Cresta Lodge Gaborone

Botswana , Gaborone
Gaborone, Samora Machel Drive
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42 reviews shown

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2026

Feroze

Room was decent. Bathroom needs upgrading though. Shower is terrible. Bathroom tap also needs to be upgraded

Business

8/10

Excellent

26 Dec 2025

Okan

It was a pleasant stay

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2025

charles

Never use the pool

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Miyoba

Food

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Fred

Good

Business

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2021

Tshepo

Good hotel with good food & service.

Great hotel, great food. Just wish there give their wooden furniture a touch up of lacquer.

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2021

Verified traveler

Great

Great value for money. Super clean and neat. Modern and updated. Seamless check-in and check-out.

Business

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Nice and quite, needs a bit of updating

Check in was quick and efficient. Staff was friendly and helpful. The hotel is located in a quieter part of the city, so there was hardly any noise.
The room was large enough, but the bathroom can do with a bit of updating, it was clean, just a bit tired.
Breakfast was ok, it might be a bit helpful to have a menu so that people can order, rather than just verbally listing whatever is available to someone( this could just have been a one off as my stay was during the COVID-19 epidemic).
There is ample parking with secured entry.
check out was unremarkable- quick and efficient.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Amazing service by reception and laundry staff. They were friendly and very welcoming, understanding and helpful.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2019

richard

Stayed before, great all round and tremendous value. The GM made himself known, a top man. When

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Clean open space. Not far located from the cbd. The room are spacious and clean.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2019

Convenience and closer to lots of amenities mhhhhhdhdhhdhdhshhdhdhhdhdhdhhd

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2019

Emmanuel

Good

Experience was good. A bit of maintenance would be good....re-painting doors, fixing old knobs etc

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2019

Verified traveler

The Hotel was spotless and the service very professional and very helpful. It was a wonderful experience, beyond expectations.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2019

Ian

Excellent

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Happy Guest

The hospitality from the staff was excellent. Really friendly, accommodating and helpful.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Oct 2018

Tolu

I am not happy about the fact that I got in a day alter due to flight delays and I was still charged for Tuesday night. They said Expedia had charged me and there was nothing they could do about it.

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2018

Kurt

Good Business hotel

Always good for Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2018

Hope

Beautiful Hotel and very welcoming

The whole staff was very welcoming and helpful at all times. The hotel was very clean. The food was excellent. I really enjoyed staying in the hotel and would not mind staying there again. The cleaning was outstanding and the staff was very helpful at all times. The surrounding is also very peaceful and relaxing. I would like to say thank to everyone at Cresta for making my trip exciting and welcoming. Thank you.

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Excellent staff. Friendly and efficient Clean business style hotel

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2018

Benjamin

Cresta Gaborone nice hotel off of downtown

Convenient for business with Airport shuttle and hearty breakfast. Pleasant staff are genuinely interested in helping out and dealing with any issues.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Good hotel, good wifi

The last time I stayed at this hotel was a few years back, and the wifi connection was bad, hence I stayed at other hotels after that. However, this round, too my pleasant surprise, the wifi connection has improved tremendously - this is especially crucial for someone like me who needs to get work done on the go and stay connected with my office back home.

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

good hotel, a little tired, far from center. Clean.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2018

Reginah

Excellent

Stay was amazing and welcoming

4/10

Poor

17 Oct 2017

David

Cresta Lodge - a last resort!

Not sure why we give Cresta hotels a second chance, this is not the first time they've disappointed. After driving four-and-a-half hours from Tonota and looking forward to a drink in the bar / garden area, we were informed that it was closed to hotel guests because of a function. Having booked a non-smoking room, this also meant I couldn't smoke my cigar that evening. Cresta always seem to put short-term profits before the enjoyment of their paying hotel guests - I won't mention what happened in the Cresta Marang (Francistown) a couple of years ago. If we'd had known the garden bar was closed, we would have booked elsewhere - having a few drinks in the inside cafeteria area is most definitely no substitute.

Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Okay, but needs better customer service

While the rooms were fine and the food was okay, the process of checking out to get my receipt was a nightmare. It took me three trips to the hotel to finally get my receipts for meals charged to my card.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2017

kabelo

I did enjoy my stay

Business trip that was fruitful thanks to hospitality specs that I could have a relax afternoon and evening after a long day

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2017

Myra

everyone was very hospitable and helpful. one night I needed directions to a local take-away, and the manager transported me. above and beyond!

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2017

Sean

Good hotel - central location close to riverwalk mall and business districts.
Very quiet grounds

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2017

leon

helpful friendly staff. nice place

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2017

Ruth

Great hotel - location a bit too far off though

Great hotel with great staff. Loved how friendly everyone was! Downside is that the hotel is in a rather remote area and taxis are hard to get hold off.

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2016

Jodie

Comfortable

Good sized rooms with good bedding and excellent air conditioning. The bathroom is nice but needs a good clean, perhaps an update to remove the old grout.
The pool is good and clean to swim in.
We didn't eat at the hotel as there is plenty of restaurants around.
Easy access for a car and good safe car parking available.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Two days off

Had a lovely time at the hotel

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jan 2016

Lerato

Disappointed.

It was not what we expected. The hotel is old though the furniture is modern, it is worn out. The exterior of the hotel is not appealing at all. The pictures on this website are misleading. I really did not like getting a knock at 8:30am from housekeeping wanting dirty towels. One late afternoon the staff was sitting under a tree in front of our window making so much noise.
However, the hotel staff were friendly when we interacted with them.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2015

Albert

a weekend getaway in gaborone

nice hotel, excellent restaurant, super good food

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2015

ian

Basic clean hotel

A one night business stay. The hotel is clean and tidy, nothing special but ok for one night. Food average. At r1450/night there are better options in Gabs.

4/10

Poor

27 Jan 2010

Patsy

Could be better for the price

Several things fell short of what I expected, given the price. The AC unit in my room was noisy and leaking when I arrived (this had been noted by the previous occupant, but the notice was still in the room and nothing had been done to fix it.) It took them three days to move me to another room. There is no business center in the hotel, so no computer and no printing available for guest use. There is a wireless network, but you have to be in the lobby area to use it- there is no signal in the rooms area, regardless of what is advertised. Plus, it is unduly expensive. Also, the reception staff was not always as professional as they should be. A couple of times when I was at the reception, they talked amongst themselves in Setswana (which I do not speak or understand) and laughed. Additionally, an Internet voucher I bought was supposedly for 48 hours, but it expired within 24 hours. Lastly, one morning I went to the restaurant for breakfast and found all the food uncovered and flies on the cereal. So, all in all, I would say that it's not all that great value for the money.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2022

Patrick

Fantastique

Séjour fantastique à tous les niveaux. Ce jardin autour de l hôtel est un petit paradis. La chambre, la restauration et les services sont excellents

Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2022

Alexander

Gut gelegene Lodge mit schoenem Garten und Pool. Leider war das erste Zimmer, dass man mir gegeben hatte, frisch gestrichen und roch entsprechend. Das zweite Zimmer war gegenueber einer Wand voller Klimaanlagen und dementsprechend laut. Erst das dritte Zimmer war ok. Das Essen im Restaurant war eher mittelmaessig, Kartoffeln z.B. nicht durchgekocht, was deshalb ein Probelm ist, da die Lodge recht weit vom naechsten Restaurant entfernt liegt. Das Hotelpersonal war zwar hilfsbereit, wirkte aber dabei etwas uninterressiert. Insgesamt Mittelmass.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2021

Niclaz

Extraordinary

Perfect really, above expectations. Extraordinary food ans personell.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2019

Lambert

Decent hotel with great staff

The hotel is conveniently located and provides for a free airport pick-up and drop-off. The rooms and breakfast are good value for money. Internet could be better. The staff is extremely pleasant.

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2018

mariano

Hotel agradable , amplias instalaciones.

Zona tranquila de la ciudad. Necesitas coche para moverte