
Guest Reviews
Read what our guests have to say once after they have experienced Mbano Manor Hotel Victoria Falls!
Enjoyable Stay - The Mbanor Manor is a very nice lodge located in a suburb of Victoria Falls. I had assumed that it was in an isolated area but it’s actually in... read more an unusual neighborhood that is filled with boutique inns and lodges.
The lodge is 2-3 miles from the Falls and most restaurants which is somewhat inconvenient. They offer a free shuttle during the day which helps a lot. At night they can arrange taxis for you but the costs are double the local rates (one way trip @ $20 vs. $10).
The grounds are well maintained and the main buildings are very nice. There’s an outdoor pool with nice lounge chairs but we didn’t use it.
Our deluxe villa/suite was very nice. It was the size of a junior suite with a large bathroom and a nice porch. The mini-bar was stocked with complimentary beer and soft drinks. They weren’t very cold though as the mini-bar didn’t work well.
WiFi worked was very good. TV had lots of channels but was difficult to use - confusing guide and two remotes, one for volume and one for channels.
The place was pretty empty as we didn’t see any other guests during our two days here. This didn’t affect service and the restaurant, though. Both were excellent.
The Mbanor Manor is a high quality lodge although a bit out of the way.


February 1, 2025
The best way to experience Victoria falls - Mbano is a world class stay at a must see travel destination. The staff are truly incomparable and pay attention to every detail. My recommendation for anyone visiting Victoria falls... read more is to book your stay here and then call and coordinate all of your activities with their staff. The team here are experts in planning and delivering the best experiences Victoria falls has to offer.
Lastly I will add, a part of the stay that wasn’t heavily advertised is how exceptional the food is. The onsite chef prepared one of the best chicken burgers I’ve ever had. Couple that with the traditional oxtail stew and it’s hard to recommend leaving the hotel for a meal (with the exception of the boma and dinner cruise).


January 6, 2025
Beautiful and Peaceful Hotel in Zimbabwe - We absolutely loved this hotel! 10/10 would recommend this to anyone. The service was phenomenal. The staff was very attentive to our needs and helped us navigate Zimbabwe as it... read more was our first time visiting. It’s a gorgeous hotel with amazing amenities (pool, high tea, delicious meals, etc.).


January 5, 2025
Come here to visit Victoria Falls! - Wonderful! Beautiful, private, great food, and very close to Victoria Falls. The hotel rooms are very large, with a well organized bathroom, nice air conditioning, and a mosquito net on... read more the bed. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with the breakfast having both a buffet and a hot breakfast you can order.


January 2, 2025
Quiet and relaxing. - Very quiet and luxurious hotel. Rooms are spacious and well decorated with everything needed or wanted. Staff are friendly and helpful. Very few people staying. The restaurant has good food... read more and well served. Very relaxing to stay. Helpful for a visit to the falls.


January 1, 2025
Fabulous! - Exceptional! Service, food, suite all 5* and then some. There are quite a few lodges in the surrounding area but most are quite “built up” with less... read more greenery/ gardens. Mbano feels like you’re in the bush and surrounded by nature. Food was fresh, tasty and made with quality ingredients. It’s a limited menu so after day 4 got a bit “samey” but consistently high quality. The room was of very high spec with perfect finishes. Everything worked and highly convenient. Room was an excellent size with a substantial outside seating area. Staff were very friendly whether it was reception, restaurant, housekeeping, etc. You will need a car to get around once you leave the property and Victoria Falls is 10-15 minutes. Same to the airport.


January 1, 2025
Comfort in the mist - The service in this hotel is spectacular. Front of house, waiters, chefs: all are excellent and friendly. A very comfortable and comforting experience which allowed us to have a lovely... read more stay despite inclement weather. Linda, Faith, Timothy and many others contributed to a great stay. Thank you Mbano Manor


January 1, 2025
Romantic - Quiet place
Super clean
Staff were very welcoming
The room was great
Definitely a place to go
The different activities were easy to book with the reception
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We did the helicopter tour and the river cruise with dinner on the boat
Seeing crocodiles and hippos


January 1, 2025
L U X U R Y! In big and bold capital letters. - This is how you spell L U X U R Y!!!
I was in the hood so I thought I would scout a nice lodge for next year’s VicFalls... read more Marathon.
Mbano popped up on my desktop search so I dropped in on them. Exclusive! Serenity! Wilderness! Birds and crickets and lovely nature sounds! This is the best I have ever seen in lodges. Faith was kind enough to show me around the place and tell me about the spa coming up! Pricey yes but how many lives have you got?


