Reynard Road, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
#24 of 41 hotels in Victoria Falls
Guests' ChoiceBased on 39 hotel reviews
9.1Cleanliness
9.7
Comfort
9.5
Location
8.8
Facilities
9.1
Staff
9.5
Value for money
7.9
Free WiFi
7.0
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Reviewed: 10 August 2025
Jean-christophe
BelgiumVery quiet. Very nice garden. Very friendly staff. Very nice meals. All great.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 3 August 2025
Jean-christophe
BelgiumNo birds in the garden
Nice location. Nice garden.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 26 July 2025
Gregory
United StatesFar from town
Great service from staff
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 12 May 2025
Patricia
AustraliaPerhaps another comfortable chair in our room would have made our accommodation perfect.
We found the Lodge to meet all our needs. The staff were very accommodating and very friendlyl.
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 11 May 2025
Hall
United KingdomLovely peaceful haven in Victoria Falls. Sarah was a welcoming and lovely host. Extremely accommodating and helpful throughout.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 11 April 2025
Sherrie
United KingdomWe stayed for a night at Batonka and had a lovely time. The grounds are lovely and well kept. The rooms were spotless! Bed so comfortable and one of the best showers we’ve ever had! We only had lunch at the lodge but it was delicious. Would highly recommend for anybody wanting to have a more intimate stay close to all the amenities of Victoria Falls.
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 12 March 2025
Bobbi
United Statesclean environment, staff friendly, helpful, professional, and polite accommodation comfortable
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 26 February 2025
Peter
United KingdomLovely place to stay, very comfortable and clean, airy rooms, nice veranda area to sit. Staff are very friendly and helpful, excellent service
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 20 July 2024
Phee
United KingdomWarm welcome and helpful staff who sorted all our excursions . Clean rooms and lovely gardens.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 16 July 2024
Ashok
IndiaThe bathroom and more drinking water in the room.
Huge rooms, very comfortable and well maintained. Rooms are cleaned twice a day.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 11 July 2024
Ashok
IndiaBreakfast spread was not sufficient.
Location, very cooperative desk staff. They are well informed and guided us properly.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 4 May 2024
Lisa
United KingdomNothing I think for the price they should offer free shuttle to and from airport though.
The property was secure and had 2 pools set in lovely gardens. The rooms were spacious and clean. The bed was comfortable. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The food in the restaurant was nice.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 29 October 2023
William
CanadaIt was very quiet with beautiful gardens. The food served by the restaurant was quite good as well.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 29 August 2023
Ali
KuwaitLeaving the place
An amazing design lodge with amazing helpful staff from A 2 Z all of them Good size room and toilet Good food Very will organize with the activities and what to do and do
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 1 August 2023
Nicola
New ZealandThe pool was a bit cold!!
Lovely lodge in a beautiful setting. Staff were helpful and accommodating , breakfast was great.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 14 July 2023
Christopher
United StatesVery beautiful property - facilities, gardens, rooms all very nice. Excellent breakfast. Very helpful in arranging activities. Great communication.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 29 May 2023
Oscar
Costa Ricabreakfast tons of tours
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 10 April 2023
Seiji
South Africahot water
facility and staff
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 9 February 2023
Michael
United StatesVictoria Falls Airport. When you arrive an official will be holding everyone up inspecting COVID vaccine cards, but there is no sign indicating that, so everyone has to walk up to the official separately to find out they need to get their vaccination record out. To obtain the required Visa is $30/person cash, no credit card accepted. If you don't have the cash, the ATM is at the exit to the airport some distance away. Everyone waits while you go get cash, very embarrassing. You are required to fill out an entry form when you arrive, in a dark stairway, no pens provided, no forms provided until you are in the stairway. Upon leaving, no cameras, money, or any valuables allowed in checked bags. No warning before you get to the check in desk. We had to pull to the side and open all our luggage to remove camera equipment. A fellow passenger who resides in Livingstone told us that any valuables in your checked bags will be stolen by the baggage handlers. Helicopter ride was very expensive and not worth it.
The resort was less than two miles from Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls is the primary attraction of the area and worth the visit to the area. All the people we met were very nice, friendly and helpful. We enjoyed walking the path along the falls through the national park much more than the helicopter ride. We walked the falls twice on two different days. We recommend Wild Horizons Lookout Cafe for lunch or dinner. Taxi transportation back to Batonka is included. The Pic n Pay is handy for incidentals and not far from the resort, safe ATM in the same shopping center. Chicken Hut was spicy and good.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 7 February 2023
Gisele
South Africawe would have liked larger bottles of water in the room
comfortable clean
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 28 November 2022
David
United Statesnothing
great design. employees were all so friendly and helpful. food was good. location perfect. rooms comfortable with AC and ceiling fan. good we’re pressure. bed super comfy
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 12 October 2022
Duncan
United KingdomNothing
Batonka is a beautiful, tranquil guest house located just outside the centre of Victoria Falls with easy access to the Falls and airport. The staff are very welcoming, happy and informative, rooms are fantastic, spacious, clean and very comfortable, pool is lovely and grounds beautiful. I would happily recommend Batonka as a 1st class place to stay.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 15 September 2022
David
AustraliaI liked everything about this Lodge.
peaceful place, lovely garden, good food, amazingly professional and helpful staff.
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 3 June 2024
Nivea
SingaporeThe rooms could have been cleaner. While the outsides are well maintained the room feels very run down & old. For the price charged, much better rooms can be provided for sure. It’s the only accommodation during this holiday in SA n Zim was I asked to pay for extra drinking water!!!!
The property is beautiful, the grounds are well maintained. Breakfast was good too!
Stayed in May 2024
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