The Victoria Falls Hotel - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Mallet Drive
Victoria Falls, Nightly Rates(318.00 - 641.00)4 Star
Property Description
This Elegant hotel celebrated its 100th year anniversary in June 2004. The hotel is situated on a world heritage site overlooking the magnificent Victoria Falls one of the seven natural wonders of the world. All suites and bedrooms are decorated in Colonial style and are fully air conditioned with satellite television. The hotel is only a ten-minute walk to the mighty Victoria Falls also available is an array of exciting adventures and activities that await visitors at this tranquil and friendly town these activities ranges from - elephant back safaris - Flight of Angels - sunset cruises on the mighty Zambezi river - white water rafting - vintage steam train excursions - bunjee jumping - gorge swing - golf - canoe safaris - game drives to mention a few. All these activities can be booked in advance or through one of our touring desks on arrival. Fine Dining - Breakfast at Jungle Junction watching the sunrise and overlooking the spray of the Victoria Falls. Lunch - traditional English high tea and evening cocktails on Stanleys Terrace with a stunning view over the Victoria Falls Bridge and the Batoka Gorge. Champagne and cigars in the Bulawayo room dinner and dance in the Magnificent Livingstone Room.
Amenities
Babysitting/Child Services
Bar/Lounge
Barber/Beauty Shop
Business Center
Concierge
Free Parking
Hairdryers Available
Mini Bar
No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
Pool
Restaurant
Room Service
Safe Deposit Box
Shops/Commercial Services
Tennis
Television with Cable
Laundry/Valet Services
Room Information
Guest Rooms
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* Main hotel Every bedroom and suite is fully carpeted and furnished in elegant Edwardian style; all rooms are air-conditioned have personal safe satellite tv - mosquito net - hairdryer and umbrellas all rooms have fresh flowers daily. Standard rooms have view overlooking our gardens. Deluxe rooms have view overlooking the Victoria falls bridge and gorge. Views of suites vary all suites have fresh fruit platter / Belgium chocolates large floral arrangements / snack platter in the evening and special welcome gift and card. * Stables wing Includes two honeymoon suites with four-poster beds and private balconies. Honeymoon suites have red roses Belgium chocolates and bottle of sparkling wine on arrival. 42 deluxe twin bedded rooms all with elegant colonial style decor, air conditioning, ceiling fans, safe, umbrella, hairdryer and mini bar bathroom with shower and free standing bath with ball and claw feet. Garden view. Own private lounge area for reading and relaxation. Five interleading rooms which are ideal for families, 2 separate bedrooms and bathrooms with interconnecting door.
Rate Disclaimer
All rates are subject to availability.
Miscellaneous Information
American Dollars is the native currency.
Check in time is 2:00 pm
Check out time is 10:00 am
Opened in 1904
Renovated in 1996
183 rooms.
0 suites.
2 floors.
Directions
The Victoria Falls Hotel is situated centrally in town, only a ten-minute walk on our own private path to the Victoria Falls, with the railway station across the street.
Victoria Falls Airport is 23 kilometers away
Guarantee Policy
Credit card required
Cancellation Policy
Fourteen days prior to arrival
Restaurant Information
Dining
Livingstone Room * On property * Can charge to room * Open seven days a week - dinner 7pm-930pm * Restaurant serves French and International Cuisine * Dinner - 40USD per person * Attire for dinner is smart casual, no jeans, no sandals, no T-shirts for gentlemen and smart dress for ladies * Entertainment includes a live band each evening except Monday * Seating capacity is 120 pax - reservations are required * No children under the age of 12 years are permitted in the dining room. * The room has a small dance floor and is air-conditioned and has ceiling fans. * The restaurant serves a la Carte as well as a daily set menu - Silver Service. Jungle Junction * On property * Can charge to room * Open seven days a week - breakfast 630am-10am / dinner 7pm to 930pm * Restaurant serves Indian/African and English style cuisine-buffet style breakfast is inclusive * Dinner - 35USD per person * Attire is - smart casual - dress warmly from May through August as evenings are cool. * Entertainment - Shangaan dancers and choir entertain in the evenings * Seating capacity is 180 pax - reservations are required * The restaurant has superb views across the African Bush to the Victoria Falls Bridge during the day. Children under 12 pay half price. * The dinner buffet includes a wide selection of appetisers - barbecued meats - including game and crocodile-/a curry bar/a roast and a selection of sweets with flambéed pancakes/cheese and biscuits/coffee or tea. Stanleys Terrace Restaurant * On property * Can charge to room * Open seven days a week - lunch 11pm-230pm - high tea 3pm-5pm * Dinner 530pm-10pm * Restaurant serves English style food ala Carte menu * Lunch 30USD per person * High tea 15USD per person * Dinner 30USD per person * Attire is casual in the daytime and smart in evenings * No entertainment * Seating capacity is 80 pax - reservations are not required * Traditional afternoon tea on the terrace is an institution that has remained for many years at - the Victoria Fall Hotel- * Pre dinner champagne is served in the Bulawayo Room every night * Pre dinner cocktails are served on the terrace every evening
