Cresta Churchill

Zimbabwe , Bulawayo
BULAWAYO, Matopos Rd-Moffat Ave
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41 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2025

Tendai

Pleasant surprise good value for money

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2025

Sibongile

Shower, water was cold

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2024

Josias

The property is old but well kept. They are busy upgrading

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2024

Grace

The place is very clean with warm water.Staff friendly , polite and prompt in attending problems.For example,it took only a few seconds after contacting the reception to get another card to use when my door card was not working .

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2023

Johan

Nice and clean good breakfast

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

01 Nov 2021

Pablo

Property called and said there had no room only to discover room was allocated to someone which one of their staff confirmed

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Excellent facilities and very friendly and helpful staff. I was able to crack a few jokes with the stuff.

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2021

Donald

It was generally clean

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2019

Verified traveler

All that we saw was impressive and aesthetic. Our room was spacious and bed itself just right to sleep after a busy day. Front of house staff and the service team in the dining area were all smiles and helpful I cannot fault them. Could do with a better taxi link for customers to avoid rouge drivers from major pick up points.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Nice renovations

I was pleasantly surprised by the well-done recent renovations at Cresta Churchill. We booked suites which were a great value and included a separate (no door) sitting area with a couch, second tv, desk and mini fridge. Rooms were very comfortable and had ample plugs with built in converters and usb outlets. Wifi was sufficient. Bathrooms were well appointed. My colleague's fridge smelled like it was overheating which was a bit of a concern but we just unplugged it. Could also hear a bit of noise from the plumbing from other rooms but nothing major. Our suites were on the third floor with no lift, which may present problems for some. Check-in wasn't very smooth--they did not have our reservations (from hotels.com) and we had to present the printouts, but they were not near full and let us checkin very early (9am after arriving on an international flight) which was very welcomed. The cold breakfast buffet wasn't great, but Zim is having a tough time on imports at present so it wasn't too unexpected, and the hot options for breakfast were good. Dinner was fine but not the best quality meat and quite expensive for what you got (if you paid in USD). Hotel is a bit removed from town but we didn't mind and it was a quiet area. Overall a good stay and option for Bulawayo, despite some minor issues.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Perfect 100%

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2018

Gerald

Good hotel choice

Very neat and comfortable hotel with friendly staff.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

The staff were all welcoming.

Food was great

Venue will always be on our list to stay

6/10

Pleasant

20 Dec 2016

Keith

Satisfactory stay

Generally OK, but we were kept waiting rather too long at reception on arrival, no-one offered to help with our bags and the restaurant said it wasn't authorised to add our meals to the hotel bill.
Minor points, but all adding up to something less than full satisfaction.

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2016

Amanda

this is an old hotel with history like most places in Zimbabwe the grandeur has faded a bit but it is very clean and reasonably well kept. The staff staff is wonderful and proper lifting up the premisis and made it a nice place to stay. I wouldn't worry about being outside of town you just stand on the road and a honda fit will roll by honk it's horn and you jump in and for 50 cents you are in town in a few minutes. This shared taxi works great. The wifi was excellent better than any we have had in souther Africa. The bar and restaurant reasonable. There is a supermarket a couple doors down if you want to stock up on snacks. We had a good stay I was also happy they arranged my airport pickup by email! I would definitely return.

Partner

4/10

Poor

06 Jul 2016

Michael

Wouldn't stay again.

Rather tired, nothing obviously wrong but not a good feel. The hotel offers \"complementary\" transfers to the airport but wanted to charge us $30. Lunch was offered at $2 for beef stew and £3 for oxtail. Warm, not particularly tasty but when the bill came they wanted $3 and $4 respectively. Breakfast offered a limited buffet choice. My cooked breakfast, no fried eggs, was barely luke warm; they offered to heat it up but it came back the same temperature. Decided to make bacon sandwich but the bread was stale. No toast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2016

kabelo

okay

it was okay

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Old time experience

Good hotel with bad sound insulation, I could hear my neighbors all night.Dining service very slow.
Front line staff very professional

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2016

Walter

nice place

the restaurant needs improvement. waited over 1 hour for our food, then it was even not like what we ordered

Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2015

Jerry

Great place

With difficult conditions in the country this hotel continues to offer very excellent accommodations. The hotel is in need of some updates but everything works well, and the staff is very outstanding. I would recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Bulawayo.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jun 2015

patricia

Nice, somewhat dated old fashioned hotel

The staff were very nice, the room was ok (a bit dated) with complementary water and tea making facilities. I only stayed for one night here

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2015

Christine

very comfortable

Staff extremely helpful and friendly. Will stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2015

Christine

very comfortable stay

Very comfortable stay. Staff couldn't have been more helpful or friendly. Will definitely stay here again. Highly recommended.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2015

David

Faded charm, clean, a bit overpriced.

