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Ivory Lodge

3.0 star property
Dete lodge with outdoor pool and restaurant

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Nestled in a rural location, Ivory Lodge offers a serene retreat with full breakfast, an on-site restaurant serving up delicious meals, and refreshing cocktails at the bar. Relax by the outdoor pool with sun loungers or stroll through the garden; stay connected with free in-room WiFi and enjoy convenient free self parking.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free breakfast
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar

Main amenities (5)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Restaurant and bar/lounge
  • Outdoor pool
  • Garden
  • Limited hour front desk

Feel at home (6)

  • Private bathroom
  • Garden
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar
  • Free self parking
The current price is $332
$490 total
includes taxes & fees
May 28 - May 29

Room options

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Suite | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, individually decorated, bed sheets

Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, individually decorated, bed sheets

Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, individually decorated, bed sheets

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
Hwange National Park, Dete, 5792

What's nearby

  • Painted Dog Conservation - 18 min drive - 9.9 km

About this property

Ivory Lodge

  • Enjoy your visit to Dete with a stay at Ivory Lodge. You can splash around at the outdoor pool, grab a bite to eat at the restaurant, or unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge.

All inclusive details

  • All-inclusive room rates at Ivory Lodge are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

At a glance

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Hotel size

    • 9 rooms
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Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 5:00 PM
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Check-out time is 10 AM
    • Contactless check-out available
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Special check-in instructions

    • The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Front desk staffed during limited hours
    • If you are planning to arrive after 4:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
    • For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
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Pets

    • Pets not allowed
    • Service animals welcome
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
LOCAL_PARKING

Parking

    • Free uncovered onsite self parking
    • Onsite parking limited
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Other information

    • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast each morning 7 AM–8 AM
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge

Services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Pool loungers

Facilities

  • Garden
  • An outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • No elevator (single level property)
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Stair-free path to entrance

Room amenities

Home comfort

  • Minibar
  • Coffee/tea maker

Sleep well

  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Turndown service
  • Bed sheets provided

What to enjoy

  • Individually decorated

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Soap and shampoo
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels
  • Toilet paper

Stay connected

  • Electrical adapters/chargers

More

  • Daily housekeeping

Special features

Dining

Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Fees & policies

Mandatory fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges by the property at check-in or check-out. Fees may include applicable taxes:
  • Destination fee: USD 40 per person, per night. This fee does not apply to children under 2 years of age.
  • Additional fee: USD 10 per person, per night
The additional mandatory fee covers a national park entry fee.

Policies

Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.

This property does not have elevators.

The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.

This property accepts credit cards and cash.

Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard

Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.

Also known as

Ivory Lodge Dete

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Ivory Lodge Dete

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Frequently asked questions

Does Ivory Lodge offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Ivory Lodge does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Is there a pool at Ivory Lodge?

Yes, there's an outdoor pool.

Are pets allowed at Ivory Lodge?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed, but service animals are welcome.

Is parking offered on site at Ivory Lodge?

Yes, there's free self parking. Parking spots may be limited.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Ivory Lodge?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 5:00 PM. Check-out time is 10 AM. Contactless check-out is available.

What is there to do at Ivory Lodge and nearby?

Ivory Lodge has an outdoor pool and a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near Ivory Lodge?

Yes, there's an onsite restaurant that offers international cuisine.

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Reviews

Ivory Lodge Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

10

Cleanliness

9.6

Amenities

10

Staff & service

9.2

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Exceptional

Staff of Raphael, Jamison and Patrick are incredible. Professional, knowledgeable, really nice guys.!! Property is amazing with animal viewing right in front of you. Thank you!
Thomas, 2-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

Another outstanding visit to Ivory Lodge. The courtesy and responsiveness of the staff is without equal. Great game drives. The watering hole just outside the rooms brought an abundance of wildlife. Bathrooms in the rooms could use a bit of updating and wifi in the rooms would be nice. But really very little to complain or worry. This was my 4th visit over the last 25yrs and will definitely come again.
Mark, 2-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

