Name: Digger Inn
Address: Plot 322 313 St Patrick Street, Francistown, BW

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2026

Kim

A well maintained and clean hotel. Good shower and bed. Excellent bar and grill nearby and cafe with good coffee. A good choice.

8/10

Excellent

03 Jun 2026

Tumisang

Great place

Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2026

Saumil

Good rooms, carpets are bit old, but good overall.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Francis

It was lovely

Self

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jun 2025

NGONILE

The family room met our needs, the check in staff, not really helpful attitude after we had travelled a long distance and it was later in the evening with small children, a small guidance on how to unload and get bags in would have helped. Check out was an unnecessary long process, the lady wanted to check which site I booked through, even after I confirmed via Expedia, she wanted to share how with the other sites payment is not taken.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2025

Mkhabela

Its a great location.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2025

Agnieszka

Hard to find but nice and quiet once there. Bathroom vents blowing in kitchen (fryer) smells straight into the room

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2024

Peter

Review

It was good

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2024

Jeremy

Loved it!

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2023

Paul

Good accommodation half way between Harare and Sandton. Good value for money.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2023

Brett

Easy and authentic

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2022

William

Older property but well maintained. Good wifi, excellent restaurant on the property.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2022

Erin

We had an initial hiccup with a different room being reserved than what we actually booked on expedia so I recommend confirming with the Inn via phone which room you have booked but they sorted it out for us and we had a really nice stay. Stayed a night each in the deluxe family and the family rooms and both were clean, nice, spacious rooms and had everything we needed. Both restaurants connected to the Inn had great food and service. Thank you.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2022

Martin

Restaurants and shops within short walking distance. Weekends can be noisy at night because of street parties and music nearby

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2022

Brigitte

Had a wonderful and restful night. The restaurant you must try great food!!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2022

Michael

The hotel's restaurant was excellent but no nearby alternatives.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2019

Thomas

Does the job

Stayed at Digger Inn a number of times now. The rooms are comfortable and clean. Had very little interaction with staff beyond collecting keys but they are friendly. Wifi system is a little arcane and patchy. Food in the restaurant leaves much to be desired. The Thorn Tree is much better than the hotel bar/restaurant. But overall, for Francistown, it works. I will stay there again.

Business

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2019

Richard

Business trip to Francistown

Online booking was easy and efficient, the staff were very friendly, our wifi did not work all the time causing some frustration.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2018

Nontokozo

Home away from home...

My trip was amazing great food and great service....

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2018

Dominic

Colonial and friendly.

I like Diggers. Stayed a few times and it suits our needs adequately. Colonial style architecture and design feel. Friendly staff and good food next door. Clean rooms and usually not too busy. Good hotel.

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2018

Michael

A quiet place in the city

The hotel is quiet and secure, a comfortable and clean place for individuals or families. There are two restaurants available with excellent food and reasoable price. There is a gym and the neighorhood area is safe for walking/jogging.

6/10

Pleasant

22 May 2018

Verified traveler

Short three night stay

The property was well cared for and clean and most of the reception staff were friendly and competent. There was ongoing confusion about whether we had paid in advance, and at first how many nights we were staying. One of the managers knew there was a confirmation email from Hotels.com but evidently that didn't get communicated to the rest of the reception staff as I was asked to pay again upon checkout. However a nice well-maintained room and good amenities. My third stay in Francistown and next trip I will probably stay there again.

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel for a good price

The hotel is in a good location and has secure parking - great for travelers passing through Francistown on the way to somewhere else.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2017

Alberts

First impression on parking the car at the back was OMG !!
On being shown the available rooms we were very impressed.
The novel set up of the restaurant and snack bar was enlightening.
Only there for one night but will certainly use again

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2016

Seamus

Probably best place in Francistown

Peaceful break from lots of driving in comfort

6/10

Pleasant

21 Aug 2016

Anne

The hotel is unfortunately situated above a liquor shop and a restaurant/pub. People drank at the restaurant until late in the night and made a huge amount of noise which could be heard in our rooms.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2016

kabelo

very happy

super duper

2/10

Poor

12 Mar 2016

Derek

Where not to stay in Francistown

There was no wifi although it was advertised. There was no toilet paper and although our credit card was debited the reception had no knowledge and wanted payment

