Name: Lepatino Bed Breakfast
Address: 4634 Nehru Way Off Mutelo Road Fallsview, Livingstone, ZM

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2026

Kenneth

Great location, within easy walking distance to city centre. Service was great! I ll stay there next time in town.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2026

Quintin

Great staff, good breakfast and best price around centrally located in walking distance to town!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2025

Joshua

Loved the hot showers everyday.
Some items were missing in the appartment as we wanted it to be self catering, but when we asked the staff, they were very responsive.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

02 Aug 2025

Sefu

the place needs updating

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Gabriel

We enjoyed our studio apartment on this property, a perfect place for our family while exploring Livingstone and the Mosi Oa Tunga Falls

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jun 2025

Tom

It was secure with guards and gated and we had cooking facilities. Thank you for our stay.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2025

Verified traveler

Just Okay. Nothing really to complain. Please is quite, not noisy. No restaurant at the lodge... But plenty in town.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2025

Pierre

peace full staff very accommodating and friendly

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

28 Dec 2024

Michael

Power was out, barely a trickle of water coming out of the shower in the morning. Lots of bugs. Do not recommend.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2024

muchaneta

Friendly staff and comfortable clean rooms

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2023

Geoffrey

distance from city.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2023

Kondwani

Nice and friendly support staff, very accessible and great value for money.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

09 Jun 2023

Fredah Kangwa

The beds had bed bugs and had limited access to meals.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

01 Jun 2023

Mumbi

Extremely extremely disappointed with this place. SMH.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2023

Richard

Cheerful and quiet

Cheerful and quiet little hideaway from the main hotels and tourist traps. 50 kwacha to do your laundry for you (£2.50 approx). Make sure the air conditioning remote has batteries in it we had to buy our own and get a refund for them.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2023

Kurt

Place is clean. Staff is friendly and helpful but logistics for food preparation is poor.

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2023

Kabeli

It is cheap but worth every penny spend, the arwa is quiet and close to town therefore transport is cheap to every destination

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2021

Verified traveler

LePatino BnB has a tranquil feel and offers a welcoming ambience. Structural fortification of the stairway needs improvement.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Very friendly staff. They provided good prices on tours.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2020

Robb

Staff was super friendly and always working to make the stay more enjoyable

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Didnt like the set up of the executive room in areas such as the bathroom where the toilet pan is so close to the shower cabinet knees literally reach the shower cabinet, the roof was leaking from the rains creating a terible dump smell. The air conditioning uint wrongly located i had to change the orientation of the bed.

Business Friends

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2019

Kathleen

Affordable, Convenient & Comfortable

Very Friendly, comfortable & accommodating. 👍👍👍

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2019

Godlove

this is the best place is stay in Livingstone. The staff here are so friendly and they treat you like a member of their family. The place is so clean and quiet. Food is so nice. Kudos to Nkumba, Jackline, Esta, Sarah, Getrude, Ernest and every one here. You are the best!!

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2019

Verified traveler

Very clean, quiet, respectable and helpful staff. Thank you to Annie she arranged all the activities we did in a split second. All staff were welcoming.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2019

Mannfred

The lepatino in Livingstone

We went for a wedding of our cousin in Livingstone . The hitel is very clean. Improvements are required in terms of protecting customers from mosquitoes. The windows should be fitted with insect nets. The swimming pool requires painting. The bath towels require replacements. There is need to git a full body mirror. Other wise the rooms are very well kept. The workers are extremely friendly. Breakfast needs improvement

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2018

Courtney

Very friendly staff! Nice location and you could walk to shops/restaurants. Delicious hot breakfast, which was included. Shower pressure was a little weak and the bathroom was not the cleanest. Good wi-fi with a fan and a/c in the room. Would recommend for a basic stay in Livingstone.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2018

Jillian&Kris

Rooms clean, bright, spacious. Staff friendly & attentive. Breakfast was quite fresh & delicious. Great location for being close to nearby restaurants. Pool was undergoing maintenance. Lovely, intimate stay overall.

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2018

Lucia

The LePatino B&B was a big surprise. It was clean, the service was good and it was really very price worthy. It is well located and close to the markets and restaurants. Our only complaint was the breakfast which needs some attention.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2018

Judy

Nice hotel. Value for money

Stayed 2 nights. Very comfortable rooms. Breakfast was great.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

basic b&b, small room, good location

the staff very accommodating. even cleaned a pair of shoes whilst we were away. never happened to me before.

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2018

Kay

Central location and clean

Very friendly and professional staff. Clean and comfortable. Value for money.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2018

Keela

Nice resting place in Livingtone

This bed & breakfast exceeded my expectations. It is spacious, modern and very clean. Reception is extremely helpful in making sure your stay in Livingstone is a pleasant and memorable one.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2018

Georgi

Best hotel in town

Spacious & clean room, good location, fast wifi, kind staff. Everything was simply perfect.

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Good AC, good mosquito net. Didn't have water at random times of the day.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2017

Xu

The day before I arrived at the hotel, my bag was stolen with my important medicine every day. Is the manager of the hotel who personally accompany us to the hospital to find my medicine so that I can continue my next 25 days of travel. Thanks again to the hotel manager.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Good basic hotel close to the city center. Staff were very friendly and helpful and bed was very comfortable. Nothing special but it was a great price and we had a good experience!

