Emanya at Etosha Game Lodge
Lodge in Namibia
Reasons to book
Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area
Includes essentialsPool, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more
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About this lodge
While you're here, you can enjoy all the comforts of home and more, including free WiFi and a TV, as well as a coffee/tea maker and air conditioning. Other amenities include laundry facilities, a hair dryer, towels, and a desk.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Hot tub or spa
TV
Map of Namibia
Available Rooms
Standard Double or Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds
2 Single • 355 ft²
Sleeps 2
You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing
££££
Ratings and reviews
2.5 / 5.0
5 star experience. Viewing spot of the water hole was nice.
3.0 / 5.0
The restaurant is not up to the expectations. Not high quality food
2.5 / 5.0
Staff was great
Pool needs maintenance
2.5 / 5.0
Lively lodge. Modern. Very high standard. Roims very comfortable. Food very good. Lodge gas waterhole which has lots of animals at night. Close to Etosha. 30 minutes drive to park
5.0 / 5.0
5.0 / 5.0
This was probably the best stay in Namibia for us. The place was superb. The stuff excellent. Food was very good and the place was a pleasure.Not only we would recommend it, but we wold stay there again.But longer!
1.0 / 5.0
Very disappointed after this stay - staff let mosquitoes in our room and didn’t have a mosquito net so me and my partner were bitten numerous times after never being bitten in our two week trip to Namibia. We were served pork that was burnt on the outside and extremely undercooked on the inside resulting in food poisoning the following day. After raising our concerns with staff, no effort was made to amend this. Other accommodation in Namibia requested we have short showers to conserve water while Emanya has unnecessarily green lawns due to inappropriate sprinkler usage.
Proximity to Etosha is convenient though
0.5 / 5.0
Mediocre rooms and food for 5 star european prices.
2.5 / 5.0
Initially we were abit annoyed with the insects flying all over while dining. But we know its in the middle of a forest. The place itself is newly constructed and modern, however the maintenance seemed a bit lacking. However the staff is beyond amazing. Our server Elsa was so amaazing that she made sure she remembered even the drinks and allergies of our group of 5. We celebrated our anniversary there and they were beyond excited to make a celebration possible for us. Thank you so much for that.
Chalet wasn’t my style but still because of their hospitality I came to love it. Everyone else in the group loved the place already. I would encourage everyone to book this place, they make it feel like home.
1.3 / 5.0
Initially we were abit annoyed with the insects flying all over while dining. But we know its in the middle of a forest. The place itself is newly constructed and modern, however the maintenance seemed a bit lacking. However the staff is beyond amazing. Our server Elsa was so amaazing that she made sure she remembered even the drinks and allergies of our group of 5. We celebrated our anniversary there and they were beyond excited to make a celebration possible for us. Thank you so much for that. Chalet wasn’t my style but still because of their hospitality I came to love it. Everyone else in the group loved the place already. I would encourage everyone to book this place, they make it feel like home.
2.0 / 5.0
Likes: The lodge has very decorative design and beautiful scenery. They even have a great watering hole that attracts zebras, giraffes, warthogs, and other animals.
Dislikes: I did not like the windows on the bathroom doors that don't provide privacy, and the light shines into the bedroom and wakes the other person up. I also did not like the two gates you have to get out and open each time you enter or leave the property. There is also a set 4 course dinner menu each night, and if you don't like it, there aren't any other option around. We ended up eating snack food and drinking wine for dinner each night. And if you want to go on a guided game drive (safari), you have to book with another lodge because Emanya's truck is broken.
5.0 / 5.0
The setting was beautiful. We appreciated the foot spa, the great meals. The rooms were great. Keep up the great work!
3.0 / 5.0
The bathroom was not cleaned and the toiletries were not re-filled. The price/value is way to expensive. Diner was ok for the first night but not good the 2nd day. There is no supervision in the restaurant. Nobody came for breakfast so after 15min I checked with a waitress, then another 30min we had to wait for 2 scrambled eggs, they were forgotten it. No mosquito net in the room, neither a refrigerator. For this price you'll find better!
4.0 / 5.0
The staff were exceptional and the property was spacious and quiet. Meals were good, though if you stay for more than 2 nights the menu is repeated.
Some parts of the property were in need of a little upkeep and we didn’t enjoy the smoking of other guests when dining outside.
2.0 / 5.0
The staff were exceptional and the property was spacious and quiet. Meals were good, though if you stay for more than 2 nights the menu is repeated.Some parts of the property were in need of a little upkeep and we didn’t enjoy the smoking of other guests when dining outside.
5.0 / 5.0
We stayed for 2 nights only but would have loved to stay forever.
5.0 / 5.0
Architecture and use of space was spectacular. Service was excellent.
5.0 / 5.0
Excellent place to stay to visit Etosha near Namutoni. Dinner is an a la carte choice, but for vegetarians they specially prepared a different dish each evening.