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2015

mr d

nice comfy hotel. big clean room - good wifi + a/c

a lot of thought has gone into the rooms at this hotel and it really does have a comfortable feel. however arrival was fraught since the main road through the city was totally closed and virtually no diverted traffic signs visible so my gps went ape! eventually found it but unknowingly went in via back door and from the parking there were no signs to reception so spent more than five minutes walking the corridors! I had paid gbp 10 more for this hotel than the peermont and it was worth it. happy efficient reception (even came up to room to alert me to a phone call) big clean room - good wifi great very efficient a/c, lots of electrical plugs with three plug types. proper fridge. quality bed linen and towels but no bath tub. nice balcony with view of square and two chairs and a table. secure parking with attendant. highlight of evening was a lovely meal in their restaurant, upstairs just across the square well cooked, well presented food. great steak - tender and tasty. good value. thoroughly recommended.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2015

MulumbaM

Enjoyed the night

Staff were great and helped in getting us a room although they were fully booked and at very short notice.

Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2014

Joe

Nice hotel, nice price

The Diggers Inn is a clean, comfortable hotel for a decent price. The room had a good wifi connection and was in a decent neighborhood. The Thorn Tree restaurant next door had an excellent breakfast at a reasonable price. The hotel restaurant was also reasonably priced and the menu was available through room service. We will stay here again on our next trip to Francistown.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2014

Verified traveler

comfy, nice bathrooms, good service

Located in a small enclosed strip-mall just a block off the main road, the hotel is a convenient and clean business hotel. The staff is friendly and helpful. The baths are modern and recently renovated with plenty of hot water . A restaurant-bar for dinner and a cafe for breakfast are part of the same building complex and offer good food at reasonable prices. Overall a convenient and very comfortable stop before entering Zimbabwe through Plumtree.

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2014

Corporate traverller

Easy to book

It was a last minute booking and all went very smooth and I had replies to my emails very quickly.

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2014

Corporate Traveller

Enjoyed they stay

It was a last minute booking but everything went well and smooth. Just waiting for the invoice for the bill back for breakfast and dinner.

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

Perfect location for stopover on the way to Chobe, Maun or Vic Falls

Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

Perfect location for stopover on the way to Chobe, Maun or Vic Falls

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

good place to break a journey

The hotel was of a high standard with clean and good sized rooms, pleasant and polite staff and very comfortable beds. Sorry, but can't comment on food as we ate elsewhere. We would certainly stay again if we were in Francistown on another occasion

4/10

Poor

05 May 2014

Robertp

Unreliable booking system

Paid in full using Expedia but they could not find my reservation on arrival.

Not something you want to deal with on late night arrival.

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2014

Stefano

Comfortable room

The room was nice and spacious. The beds were comfortable. The bathroom decent. No complaints. Only complaint is that the hotel Manager did not have our Hotel.com booking! I had to talk him into taking responsibility to sort it out! That's not professional! Maybe you should check out where the bug was.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2014

John K

Superb value

A recent overhaul of the hotel makes it a true gem. The amply sized rooms were excellent in every way (shower, beds, flat screen TV, desk for work, etc). Staff was friendly. The mini-mall in which the hotel is situated contains a very nice pub and separate cafe, both affiliated to the hotel (you can charge your food to your room). The main street of pleasant Francistown is also 50 meters away.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

Nicolas

Great lodge in Francistown for 5 persons. Amazing dinner with a lot of choice. Staff very pleasna tand helpful. I and my older children did a great running around the Digger at 18h. All fantastic

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2025

Katarina

En natt på Diggers Inn, Francistown

Dubbelsängen var stor och skön, mindre bra var att barnens våningssäng gnisslade väldigt högt vid varje liten rörelse de gjorde.. men den var iallafall också skönt bäddad.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2018

Christian

Freundliches Personal, unkomplzierter Check-In und Check-Out, grosses und sauberes Zimmer und Bad, bequeme Betten.
Nur das angeschlossene Restaurant (Dinner) und Cafe (Frühstück) sind nicht so prickelnd hinsichtlich der Qualität des Essens.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

Durch mangelnde Beschilderung war das Hotel abends schwer zu finden.

Die fehlende Motivation der Mitarbeiter verlangsamt diverse Prozesse wie zB Check-In.

Die Zimmer sind geräumig und sauber.

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2014

Verified traveler

centralt och hyggligt prisvärt

Restaurangen är mycket trevlig och serverar utmärkt Seswaa. Personlig stil på stället.