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What Else Makes This Stay Special?
Days here move at farm pace. You wake up, step outside, and there's a meerkat sniffing around your feet or a warthog trotting past like it's late for something. Guests can walk the property and around the lake, spend time with the resident mongoose and warthogs, and (per past guests) even get some quality time with a small zebra that's taken to hanging around.
Meals are made by the host family and served farm-style, with self-catering or an extra dinner and lunch option if you'd rather not leave. For total privacy, there's also Simmenau View, a standalone cabin 500 meters from the main house.
The price is $222 per person, per night, breakfast included. There is no fixed minimum-night stay listed. Check Airbnb for the best available dates.
🎬 Things to Do at Simmenau
Animal Educational Experience — Complimentary
Meet the orphaned animals in the farm's care and hear each one's story, from how they arrived to their journey back toward a life of freedom. Included for all overnight guests and available throughout your stay.
Sundowners & Nature Hiking — Complimentary
Hike across the farm's open savanna landscape up to a mountain viewpoint, where you can watch the sun set over the horizon. Self-paced and included for all guests.
Movie Under the Stars — $15 per person
Watch a classic like The Lion King or Out of Africa under the open sky, snacks included, with the sounds of the African night as your soundtrack.
Farm Spa Massages — $46 per person
Full-body massages designed to restore balance and ease tension, capping off a day of hiking and animal encounters.
⭐ Why We'd Book It
Rated 4.99/5 on Airbnb with 163 reviews, and sits in the Top 1% of Airbnb listings worldwide
Tame, free-roaming animals on-site: meerkats, mongoose, warthogs, and even a resident zebra
Hosted by a 4-year Superhost family with a 100% response rate
Shared pool on the property, rare for the area
Option to upgrade to a fully private standalone cabin (Simmenau View)
Positioned right on the Windhoek-to-Sossusvlei route, easy to build into a bigger Namibia itinerary
❤️ What We Love About This Hotel
Guests repeatedly mention the animals by name, and multiple reviews single out the meerkats as the highlight
It's a real working farm, not a staged tourist experience, and that authenticity comes through in almost every review
$222/person/night, breakfast included, feels like a steal for a Guest Favorite, Top 1% property
The host family clearly treats guests like extended family, several reviews describe it as "wholesome" and "magical"
Between the sunset hikes, movie nights, and animal encounters, there's genuinely something to do every day of the stay
🏨 Good To Know
Located in Khomas Hochland, about 37 miles (roughly 90 minutes) west of Windhoek
On the road route toward Swakopmund and Sossusvlei, easy to combine with a longer Namibia trip
Max 4 guests, not suitable for children under 10
Rated 4.99/5 on Airbnb (163 reviews), Top 1% Guest Favorite, hosted by a Superhost