December 1, 2024
Fabulous accommodation and excellent service. - I truly enjoyed my stay at Mano Manor. It is a beautiful property with excellent staff, food, and accommodations. The staff is so courteous and attentive. Great food as well.... read more I highly recommend. If ever I am in Zimbabwe, this will be my choice.


December 1, 2024
WOW!! - The Mbano Manor is one of the best places I’ve ever stayed. It is extremely clean, beautiful and comfortable. It looks every bit as good as the pictures on the... read more website. The staff was so attentive, we felt like we were the only guests there even though it was fully booked. Mbano Manor had a very helpful and personable driver pick us up at the airport. During our stay, Hellena and JB arranged for our transportation to and from all the activities we engaged in as well as helped us book a number of activities and answered any questions we had during our entire stay.
The food and service were stellar. The chef provided an excellent menu of delicious selections for each meal and was very attentive to any special requests. Ruvimbo served us High Tea, which I highly recommend. It was delicious, with a variety of treats and drinks to meet any taste. Ruvimbo also provided incredible service and was very informative as this was our first visit to Zimbabwe.
Everyone was so warm and welcoming during our entire stay, including our server at breakfast - Praise - and the bag porter Trymore. I don’t remember everyone’s names, but there was not one person that failed to make our trip special.
If you plan to stay here, make sure you stay long enough. We were only there two nights and wished we could have stayed much longer.


December 1, 2024
30th Wedding Anniversary: Three Decades of Love and Beyond - Our stay at Mbano Manor has been wonderful. The staff, service, food, and amenities are so amazing. The hospitality is way above average. They are beautiful people with great personalities.... read more We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay here with them and the many adventures here in Zimbabwe.


October 6, 2024
This is the place to stay in Zimbabwe! - The Mbano Hotel provided an exceptional experience from start to finish. From the pick-up to the drop-off, everything was fantastic. I want to give a heartfelt shout-out to all the... read more staff who made me feel right at home. Special thanks to Helena, Timothy, Eddy, Nomzano, Tawanda, and Jabulani. Thank you all for making my stay unforgettable!


October 3, 2024
Tranquil Retreat with Top-Notch Service - We had a wonderful time at Mbano. This was a beautiful property. Having stayed at multiple properties in Victoria Falls, I would recommend this, particularly if you are looking for... read more something tranquil and quiet. The service was superb, the food was solid, and the location was convenient to the nearby attractions.


October 1, 2024
Excellent meals and friendly staff - We stayed at the hotel for 4 days, the staff were very helpful and friendly. The restaurant was excellent, and the Chefs (John) recommendations suited our taste. They were... read more happy to make dishes not on the menu, and it was all cooked to perfection. The rooms were spacious, and everything felt quality. The complementary shuttle bus to the villsge and falls worked brilliantly. We were very happy with our stay.


October 1, 2024
Hotel - Brilliant hotel, very friendly and helpful staff I enjoyed staying there. Best service. The food was very nice and things were organised really well. The gift was nice aswell, and... read more it’s very accommodating. I enjoyed the accommodation and pool


October 1, 2024
The Mbanor Manor is a very nice lodge located in a suburb of Victoria Falls. I had assumed that it was in an isolated area but it’s actually in... read more an unusual neighborhood that is filled with boutique inns and lodges. …

February 13, 2025
Exceptional! Service, food, suite… all 5* and then some. There are quite a few lodges in the surrounding area but most are quite “built up” with less greenery/... read more gardens. Mbano feels like you’re in the bush and surrounded by nature. …

February 13, 2025
Very quiet and luxurious hotel. Rooms are spacious and well decorated with everything needed or wanted. Staff are friendly and helpful. Very few people staying. The restaurant has good food... read more and well served. Very relaxing to stay. Helpful for a visit to the falls.

