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Elephant Hills is a large 5 star InterContinental resort hotel on the banks of the Zambezi, close to the Victoria Falls. It is easily reached by road and makes quite and impression with its large grey buildings and beautiful blue swimming pool. The resort is the home of an 18-hole Championship golf course, skillfully designed by Gary Player.
Elephant Hills can accommodate 552 people in its 276 luxury bedrooms and 13 recently refurbished suites.
As you would expect from a large resort hotel, the rooms have all the modern comforts you could think of including air-conditioning, overhead fans, mini-bars, satellite television and radio, telephones (bathroom and bedroom), mini safes and a coffee and tea stations. And if that’s not enough, the hotel has 11 executive suites, 1 deluxe suite and 1 presidential suite that are even better equipped. We even saw a bathroom scale in one of the rooms (but vowed to avoid it at all costs).
The unique dark grey architecture and teak window frames are understated and stylish, and give the place a very professional feel. These dark colours are well contrasted with the lush green of the vegetation and the vibrant blue of the large swimming pool.
The hotel facilities are of a high standard and also very family-friendly. Many of the rooms have inter-connecting doors to ensure easy access between rooms, while there are tons of activities to keep kids of all ages occupied.
All the rooms have balconies and you can actually see the spray from the nearby Victoria Falls from the rooms in the River Wing – quite spectacular. The Golf Wing has beautiful views of the golf course where a wide variety of wildlife can be spotted.
The resort is also disability-friendly with lifts on all floors and two rooms specially equipped for disabled guests. The porters have also been trained to assist those with special needs.
Not surprisingly, golf is quite a popular attraction at the resort. The course has a 72 stroke-rating on site and people from all over the Victoria Falls region come to play on its greens.
The hotel also has a casino, a beauty salon and a hairdresser (a proper barber for the men). There is also a Leisure and Sports Health Club on site which offers 2 outdoor swimming pools (one of which is the largest in the country), a sauna, 2 squash courts, 2 floodlit all-weather tennis courts, a volleyball court and a sportswear shop – and these are only the on-site activities!
Off the property the selection of activities is also quite impressive; including elephant back safaris, river cruises, white water rafting, bungee jumping, helicopter flights over the falls, trips to town and cultural villages and many many more.
The hotel is perfect for large (or small) conferences and can take up to 700 people. Many prestigious events such as the Face of Africa (1999) were held here, and they are more than capable of catering to larger than normal groups.
Elephant Hills offers its guests a palate of endless activities and professional service. The location is superb and the setting vibrant and exciting. It is ideal for families and those into sports, golf or an active lifestyle. If you’re after a holiday filled with lots of choices – this is the place for you.
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