Jollyboys Backpackers Reviews

What would be really great is free W-Lan. But it's ok that they have it, but you pay for it.

I will defnately be back at Jollyboys However long that takes and would be more than willing to recommend Jollyboys to someone, lovely atmosphere such a serene and beautiful setting all round AMAZING!

thank you, it was such a lovely place to stay, we'll come back happily

Just that I would have liked the room cleaned while we were there without having to ask for it to be done as that seemed more like troubling someone. Also the sheets, it was difficult to tell whether they had been used before as they were not ironed.

1. noise. The decibel level grew as the night deepened. Having booked an early morning departure for game viewing, we did not appreciate the late-night noise adjacent to our room. 2. Worse was the deplorable condition of the shower in Livingstone. It had not been cleaned, or scrubbed, for a LONG TIME. Crusty, it screamed Ahtlete's Foot infection. Despite requesting for attention to the shower, there was only a weak excuse (no 2nd key?!) for not fixing the problem.

This place is too big, the dorm rooms are very noizy, as there are open window sectios betweeen the rooms and the common facilities.

The place was great, really enjoyed my stay and would certainly stay there again. The staff in particular were superb and went the extra mile (literally) when I lost my phone and needed to divert an airport dropoff to get it. The room was comfortable, slept really well . THe layout created a nice balance between a place to enjoy meeting people and also get needed sleep. Couple of suggestions - bar food could be better, felt we had to go out for dinner, and nearby choices limited

I love jollyboys, the setup is perfect. Really nice stuff who's trying really hard. Only 1 pointer. We had a room just next to a generator or something and it was constantly on and therefor really noisy 24/7

Staff is really Nice and location is good but the rooms even the private ones with ensuite bathroom are really basics with no intimacy

This was my third visit to Livingstone and the third time I have stayed at Jollyboys. Always good staff, always good facilites, helpful advice and a good place to stay.

Love JollyBoys, always a great place to stay! Try the Funky Monkey (banana chocolate peanut butter smoothie!).

I did not know what to expect when first arriving, but was very pleased with my entire experience!! What a great place!!

Severe lack of communication from staff re what was available. No smoke free zone. No bed linen. We froze first two nights before we found out from another guest that you could hire blankets. Hired blankets had to be returned in office hours so night before check out had to lie without blanket/sheets. Beds hard and uncomfortable. Wifi system poor - just ate money and no way of disconnecting. Bugs in the beds. Booking activities easy but either no info given or wrong information. Security poor.

insect bite my body a lot. its very terrible. i never got this in my life.

Its a good place to stay

Cheap and well run - central location in Livingstone close to the bus station.

Jollyboys was the perfect destination for us on our three week visit with our daughter serving in the Peace Corps. Easy access to the center of town - multiple ways to enjoy just hanging around the lodge. Meeting new folks, visiting with coming and going friends, reading, lounging by the pool, setting up one's own meal, enjoying the Jollyboys' menu, there is an attention to detail while also letting the flow happen effortlessly. The owner managers have a deft touch.

Unfortunately, there was somebody in our room (Ngoni) during we got breakfast (Sunday 24/03/2013, between 7:30 and 8am), who probably was searching for money. Fortunately there was no money in my bag and nothing was missing, but it was a bad feeling! I was happy to leave at that day...

Very good — just remember to keep your receipts for everything. Also, the hostel says it provides bottled water, but it just refills the bottle from the tap. Don't worry about it though because the water in Livingstone is good to drink.

Superb stay. Very well run and lovely atmosphere. If I may just make one comment. I found that we were woken up very early each morning by the staff chatting very loudly amongst themselves. We were in Stanley room and the noise seemed to be coming from behind our bedroom. I hope this in helpful.