Sossusvlei Lodge

We stayed in the sister lodge and arrived early, before check in time and decided to visit here. The reception staff were super and called to see if our room was ready. They gave us complimentary coffee and allowed us to sit outside and enjoy the environment. We then bought the cake of the day, and enjoyed it on the rooftop deck with the beautiful views. The next day we took their guided trip to Sossusvlei, which was good value for money compared to the prices for the excursion of nearby lodges. The guide was great. Vehicle good for viewing, but we do not recommend taking the extra breakfast option if you are not staying on a BNB rate. For the cost of 170pp we received fruit, yogurt, cereal, bread, and a platter of cold meet, cheese, cucumber and tomato. There was juice and coffee.... The table was beautifully laid out by our guide, which was special. But how about going to the trouble of making a muffin or even cutting the fruit into fruit salad?? Maybe a boiled egg??

Very well-presented spacious huts overlooking the desert. Comfortable beds. Morning showers were lukewarm but seemed to be hot in the afternoon. The buffet was excellent, even for a vegetarian: fresh and varied with so many tasty dessert options, and a grill for morning eggs or dinner stir fry. They did not have non-dairy milk but the black coffee was fine. Internet was available near reception so guests would often access it at the nearby bar or pool area. These were well-placed for lovely sunset views over the desert. There was a nearby souvenir shop with hotel prices.

We arrived at the Sossusvlei Lodge as part of a tour group. Accommodations are set up like a village of small lodge units scattered along the desert property. Each had a covered patio with chairs, nice to use during evenings or cooler mornings. Our unit was furnished with double beds, a couch, a coffee table, a large desk with bench, a refrigerator, and an open wardrobe with shelves plus a safe. Air conditioning was good enough to keep the main room cool, but struggled when the bathroom door was open. The bathroom did tend to heat up during the day. Tip: Keep the bathroom door closed when cooling down the main room. The bathroom was good sized with a bathtub, double sinks, large shower, and toilet. The units provided a comfortable spot to relax after excursions out in the Sossusvlei desert. There is a nice bar with an upstairs sundowner deck to enjoy the sunsets or sit under covered sun chairs during the day. Attached to the sundowner deck is an observation tower to climb for even better views of the surrounding desert or the evening sky. Behind the bar is a small pool in a grassy area surrounded by covered sun chairs and a shaded beer garden under an acacia tree. Across from the bar is the restaurant area, and a large outdoor terrace mainly used during the cooler parts of the day for breakfast and evening dining. Meals were served buffet style with a wide selection of dishes. One could choose from chicken or African meats like kudu and springbok or local African fishes like hake and kingklip. The lodge also schedules activities and the group enjoyed both a scenic flight over the Sossusvlei dunes and a sundowner/desert drive. Service at the lodge was good and attentive throughout our stay. Overall a great stay in the desert at the Sossusvlei Lodge.

I had a wonderful time! The flats are wonderful and have everything you need; the food (buffet) is fantastic; the surroundings are beautiful; and there are all kinds of amenities, like a pool. But above all, the service for organising activities is incredible - the lady, whose name I have unfortunately forgotten, was helpful and friendly via email and this continued on site. (I have a silly habit of prioritising reviews where the experience was a bad one because I want to warn other people - but Sossusvlei Lodge was so, so nice that I just had to say so).

Very well situated so close to the National Park without being inside. Nice bedrooms and bathroom, great pool, good bar and activity centre. The buffet was a little lacking in my opinion the dinner was mainly tough bbq or stir fry and the veggies were overcooked by about 2 hours. The breakfast buffet better. The lunch buffet (really there are no options round here) was far from inspiring and very expensive for what it was. I ate some Greek salad and it was more than $300..the bar food was only served later on, and did seem better.

I had a good two night stay here. The room was large and the bed was very comfortable, with a large bathroom and shower area, as well as a shaded verandah to sit out. The location of the lodge next to the entrance to the park was convenient for getting in early for the dune hikes. The wifi is somewhat limited, only available at the bar area, but reasonable speed. I went for a sundowner drive, which was pleasant with snacks and wine/beer, and a view of the sunset over the dunes. The dinner buffet was reasonably good. The choice of salads was quite extensive- from regular leaf salad, to different vegetable based salads (cauliflower, beets, beans) and even a cheese salad, as well as roasted onions, red peppers. The main featured a grill station with game meats, sausage and beef, which was very good, with roast potatoes, vegetables and rice. There was also a fish station and a stir fry station which i did not try. For dessert- a good cheese selection as well as very delicious desserts, ranging from chocolate mousse, to fruit tarts, to cakes. The breakfast in the morning was also good- egg station, bacon, sausage, good fruit selection, juice- although the coffee was effectively brown water. Overall a good stay

Some confusion at check in. Rooms large and well equipped (no hot water on 2nd morning).Dinner was a buffet seated outside, beef and game offering , meat tough, buffet side dishes OK, cutlery quality poor, no steak knife to cut the tough meat offerings. Wi-Fi ,weak signal and only available in the bar. Breakfast buffet OK, hot dishes chef battled to keep up with demand, 4 X 4 excursion to the Dead Vlei and the large dues, good, well guided and driven

We didn’t stay at the Sossusvlei Lodge Hotel but booked a sundowner drive which left at 16:45 and lasted a couple of hours. The guide was very friendly and knowledgeable and took us to a great spot where we could climb up a little to get a better view and then set up a table with snacks and cold drinks for us to enjoy whilst we watched the sun go down. Cost was circa £18 per person and included the snacks and plenty of drinks (wine, beer and soft drinks).

Luxurious with a spectacular location, what a treat! My family and our friends loved everything about this place and we were very happy to have three nights there. The rooms and bathrooms were spacious and very comfortable with incredible views. We loved the viewing tower for the beautiful sunsets, and swam every day in the pool. The buffet breakfast and dinner were unbelievable too. Thoroughly recommend this place!