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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.

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6 nights · accommodation about €1,200

Windhoek

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

Heinitzburg Street, on Luxury Hill, less than two kilometres from the centre of Windhoek. 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
🌿Quiet

Amasoniet Street, in Eros Park, Klein Windhoek, three kilometres from the centre of Windhoek. 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
🌿Quiet🚶Walk everywhere

Promenaden Road, in the Eros district, a kilometre from the centre of Windhoek. 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
🚉Transport nearby

Voigts Street North, in central Windhoek. 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

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

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

Michael Scott Street, in central Windhoek. 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
🚶Walk everywhere

On Independence Avenue, in central Windhoek. 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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Sossusvlei (the dunes)

Days 2-3 · 2 nights
Mid-rangeSossusvlei Lodge

A lodge in Sesriem, beside the D826, at the entrance to the park that leads to the dunes. For going through the gate as soon as it opens and seeing the red dunes in the low morning light.

€220 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetDesert Camp

Permanent tents near Sesriem, the gateway to the Sossusvlei dunes. Halfway between camping and a lodge, for setting off early to Deadvlei without pitching your own tent.

€80 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryDead Valley Lodge

A lodge inside the park, in Sesriem, along the D826 that runs towards the dunes. You are on the road to Deadvlei before visitors staying outside the gates, and under the starry sky in the evening.

€450 a nightSee on Booking →
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Swakopmund (the coast)

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

Hendrik Witbooi Street, in the 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
🚶Walk everywhere

Theo-Ben Gurirab Avenue, in the 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
🚶Walk everywhere

Hendrik Witbooi Street, in the 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

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

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

Windhoeker Street, in central Swakopmund. 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

Strand Street, in the 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.

The rest of the trip

🎟️ What to book before you go→ 🗺️ The itinerary, day by day→ 📒 The free printable Namibia guide→