With a stay at Victoria Falls Rainbow Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Victoria Falls, within a 5-minute drive of Victoria Falls and Victoria Falls National Park. .This hotel is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Zambezi River and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Devil's Pool.
What's nearby
Victoria Falls National Park - 2 min walk
Devil's Pool - 4 min drive
Victoria Falls Bridge - 4 min drive
Victoria Falls Field Museum - 5 min drive
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park - 10 min drive
Getting around
Livingstone (LVI) - 20 min drive
Restaurants
Munali Coffee - 13 min drive
The Boma - 5 min drive
The Lookout Café - 5 min drive
Royal Livingstone Lounge - 7 min drive
Rainforest Cafe - 3 min drive
About this property
Victoria Falls Rainbow Hotel
Hotel with free parking, near Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls Rainbow Hotel offers 88 accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies. Televisions come with satellite channels and pay movies.
Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers and bathrobes. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel 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 88 guestrooms featuring minibars. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have separate bathtubs and showers and bathrobes.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and gift shops/newsstands.
Satisfy your appetite for dinner at The Simujinga Restaurant, a restaurant which specializes in African cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. English breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
The Simujinga Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in African cuisine and serves breakfast, dinner, and light fare.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Daily English breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 22 for adults and USD 11 for children
A bar/lounge
A poolside bar
A restaurant
Snack bar/deli
Restaurants on site
The Simujinga Restaurant
Things to do
Outdoor pool
Family friendly
Babysitting (surcharge)
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Snack bar/deli
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Gift shop/newsstand
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Multilingual staff
Tour and ticket assistance
Business services
Business center
Meeting rooms
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
Garden
Terrace
Spa
Manicures/pedicures
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Elevator
Wheelchair accessibility
More
2 floors
Mosquito nets
Reception hall
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Bathrobes
Private bathroom
Separate bathtub and shower
Towels provided
Entertainment
Pay movies
TV with cable/satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Limited room service
Minibar
More
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Phone
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
An effective city/local tax rate of 2.00 percent will be charged
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Fee for English breakfast: approximately USD 22 for adults and USD 11 for children
Airport shuttle fee: USD 15 (one-way)
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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Property is also known as
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Victoria Falls Rainbow Hotel Reviews
Reviews
7.6
Good
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Really nice overnight stay here. Staff are super friendly. Room comfortable and clean. Food was good. Really liked the free shuttle from the hotel to Victoria Falls!!
Great spot, conveniently located and for the price, it was great. Concierge was fantastic. Rooms were good. Would definitely recommend if yiu dont want to pay 1k at a fancier place.
All of the staff members were wonderful. Breakfast and dinner was wonderful. I don’t have much to say aside from everything was perfect. Thank you so much Rainbow Hotel for making my first visit to Africa comfortable and memorable ♥️
Jessica
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
4/10 Poor
Timothy
Traveled with partner
May 1, 2023
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room - no shower door, broken door handles, no safe or mini bar that was advertised . Need to walk through area with any homeless men who harassed you for money or other so no going out at night safely.Meals took 30 to 45 minutes even when only person in the restaurant.
The place is dated and does not deserve a 3 star. Other than that some of the staff were great if you tipped them well .
Timothy
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
8/10 Good
David
Traveled with partner
Apr 24, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
First off, I would have given them only 3 stars but the staff was wonderful so made it 4. The hotel itself is not as convenient to the falls as it seemed when scheduling. You will need to have transport to most places. This is available without much effort. The closest shopping it at least a quarter of a mile away and there is no sidewalk and on a main road. It is an older hotel but is in fairly good shape. Our room had some problems but as we were only there 2 nights and already settled it was not worth changing. Biggest was the bath had a leak so any time you took a shower there was a good deal, of water on the floor. I did inform them of this when we left. Some lights were not functioning and the bathroom exhaust fan did not work. The phone had no labels so you couldn't tell how to call any services. Had to go out and find someone to help with luggage when checking out. A fair number of steps and would not consider ADA friendly. Breakfast buffet was pretty good. Not a huge selection but what they had was good. Only bar was poolside but it sufficed for us. The staff really made up for any shortcomings. They were very friendly and helpful. Never had a problem. I would probably stay again but would request another room if I found similar problems.
Staff were great. Kenny and Nyasha at the bar were very friendly and helpful. Front desk staff could have been friendlier. The greeter in the lobby was so fun and happy. Rooms were clean and comfortable. Restaurant service was very slow and breakfast buffet charges changed on a daily basis, when I tried to clear up charges it was to no avail. Pool was very clean , enjoyable to swim in.
We were pleased with our choice of this hotel. Quiet, clean and friendly. The price was lower than other advertised hotels of the same category. We did not choose the breakfast option but if you are ok not having the buffet style, then the price is reasonable. We had to walk an extra block to the main street which is fine except of the street vendors constant offerings.
This is the second time I’ve stayed in this hotel. It is accessible easily to the town. Walkable distance and safe to do so at night.
Staff were attentive and responded promptly to requests.
The food was ok.
Would stay here again.