Reviews of Mababe River Lodge

Excellent facilities, really pleasant communal area, friendly and efficient staff, truly excellent evening meal. The roads up from Maun are sand roads so need a bit of patience. close access to Chobe, very convenient. Would highly recommend

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Great located in the middle of nature, close to Moremi. No fences, animals cross the camp - for us a fantastic experience. The rooms a nice, clean and comfortable.

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The lodge are placed perfekt to do gamedrive and trip to chobe, Moremi, Khwai, okawanga delta.

The food are a little bit “boring” and are more or les the same every night. The packed breakfast and lunch are very light and not enough to a hole daytrip and the food is 100% the same every time. Most of the staff are friendly but the manager Christine are a very rude and talk to you in a unappreciated tone. We complained about the lunch and breakfast pack we got on our daytrip. We only got one little yoghurt and an apple to breakfast, so we were very hungry. She completely fooled os as we have had personally offended her. A very unprofessional behavior.

Great Location, very nice staff , great rooms. Multiple animals seen from the porch.

The staff were super helpful and welcoming Room was comfortable (lodge) Food was yummy

First impression outside, it looks a bit messy.

Stunning units with lovely view… Loved everything about it! Superb staff!!

Helpful staff. Animals are able to be viewed from the deck. Comfortable bed. Laundry service.

The accommodation buildings are out of place and keeping with the bush. The headboards are not attached to the wall. No toilet door. The shower wet the bathroom floor. No signal in the room. I needed more drinking water during the night.

Close to nature and that's all

Our stay was unfortunately not what we expected. From the moment we arrived, there were countless rules and restrictions – even a big sign at the entrance listing them all, which was quite unwelcoming. What’s more frustrating is that none of these rules were mentioned during the booking process on Booking.com. One of the most inconvenient rules was the complete ban on eating or drinking in the rooms. We traveled with our camper, bringing our own food and even a small kitchen setup, thinking we could at least prepare our own meals since the listing mentioned an available kitchen. However, we were told this was not allowed unless we booked a camping spot, not a room. This critical detail wasn’t disclosed during the booking process. Adding to the frustration, the prices at the on-site restaurant were shockingly high. A small can of cola cost $8, and a simple meal of chicken, grains, salad, and pudding was $23. Thankfully, we found a picnic site just 300 meters from the entrance where we could finally prepare our own meals. Overall, we felt disappointed and a bit misled, and we wouldn’t recommend this place to travelers who value flexibility and transparent information.

Very well run lodge. Rooms are really nice. Staff are friendly, and helpfull. The owners engage in conversations with their customers and sharing good advice. Restaurant has really good food. Also nicely decorated. Very good 3 course dinner at night. It is a fixed menu, so no a la carte option. But they do consider allergies and probably also other diets. Breakfast and lunch packages are very good, and plenty. Apparently lunch and dinner except drinks were included if you book a room. Nice surprise. Room was nice, clean, and well equiped. Also our vehicle was cleaned. Very nice. Laundry is returned the same day. Very good. Be aware, wild animals do walk at the premises, we were greeted by a hyena on our way back from the restaurant to our room.

Just some minor things It would have be nice to be able to have breakfast before sunrise instead of a packed breakfast when going on a game drive, or receive the packed breakfast the evening before so you can go on a game drive early. The packed breakfast was good though! And we would have preferred a door to close the room's toilet.

Great location, friendly staff, excellent and clean facilities, lovely pool. Food was excellent. Very close to nature. Excellent value. Low key and very peaceful. Lodge room was exceptional.

Nothing. It was perfect.

We liked the facilities and how the property was positioned in relation to local activities. The food was lovely and we felt very welcomed.

Although food was nice, both nights we had to wait a while for for the dinner.

We expected something fairly basic, but it is not basic at all! What a magnificent place. Superb location, massive and very luxurious rooms with full view of the bush and a stunning restaurant and bar area. We also expected to struggle for food. But Mababe River lodge has a wonderful chef, and our meals were delicious and very plentiful. The staff is also very welcoming and professional. We had tons of wildlife around our rooms, including hyena and lion. We will most definitely be back!

Absolutely nothing negative. The only bad thing was that we only booked for one night..

Beautiful rooms, nice main area with bar, pool and viewing area

Staff were mainly absent except for meal times - although the waiting staff were lovely. Unstaffed honesty bar so it lacks any vibe or ambience. No-one around eg at sunset to point out animals or answer questions. Rather military timing for meals. Manager pointedly looking at watch when we arrived at 7.12 for our 7pm slot. Red signs everywhere telling you what to do. Not very welcoming overall. Also very unpleasant experience at dinner and in the room with insects.