Matobo Hills Lodge

This is an amazing venue in the heart of the Matobo Hills national park. The rooms are organised in individual traditional African roundhouses and are very comfortable. The service was excellent and the food outstanding. We used the hotel guide JJ as our safari guide and particularly enjoyed multiple sitings of majestic white rhino. The Klipspringers even visited my roundhouse one evening at dusk. Unfortunately the pool was emptied for repair when I visited. A campfire was lit each evening.

I could write a book! I had a trip there with my colleagues over the past weekend. The rooms were perfectly neat, the environment serene and the air flawlessly clean, well that's natural but it is the people that put the icing on the cake. The reservation process from initial enquiry to the final booking was superb, standardized & so seamless that I didn't notice Sukoluhle & Nobuhle were two different people responding to us, their service was perfectly in synch, patient & informative, over & beyond. The warm welcome with some ready ice tea for all of us by McLan & the mouth watering Breakfasts and Dinners by Chef Charlotte made a memorable experience already. The Chef made super perfect dishes, Else & Percy the waiters could not be outshined, they equally delivered, were very conscious and concerned, and made sure we were comfortable. However what surprised me was how the Chef made sure to personally check on us and request for feedback on each and every meal. Our tour guide, Dube, Dubs as we renamed him was so interesting, respectful yet convincing that he made us climb four or five hills without noticing. He cunningly stretched us on from one wonderful cave to the next, and it was worth it. My apologies to the driver Mr Mbangeni we would forget his name again and again and call him Gatsheni, yet he smiled and laughed with us, making sure we were all safe & warm. Not much interaction with the barman Gift, but like the rest of the team he was calm, concerned and respectful. I wish the wifi could reach the rooms and by the way I am afraid of geckos! Oh and I almost forgot! A whole operations manager, Ms Mlongoni, came to greet us and check if we were enjoying our trip. Head bowed. I will definitely call again.

Very friendly staff and excellent food! Dinner and breakfast were on point, and the best meals we have had so far on this 10 day trip! We were here for just one night on our travels, I wish we could have stayed longer to do more exploring. Very clean, no AC so summer night did get a little warm but the views are unbeatable!

I stayed at this lodge several times in the 1990s and took many friends and family there, it was always my favourite in whole of Zim, we all thought it was wonderful. I have just revisited this most perfectly situated lodge with simple but beautiful accomodation and facilities. The staff were welcoming and friendly. But, oh dear, what has happened to the maintenance and restauration ? Much more needs to be done, especially to bathroom tiling and fittings and some bedroom furnishings, and the pool looked very uninviting. As for the meals, stodgy, too much on the plate, lacking in imaginative preparation and presentation. Such a pity ! I still loved it, but it can’t compete with it’s neighbours in Matopos like that.