Kalahari Farmhouse, Gondwana Collection Namibia — Hotel in Hardap

The campsite and garden itself are beautiful, and the check-in process initially went smoothly. We specifically asked which camping spot we should use and were told to simply choose any free space. All our personal details and car license plate were recorded during check-in.

So we set up camp on a free spot. About an hour later, a woman I didn’t know approached our car and, in a sharp tone, asked who I was and what I was doing there. I was in our rooftop tent and explained that we had a valid reservation and were told to pick any free space.

She seemed dissatisfied with that response and questioned me again as if I was trespassing. Apparently, she was the hotel manager. I climbed down to show her my reservation, after which she asked if I had booked “at the last minute.” In fact, I had booked more than three months in advance. She could’ve easily verified everything using our license plate, which had been recorded earlier.

Only once she realized that I had done nothing wrong did she change her tone – but the damage was done. It became clear that they were either overbooked or having issues with their reservation system, and instead of communicating that respectfully, I was treated with suspicion and rudeness.

We no longer felt welcome and decided to leave that same evening, even though we had booked two nights. It was getting late and dark, but we preferred to drive three hours back to Windhoek and stay elsewhere than spend another minute feeling so unwelcome...

This is a nice place. We ended up here because anoother campsite we wanted to go to was fully booked. However, here we were all alone. The place is nice and green. Totally different as we expected. The staff was really nice and friendly. We decided to have a meal in there restaurant which was amazing. The only bad thing was the Martini we ordered which did not taste like Martini at all. |However, the bathroom facilities are very clean and nice as well. The campsites are close to each other which might bother one at times it is fully booked. ||One "bad" thing is the close by town. We have been away from busy areas for a while and therefore were a bit annoyed by the town. There was a big party going on somewhere and it was very loud. Many people walked on the field next to the campsite to get home. When it quited down the fieldworkers started work so it was louder that we were used to. It has to be said that is probably not the usual and the place is still...

This is a nice place. We ended up here because anoother campsite we wanted to go to was fully booked. However, here we were all alone. The place is nice and green. Totally different as we expected. The staff was really nice and friendly. We decided to have a meal in there restaurant which was amazing. The only bad thing was the Martini we ordered which did not taste like Martini at all. |However, the bathroom facilities are very clean and nice as well. The campsites are close to each other which might bother one at times it is fully booked. ||One "bad" thing is the close by town. We have been away from busy areas for a while and therefore were a bit annoyed by the town. There was a big party going on somewhere and it was very loud. Many people walked on the field next to the campsite to get home. When it quited down the fieldworkers started work so it was louder that we were used to. It has to be said that is probably not the usual and the place is still...