Where to stay in Namibia?

Places to stay at every stop and at every budget, chosen for where they are. Sleeping in the right place each night means not spending the trip in transport. Change the budget or the trip length and the hotels follow.

6 nights · accommodation about €1,200

Windhoek

Day 1 · 1 night
Mid-rangeHotel Heinitzburg
🏛️Historic centre🌿Quiet🌅Great view

Heinitzburg Street, on Luxury Hill, less than two kilometres from the town centre. A castle turned boutique hotel, for those who want views over the hills and some quiet.

The castle was built in 1914 by Count von Schwerin for his fiancée Margarethe von Heinitz, hence its name.

€120 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeGalton House
🏛️Historic centre🌿Quiet

Amasoniet Street, in Eros Park, Klein Windhoek, three kilometres from the town centre. A guesthouse in a residential area, for those who want quiet before the road.

€120 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-range♥ Our favouriteThe Olive Grove Guesthouse
🏛️Historic centre🌿Quiet🚶Walk everywhere

Promenaden Road, in the Eros district, a kilometre from the town centre. A guesthouse for those who want the Christuskirche and the colonial quarter on foot, and a quiet night before Sossusvlei.

€130 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetChameleon Backpackers
🏛️Historic centre🚉Transport nearby

Voigts Street North, in central Windhoek, just over a kilometre and a half from the town centre. A hostel for those arriving from the airport, looking for a 4×4 and heading off quickly to the desert.

€30 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryOlive Exclusive
🏛️Historic centre

Promenaden Road, in the Eros district, a kilometre from the town centre. A small-scale luxury address for those who want to start or end Namibia gently.

€230 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryHilton Windhoek
🏛️Historic centre🚶Walk everywhere

Michael Scott Street, in central Windhoek, just over a kilometre from the town centre. A large chain hotel for those who want the Christuskirche on foot and a night with no surprises.

€180 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryAvani Windhoek Hotel & Casino
🏛️Historic centre🚶Walk everywhere

On Independence Avenue, in central Windhoek, a kilometre from the town centre. A hotel for those who want the main street, its shops and the colonial quarter on foot.

€160 a nightSee on Booking →
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Swakopmund (the coast)

Days 4-5 · 2 nights
Mid-range♥ Our favouriteHansa Hotel
🏛️Historic centre

Hendrik Witbooi Street, in the centre, two hundred metres from the town centre. A colonial boutique hotel for those who want to sleep in the German architecture they came to see.

The hotel has been open since 1905, one of the oldest in Namibia, in a German colonial-era setting.

€110 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeThe Delight Swakopmund
🏛️Historic centre🚶Walk everywhere

Theo-Ben Gurirab Avenue, in the centre, four hundred metres from the town centre. A modern hotel for those who want the jetty on foot and an uneventful room after the desert.

€110 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeCornerstone Guesthouse
🏛️Historic centre🚶Walk everywhere

Hendrik Witbooi Street, in the centre, three hundred metres from the town centre. A guesthouse for those who want the centre on foot and a homely welcome rather than a hotel reception.

€95 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetSkeleton Beach Backpackers
🏛️Historic centre

Moses Garoeb Street, in the Vineta district, a kilometre and a half from the town centre. A hostel for those keeping the budget for quad biking and kayaking with the seals.

€30 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetVilla Wiese
🏛️Historic centre🚶Walk everywhere

Windhoeker Street, in central Swakopmund, seven hundred metres from the town centre. A hostel for those who want the jetty and the German facades on foot, on a tight budget.

€25 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryThe Stiltz
🌊By the sea🏛️Historic centre

Strand Street, in the centre, less than a kilometre from the town centre, on the lagoon side. Bungalows on stilts for those who want the lagoon's birds and the sea close by.

€180 a nightSee on Booking →
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Etosha National Park

Days 6-7 · 1 night
LuxuryOnguma The Fort

A luxury lodge for those who want Etosha with the comfort of a private reserve and organised safaris. You gain the calm of a lodge away from the park camps and sunsets without crowds.

The lodge is in the private Onguma reserve, east of the park, near the Von Lindequist gate and Namutoni camp.

€420 a nightSee on Booking →
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Indicative prices for two people, checked when written: the price on the day depends on the season and your dates, so check it on the booking link. A deliberately short selection: a few checked places per budget and per stop, not a directory. The "more hotels" link opens the full Booking search for the same town, on the same dates. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

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