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Gweta Lodge was our first stop on our trip through Botswana - and as other ratings show, it’s a mixed experience, at least for Europeans. There’s significant renovation taking place which will provide a much needed upgrade to the rooms. There’s a dedicated and friendly staff working hard to make your stay fine and to fix what’s to be fixed. There’s a pool and a nice bar area. There’s good food. So after all, for a small lodge in a remote place, it was a good stay.

What a disappointment. The staff were so unprofessional and uncaring about us. Such a surprise when all the other lodges we stayed in this part of Africa were fantastic. Rooms were basic and there had obviously been no maintenance for years with fans not working, half the lights didn’t work and the toilet was stained brown! Not too welcoming! On a positive note, breakfast and dinner were very good.

Das Familienzimmer hatte ein Bett für zwei Personen ein Einzel- und ein Kajhüttenbett. Die Fenster waren kaum zu öffnen und die Rollladen waren nicht zu bedienen. Bar und Essbereich waren schön um den kleinen Swimmingpool gruppiert. Es besteht die Möglichkeit von organisierten Touren.

My wife and I stayed at Gweta Lodge for 2 nights, and have nothing but good things to say about the entire experience: friendly, helpful, and attentive staff, comfortable beds, delicious food, and very affordable. The owner, Pelo, is a true gem and made sure our stay went well. He even moved us to another nicer, newer, and quieter room unsolicited because we mentioned hearing dogs barking the first night. It’s got a great vibe, with a comfy bar area, and plenty of trees and lovely bougainvillea. The excursions we did (all through the lodge and with the fantastic guide/driver Chief) were wonderful. In fact the sleep-over at the Salt Pans was downright life-changing! With all the upgrades going on around the lodge, getting one of the nicer, newer rooms will become easier, and more of a reason not to miss Gweta and the Makgadikgadi area.

Terrible experience with Gweta Lodge. We love the southern African region and decided to search for new experiences here, so found a possibility to sleep in salt pans and started to look around where we could accomplish it. We chose to use Gweta Lodge, they had to pick us up from one of Maun hotels. Communication was extremely rough with them, but we agreed on pick-up time and details eventually. Worst was pick-up day, we waited for 2 hours with no communication with us, when Gweta lodge “manager” called to the hotel where we are staying and said that the driver isn’t reachable, that's why no one picked us up. Worst thing is that I was calling them multiple times and they were not picking up the phone. Eventually, they said they will arrange another pick-up, which looked sketchy as we wouldn’t be able to reach the lodge till the salt pan expedition start time. The driver came and he was so weird, he wasn’t even talking with us and trying to force us to get to his car, we couldn’t trust this person. It felt like he was planning to rob us. We contacted the lodge and said that we won’t go. They agreed to pay a refund, but this was the last thing we heard, they didn't refund and we are still waiting for about a month. So I think this lodge is just a scam, my recommendation is never go here. Stay safe and pick another lodge which will be a little bit more expensive, don’t make our mistake!

On one hand, this property looks picturesque and welcoming but in reality, everything feels really difficult. The staff could be considerably more efficient. I’ve waited in excess of half hour at the reception desk waiting for the receptionist to show up because they left the desk unmanned. We’ve had to move rooms in the middle of the night because the air-conditioning wasn’t working in the room, and there was no fan in there either. It is difficult getting in and out of the main gate becausethere is no security guard, and the call buttons that lead to the desk isn’t manned. When you try calling them on the phone as an sensible alternative, nobody picks up the phone, Breakfast is not included in the room rate, but worse of all, the hotel has almost no Wi-Fi. Just in the reception area and it is patchy at best. Several golden opportunities missed here. The lack of staff training and hospitality management is its biggest flaw.