Strand Hotel Swakopmund is a luxurious beachside hotel located in the city of Swakopmund in Namibia. The city of Swakopmund is a coastal destination located west of the capital Windhoek and faces the Atlantic Ocean. Squeezed between the Ocean and the Namib Desert, it is one of the most important traveller stops along the Namibian road. Swakopmund is famous as Namibia’s adventure capital and the best hop off point for excursions to the Skeleton Coast and the Namib Desert. However, the city is a destination in its own right, too. Due to its colonial past, the city has a distinguished German look & feel which is uniquely mixed with African flair.

It is in this unique town that is Swakopmund that you can discover Strand Hotel Swakopmund. The relatively new property has a prime location right on the city’s promenade and the Atlantic Ocean. Many of the rooms and communal areas boast great views on the sea. The hotel has deservedly so become a social epicentre and destination in itself, for foreign visitors as well as residents of Swakopmund.

Rooms And Suites

Rooms at the Strand Hotel Swakopmund are designed in a warm and contemporary style. They combine bright colours and colourful accents with warm fabrics and well-appointed interior accessories. All rooms feature floor-to-ceiling panoramic and sliding windows with beautiful views of the gardens or the ocean.

Standard / Enabled rooms (28 / 39 m2) feature an en-suite bathroom with shower, single vanity and separate toilet, writing desk and easy lounging armchair with reading light.Luxury rooms (31 m2) enjoy some of the best view locations within the hotel and have floor-to-ceiling panoramic and sliding doors with “step-out” balconies. The bathrooms, with showers and separate toilets, feature double his and her vanities.Junior suites (42 m2) offer floor-to-ceiling panoramic doors with balconies and sea and beach views. These open-plan lounge and bedroom suites have bathrooms with a shower and full free standing bathtub, separate toilets and double his and her vanitiesLuxury suites (70 m2) have a a spacious open-plan lounge, a dining room, a separate bedroom suite, bathrooms with showers and full free standing bathtubs, double his and her vanities and separate toilets.Presidential suite: the 150 square meter flagship suite of the hotel, featuring its own fireplace, 8-seater entertainment area, TV, tea & coffee and bar stations, an executive desk and a private 8-seater dining room.

Hotel Assets And Experiences

The Strand Hotel Swakopmund features different restaurants, bars, a deli, a lobby/lounge, several seaside terraces, a beach kiosk and state of the art Conference & Banqueting Centre. All of these assets are set on the Mole or promenade, a historic and iconic site surrounded by Ocean on all sides. The hotels’ Atlantic Spa is the perfect place to relax from your adrenaline fuelled days at the Atlantic Ocean & the Namib Desert. There is also a Gym, located on the second floor of the hotel.

Excursions to the region’s highlights (like the Cape Cross Seal Colony, Fishing Excursions, Namibia Desert Day Trips, Quad Biking and many others) can be booked at the hotel, and the city of Swakopmund offers many touristic attractions itself.

Gastronomy

The Strand Hotel offers its guests and visitors a variety of exciting restaurants, bars and sea facing terraces, as well as a lobby lounge, a beer garden and a beach kiosk. At Brewer & Butcher, guests can enjoy in-house brewed beer as well as a great menu of comfort food. The Farmhouse Deli serves an extensive buffet & A la Carte breakfast, and Italian inspired lunch & dinner. At the ocean cellar, you can the freshest seafood selection, paired with a bottle of wine from the extensive wine list. For perfect mixed cocktails and other drinks, head to the Welwitschia Lounge.

Why Go?

Strand Hotel Swakopmund truly is breath of fresh air during a road trip in beautiful Namibia. Located right on the beach promenade with views of the mighty Atlantic ocean, the hotel features beautiful, luxurious and cosy rooms, three great restaurants and bars, a spa, a gym and conference facilities. The atmosphere at the property is elegant and laid-back, making Strand Hotel Swakopmund a perfect choice for stays in this beautiful region.

Recommended Activities: Scenic Flight In Swakopmund

Swakopmund is Namibia’s adventure capital. You really can’t leave the town without exploring the nearby coast, the spectacular dune landscape, the seal colonies or many other wonders of nature. From sandboarding the highest dunes in the world to quad-biking between dunes and the sea, Swakopmund has something in store for everybody.

One of the best ways to get a good view on the amazing landscape surrounding Swakopmund, is by “simply” flying over it. Scenic flights in small (semi-)private planes are very popular and there are few landscapes in the world that can rival that of the Namib desert (which borders Swakopmund).

We enjoyed a flight in a 4-seater plane with Pleasure Flights, one of the most reliable companies in the town. Pilots are of course 100% certificated, well trained and fluently English speaking.

The most popular flight is the Sossusvlei Scenic Flight, which takes you over the Namib desert, the dry Kuiseb river bed, the magnificent dune formations, the famous Sossusvlei, and the “Forbidden Coast” where you will discover shipwrecks, seal colonies and flocks of flamingos. A great experience!

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Written by Sven & Ellen