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2016

aftikhar

We definitely had a bad experience on the last night we were trying to make a cup of tea when the plug on the kettle went on fire has your adapter was cheap and nasty

Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Aug 2016

Sean

1 night in LePatino

Spent 1 night in LePatino. Great service and good breakfast. Just a few blocks off the main road. Nice and quiet with a devent pool and a nice breal fast in the morning.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Budget hotel at a great value

This hotel was very basic, but the best value for money on the Livingstone side of Victoria Falls. After staying in several backpackers, this hotel was a welcome relief with hot showers and comfy beds! There was even free WiFi and a very tasty free breakfast. My room had a mini fridge and supplies to make some tea/coffee. Reception was great for organizing taxi transfers for the airport or to go to dinner. No real downsides, just don't expect too much.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2016

Crystal

The best in Livingstone

When's arrived I was greated with a smile from Carol and began check in process right away.

Moments later I was greater with an ice cold drink, from Peter, (who also makes delicious free egg breakfast in the morning!), which was perfect cuz I had walked from the bus station with my bag in the ridiculously hot African afternoon sun. Don't make my mistake. Although it is a short distance, take a taxi.

Carol made sure to ask me how things were with my room and stay any time she say me in the hotel. Along with the other fabulous staff.

Wifi worked well. Free continental breakfast was delicious. Room was spacious and clean. Had good mosquito nets. Flat screen tv with lots of channels. A pool that was clean and inviting. The only thing that I could have maybe kind of complained about, was the shower water pressure was a bit low. But it worked fine so I didn't.

Every evening I got back a bit late, and was happily greeted by the night staff.

I only had planned to stay two nights, but enjoyed the city and hotel so much I stayed for four!

8/10

Excellent

11 Jun 2016

Not Provided

Very nice and great price.

Hotel was very good about picking us up at airport. Staff very friendly- great breakfast and comfortable room.

Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2016

Christos

Nice stuff,good location,pleasant stay

After some misunderstanding on the day of my arrival,my stay has been really pleasant!The stuff is really helpful (and I have to admit here that I may overreacted a bit and I'm apologizing for this here and in person) and the hotel is at a really convenient location at the heart of livingstone.I am visiting them again before the end of April!

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2016

James

Enjoyed my stay at Lepatino

I spent four nights at Lepatino and enjoyed it. The staff are friendly and helpful, and the guesthouse is in a quiet location within walking distance of the Livingstone Museum, some shops, restaurants and banks. The only downside during my stay was the wifi didn't work all the time. Otherwise, this is a pretty good place to stay in Livingstone.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2016

Karla

Cost effective and convenient

Carole and the staff were very friendly and helpful. My luggage was delayed and she went to pick it up, along with offering advice on where I could quickly get some needed items. The place is centrally located in the town, so you can find places nearby to eat or shop. I would recommend this place for people who want to spend their money on the activities and travel rather than a 5* hotel.

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

Convenient for town centre and airport

Quiet guest house, friendly staff.

Large lounge, new swimming pool being built.

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2015

Joseph

Good value and walking distance to the city centre

Good value for money. When we visited Livingstone, Zambia had 8 hours of power cuts a day. The power cuts are well managed with scheduled program of when the power will be cut off. The Hotel has a generator; thought it is not always switched on. You have to tell the receptionist to turn it on for the water pump to pump water to the rooms or if you want to watch TV or use Wi-Fi when power is cut. The hotel is walking distance to the city centre. Ensure you select a room with a fully functioning air conditioner as it gets very hot in the rooms. The executive rooms in the mezzanine floors have low ceiling heights of approximately 2.3m high which makes it essential to have a fully functioning air-conditioner. Basic Breakfast is provided but service ends at 8.30am. Maybe a later ending especially for weekends would be great. Overall good value for money in the Livingstone / Vic Falls area. Fly screen would be great for the windows to keep out mosquitos and flies.
I would certainly return to La Patino for a repeat visit.

Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Nov 2015

Sanjay

Hot in Livingstone

Livingstone has been having daily announced power cuts as we found out after we arrived. Le Patino staff knows it and even tells the guests no power. The power was off when we arrived and off several times during our stay. Here's the problem. This establish,net has a generator. However several guests had to fight to get the staff to turn on the generator. From what we were told, the generator also controlled the pump which provides water. Since the staff worked very hard to use the generator only sparingly, we didn't have water to to shower or flush the toilet. It was very hot and of course the air con also shutoff without the generator. After 3 days, I came to the conclusion that the problem may not be with the staff, but rather with the ownership. I beleive that they have instructed the staff to contain costs at all cost. I rarely write reviews but felt the need to do so in this case because I want other travelers to beware of the situation. If certain basic amenities are advertised and there is a solution, the ownership should make it happen. The way they are operating now where guests are complaining, at least three that I heard, this is not a serious business. If ownership is trying to contain costs, it's better they raise prices but at least provide what they are supposed to.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Good stay, nice staff

Good stay, nice staff. Close to stores and restaraunts so it's easy to walk.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2015

Clark

Staff works very hard to make the guests happy.

Greeted with a much needed bottle of water and then provided another one. Needed a power converter and they had a good one to loan me. They got up early to fix my breakfast before an early bus ride.

4/10

Poor

04 Jun 2015

World Traveler

No running water

I can be happy with a clean room and a shower. This time i was disappointed. The bathroom did not have running water since my arrival time at about 10:00 a.m. until about 8:00 p.m. this included the toilet tank. That prevented me from taking a shower during the day. Wasn't sure if there was hot water, i had to take a 3 minutes shower with cold water, afraid that i would run out of water again. I'd tried to take a shower earlier during the day, but the water suddenly stopped running after a few seconds, so I did not want to risk it again.
The t.v. was placed on the side of the bed instead of the front, which made it very difficult to watch. The water from the loose sink faucet spilled over the floor because it had not been correctly installed. The base of the sink was also loose.