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Simba Harare

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Executive Room, 1 Bedroom
Point of interest
Reception
Restaurant

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
New Adyllin Westgate Stand 522, Harare
  • Westgate Shopping Center
    12 min walk
  • U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe
    2 min drive
  • Mablereign Shopping Center
    8 min drive
  • Harare (HRE-Harare Intl.)
    41 min drive

Room options

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Business Room

Business Room

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room

Basic Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Room

Executive Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
Exterior
The Palace Guest House
Parking included
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Breakfast available
3.5 out of 5, Good, (219)
The price is $47
per night
$58 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 6 - Dec 7
The Palace Guest House

About the neighborhood

Harare

When you stay at Simba Harare in Harare, you'll be connected to the convention center, within a 5-minute drive of Westgate Shopping Center and U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe. .This bed & breakfast is 5.5 mi (8.8 km) from University of Zimbabwe and 6.1 mi (9.8 km) from Avondale Shopping Centre.
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What's nearby

  • Westgate Shopping Center - 12 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe - 2 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • University of Zimbabwe - 10 min drive - 5.5 miles
  • Avondale Shopping Centre - 11 min drive - 6.1 miles
  • National Sports Stadium - 12 min drive - 6.0 miles

Getting around

  • Harare (HRE-Harare Intl.) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Homeground Sports Bar - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Gava's - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Pizza Inn - Emerald Hill - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Cork 40 Road - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Ligi Sports Bar - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Simba Harare

Bed & breakfast connected to the convention center in Harare with free parking
Simba Harare offers 14 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.
Recreational amenities at the bed & breakfast include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 14 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This bed & breakfast also features complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the bed & breakfast's room service (during limited hours). Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Simba Harare has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured, uncovered self parking on site
  • Free secured, uncovered extended parking on site
  • RV/bus/truck parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: ZWL 5 for adults and ZWL 3 for children
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 24-hour pool access
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In a nature reserve
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 2 floors
  • 3 buildings
  • Built in 2010
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Reception hall
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Connecting rooms available

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 11:30 AM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your passport after booking
If you are planning to arrive after noon please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: ZWL 26.03 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately ZWL 5 for adults and ZWL 3 for children
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Pool fee: ZWL 4000 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
24-hour pool access
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Simba Bed & Breakfast
Simba Harare
Simba Harare Bed & Breakfast
Simba Harare B&B
Simba B&B
Simba Harare Harare
Simba Harare Bed & breakfast
Simba Harare Bed & breakfast Harare

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 50 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Gianluca

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is not what is advertised, leaking and falling ceilings, mouldy bathrooms, dirty, smelt weird and don't know how this can be classified as a 3 star hotel.... cancelled our booking immediately and owner/management was completely unhelpful and trick you with false information. Disappointing and felt unsafe.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

ANYWAY

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean and the surrounding quiet and peaceful.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Proud

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty unclean
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

4/10 Poor

Alphonce

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was not so good because the house was not that clean as I expected.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean and good, staff and the management are excellent. I would definitely recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Frederick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Great stay. The owner was super helpful regarding the currency situation.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Ba

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A super visit for the professional traveller
Great stay for a professional visit. The internet is real fast and the rooms in the main house, pleasant and large with big screens covering DSTV. A room was chosen with toilet shower (others have bath tubs). The house is a scandinavian designed house with ample meeting rooms and common rooms not to forget the gorgeous swimming pool, just next to the grape wine covered patina. The owners allowed no limit taking these delicious fruits.

6/10 Okay

Kate Chenaimoyo

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
I didn't like the breakfast (only bread,tea,butter,egg and a very small sausage).

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Affordable accomodation for business and holidays
Rates at the lodge are affordable with us sixty for couple and usd fifty for single for an international class room in the main house with own bath and toilet, dstv and breakfast. Also the rooms to the pool are affordable but less confortable with usd 40 for a couple. The lodge is situated close to Westgate Roundabout in HARARE. It is worth while to contact the owners before arrival and get the best arrangement.

4/10 Poor

CHARLES, Mufulira, Zambia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our one night experience at Simba Harare.
During our one day stay, the staff welcomed us well. They were cheerful. We had lot of grapes hanging in the patio and we ate plenty! The beddings were not looking clean, and the colors of the beddings and curtains need to be looked at. There was no air conditioning in the room. The ceiling light had a "funny" lampshade hanging there!

6/10 Okay

Bizman, Johannesdurg

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not good. There are a lot of mosquitoes makes didn't sleep and doesn't care.

6/10 Okay

BEATRICE, Durban

Disliked: Room comfort
average
None

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Oslo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Another pleasant stay at SIMBA HARARE
Stayed in the Rooms to the Pool at SIMBA HARARE. This is my third visit and as usual almost half of the guests have been there before. We noticed that the guest house also attracts one timers, expecting the budget rooms they paid for to be like the more expensive better and pleasant main house rooms, they did not pay for. We have tried before the better main house rooms, and this time went for the budget rooms to the pool. These contain own bath and toilet, are a bit small, but charming for the ones, like us, that likes the entrance covered with grapes. The pool area is just nice.

10/10 Excellent

Shinjuku

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
HARARE Westgate Best Lodge
As a business traveller it just went smooth. Airport pickup and transport to SIMBA HARARE, evening dinner with impala and then work all night using the excellent internet connection. For a professionel within equipment sale, SIMBA HARARE offers what is international standard at cutting edge low prices.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Major Disappointment
The pictures for this property are deceptive. I was put in what seemed like an illegal unsafe structure. Rats were running in the ceiling all night and there was no hot water in the morning.

8/10 Good

Ellen, Castleford UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you
Staff was very welcoming and helpful.Generaly tricky to get to for there are no clear signs to the hotel . Once there it offered a relaxing atmosphere even agreed to cook our dinner.A bit out of town but served the purpose of my visit.Will definitely use them again. Thank you Simba Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Shyanna

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible Experience
-We were charged for the "free wifi" that didn't even reach our room. -Website said free breakfast which was never mentioned to us at during our stay. -Location is poor only thing near by is a mall. There were activities around but nobody at the hotel offered to help us in any way to see these activities. -Rooms are not cleaned properly as we saw the maid remake the same bed without washing the sheets (they stunk!) -Some of our food went missing. The owner took some right in front of us. -They locked the doors to the house around 7pm, so we were locked out of the main area when we left stuff inside we needed and no one came when we knocked. -We had a flight later on the day we checked out so we were just sitting outside and warmed up some food and he very rudely straight up told us we werent welcome to stay. -We tried to use the phone to call a taxi but it didnt work, so we had to get one of the maids to call one and she tried to get me to pay money for the call. They called a different taxi then the one recommended by the owner, and we had a situation where we forgot something in the taxi. We called the hotel to get the taxi's number, but it took a long time to get the right guys number. Instead of the owner just asking the girl who she called, he just gave us the "recommended" taxi number. I had to explain that I just needed the number she called multiple times. -All in all, the pool was the nicest part but I would NEVER EVER go back.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Misled
We felt misled by the website. The b&b was supposed to be near botanical gardens but in fact was over 10km away. The room was clean but very disappointing. Extremely basic. People were pleasant