Protea Hotel By Marriott Livingstone

“An excellent base for exploring Livingstone, Victoria Falls and Chobe”

We stayed with our family for five days / four nights at Protea Livingstone (February 2026). We had a fantastic time. The hotel is a fairly modern building, tastefully decorated throughout. The reception area, restaurant, terrace (with bar), and swimming pool flow nicely into one another. There … more

We stayed with our family for five days / four nights at Protea Livingstone (February 2026). We had a fantastic time. The hotel is a fairly modern building, tastefully decorated throughout. The reception area, restaurant, terrace (with bar), and swimming pool flow nicely into one another. There is also a pleasant pond on the property. Although the hotel is located between a busy road and a railway line, this is hardly noticeable in practice. The rooms are functional and very well-maintained. There are no private terraces attached to the rooms, which may seem like a downside, but there is plenty of space on the terrace, at the bar, and around the pool to sit outside. As a bonus, this also means fewer insects in the rooms. The restaurant is good. On quieter days, dining is à la carte only; on busier days, a buffet is also available. The à la carte menu is very good and extensive, while the buffet is rather basic. There are not many restaurant options in Livingstone in general, except at the waterfront. We can highly recommend the Sea Spice restaurant (we went twice). Five days (three full days) may sound long for Livingstone, but we were never bored and filled our time with the following activities: - Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe side – KAZA visa required, “old-fashioned” border crossing) - The Lookout Café – Wild Horizons (Zimbabwe) - Victoria Falls (Zambian side – definitely visit both sides, they complement each other perfectly) - Chobe National Park day trip - African Queen / African Princess sunset cruise - Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park: game drive and short rhino walk The price-quality ratio of this hotel is excellent, and as a Marriott member you are truly well taken care of. It is an excellent base for exploring the area. There is also an on-site activity centre that operates independently from the hotel (separate payments required). It is not always the cheapest option — extra fees add up quickly for a group of six — but this is probably less of an issue if you are travelling alone or as a couple. The hotel staff are exceptionally friendly and helpful, which really adds an extra dimension to the overall experience. In short, Protea Livingstone is definitely recommended when staying in Livingstone.

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“Stay was very pleasant”

From start to ginish it was amazing service Was welcome with smile throughout Will definitely cm there again best experience

“Fantastic staff”

Some issues upon check in which were raised with the front desk. The manager visited the room where I felt that their initial response was to make excuses for the lack of cleanliness of the room. Issues were rectified the next day, and the hotel staff could not do enough for us during the rest of … more

Some issues upon check in which were raised with the front desk. The manager visited the room where I felt that their initial response was to make excuses for the lack of cleanliness of the room. Issues were rectified the next day, and the hotel staff could not do enough for us during the rest of our stay. They even made a bespoke traditional breakfast upon request. The rooms are adequate but the staff definitely made the stay pleasurable. Shout out to Alex and Kate. Many thanks.

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“Fine, but not fabulous, many rooms smell of smoke”

This is a fine hotel, but not quite up to Marriott standards. Although we had non-smoking rooms in two different parts of the hotel, we could smell smoke several times throughout our stay in our rooms. We ate at the restaurant, and some of the food was great, and some was OK. We did not get sick … more

This is a fine hotel, but not quite up to Marriott standards. Although we had non-smoking rooms in two different parts of the hotel, we could smell smoke several times throughout our stay in our rooms. We ate at the restaurant, and some of the food was great, and some was OK. We did not get sick on the food. This hotel was conveniently located for doing the Devil's pool.

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