2.0 / 5.0
Positives: The watering hole on the property attracted all sorts of wild life! Free foot massage. Lovely rooms (except for bathroom door, see below). Water running throughout property is nice. Coffee and cake midday. Cool bar. The owners were extremely helpful. Close enough to Etosha Nat'l Park to be convenient for day trips. A lovely, relaxing place. Negatives: A little too large for the number of rooms. Felt a bit more like a convention center than a quaint resort. Bathroom door was glass, so you could see into the bathroom from the bedroom, resulting in insufficient privacy. Nowhere to eat but restaurant, and food was just okay.
2.0 / 5.0
Positives: The watering hole on the property attracted all sorts of wild life! Free foot massage. Lovely rooms (except for bathroom door, see below). Water running throughout property is nice. Coffee and cake midday. Cool bar. The owners were extremely helpful. Close enough to Etosha Nat'l Park to be convenient for day trips. A lovely, relaxing place.
Negatives: A little too large for the number of rooms. Felt a bit more like a convention center than a quaint resort. Bathroom door was glass, so you could see into the bathroom from the bedroom, resulting in insufficient privacy. Nowhere to eat but restaurant, and food was just okay.
2.0 / 5.0
Staff was very friendly and helpful. Food was great and internet good taking in consideration that the hotel is in the middle of nowhere. Rooms clean. The only downside was that there is no fridge there in the room and we were told that it is not allowed to drink our own wine or beer in our rooms. This was not explained on Expedia web site/confirmation. Saying this it was really a minor thing for us, but weird in an upmarket hotel.
2.0 / 5.0
The hotel is about 25 mins from the Etosha gate on the east side. It’s not that far and we self-drove to the park everyday. The design is different than your typical safari lodge but it is very pretty in person. The rooms are spacious and very clean. They have TV and air con but no fridge. The manager received us on check in and toured the hotel with us which was nice. They offered free foot massages too. The water hole viewpoint is one of the highlights animals come there all the time. The breakfast was good, there’s always a hot option. Lunch is very average and dinner was a 5 course set menu every night at a very high rate. I wish there was more choice on what to eat. However the manager was very accommodating in providing food for our dietary needs. There’s also complementary cake and tea every afternoon. The staff are friendly but could use some more training so they appear more confident. The pool is beautiful and nice after a long game drive though it could be cleaner. The lodge also does game drives with a guide but I done mine myself.
2.5 / 5.0
Fantastic place with great facilities and staff. Close to Etosha plus their own watering hole and viewing area
1.5 / 5.0
Perfect for resting and doing nothing.There is no entertainment, exsept footmassage.
Dinner they hv only 2 main meal with full meny for a price of 290 Nd+drinks.
Not worth the price.
1.5 / 5.0
Perfect for resting and doing nothing.There is no entertainment, exsept footmassage. Dinner they hv only 2 main meal with full meny for a price of 290 Nd+drinks. Not worth the price.
2.5 / 5.0
Beautiful spacious room in a lovely quaint setting. Romantic dinner and decent breakfast offered.
1.3 / 5.0
Excellent hotel, with great rooms, superb food and great service. At a reasonable price. Some may think the hotel is a little far from the park (about 30km). But for me that did not matter, you have to travel a lot of distance anyway around Etosha so that bit extra was worth it for the above reasons. In comparison to the lodges in side the park, this place is miles better. So dont be persuaded to stay in the park. It offers little extra for a lot worse service.
2.5 / 5.0
Excellent hotel, with great rooms, superb food and great service. At a reasonable price. Some may think the hotel is a little far from the park (about 30km). But for me that did not matter, you have to travel a lot of distance anyway around Etosha so that bit extra was worth it for the above reasons. In comparison to the lodges in side the park, this place is miles better. So don't be persuaded to stay in the park. It offers little extra for a lot worse service.
2.0 / 5.0
It is a lovely place, the rooms are spacious, the service good, the dinner and breakfast tasty, one cannot fault the place. I was just a bit surprised to find a place, clearly inspired by the Cape winelands in the bush, just outside Etosha. I expected a bush lodge.I found it a bit out of place, but this is my personal sentiment. There is nothing wrong with Emenya.
2.0 / 5.0
Quite a surprise to see the modern lines of this lodge. Waterhole and quiet surrounds.
0.5 / 5.0
I decided to treat my parents to a luxury stay at the Emanya. The place looked amazing and it could be, if not for the unwanted guests sharing your bed with you at night.
There are tiny creatures in the beds and most guests won't notice them until they look closely at their pillows/sheets. You just feel something "walking" on your skin. Once you look closely, you won't sleep again - that feeling is a thousand tiny little living bugs falling down from the thatched roof onto your bed!
I woke the owner at midnight asking for a new room. She was clearly aware of the problem, but not apologetic at all. She merely told me, they don't bite! OK, that makes me feel better at over N$10000 spent at Emanya for a luxury 2-night stay. She gave me a new room, but never walked with me to check that it was ok. The new room had the same problem - all the guest rooms do. No-one slept that night and it was too late to find alternative accom.
