Cresta Mowana Safari Resort & Spa

Great experience - cozy rooms, good spa treatments, and interesting wine list. Breakfast could be improved.

Wij stayed here near the end of our road trip through Southern Africa. The hotel is absolutely beautiful, when you enter you are greeted by the beautiful baobab tree. Staff are friendly, but in arrival there was quite a bit of confusion about the times of the pre booked activities. But eventually that was all sorted out. The location is stunning on the banks of the Chobe river and very close to the National park for safaris. The wifi is good and works through the whole resort. Room is beautiful with a big bed, great bath and shower in the bathroom and great views over the river. The boat trip that the hotel offers is also beautiful and well worth it. When you are here you truly get a taste of Africa. The food in the restaurant is very good too. We had the breakfast and dinner buffets. Compared to other hotels this one is quite a bit more expensive. But that doesn’t surprise me because of the quality of the hotel. I can definitely recommend staying here!

We stayed here for 2 nights as part of a package via Luxury Escapes. The hotel is very nice, beautiful grounds located right on the Chobe River. We were very happy with our room, spacious, comfortable beds, big bathroom and private balcony overlooking the river. We completed a river safari and 2 jeep safaris which we enjoyed, however were shocked by the number of jeeps allowed in to the park and how congested the roads were on the morning safari. Our guide (Pretty) was fantastic, his knowledge was incredible and he was clearly very passionate about his work. We ate all our meals at the hotel and were happy with breakfast and lunch, but not impressed with dinner. At dinner they appeared to be understaffed and it took a long time to get drinks or any assistance. The food at dinner was more traditional and was not what we expected for a hotel catering to international guests. The hotel has 2 restaurants, however they only open 1 in the evening for dinner. There was a conference on when we were there and they had the bar booked, which meant there was nowhere for other guests to have a drink at sunset or prior to dinner. Overall we enjoyed our stay, but would choose a smaller hotel next time if we return.