Palm River Hotel

This hotel was simply exquisite! After a long journey, the ambience and location by the Zambezi River was just what we needed. The food was amazing, and the staff were friendly and provided lots of insight into the local area and life in Zimbabwe. The grounds were impeccably clean and full of flora and fauna, what was also nice to see was the abundance of wildlife freely roaming the grounds including Elephants, Warthogs, monkeys and small impala/antelope to name a few. We booked the sunset cruise and Dusty Road lunch through the hotel, both of which we highly recommend. The perfect base to venture into Zimbabwe and Zambia and of course Victoria Falls which was a 10-15 min leisurely drive away.

Stayed here in between some safari trips in Kruger and Botswana. Really nice respite in the middle of a trip. You feel as if you are going back in time of a by gone era, yet with all of the amenities of a modern hotel. Room was clean, spacious and large bathroom. Loved the balcony overlooking the river. Staff were helpful at every turn. Meals were served on the big patio and were really quite good with nice wine selection.

We stayed at this hotel before going on a train journey from Victoria Falls to Pretoria. The venue is pleasantly located at the banks of the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe, about 2 miles from the Victoria Falls. The check-in process was easy and straight forward. Rooms are clean, nice and roomy. The restaurant serves very good food and the cocktails are lovely. There is a well-equipped gym which is open 24-7 and the activity desk offers a wide range of interesting activities. We booked a helicopter ride flying over the Victoria Falls which was great and a game drive which was not so great (no game). We also booked a sunset boat trip on the Zambezi River which was just amazing - romantic, funny and we saw all the animals I was missing on the game drive. The only downside was the check-out as the head of housekeeping refused us to have a late check-out and made us run out of the room and sit in the lounge after arriving later than expected from the (game-less) game drive. (She said that us checking out later would put her staff under too much stress to prepare the room for the next guests). Altogether, this was a pleasant experience except the eviction by housekeeping.