River Bird Guest House — Hotel in Lusaka Province

You need your own vehicle to stay here. It's right on the edge of Lusaka, and the taxi they arranged for us was over an hour late coming. When this happens, the location is such that there's nothing you can do about it.||The grounds, public areas, rooms are all quite nice, but the WiFi was off more than it was on, and even when on, it was too weak for anything beyond emails.||The owners are fairly 'hands-off', and my companion, a young black Zambian, felt they were distinctly unfriendly towards him. On the other hand, Joseph (cook and general helper) was excellent; helpful, friendly and genuinely concerned. Thanks, Joseph.||All in all, though, we wouldn't want to...

A delightful find in Lusaka. ||Peaceful, clean and the hosts Kirsten, Helena and Ross and little Jamie were warm, friendly and super accommodating.||They even made vegetarian meals for me that were fabulous! Not your typical spinach and feta fare...||Truly recommend anyone wanting to visit Zambia to stay here as the location is great, there’s a pizza place, organic food store and african crafts shop just around the corner.||The hosts are very knowledgeable and helpful and will help you get where you want to get to.||Even their recommended taxi driver is fabulous as he will make sure to look after you.||The wifi was decent also for those needing to work...

I chose this hotel because it was close to a business I needed to visit, but it turned out to be an unexpected pleasure of a visit. The hotel is aptly named from the many differnt birds and their calls that can be seen and heard from the large trees on the grounds. The food is excellent, and the staff is extremely helpful, as even one of the safari drivers gave me a ride when my taxi driver failed to show up. It's a bit far out of downtown and from the airport, but offers great relaxation if you are...