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Solitaire Lodge

2.5 star property

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Courtyard
Single /Double / Twin Room | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, bed sheets
Terrace/patio
Food court
Food court

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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On the C14, Namib Naukluft Park, Solitaire
  • Mt. Remhoogteberge
  • Naukluft Park Welcome Center
  • Olive Trail

Room options

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Family Room | Garden view

Family Room

  • 258 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds and 2 Twin Beds

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Single /Double / Twin Room | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, bed sheets

Single /Double / Twin Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • 258 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Solitaire Lodge

Solitaire lodge with coffee shop/cafe
This lodge features 2 restaurants, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge. Free English breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
Solitaire Lodge offers 25 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature air conditioning. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the lodge include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Dining is available at one of the lodge's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This Solitaire lodge also offers an outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Solitaire Lodge has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Solitaire Lodge has 2 restaurants on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/truck parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Game drive
  • Game viewing
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

More

  • 1 floor
  • 4 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2000
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Solitaire Country Lodge
Solitaire Country Lodge Namibia/Namib-Naukluft Park
Solitaire Namibia Lodge
Solitaire Lodge Lodge
Solitaire Lodge Solitaire
Solitaire Lodge Lodge Solitaire

Solitaire Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 44 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 44 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 44 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 44 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 44 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

YVETTE

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful place in the desert!

Wonderful lodge in the desert. Very friendly staff, very clean. Rooms have AC. The property has a gorgeous pool and the property is well maintained. The wifi is sluggish, and rooms to not have a refrigerator to keep items cool, however the kitchen bar staff had offered to put a few items in their fridge, however- you need to go there and ask them to hand it to you. It's not a self-serve fridge.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We hadn't originally intended staying in Solitaire, but rescheduling issues meant we slotted this lodge in at the last minute. I hadn't been optimistic about what we'd find - after all, Solitaire is a small, very remote place. But I was pleasantly surprised. The staff were very friendly and helpful; the rooms comfortable, a good size and in excellent condition; the restaurant area is terrific and the food very good; the surroundings are quite charming, with a scattered collection of old cars. Highly recommended if you need a stopover before or after visiting Sossusvlei.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ted

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Lodge is beautiful with fabulous gardens, wonderful views and attractive spacious bedrooms. The Cafe is also the reception and again is a lovely building which served good value and tasty food. The breakfast was very good and the rooms have their own tea/coffee facilities. Our registration on arrival was not comfortable as they did not have our payment through Expedia recorded and we had to provide email receipts as evidence of payment which they questioned extensively. The service at dinner was very slow and although this was paid immediately after, we were questioned at check out regarding our ‘outstanding bill’. Service was not with a smile during our stay and we were not made to feel welcome. However the Lodge is well worth a visit as it has been designed very well, the sunset view was wonderful and the apple pie is very good!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous accommodations in the middle of nowhere. The dinner and breakfast was excellent. A must stay for anyone passing through or staying in the area to explore. The roads getting to Solitaire were unfortunately pretty bad with lots of ruts and corrogations. Still worthwhile and highly recommend staying at the Solitaire Lodge.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place. Highly recommended.

Only stayed for one night. Good accommodation and tasty food.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
This was the poorest of the lodges we stayed in during our trip to Namibia, however it was by far the least expensive. The food was very poor.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What I liked that was unique about this property is just that; how truly unique it is. Out in the literal middle of nowhere, it is an oasis in an otherwise forbidding *deep, dark night. There is food, there is water, beer, liquor...sticky buns! Something to truly experience. *Don't drive in the desert at night, very dangerous. Animals like to cross the road, and they will sneak up on you, like the Zebra I almost ran into.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Drastically lower you expectations

Very bad attitude by the staff. Breakfast was terrible including very old and stale looking scrambled eggs, asked for some freshly cooked eggs and I was told that it was buffet and I must eat what was provided. Also asked to eat on an outside table and the waiter told us to set it ourselves. Accommodation was also bad, no towel rails, shelves or hooks in the bathroom, no cupboards in the bedroom and no hangers etc in the bedroom. Wifi did not work for the entire two days that we stayed at the lodge. Went for a walk on the marked hiking trail and discovered the stench of raw sewerage as we left the lodge, also encountered loads of litter in the bush on the hiking trail.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Neil, Cape Town

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Poor management, good staff.