The lodge is amazing and we got to see elephants during the day and night next to our room. They quoted us a ridiculous amount for transport from/to Vic Falls so we had to make our own way there for a third of the price. There were more people going to Vic Falls the same day so I feel they could make an effort to make transport easy, fair and eco-friendly for their guests. Apart from that, we loved the lodge and the safari experience was amazing. We would have loved to stay more nights. Patrick was a great guide and spotter so 5 stars to him.
Sandy, 1-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

The lodge is in a private concession full of wild animals. You can see everyday elephants coming to the lodge waterhole for drinking and bathing. People in the staff are very kind and ready to accomplish to all requests. Our salary guide Munya was great
Giancarlo, 3-night trip
Verified

8/10 Very good

Excelente lodge con magnífica ubicación

Excelente espacio integrado en la naturaleza. Atención al cliente de primer orden. Comida excelente, gestión de actividades muy buena! Recomendable, para repetir!
Jordi, 3-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

Lodge agréable, facile d'accès, entouré d'animaux

Très beau lodge avec de grandes chambres individuelles sur pilotis dotées de balcon donnant sur le point d'eau où viennent boire de nombreux animaux (éléphants, antilopes, zèbres, phacochères ...) Excellents pisteurs attachés au lodge, ce qui nous a permis le soir de notre arrivée d'approcher un lion et deux lionnes à quelques mètres et de voir beaucoup d'animaux. Très bonne cuisine, savoureuse et avec un grand soin d'hygiène, avec une chef attachée au lodge
1-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

I like that there is a waterhold in front of the hide. Every day, our group will see a lot of animals especially elephants (lots of them) at the waterhold enjoying salt deposit. Each villa is nice. I got an upgrade to suite and really love it. I highly recommend booking the suite. I stayed in Villa no. 9, where it is located at the fence of the property. I can heard and feel elephants walked passby the Villa at night. Love love it. Staff is amazingly nice, professional and attentive. They made sure that we were comfortable but you don't really feel them hover around you. We were there in Winter but were comfortable in the room as they have electric blanket (there are no heaters in the room and it was cold even we were from NY). Munkey (the general manager) is funny. He really cares for animal. Our guide, Peter, is very good spotting animals. We saw elephants, buffaloes, lions, cheetah etc. The coordinator worked directly with our driver to make sure that the pick-up and drop off was seamless and went without any problems. Thank you for taking good care of our group. Hope we can return in the future.
2-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

This was the best experience we have ever had. The staff were all professional and the accommodations, food and activities were all fabulous!
Sarah, 2-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

We enjoyed everything!

With wonderful experienced safari guide, we were so happy to see a lot of animals including very rare ones like painted dogs, cheetahs, lion hunting and so on. And in the evening at the hide, many elephants came so close and I was just breathless! Only one thing which I wished to be better was a wi-fi condition. But other experience was too good to cover that.
Kyoko, 3-night trip
Verified

8/10 Very good

Very nice place

The place has a very good and convenient location close to the Hwange National Park. The best thing about it is a small water pond where elephants gather. I would suggest to go for the all-inclusive package as it means you can have as many safaris and park rides as you want and it is all included. The staff was very good. Their staff Jamie is fantastic, she was very welcoming and friendly and helped us organize our time at the lodge. Peter, our park driver, was also very good. We did not appreciate the bad information Ivory Lodge gave us regarding how to reach them - they advised us to fly from Harare to Bulawayo Airport, which we, unfortunately, did. Instead it would have been much faster/easier to fly from Harare to Victoria Falls Airport. When we realized this, it was too late to change our tickets and we lost considerable amount of time commuting. This was a big mistake on their park.
Nik, 3-night trip
Verified

10/10 Exceptional

Ivory Lodge Hwange Zimbabwe May 2017

Ivory Lodge is perfectly situated off the main road and close to Hwange entrance. Ivory offers a personal and comfortable experience. The Hide is totally wonderful with elephants, giraffe, Cape buffalo etc within breathing distance. The Safari guide, Zebbade, was patient, very informative and tracked lion prints right to a kill site where we respectifuly observed the balance of nature. The staff and food were excellent and we enjoyed the luxury of dining with the other guests. The intimacy of this small Lodge give you a personal quality experience. We really loved the porridge with Baobab fruit. Thank you Colin and all the staff for a trip of a lifetime experience. Rosy and Audrey from the UK