Hotel Uhland

Ich habe hier nur eine Nacht verbracht und bin mit meiner Gruppe sehr früh am Morgen abgereist. Geräumiges Zimmer, diskrete Sauberkeit. Ein Manko war, dass mein Zimmer nach hinten hinaus direkt auf die Straße und die Terrasse hinausging. Hier gab es eine Lampe, die die ganze Nacht über zeitweise anging, was für mich und meinen Mitbewohner erhebliche Unannehmlichkeiten verursachte. Wir haben sogar die Vorhänge zugezogen, aber das Licht drang ein. Das Management war nett und bereitete für uns einige Essenskörbe für unsere lange Reise entlang des Trans-Kalahari Highway vor.

Wir waren nur für eine Nacht hier. Wir kamen spät an und das Personal war sehr zuvorkommend. Es gibt sichere Parkplätze. Die Dusche/das Badezimmer war sehr klein, mit Waschbecken im Schlafzimmer. Das Schlafzimmer selbst war jedoch geräumig und sehr sauber. Das Frühstück war sehr gut, frisch zubereitet und man bediente sich selbst. Es gab eine angemessene Auswahl an kalten und warmen Speisen. Abschließend möchte ich mich bei der Rezeption für all die Hilfe und Informationen bedanken, die sie uns und meinem Neffen gegeben haben.

There's a cosy feel to this place at night sitting outside on one of the wooden picnic-style benches; hearing the crickets and enjoying the tree-mounted, pillar and other lights. The television in our room was too small to be of any use - seemed to be the size of an average sized laptop screen - and it was wall mounted, so a long way from the bed. On a hill the hotel's only a few minutes walk from great places to eat like Livega and Goodfellas and the slightly further Joe's Beerhouse. You can see blue-necked guinea fowl if you're out early in the morning and walk up the hill towards the brow. Staying with nature, within the hotel compound you'll see skinks and black lizards with orange heads and jerky way of moving their upper bodies. The owners, Jugen and Irmgard are welcoming, and he shares great stories. We were staying with a group and he kindly took us (free of charge) on an evening drive on which we saw giraffes, water bok and warthogs. Jurgen is fair, too. The pool is small and shallow - maybe less than 1m but I managed an enjoyable 20" swim in it so it's not only for cooling off on those baking Windhoek summer days. When we came back having been on a 10 day road trip the staff were at the door to greet us with warm smiles and kind words. That was an unexpected bonus! :) Breakfast offers a decent selection including cereals, Nesquick, bread and spreads and different types of eggs and delicious beef sausages. When I reported an issue with our bathroom door it was fixed very promptly by Michael, their friendly handyman. All in all, happy to have stayed here and when we return to Namibia I'd be happy to Hotel Ulhand again!

A spontaneous trip brought us to Windhoek. The receptionist was very friendly and helpful. The rooms were good for the price, but the bathroom was in bad shape. The included breakfast wasn‘t fancy but still good. In overall I would give 3 out of 5.