February 13, 2025
The service in this hotel is spectacular. Front of house, waiters, chefs: all are excellent and friendly. A very comfortable and comforting experience which allowed us to have a lovely... read more stay despite inclement weather. Linda, Faith, Timothy and many others contributed to a great stay. Thank you Mbano Manor

February 13, 2025
We staied very well in Mbano Hotel, the lodge is big and comfortable. A plus from other lodges they had mosquito net around the bed enclosing also the bedtables. Fortunately... read more we had all daily activities already booked, the hotel is far from the main street and is not advisable walk out in the night because there are not street lights. The staff is very kind and take care of any guest request. The food is prepared by a chef very talented and everything we eat was very good. If you need they also accept little variation request from the menù.

February 13, 2025
Quiet place |Super clean|Staff were very welcoming |The room was great|Definitely a place to go|The different activities were easy to book with the reception |We did the helicopter tour and... read more the river cruise with dinner on the boat|Seeing crocodiles and hippos

February 13, 2025
Wonderful! Beautiful, private, great food, and very close to Victoria Falls. The hotel rooms are very large, with a well organized bathroom, nice air conditioning, and a mosquito net on... read more the bed. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with the breakfast having both a buffet and a hot breakfast you can order.

January 13, 2025
Mbano is a world class stay at a must see travel destination. The staff are truly incomparable and pay attention to every detail. …

January 13, 2025
We absolutely loved this hotel! 10/10 would recommend this to anyone. The service was phenomenal. The staff was very attentive to our needs and helped us navigate Zimbabwe as it... read more was our first time visiting. It’s a gorgeous hotel with amazing amenities (pool, high tea, delicious meals, etc.).

January 13, 2025
This is how you spell L U X U R Y!!! |I was in the hood so I thought I would scout a nice lodge for next year’s VicFalls Marathon.... read more |Mbano popped up on my desktop search so I dropped in on them. Exclusive! Serenity! Wilderness! …

December 31, 2024
The Mbano Manor is one of the best places I’ve ever stayed. It is extremely clean, beautiful and comfortable. It looks every bit as good as the pictures on the... read more website. …

December 17, 2024
I truly enjoyed my stay at Mano Manor. It is a beautiful property with excellent staff, food, and accommodations. The staff is so courteous and attentive. Great food as well.... read more I highly recommend. If ever I am in Zimbabwe, this will be my choice.

December 17, 2024
We were eight friends traveling together who spent three nights at Mbano. What a beautiful space and property, but Mbano’s greatest asset is the lovely staff, who were so warm... read more and welcoming and kind. …

November 7, 2024
We stayed at the hotel for 4 days, the staff were very helpful and friendly. The restaurant was excellent, and the Chefs (John) recommendations suited our taste. …

November 7, 2024
Brilliant hotel, very friendly and helpful staff I enjoyed staying there. Best service. The food was very nice and things were organised really well. The gift was nice aswell, and... read more it’s very accommodating. I enjoyed the accommodation and pool

November 7, 2024
Our stay at Mbano Manor has been wonderful. The staff, service, food, and amenities are so amazing. The hospitality is way above average. They are beautiful people with great personalities.... read more We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay here with them and the many adventures here in Zimbabwe.

October 7, 2024

VIP Guest Review
Find out what SA Businesswoman & Fashion Influencer Norma Mngoma had to say about her stay at Mbano Manor Hotel Victoria Falls
“My stay at Mbano Manor Hotel was absolutely amazing, I really enjoyed everything about it. Firstly the warmth from the staff and professionalism. My highlight was being welcomed by Dr Mati, it was really impressive to see an owner taking out time to come and greet , seeing her doing that was so inspiring and showed how hands on she is on her business and it was an assurance of our safety in her premises.
The food was so amazing especially for me because I enjoy good food that is one of the things that draws me in a place.
The place was so neat, clean towels and the best part the staff took care of our valuables. Also enjoyed the flowing of the itinerary as someone who was visiting Victoria Falls for the first time , with their assistance I saw a lot of interesting places, activities (elephant interaction, nice restaurants, game drives, the professionalism between the travel tour taxis ,tour guides and Mbano was incredible. Looking forward to come back again”