Shoestrings is a great place to hang out, have a beer, order a delicious pizza, and meet other backpackers. However, the activity center is not great and neither is reception. Those two however are nothing to the sheer loudness of the dorms. The bar party will go till 2:30am and you will be one thin piece of wood away from... More

To put it bluntly the place is a dump. We have been travelling 2 months through Africa and this has been hands down the worst place yet!!! If I could it do over again I would rather take a short walk to stay elsewehere than stay here EVER again. Our room was crawling with ants! Had to sleep in a... More

There really aren't many options for backpackers in Vic Falls. The food here is good but very overpriced. The dorms are very very basic, bad smells, no mosquitos nets, ... The kitchen was the worst thing, very very disgusting. If you have to stay here I hope it's a short stay, I only stayed for I night and wouldn't have... More

This place has a nice vibe in the evenings, the food is good and the rooms are well priced. Certainly a good place to stay when in Vic falls area. More

Once I got past the initial room stuff up (was supposed to be a double not a twin and there was no fan or a/c in the first rm, maybe ok in winter but not in Nov) and being extremely basic, hence the price tag, this place is actually a little oasis. The gardens are beautiful and lush and the... More

Shoestrings is basically a backpackers lodge. It means that the rooms are quite basic, with shabby bathrooms and no mosquitoe nets, but nicely decorated and cosy. As any backpackers lodge, though, the atmosphere is fantastic, there is always party at the garden/bar/restaurant without having to leave the lodge. A nice place to stay, I would definitely go back there if... More

This is the cheapest room with Airconditioning which we needed as we were here in October 2011. It was very hot but be warned that the room is warmer than outside. There are other more expensive option but we decided not to move because it was walking distance from town and the falls. More

This place had plenty of real estate for people to spread out in. Although they were full the staff set me up with camping. While making dinner I was able to chat with some staff members making their own dinner and they were quite friendly and informative. Whether it was helping me arrange transit to my next destination or helping... More

I stayed in an ensuite twin room with a friend in early July. Shoestrings is very well situated with about a 25 minute walk to the mighty Victoria Falls, and it is within 5 minutes walk of the town centre. The guy at the tour booking desk was very helpful, and the internet cafe was pretty good. The room I... More