Meeting Facility
Business Center
Business Centre in hotel offering secretarial services - photocopying - fax facilities and e-mail. And E-Lounge offers hotel residents access to the Web to send and receive e-mails. Lounge is open daily from 8am to 10pm
Meeting and Banquet Facilities
1 MEETING ROOM THAT SEATS UP TO 20 PEOPLE * BOARDROOM SETUP * AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE MEETINGS/LUNCHES/DINNERS * EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE * CONFERENCE PACKAGE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
Recreation Information
Sports and Recreation
Sport and recreation - There are two all weather/ floodlit tennis courts clients can borrow tennis equipment at the hotel The Hotel swimming pool - this swimming pool measures 18m x 8.8m; Depth - Deep end 2m - Shallow end 1m All actvities listed below are bookable at the hotel and All operators collect clients and return to hotel * White water rafting * Helicopter/fixed wing flights over falls * Game drives/walks * River cruises/canoeing/jet boats * Organized trips to view the falls
Health Club and Spa
The Victoria Falls Hotel's in-house beauty centre offers the following treatments - * Back, Neck & shoulder Swedish massage * Full Body Swedish Massage * Aromatherapy Full body massage * Clarins Ultimate body relax scrub & massage * Clarins custom designed facial * Manicure and French manicure Reservations can be made onsite through Guest Services
Related Zimbabwe Content
Zimbabwe boasts some amazing natural sites. The Victoria Falls are without a doubt one of the world’s grandest natural spectacles and every viewpoint reveals something new. Running from northeast to southwest down the center of the country, and connecting its two largest cities, is the Highveld, a chain of low mountains and Zimbabwe’s most populous area.
Zimbabwe also offers some of the best wildlife parks in southern Africa. From the forested mountains of the Eastern highlands to the sun-washed grasslands of Hwange National Park, from the hot
Mopani Forest to the shores of Lake Kariba, more than 11% of Zimbabwe’s land – 44,688 sq km (17,254 sq miles) – has been set aside as parks and wildlife estates. There are also several botanical gardens, sanctuaries and more than a dozen national safari areas for hunting (an activity that helps to finance the conservation program and is strictly controlled).
Present-day Zimbabwe was the site of a large and complex African civilization in the 13th and 14th centuries. It was populated by descendants of the Bantu tribes, who had migrated from the north around the 10th century. Evidence of their mainly pastoral lifestyle may still be seen in the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, near the present-day town of Masvingo.
The first contact with Europeans was with the Portuguese at the end of the 15th century. Relations between the two were fairly stable until the 1830s, when the region was thrown into upheaval by the northward migration of the Ndebele people from South Africa.
At this point, a new aggressive breed of colonists arrived in the form of British mining interests led by Cecil Rhodes’ British South Africa Company (BSAC). The BSAC took control of the country - which they called ‘Southern Rhodesia’ - until 1923, when it became, nominally, a British colony.
From 1953-63, Southern Rhodesia formed part of the Central African Federation with neighboring Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Nyasaland (now Malawi). In 1965, to resist decolonization, the settlers - with South African support - issued a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI). This triggered a bitter civil war between the white minority government and fighters for African independence, ending only in 1980, with the granting of independence and the holding of a general election under British auspices, which was won decisively by Robert Mugabe’s ZANU party.
Modern Zimbabwe is in a terrible state. The economy has all but collapsed. There is widespread famine, which has been cynically manipulated by the government so opposition strongholds suffer the most. The government lacks the resources or machinery to deal with the ravages of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which affects an estimated one-quarter of the population. With all this and the forced and violent removal of white farmers in a brutal land redistribution program, President Mugabe has earned himself widespread scorn from the international arena.
Geography Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Mozambique to the north and east, South Africa to the south and Botswana to the southwest. The central zone of hills gives rise to many rivers, which drain into the manmade Lake Kariba to the northwest, the marshes of Botswana to the west or into the Zambezi River to the northeast. The highveld landscape is dotted with kopjes (massive granite outcrops). Along the eastern border for some 350km (220 miles) is a high mountainous region of great scenic beauty, rising to 2,592m (8,504ft) at Mount Inyangani, the country’s highest point.
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