Protea Hotel Zambezi River Lodge

Wonderful place to unwind after a long day. River frontage is superb!! May have an opportunity to see a Hippo grazing, I just hear them but didn’t get to see any. Limited food choices. Seems a little understaffed too. Rooms are clean and spacious though you may see a roach or two… Wonderful place for morning walks or swimming. May hear some loud music from neighboring Zambia but once you shut your door its quite enough to sleep.

Overall, I enjoyed my 2-night stay at this Marriott hotel. The best part is the view from the restaurant overlooking the Zambezi River, which is also the best place to catch the beautiful sunsets. I had dinner at the restaurant, which serves pretty good food. The buffet breakfast that was included in my room rate was also excellent. The restaurant staff is very friendly & accommodating. They even packed a breakfast box for me when I had to leave early in the morning for my transfer to Victoria Falls. As for my room, it was spacious and clean, and the bed was really comfortable. There was a hot water kettle, coffee, & tea in the room, as well as a small refrigerator with a couple of bottles of water. The only downside is that the wifi didn’t work outside the reception & restaurant area. Since my room was close to the reception area, I was able to connect to wifi but it was too weak, so I still had to go to reception or the dining area if I really needed to get online. Other than that, this hotel was everything I needed for my short but comfortable stay in Katima Mulilo.

We arrived there for lunch and possible stayover but left because we received no service and the place was run down and dirty.. Brilliant location on the river but very bad service and bathrooms were dirty and taps weren't working.

This hotel was ok, but fell short of others I stayed at in the Caprivi strip. Room was clean and comfortable but had a lot of bugs; I found cockroaches crawling on top of the fridge. Wifi was spotty in the rooms. Dinner and breakfast were both good and had good options. The bar had a number of locals hanging out who were loud and repeatedly tried to hit on me despite polite refusals, and staff were nowhere to be found. On the weekends, apparently the bar is a big hangout destination for the local community. In all, the hotel was alright, but I'd check out other options first.