Vondelhof Guesthouse

Windhoek


This rather grand-looking affair has great-sized rooms; the very friendly staff have a good attitude towards hospitality and serve a decent breakfast. Ask to have a look at a few rooms but we try to snare No 8, which is a beauty. Don’t let the horrible green colour on the outside of the building put you off; the interior is far more palatable.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Windhoek attractions

1. Gathemann’s Complex

0.5 MILES

Along Independence Ave are three colonial-era buildings, all designed by the famous architect Willi Sander. The one furthest south was built in 1902 as…

2. Elephant Column

0.52 MILES

Zoo Park’s prominent elephant column was designed by Namibian sculptor Dörthe Berner.

3. Zoo Park

0.55 MILES

Although this leafy park served as a public zoo until 1962, today it functions primarily as a picnic spot and shady retreat for lunching office workers…

4. Kriegerdenkmal

0.59 MILES

Zoo Park's rather anachronous mate to the elephant column is the Kriegerdenkmal, topped by a rather frightening golden imperial eagle, which was dedicated…

6. Old Magistrates’ Court

0.59 MILES

This old courthouse was built in 1898 for Carl Ludwig, the state architect, but it was never used and was eventually drafted into service as the…

7. Kaiserliche Realschule

0.64 MILES

Windhoek’s first German primary school was built in 1908, and opened the following year with a class size of 74 students. Notice the curious turret with…

8. Owela Museum

0.66 MILES

Part of the National Museum of Namibia, located about 600m from the main building, exhibits at the Owela Museum focus on Namibia’s natural and cultural…