem anderen Pärchen am Pool saßen, kamen plötzlich Nashörner sehr nah an unsere Unterkunft weil direkt davor ein Wasserloch ist. So konnten wir diese wunderschönen Tiere (insgesamt 7 Stück, davon 2 Babys) und noch viele andere Tiere u.a. einen Oryx den ganzen Abend beobachten, beim Essen, Trinken und Schlafen. Die Tiere kamen sogar direkt vor unsere Feuerstelle, als wir dort saßen. Wir können diese Unterkunft nur sehr weiterempfehlen.
- Robert (10/5): - Tolles Ambiente, sehr freundliche Mitarbeiter, sehr gutes Abendessen. Preis/Leistungsverhältnis passt absolut. Zum Abschluß Besuch der Nashörner. Wir können die Unterkunft nur weiterempfehlen.
- Ingemar (8/5): Afrika med underbar atmosfär - Utomordentligt bra boende i trevlig och underbar atmosfär. Fantastiskt bra service . Rent och snyggt .😀
- Peter (10/5): - Really great staff. Ceclia and Jessica were great and catered to the couple of requests we had.
Loved the wildlife that came to feed at the waterhole next to the lodge.
- Florian (10/5): - Nettes Personal und gutes Essen
- Yvonne (8/5): - Wir haben auf der Durchreise von Windhuk nach Sossusvlei eine Nacht in der Lodge verbracht. Der Empfang war sehr herzlich und das Personal total bemüht. Es war nur ein weiteres Paar parallel mit uns in der Lodge, sodass wir die volle Aufmerksamkeit genossen. Das Abendessen war sehr gut, ein 3-Gänge Menü. Highlight war der Besuch zum Abendessen... als ein Nashorn zum hauseigenen Wasserloch kam und bestimmt eine Stunde lang blieb. Und sprachlos waren wir am nächsten Morgen, als ein anderes Nashorn zum Frühstück vorbei schaute... besser kann man nicht in den Tag starten.
- Ronan (10/5): - Excellent établissement, avec une équipe dévouée et souriante. À recommander fortement.
- Beryl (8/5): Good value for a good price! - A quick overnight stop. Although a slight detour from the main road, it well worth it for the peace and quiet. Good value for a good price. The noisy rhinos feeding on the front lawn were an additional treat
- Deborah (10/5): - Staff so friendly, food amazing, ambience spot on. Saw three rhino on the lawn, so it was pretty special!!
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Ruhig gelegen und freundliches Personal
- Verified traveler (6/5): - Ruhig gelegen. Eine Nacht Stromausfall, eine Nacht kein Wasser. Service mittelmäßig.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - liebevoller Empfang, schöne Zimmer und Anlage, abends kamen die Rhinos ans wasserloch- ein tolles Erlebnis
- Deborah (6/5): - Some of the staff were really friend and helpful (especially vickas!) it was a nice quiet and clean resort. HOWEVER, they had arbitrary rule that maxed out at 200 mb with no other explanation other than “that’s the rule”. This is 2019 and you are given internet connections now even throughout moving camps in the middle of the Serengeti. Paying as much as you do to stay here this was unacceptable. That is enough internet to check a few emails. As well their lunch was a nice a la cart menu however their dinner was a preset 25 usd menu that has no choice and you are “forbidden” from bringing other food into the campsite (understandably not to your rooms but in the main area?!)
- Hanna (8/5): Toller Aufenthalt - Insgesamt ein toller Aufenthalt!! Sehr gerne wieder. Besonders zu empfehlen ist der Game Drive mit Sonnenuntergang.
Lediglich Abzüge für den verschmutzten Pool. Darüber hinaus wurde auf Nachfrage die Dusche nicht repariert.
- Nicole (10/5): Modern lodge with in a peaceful setting - We had a lovely time! Two suggestions, the service in the restaurant could be a bit quicker however the staff were super friendly and interesting to talk to. The sofa bed in our room was a bit wobbly. We had an amazing time and would return.
- Julie (10/5): - Super accueil, très bon restauranr et le must, la vue de la terrasse de notre chambre sur les 3 rhinos et un bébé à 15 mètres à peine !!!
- Rosemary (10/5): Oasis in Mariental - This lodge is about 25km out of Mariental. When you drive through the gates you forget about the many km you have driven as the setting is so peaceful and tranquil.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Sehr sauberes Haus. Gutes Essen mit erlesenenWeine - Die Erlebnisse waren sehr beeindruckend. Wir können nachts vor unserer Unterkunft Nashörner aus einem Abstand von max. 8 m. beobachten.
Das Personal war sehr zuvorkommend und aufmerksam.
- micheline (10/5): belle rencontre avec la faune locale - sejour tres reposant, dans un cadremagnifique où les animaux nous ont fait une visite impromtue à 10M de note chambre,surtout le rhino blanc que nous avions cherché en vain dans l'après midi lors d'un game drive.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Rel. neue Lodge außerhalb Mariental - Wir waren die einzigen Gäste, trotzdem Team sehr freundlich und engagiert. Zimmer mit auch exklusiven Ausstattungen. Durchaus empfehlenswert!
- Disgruntled (2/5): Dishonest manager - Confirmed and paid for reservations two months in advance of trip with confirmation emails from the manager. Upon arrival, was told that reservation was for previous night and we lost pre-paid reservation. They said they were completely booked and blamed staff for error. Only upon showing them confirmation emails for correct date from manager did they offer to put us up in a farmhouse near the property with no electricity or running water.
At that time a bus load of German tourists pulled up. After talking with them, we found out they had booked their rooms AFTER we made our reservations, and apparently, the hotel manager decided to go with a bigger group in lieu of honoring our reservations.
Only after lots of talking and arguing, did they agree to find rooms for us at another location and refund all of our money - they originally wanted to just transfer funds to the other hotel, even though the room rates were significantly less.
The most upsetting part was that they weren't honest about giving away our rooms. And at no time during the interaction did they offer us a seat, glass of water, or any solution to our dilemma until we pressed them to do so. Luckily, we had Africaans speaking friends with us or we wouldn't have been able to work anything out.
We spent thirteen nights in Namibia at 10 different lodges. Our experiences with all other lodges were excellent. Would not recommend this lodge to anyone - the managers are dishonest and rude.
- Corinne et François (8/5): Bel environnement - Belle vue, lodge calme, bel endroit pour se reposer
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