Name: Great Zimbabwe Hotel
Address: Great Zimbabwe Road, Masvingo, Masvingo, Masvingo, 00000, Zimbabwe
Rating: 8

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All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Wheelchair Accessible

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Buffet breakfast

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Seasonal outdoor swimming pool

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Conference Hall

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Great Zimbabwe Hotel

Masvingo

Meal prices were much higher than anticipated for breakfast and dinner buffets

My last visit to this hotel was in 1997. Some parts have been renovated. It was a pity, that the door facing to the swimming pool couldn't be opened due to defective door lock. Missed the peacocks, which were there earlier and also the palm tree with the weaver bird nests. It was an attraction at that time. Food and staff very good. I find the hotel overpriced. Need some adaptation.Anyway, might be back in a while.

Spent 3 nights at this Lakeside Resort which is 36 km south of Masvingo. A lovely hotel on a hill overlooking Lake Mtirikwe. Places of interest include the dam wall and the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. A great place to unwind with family & friends. Good for conferences.

Business stay

Stayed here one night to not be in a rush while seeing the ruins. Delightful property that is clean, safe and surrounded by various animals at night (monkeys, baboons, etc). Food quality was good at the restaurant but buffet dinner starts too late - tourists don't care to wait until 19:00 to eat, they are up early to do tours and want to eat when they come back and move on with the evening.

Arriving after a long drive, tired and cold having fled from out tented camp by unseasonal weather, Clevers provided us with a much-needed welcome. The staff are courteous, efficient and kind, and this benevolent country house hotel, with its beautiful garden, has maintained reassuringly high standards in a world where courtesy is too often understood as old-fashioned. Some might argue that the hotel is too much of a period piece, but there is little that a good interior designer could not subtlety alter to quietly introduce a hint of the best in Zimbabwean design.

A warm welcome (Trip Advisor PLEASE note that this hotel is now called CLEVERS LakeView Resort)rt>

The name of this resort has changed to Clever's Lakeside Resort from Norma Jeane. The new owners are currently giving the rooms a new modern look and it actually feels nice. The beds are very comfortable and water is available all day long. When there is no electricity the generator is switched on around 6, I think. The gardens are lush green with beautiful flowers,trees and an evergreen lawn. The staff follow covid 19 safety protocols from the moment you park your car and you feel quite safe. Breakfast was ok but I feel that charging $8 if one opts for a cereal only breakfast when there isn't a wide range of choice of cereal is a bit baffling. 
Overally, a great place to stay if you want some quiet time to relax and unwind. The room prices were also great as it was a holiday special. 

Beautiful Gardens

When you stay at Norma Jean's you go back to a bygone era of discrete and slightly formal comfort and service. Memories of an Africa that once was. A magnificent old style sitting room with open fires for chilly nights and a formal dining room serving good home cooked food - the bream was memorable - quietly served by waiters in black jackets and bow ties. The gardens are wonderful and exotic and must take a lot of work. But the views across Lake Mutirikwe (Kyle as was) to the mountains are stunning.
We were there to visit the Great Zimbabwe ruins which we had been to on our honeymoon many years ago. Nothing had changed except there is now an excellent museum where you can see the Great Zimbabwe birds and the detailed history of this amazing place. The Great Enclosure is  impressive with its strange towers and huge stone walls but the most impressive part is the Citadel or Hill Complex which is the oldest part of the complex. It's a long hot trudge to the top of the high fortified koppie but well worth it to explore the mysterious passages and enclosures surrounded by high thick stone walls and for the view of the plains below and the lake. 
If you are in the area don't stay at the big impersonal  hotels, support Norma Jean's and help maintain a wonderful tradition.

Old style comfort with magnificent views.

Norma Jean's was clean, comfortable and affordable with different accommodation options (camping, budget and lodges) . Food was great and having drinks on the verandah overlooking their gardens and the lake was a highlight. It was super hot, so having a fan and mosi nets would have made it perfect. Staff were super helpful and friendly. Had trouble paying with Visa card, so worth keeping that in mind. We enjoyed the scenic drive around the lake too. 

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