Hobatere Lodge

It was a spectacular stay in a spectacular environment. The service and the kindness of the staff was overwhelming. On top of it we watched a herd of elephants all over the day almost in front of our seats. A hidden gem. Worth visiting every time again

We were there with a small group of 16 pax in total. We got a very friendly welcome, a feeling of a private lodge dinner-service, a great gamedrive an perfect rooms. Thanks for this perfect hospidality. Also for our technical problem we got the best assistance.We will come back next year! Thanks to the friendly staff!

Very nice Lodge on private concession with verfy good game drive performed by "king" Martin. Thkis men is a walking wildlife enceclopedia. Great location bij illuminated waterhole. Great, frinedly Staf.. Excellent dinerand breakfest. Worth your viist

The room was a bit on the small side, the shower too. But for the rest it was very nice! The drive to the lodge itself from the entrance gate is 16km, bumpy and takes about 40 minutes, but it is worth it! The staff is very nice and makes you feel right at home. The braai we had for dinner was also excellent (homemade little bread rolls mmm)!

We visited Hobatere Lodge two times before, 2019 and 2021. It is so great to come back! Very friendly Team, delicious meals, clean rooms and a lot of animals on the waterhole. Thank you to the Hobatere Team, we will come back!!

A very committed tour guide made the afternoon game drive to one of our best experiences in Namibia. We saw 2 young male lions (2 years only) really up-close, a group of 6-8 elephants also next to the truck and many other game. The big waterhole right in front of the loby attracted many animals throughout our stay. The staff in general was very friendly and committed. Food was good and plenty.Only the rooms are quite antiquated, esp. the bathrooms would need some upscaling.

Very passionate staff, super accommodation, fine food. Having 2 lioness stalking and chasing buck right in front of us was amazing. A 3rd lioness then appeared with 4 cubs and finally a fine lion also showed up - WOW. Martin kindly too us for a closer look. much appreciated him going the extra mile.

We stayed 2 nights in one of the rondavels. It was small, but beautifully decorated and private. My only complaint is that the shower water was cold. The lodge is pleasant, with the nice-sized pool, and hide to sit at and watch the game come for their evening drink at the waterhole below. The staff were very nice and made us feel welcome, and we saw lots of small animals on the night drive. The entrance is conveniently close to Etosha, and the lodge provided a delicious packed lunch on the day we spent watching game there. The entire experience here, with few other guests, was peaceful.

Hobatere Lodge came highly recommended but unfortunately we were very disappointed with our stay. The Lodge is in great need of maintenence the rooms shabby, dirty sheets, bathrooms not cleaned properly. Our kids room had dead bugs under the bed which showed us that rooms had not been properly cleaned for a while. The game drive we booked was a disappoin**ent not only because we saw next to nothing but also because the guide clearly was just driving his round and not paying any attention to the surroundings. The staff were friendly but not overly motivated and had not much clue of the activities going on in the lodge. I could go on but we were glad that we only had one night booked at this lodge. I would definitely not come back here again.