While unpacking, a lady came and insisted that we move the vehicle back to the parking area immediately. We were not allowed to complete our unpacking. There was nothing extraordinary about the parking space outside our rooms to where I had temporarily moved our vehicle, just sand. No help was offered with our luggage and we had to drag our bags through the loose sand, making numerous trips. I assumed she was the manager- no introductions were made. Since we were leaving early for Sesriem the next morning, breakfast packs were prepared for us. The nutri-bar in all 4 of our packs had expired 30 days earlier and had to be discarded. At the time of booking no mention was made of the pool being under renovation. In 30 degree temperatures we were offered the use of a pool 7km away! We found both the hand basin and showers dirty in both rooms. We cleaned these ourselves realising that we could expect no help from the manageress. The friendly restaurant staff and the lovely food prepared by the chef encouraged us to overlook the thus-far dismal attitude of the manageress and enquired about staying a further night. The unfortunate reply from the manageress was that there were 2 rooms available for further nights but that we had to pay a much higher rate as we had obtained a good rate by booking via Hotels.com, but right here, in person, that rate was not available to us. I could only assume that we were not welcome at this hotel by the manageress. Very disappointing.

6/10 Okay

Grant, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Service stinks

This place is in the middle of nowhere, next to s fuel stop and bakery and restaurant. The bakery is awesome, the hotel lacked is many areas of service. Reception was completely unmotivated to help, I showed myself to the room and then went for dinner. This was a joke, they didn't acknowledge me even when I stood at the bar, then they sat me at the bar for the buffet despite several seats. The chick behind the bar couldn't pull herseld away from her phone to even serve me and she was 1 meter away. I had to get the waiter. She was useless. The wifi is awful, meaning it doesn't work, so don't believe the "high speed xonnection" listed on the advert, it's nonexistent. Staff were extremely unhelpful in this matter also. I was even told to stand in the fuel station to get the signal. Comfy rooms, but I would opt for staff who make an effort

10/10 Excellent

Alessandro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

AI

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fabiana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excelente

Excelente. Quarto confortável e limpo, chuveiro quente, funcionários solícitos. Wifi funcionando bem e café da manhã bom. Área comum muito bonita, piscina limpa. Propriedade oferece aluguel de bicicleta, gostamos muito do passeio.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dilxat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very ice place. The room is cosy and big. Food is good. Good service.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Frank

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to sossusvlei.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lugar mágico

Estadia simplesmente incrível , funcionários dos estabelecimento educados prestativos sempre sorrindo alojamento confortável limpo e muito agradável e seu Antônio muito prestativo e educado obrigado , sem falar na comida que estava incrível …. Voltarei
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Guter Aufenthalt

Gute Erfahrung, sehr gutes Abendessen und Frühstück! Personal war sehr nett und hilfreich. Gute Lage, es gibt eine Tankstelle vor Ort und ist nicht all zu weit von Sossusvlei.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfekt für den Stopp nach walvisbay

Große Zimmer, bequeme Betten, abends hat man die Oldtimer und den Sternenhimmel für sich allein
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Wolfgang

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Essen keine Auswahl
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Hugues, Rouen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
en plein désert, loin de tout, mais très bon rapport qualité/prix, personnel serviable professionnel et très aimable, je recommande. Attention, la route entre Solitaire et Sesriem est pénible, même en 4x4, nous avons renoncé à la faire de nouveau le deuxième jour et nous avons perdu une journée de vacances.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Eberhard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good hotel if you don’t get a room in Sesriem

Good hotel if you don’t get a room in Sesriem; you can drive in the morning to Sossusvlei and come back in the evening to Solitaire
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017