Royal Livingstone Hotel by Anantara

I would very much come back again the service was wonderful the staff was lovely and my children enjoyed it aswell

The Hotel and Grounds are just beautiful, the staff are amazingly friendly and helpful, the manager Sylvia was just so friendly and hands on herself, I just was impressed by her pleasant attitude. I was gutted I had to leave. What a special place.

We currently staying at the Royal Livingston as we brought my mom for her 70th Birthday a milestone event. I have to thank the team headed by Mathew for making this trip incredibly momentous. A birthday dinner under the monkey trees at the beautiful gardens of the Royal Livingston made my mom and us incredibly happy. A delicious 5 course menu with Dorborovsky our amazing waiter followed by Roy, Lucky and Hero who cooked up a storm over exceeded our expectations. Thank you to The Royal Livingston we will definitely be coming back.

I was personally very impressed with my stay at Royal Livingstone and i cant wait to go back there sooner than later. Everything was so impressive compared to hotels i v travelled to within Zambia and outside. Ambience, Cleanliness, Quietness, the nature, the wild animals etc.

What an amazing stay, you are greeted with traditional drumming and singing which was very welcoming. The hotel is very colonial and if that’s what you enjoy you will love the royal Livingstone. We were greeted by a lovely lady from Botswana who explained everything to us, she was very friendly and professional, she also gave us a refreshing traditional Zambian hibiscus drink. The grounds are breathtaking with direct views of the great Zambezi river as it is right on the banks of it, you can see the Mosi Oa Tunya in action from the hotel as the smoke looms around and over the falls on a clear day, beautiful animals roam freely around the grounds which was just a wonderful sight to witness. The room was very nice, comfortable bed and huge balcony overlooking the grounds and the Zambezi. For our first night we opted to eat at Mukuni Boma which is a restaurant serving more traditional dishes such as nshima, rice, impwa, chikanda, visashe, kapenta, Vinkubala, fried fish, along with various stews and grilled meats, there was a great selection for desserts too, this restaurant was the highlight of my time at the Royal Livingstone. There was a live showcase of traditional Zambian dancing and singing from a few different tribes in Zambia. This was a magical night. We ate at Zubu restaurant and I was not impressed with the food, the service was amazing but the food was a huge let down it was very tasteless in my opinion, but if you like bland and unseasoned food you will enjoy dining there. We also had cocktails at the bar a few times and I thought it was only right to try the Mosi Oa Tunya cocktail and it was devine, it was perfectly mixed each time. That was my favourite cocktail there but there were many that were just as good. Most of the staff members were excellent and I wish I could remember the young lady hostess we encountered during breakfast service that was actually very rude to us for what ever reason, it’s not a good look for the hotel because that one employee can spoil how everyone sees the rest of the staff and most of the other staff were absolutely lovely, just that one bad seed. Overall a good experience and I would encourage people to go even for one night.

I initially chose this "beautiful" venue to do my wedding as I loved the aesthetic. Sadly it became an overpriced subpar experience. The hotel staff frustrated my service providers to no end putting hurdles at every possible turn. The staff were rude and not accommodating at all. I have never in my life regretted anything more than choosing the Royal to have my wedding. The management staff didn't care at all. To make matters worse they stopped my wedding early without prior discussion. This place ruined what was meant to be the best day of my life, over charged me and frankly I will NEVER forgive them for this. Some of my guests complained of the hotel's lack of hospitality. STAY AWAY STAY AWAY