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2 Hofmeyer st | Klein Windhoek, Windhoek 9000, Namibia
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Klein Windhoek Guesthouse
Ranked #30 of 51 Windhoek B&B and Inns
3.0 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
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Cape Town Central, South Africa
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
“Just Ghastly.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2011

There aren't too many recent reviews for the Klein Windhoek, and this really says a lot. I get the feeling that the place was perhaps run by other owners and/or managers when the better reviews were written. Quite frankly, this place was absolutely awful. Again, our not too reliable Tour Company booked us in here, promising that it would be compensation for our other unhappy Windhoek experience, but alas! More of the same.

The Klein Windhoek is a row of houses in pretty much it's own street, as the owner buys them up to create this little enclave. It looks like a holiday camp, with rows of little chalets. Ours was decorated from head to toe in a nightmare of very dark brown and beige, with swirls of non descript cream colour just to liven things up. The furniture was dark brown, the dark brown carpets were stained, and the overall effect was just grim.

The tap did not fully reach the sink in the bathroom, and the shower water did not drain away, leaving you ankle deep in water. Otherwise the water pressure in the shower was fine. I did not like the nylon toilet 'apron' around the front of the toilet bowl - it was beige, of course. Yuk.

The beds did not look especially inviting (beige sheets again), and I had the impression that they were clean, but only just. Not fresh. Our son's bed had a gulley down the middle, so it looked like he was going to sleep in a stretcher. Perhaps it's time to buy some new mattresses? The air conditioning did not work, but the staff came to fix it, and then it did sort of work, but not very effectively.

The two pools are small and when we arrived, they were covered with leaves and grime. In the morning, they were being tidied up and did look much better, but they were still hardly inviting. We went for an early breakfast, and found the hot food container full of neatly cut squares of bacon with white fat all over them, and curled up eggs. Otherwise, it was below standard B+B breakfast, and we made do with toast.

The staff were friendly and helpful, but otherwise, the Klein Windhoek is just plain awful. The best thing is the location to Joe's restaurant, and checking out. Avoid it like the plague.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Llandrindod Wells
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Lovely rooms, great food and wonderfully helpful staff”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2011
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We only planned to stay here one night at the end of our holiday but ended up staying three nights! Although we booked a 'budget' room we found it far surpassed this - smart furnishings, large en-suite shower room, large flat screen TV, tea/ coffee making facilities.

Breakfast was outstanding - huge continental selection as well as 'full English' , complimentary filter coffee and danish pastries all day too! A well stocked bar and good value basic lunch time snack food as well as evening 'bar snack' menu was served - the beef and oryx steaks were the best we'd tasted throughout our holiday.

However, the staff really made our stay very special - we had our passports stolen on our last day and had to return to the Klein Windhoek until we could get emergency passports to fly home - the staff were simply brilliant, incredibly helpful and nothing was too much trouble - if it wasn't for their help we'd never have made it home 2 days later.

I would certainly recomend staying here as a great base to explore Windhoek city and nearby countryside either at the start or the end of a holiday

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Oslo, Norway
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Nice place, but in need of a new booking system”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2011

We stayed here both before and after our Namibian holiday. The place was nice and tidy and very good value for money. The location is a bit out of the centre, but just a short taxi drive away. The rooms are newly decorated and everything worked as it should. After leaving for the trip we made sure everything was ok with our stay 12 days later. It was confirmed, and I even saw my name in the book. It was quite a surprise when we returned and found out they had no reservation. They fixed it for us, but had to wipe out some other peoples names in order to fit us in. We got our rooms and were happy, but got very suspicious about the booking routines, which has been pointed out in some other reviews as well.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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jordan
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Room not great, but breakfast good”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 July 2011

At 690 Namibian dollars this is not the best value. Our room was a little shabby, with spots all over the curtains and an old carpet. Our neighbor's heater/air conditioner was really loud. I've stayed in 3 places in Windhoek and this was the least comfortable. However, the breakfast was nice, with surprisingly good coffee. Service was polite. Check out time 10:00 a.m., like most places in Namibia.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Pretoria
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“NO RESPECT FOR YOUR PAID DEPOSIT.”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2011
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person found this review helpful

Want a ruined Namibian holiday? Book this!
We reserved a booking and paid the 50% deposit. On arrival NO booking. We provide proof– NO paperwork at guesthouse! If proof wasn’t given –we would not have been helped!
Sad stories were told about staff member(left 2 weeks ago) who was responsible for mess– done with such conviction that we actually had empathy. Oscar-class act!
We endure rude and bad behaviour from landlord instead of sympathy for the situation unnecessarily placed in.
Promised that booking at end of our tour will be “the best” accommodation– at no extra costs. I saw my name written into the book of disappearing reservations.
Returned 30 th April 2011 -– NO BOOKING!
Ghost staff member secretly made comeback and active again. Names scratched out! Reason? Nobody could explained!
Overheard conversation - rooms were allocated to a group for their guides. Our paid deposit accommodation offered without second thought?
Other guests arrived same day with same problem.
Holiday in Namibia started off and ended distastefully because of negligence and bad administration! Do not take the chance!

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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2 Hofmeyer st | Klein Windhoek, Windhoek 9000, Namibia
Price range (per night):* INR3,511 - 4,180

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