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Reviews of Zinga Backpackers

1 out of 5
Zinga Backpackers
Magoye Road 25, Livingstone, Southern Province

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 12 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 12 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Arnaud, Belgium

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy going staff and always willing to help. I truly recommend this hotel for people who want to enjoy Livingstone.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, Georgia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff
I was at zinga for a day and a half (had some bus issues in Lusaka). Very easy to find from the bus station and the staff was very friendly! Thank you for a pleasant stay! I will be back soon to see you guys! The breakfast was included and it was toast and fried eggs with coffee or teA The showers are 50/50 hot or cold. Mine was cold Wifi is moderate.. can search for things but not listen to music
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Place to Stay!!
Extremely friendly staff, especially Gift and Bornwell. They are always eager to help with anything you need or any questions you have. Solid location, close enough to walk into town and just a short taxi to the Falls. Thank you again for hosting!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Thank you for your kind review, Evan. We all miss you over here! :-) Enjoy the rest of your travel. All the best from Gift and Bornwell.

10/10 Excellent

Pieter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent backpackers spot
We highly recommend Zinga for backpackers! It was a short 15 minute walk from the bus station when we arrived from Lusaka. We stayed 3 nights during the low season - the first 2 nights we camped in our own tent and then were very kindly offered a night in one of the chalets at no extra cost. There are good spots for camping at the back part of the property and the chalet was great with its own private shower. The overall theming of the place is awesome with lots of cool designs and is all very well kept. There's a large fully stocked kitchen outside (all utensils, pots, burners etc.) as well as a smaller one inside. We cooked every night we were there and there's a small market less than a minute walk away to buy stuff. The bar area is set up right beside the pool and stocks beers and ciders at reasonable prices. Breakfast and wifi were great and can't say enough about how kind and helpful the staff were! They'll happily organise activities at the falls or a taxi and helpful information about the town too. It's also owned/run by Zambians, unlike the other British ones in Livingstone.
Response from General Manager on Mar 3, 2017
Hi Pieter, Was great accomodating you guys we learnt alot and when iam in your country will definately call you. Yours Zinga Backpackers

10/10 Excellent

James, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff, friendly atmosphere
had a great stay in a triple room with mosquito nets. breakfast in the morning was reasonably priced and tasty. staff was great, and booked everything we asked for quickly. Michael is a fantastic resource for things to do around Livingstone, including the magical Rapids 21, a beautiful beach off of the Zambezi which is hidden in the forest.
Response from General Manager on Sep 28, 2016
Dear James Thank you for everything and hope to see you soon. Yours zinga and Micheal

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Under Construction.
When I booked this hostel, I let the photos make my decision. When I arrived I found the location not nearly as Central as described and the surrounding are seemed more shady then nearly every other part of town. The place was full of kids and the setting was more of a backyard. I found it wired that the first thing they do before you sign in was watch a local video for a activity company. I don't know how long this place has been around but it looked as if 70% of the rooms were being built. The room itself was a good experience for traditional African design. The lizards and large spiders in your room are a bonus. The netting didn't seem to help though and it leeked when it rained. The local staff seemed to be running the show like a PT job. The location is not near the town like I expected from the map and I was surprised there was no gate guard and I wandered in and out of the grounds at all hours with no notice. Also I took three local taxi and no one had heard of the place. It was extreamly hars to sleep with all the houses next door with kids yellibg, music at 2 am and dogs barking. Also no fans made it very hot and humit the few nights i was there. Also walking around the area I was approached by a number of "Street women" and shade men hanging around. I definitely would question why there is no security around the hostel, unlike ever other one in town. But if you want to feel like your in a small village for a few days. This would be an interesting stop
Response from Gift on Jul 6, 2016
Hi Sorry for your experiance we had new management which had leased the place but we couldnt continue with them becouse of not taking care of the place and not respecting the clients and customers for that we stopped the contract and we are back as the owners continuing with the business and continuing to run it once again sorry for your experiance we promise to change everything to normal as soon as possible Yours Gift Zhinga Owner

8/10 Good

Claire, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good budget Backpackers
Good budget option in Livingstone. A bit out of town but walk took 40 minutes or so but Skoolboy will drive you in and pick you up if required. Skoolboy went out of his way to make our stay comfortable and as action packed as possible. Richard and Norma are also extremely helpful and lovely. Would stay again.
Response from Micheal on Sep 28, 2016
Hi Claire Thank you for everything and hope to see you soon. Yours zinga and Micheal

6/10 Okay

Francisco

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bedregeri
Inte så bra, försökte ta dubbelt betal för vistelsen!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Gift on Feb 12, 2018
Hi Francisco, Sorry for that all we wanted is to make sure you had any form of payments because our internet was down for us to check, that is why we wanted to make sure..if it offended you..next time we will do better. Yours Zinga Backpackers

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolles Hostel, familiär, super Preis/Leistung!
Perfekter Ort in Livingstone, hervorragende Gastfreundschaft, tolle Leute.
Response from General Manager on Mar 3, 2017
Hi Tolles, It was nice knowing and being with you ...looking forward to accomodate you again. Yours Zinga Backpackers.

6/10 Okay

Bruno

Disliked: Room comfort
Response from General Manager on Sep 28, 2016
Hi Bruno Thank you for everything and hope to see you soon. Yours zinga and Micheal

8/10 Good

Stema

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Echt Afrikaans
Wie een authentieke slaap gelegenheid zoekt komt hier volledig aan zijn trekken. Nederlands sprekende gastheer, zeer vriendelijk. De gratis shuttle service geld alleen van- en niet naar het vliegveld. Dinner en andere consumpties zeer aantrekkelijk geprijsd.
Response from micheal on Sep 28, 2016
Hi Stema Thank you for everything and hope to see you soon. Yours zinga and Micheal

4/10 Poor

Akimichi, Maputo

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
発展途上のホテル
現在改装中なので、設備が整っていない。たとえば、寒いのに温水シャワーが使える所が1箇所しか無い。トイレの水がタンクに貯まっていない。蚊が多い。
Response from Zinga backpackers on Sep 28, 2015
Hi Akimichi was nice hosting you, we had a great time and hope to see you in the near future. Yours Gift