Island Cottage Guesthouse

We spent 2 nights at Island Cottage guesthouse in a room on the road. We felt safe and comfortable that our fully loaded 4x4 with expensive items was safe at all times. We were assured that there was a guard all night patrolling the road. The room was clean and very comfortable. Would recommend people to stay here.

Room in which I have stayed was very good with good view over ocean and I really enjoyed it, will definitely prefer make use of this accommodation when visiting Luderitz

Very nice welcome and super friendly help during our stay. Great location with ocean view, large windows with lots of light. State-of-the art apartment, very clean and modern. Safe place in walking distance to town center. Thank you very much again, we loved our stay at your place!!

The place is OK, although pictures can be deceiving because the room we had was on the ground floor, literally on the street - not very pleasant. However, what really disappointed us was the extremely unfriendly attitude of the owner Retha. After a 14 hour drive from Windhoek and a car breakdown, we arrived in Luderitz around 8 pm and headed directly to have dinner as we had not managed to even eat during the day (restaurants in Luderitz close very early FYI). However, Ms Retha called us and told us that we have to do the check in immediately because her husband is travelling the next day, so they are unwilling to wait even for 30 minutes. She said that otherwise she would not be able to check us in (this is happening at 20:30). We had to leave urgently in the middle of our dinner so that we do not stay in the street although this was a prepaid booking. In the end we stayed hungry. I am a very experienced traveller and have been to Namibia 3 times, but this was the first time I experienced this kind of unwelcoming attitude, to the point of bing disgraceful. Not only in Namibia, but in the whole world. This is the complete opposite of what the idea of a hospitality business should be!! Shameful.

Self-catering flat with everything you need in this windswept town. Clean bathroom, comfy bed, well-equipped kitchen. I only stayed for one night but could have easily stayed longer. Friendly and helpful owners. Location is outside the city center but the entire town is very small which makes it easy walking distance.

Island Cottage is situated on an excellent spot on Shark Island. With the see on your doorstep we enjoyed the view from our room and with almost no traffic we had a pleasant night's sleep. The room is well kept and equipped with everything you need. We strongly recommend this accommodation.