Strange old mock-Tudor hotel about 8kms out of Bulawayo towards the Matobos. Room was clean but furnishes are old. Fine for an overnight stop. A bit expensive for what you get - but Zim is an expensive place. Food in the restaurant was decent. Quite enjoyed the weird vibe!

6/10

Pleasant

08 Dec 2014

Average at best

It was okay, they advertised they had a fitness centre, there was none in the building. At the INGLEHOOK restaurant , I went in for breakfast in the morning from my rrom and one of the waiters approached me, telling me shorts were not allowed. I was very angry because there where 5 white men , in the room having breakfast and 2 had shorts on! THE NERVE!

6/10

Pleasant

23 Oct 2014

dutch guy

Nice middle class hotel

Nice hotel, nice and friendly people. The hotel could use a renovation, especially for the bathroom. Breakfast was very good. We booked the hotel because it was close to the Matobo park. We arranged a visit to the park at the reception, which was a bit unfortunate: they arranged their taxi driver, who appeared not to know anything of the park, while the car was not a 4wd, not able to drive us to the most interesting places.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Aug 2014

Steve C

Comfy beds

I thought everything was great, except that I thought paying $105 US per night was a bit expensive given I needed to get taxis into the city and also compared with the price of other hotels in the vicinity. Hotel was very nice and staff were very pleasant and did a great job in making me feel welcome and helping me out whenever I had questions.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2014

Rocky

Welldone enjoy every moment absolute the best

Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

menu mystery

Had a good stay and it would have been even better if the menu provided in the hotel had been accurate with what was available. What we ate was tasty and well cooked but so much was not available. The menu needs revision to reflect what can be ordered. Otherwise staff were helpful and polite and the service and room of good quality.

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2014

Verified traveler

Nice hotel clean friendly and good food.

Unfortunately we only had time to stay one night but we found the hotel very pleasant and the staff friendly and efficient. The food in the dining room was very good and a reasonable cost. I will definitely stay there again. We came from Harare airport and were on our way to Hwange National Park.

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2014

Kate

One night stop in Bulawayo

I stopped at the Cresta for one night as I passed through Bulawayo on the way to Victoria Falls. It was a nice enough hotel, although further out from the centre of town that I realised.

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2014

Meredith

Very nice hotel clean and helpful staff
Good breakfast included would recommend

6/10

Pleasant

04 May 2014

José

Quality/price fair

Service ok, but there much to be improved pertaining some issues in toilets. Some guests had a cold shower, while in the morning water was so hot that it was impossible to shower.

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2014

Single Lady

Travelling from Australia - first time in Africa

I stayed at this hotel with a large group of people initially and then on my own after the group left.
The staff went above and beyond to serve us and always with a smile on their face!!!
Bed was clean and comfortable, the bathroom was also well maintained throughout the 11 days of my stay.
Delicious full breakfast was varied and delicious every morning !!
Management were extremely helpful even when I had to change my booking at last minute!!

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2017

Gut geführtes Hotel in ruhiger Lage\n\nUmgebung

Sehr freundlicher Empfang; gutes Restaurant mit angemessenen Preisen

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

落ち着いた古いホテル

なまえからわるように、古い格式あるホテル。バーなどたいへんよい。ただ、街の中心部からははなれている。街は街路がひろく、落ち着いた家並がならんでいる。そのなかにあ落ち着いたホテル。

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Hotel agréable tres anglais

Hotel agréable avec tout le confort baignoire, bouilloire ,
Par d'ascenseur
Petit déjeuner Buffet

Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2015

Anne-Maria

Vihrea rauhallinen ymparisto

Hotelli oli rauhallinen ja viihtyisa.Ymparisto puutarhamaisen vihrea. Intercape sleepliner matkan jalkeen nukuin hyvin.Hyva aamiainen ja illallinen. Hotellilla oli kaynnissa patjanvaihdot kahden sangyn huoneisiin.
Tietokoneettomalle ei internet mahdollisuutta. Hotellitaksi oli kallis, mutta minua oltiin nimikyltein vastassa vaikka Etela-Afrikasta saapuva bussini oli 2 tuntia myohassa. Kiitos!

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

6km vom Zentrum am weg nach Matobo

Personal sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit
Restaurant, zumindest für Lunch ungenügend, lange Wartezeit, Essen nicht empfehlenswert.
Frühstück wiederum sehrgut

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2014

Verified traveler

ruhiges, geschmackvolles Hotel außerhalb Bulawayos

außerhalb der Stadt, aber leicht zu finden (gut beschriftet)
geschmackvoll, ruhig und sicher
gutes Essen Frühstück
durchwegs engagiertes Personal

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jun 2014

Verified traveler

Schönes hotel, etwas ausserhalb

Das hotel liegt ausserhalb des Stadtzentrums; es erinnert an ein englisches Landhaus. Leider waren die zimmer trotz kalter Aussentemperatur nicht geheizt, hotelshuttle zum Zentrum fehlt.