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Cresta Lodge Harare

Mutare Road, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Exeter, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
29 reviews 29 reviews
18 hotel reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

I moved here from Meikles (the 5* in Harare city centre) as I was running a training session here. The hotel is U-shaped, built on two levels around stunning gardens with birds everywhere. It's not far from the centre of Harare but you could be in a different country! Although some parts of the hotel and conference area are 'tired'... More

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CrestaHotels, General Manager at Cresta Lodge Harare, responded to this review
13 May 2013

Dear Guest, Greetings from Cresta Lodge Harare. Thank you for your recent post on TripAdvisor regarding your stay at Cresta Lodge Harare. We would like to thank you for staying with us and hope that we will see you again. Thank you for your positive review of Cresta Lodge! We are so pleased that you found your stay to be... More

Harare, Zimbabwe
Senior Contributor
25 reviews 25 reviews
17 hotel reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013 via mobile

This is an excellent hotel. Its well situated and has good food and rooms. The staff are friendly and happy bunch. This hotel is much better than staying in city centre. It has a good pool and plenty of space. Its far better than bronte and meikles . This place has space which we all love.

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28 March 2013

Dear Guest, Greetings from Cresta Lodge Harare. Thank you for your recent post on TripAdvisor regarding your stay at Cresta Lodge Harare. We would like to thank you for staying with us and hope that we will see you again. We are delighted that you found Cresta Lodge Harare to be such a lovely place! We are also pleased that... More

Johannesburg, South Africa
Top Contributor
50 reviews 50 reviews
26 hotel reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2013

I was booked into this hotel, and had my doubts but I was pleasantly surprised. It was clean well run, and very friendly. Typical Zimbabwe friendliness was portrayed, I was made most welcome. The room was spacious and comfortable. The restaurant was well stocked and very comfortable. The only down side was the free wireless was terrible.

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CrestaHotels, General Manager at Cresta Lodge Harare, responded to this review
19 March 2013

Dear Guest, Greetings from Cresta Lodge Harare. Thank you for your recent post on TripAdvisor regarding your stay at Cresta Lodge Harare. We would like to thank you for staying with us and hope that we will see you again. We are so pleased that you found your experience at Cresta Lodge to be a pleasant one. We appreciate your... More

Lugano
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79 reviews 79 reviews
27 hotel reviews
Reviews in 45 cities Reviews in 45 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 December 2012 via mobile

This very basic hotel is clean and quiet at the outskirts of Harare. A good stopover if you just need a place to spend the night. The food at Chatters Restaurant is nicely prepared and well priced. The hotel is being renovated. Internet is free of charge.

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CrestaHotels, General Manager at Cresta Lodge Harare, responded to this review
2 January 2013

Dear Guest, Greetings from Cresta Lodge Harare. Thank you for your recent post on TripAdvisor regarding your stay at Cresta Lodge Harare. We would like to thank you for staying with us and hope that we will see you again. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your visit to Cresta Lodge Harare and that your meal at Chatters Restaurant... More

Johannesburg, South Africa
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2012

I was shocked when I got to Cresta lodge for the World Ventures Millionaire Boot camp Zimababwe, the quality of the Accommodation. The building has worn and old the rooms need a facelift, however one of the concierges took me upstairs to the new room which is on display, looks amazing, but there’s only one room mocked up for the... More

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CrestaHotels, General Manager at Cresta Lodge Harare, responded to this review
17 December 2012

Dear Guest, Greetings from Cresta Lodge Harare. Thank you for your recent post on TripAdvisor regarding your stay at Cresta Lodge Harare. We would like to thank you for staying with us and hope that we will see you again. We regret that you were disappointed with your recent stay at Cresta Lodge and we will take heed of your... More

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Nairobi, Kenya
Contributor
11 reviews 11 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 December 2012

My first time to Cresta Lodge was in October 2012. The place is fantastic. It's green, away from the city and in a quite location. After a month, i came back to the same hotel and the improvements are feasible. The food has become better, the new conference facility is a delight tempting you to have an end of year... More

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CrestaHotels, General Manager at Cresta Lodge Harare, responded to this review
19 December 2012

Dear Guest, Greetings from Cresta Lodge Harare. Thank you for your recent post on TripAdvisor regarding your stay at Cresta Lodge Harare. We would like to thank you for staying with us and hope that we will see you again. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your visit to Cresta Lodge Harare and that you have noticed improvements in... More

Maputo
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2012

I wonder how many people have suffered at this Lodge. It is a horrible place, from the service rendered by the receptionists, to the security man, etc. They wondered into my room while I was having dinner, and cleaned my belongings. They knew I was leaving at 5am to the airport and hence would not have the chance to bother... More

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Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany
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5 reviews 5 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2012

Ugly, raunchy, shabby, run-down We (two adults, 3 children) have spent 3 days and 1 day at the Cresta Lodge Harare and have experienced twice 40 minutes waiting at the - very unfriendly - check-in since our rooms where not available. Then the doors to the rooms available could not be locked. Then we changed again to other rooms where... More

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Tokyo, Japan
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

I have been traveling all over the world for my business... I must say Cresta Lodge Harare is the worst ever. We, 5 of us, stayed in a range of 20 to 50 days in Cresta Lodge. During the stay, many things had stolen from us, including a camera, internet modems, pens, magazines, etc... We complained to the Manager of... More

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Liverpool, United Kingdom
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2011

During a recent stay I had 40 Euros, £20 and about $100 stolen from a wallet stored inside a lockup in the room. My collegue had $650 stolen from his room. The thief had to have a room and lockup key and so could only be an employee. DO NOT LEAVE ANY VALUABLES IN YOUR ROOM

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Address: Mutare Road, Harare, Zimbabwe
Region: Zimbabwe > Harare Province > Harare
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Ranked #18 of 24 Speciality lodging in Harare

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