The owner did not refund us for our terrible stay. Instead she kept saying the bugs don't bite and charged us the additional N$2600 for dinner for 4 people for 2 nights without so much as an apology. Unbelievable... and just shows that there is no intention to resolve the problem soon.
According to the manager, the bugs live in the thatched roofs due to the grass not being treated properly. The dining hall has the same grass roof and I actually saw these bugs in my tea cup and plates as well. No doubt they fall into the food containers.
0.3 / 5.0
I decided to treat my parents to a luxury stay at the Emanya. The place looked amazing and it could be, if not for the unwanted guests sharing your bed with you at night.There are tiny creatures in the beds and most guests wont notice them until they look closely at their pillows/sheets. You just feel something walking on your skin. Once you look closely, you wont sleep again - that feeling is a thousand tiny little living bugs falling down from the thatched roof onto your bed!I woke the owner at midnight asking for a new room. She was clearly aware of the problem, but not apologetic at all. She merely told me, they dont bite! OK, that makes me feel better at over N$10000 spent at Emanya for a luxury 2-night stay. She gave me a new room, but never walked with me to check that it was ok. The new room had the same problem - all the guest rooms do. No-one slept that night and it was too late to find alternative accom. The owner did not refund us for our terrible stay. Instead she kept saying the bugs dont bite and charged us the additional N$2600 for dinner for 4 people for 2 nights without so much as an apology. Unbelievable... and just shows that there is no intention to resolve the problem soon.According to the manager, the bugs live in the thatched roofs due to the grass not being treated properly. The dining hall has the same grass roof and I actually saw these bugs in my tea cup and plates as well. No doubt they fall into the food containers.
0.5 / 5.0
On our travels, we usually do not care much about service and focus on getting a good night of sleep. However, our experience at Emanya has been so disappointing that we feel obliged to share.In comparison to the effort put into designing and building the place, it is a stark contrast how it is being run today. Staff are friendly, but in need of training to provide better service. Dinner was served warm (and pricey); staff made no effort to clear the cobweb built up by an army of small spiders on our dining table (we had to ask for a different table); staff were more interested in helping the manager to sort out the cashier than serving guests; tap water was salty in room 7. The overall feeling is that the management is not setting a good example and not solving the right problem.Our sleep was fine in the end. For any potential holiday makers, we would strongly suggest reading up reviews on other websites, especially the negative ones. Although our experience was not as bad as some, there were glimpse of truth in a lot of the negative reviews.
2.0 / 5.0
Very nice rooms. Nice poolarea with sunbeds. Beautiful sittingarea overlooking the waterhole. Many animlas in the evening. Very nice. Only one fixed menu at night. Helpful and friendly staff.
0.8 / 5.0
The hotel is rated 4.5 stars. Id say the facilities have the potential to be 4.5 stars, but the management is poor and the staff are not trained at all. The food and restaurant are nice. The game viewing in the adjacent waterhole is the best part. Etosha is only 25 minutes away. Its a great stopping point for the park, but dont expect much from the staff.
1.0 / 5.0
The hotel is rated 4.5 stars. I'd say the facilities have the potential to be 4.5 stars, but the management is poor and the staff are not trained at all. The food and restaurant are nice. The game viewing in the adjacent waterhole is the best part. Etosha is only 25 minutes away. It's a great stopping point for the park, but don't expect much from the staff.
1.0 / 5.0
The working staff was very nice. The rooms, concrete, had a strange odor and auto spray deodorizers/air pollution. The dinner was good, but the highest priced meal we paid anywhere in the country. By far! There was a lack of communication overall from management that made everything confusing. Another guest sneering at our child made it feel not kid-friendly. Beautiful grounds.
0.8 / 5.0
Average. Rooms were OK. The meals were grossly overpriced and the meat ( sirloin steak and pork chop) was very tough and thinly cut. Probably old animals? At the charged price one would expect something better. No tissues in bathroom.
0.8 / 5.0
Hotel seems to be badly managed Aircon didnt work ,just batteries.Tv didnt work unplugged DST box to sort.Restaurant ran out of gin and all but one beer.These things should be checked!However it could be excellent with a little care,great waterhole ,good food.
2.0 / 5.0
Very nice lodge at 20min from Etosha east gate
Room very spacious and comfortable
Wild Animals close to the lodge, really amazing
We suggest to have a dinner in the lodge, as it's good and costs only 20€ each
Breakfast good
Staff really friendly
FAQs
How much does this lodge cost compared to others in Namibia?
The average price for a rental in Namibia is £53 per night. This rental is £134 above the average.
Is parking included with this lodge?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Emanya at Etosha Game Lodge. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this lodge?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Emanya at Etosha Game Lodge. Enjoy the water!
Is Emanya at Etosha Game Lodge pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this lodge is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Emanya at Etosha Game Lodge?
We found 8 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, internet / wifi, parking, and laundry.
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