Cresta Churchill

3.0 star property
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Outdoor pool
Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View (STANDARD DOUBLE)
Front of property
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine, pool views
Fireplace

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Matopos Road and Moffat Avenue, Bulawayo
  • The Nesbitt Castle
    4 min drive
  • Hillside Dams Conservation
    6 min drive
  • Zimbabwe International Trade Fair
    6 min drive
  • Bulawayo (BUQ-Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Intl.)
    28 min drive

Room options

Suite, 1 Double Bed, Garden View (SUITE)

  • 43 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View (STANDARD DOUBLE)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Garden View (STANDARD TWIN)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Room, 1 Single Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Bulawayo

A stay at Cresta Churchill places you in the heart of Bulawayo, within a 10-minute drive of Bulawayo Railway Museum and National Art Gallery Bulawayo. .This hotel is 16.1 mi (25.9 km) from Khami Ruins National Monument and 28.3 mi (45.5 km) from Matobo National Park.

What's nearby

  • The Nesbitt Castle - 4 min drive
  • Matobo National Park - 6 min drive
  • Tshabalala Game Sanctuary - 6 min drive
  • Hillside Dams Conservation - 6 min drive
  • Zimbabwe International Trade Fair - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Bulawayo (BUQ-Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Intl.) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Nando's - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Cresta Churchill Hotel Bulawayo - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Nando's - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Smokehouse - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Amal - ‬9 min drive

About this property

Cresta Churchill

Suburban hotel with a 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool
Cresta Churchill offers 50 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. A pillow menu is available. Satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Bulawayo hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 50 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy international cuisine at Inglenook Restaurant, a fine-dining restaurant where you can enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge, take in the garden view, and even dine alfresco. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). English breakfasts are available daily from 6 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Planning an event in Bulawayo? This hotel has 1937 square feet (180 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 10:30 AM.
Inglenook Restaurant - Overlooking the pool and garden, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Shopping centre shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee daily 6 AM–10:30 AM: USD 20 for adults and USD 20 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Inglenook Restaurant

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference centre (1937 square feet of space)
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • In-room accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 100% renewable energy
  • Annual offsets purchased for at least 10% of carbon footprint
  • At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Local artist showcase
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drinks bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups only
  • Reusable tableware only
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 21-inch TV
  • TV/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products provided
  • Energy-saving switches
  • Free newspapers
  • LED light bulbs
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Turndown service
  • Water-efficient showers only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately USD 20 for adults and USD 20 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 30 per person (one way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 30 (one-way), (up to 18 years old)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Cresta Churchill
Cresta Churchill Bulawayo
Cresta Churchill Hotel
Cresta Churchill Hotel Bulawayo
Cresta Churchill Hotel
Cresta Churchill Bulawayo
Cresta Churchill Hotel Bulawayo

Cresta Churchill Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 54 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Josias

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property is old but well kept. They are busy upgrading
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Devendra

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place is very clean with warm water.Staff friendly , polite and prompt in attending problems.For example,it took only a few seconds after contacting the reception to get another card to use when my door card was not working .
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Johan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Manna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Thando

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Pablo

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property called and said there had no room only to discover room was allocated to someone which one of their staff confirmed
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent facilities and very friendly and helpful staff. I was able to crack a few jokes with the stuff.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Ashleyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Donald

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
It was generally clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All that we saw was impressive and aesthetic. Our room was spacious and bed itself just right to sleep after a busy day. Front of house staff and the service team in the dining area were all smiles and helpful I cannot fault them. Could do with a better taxi link for customers to avoid rouge drivers from major pick up points.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice renovations
I was pleasantly surprised by the well-done recent renovations at Cresta Churchill. We booked suites which were a great value and included a separate (no door) sitting area with a couch, second tv, desk and mini fridge. Rooms were very comfortable and had ample plugs with built in converters and usb outlets. Wifi was sufficient. Bathrooms were well appointed. My colleague's fridge smelled like it was overheating which was a bit of a concern but we just unplugged it. Could also hear a bit of noise from the plumbing from other rooms but nothing major. Our suites were on the third floor with no lift, which may present problems for some. Check-in wasn't very smooth--they did not have our reservations (from hotels.com) and we had to present the printouts, but they were not near full and let us checkin very early (9am after arriving on an international flight) which was very welcomed. The cold breakfast buffet wasn't great, but Zim is having a tough time on imports at present so it wasn't too unexpected, and the hot options for breakfast were good. Dinner was fine but not the best quality meat and quite expensive for what you got (if you paid in USD). Hotel is a bit removed from town but we didn't mind and it was a quiet area. Overall a good stay and option for Bulawayo, despite some minor issues.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect 100%
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel choice
Very neat and comfortable hotel with friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were all welcoming. Food was great Venue will always be on our list to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Keith, Mozambique

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Satisfactory stay
Generally OK, but we were kept waiting rather too long at reception on arrival, no-one offered to help with our bags and the restaurant said it wasn't authorised to add our meals to the hotel bill. Minor points, but all adding up to something less than full satisfaction.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
this is an old hotel with history like most places in Zimbabwe the grandeur has faded a bit but it is very clean and reasonably well kept. The staff staff is wonderful and proper lifting up the premisis and made it a nice place to stay. I wouldn't worry about being outside of town you just stand on the road and a honda fit will roll by honk it's horn and you jump in and for 50 cents you are in town in a few minutes. This shared taxi works great. The wifi was excellent better than any we have had in souther Africa. The bar and restaurant reasonable. There is a supermarket a couple doors down if you want to stock up on snacks. We had a good stay I was also happy they arranged my airport pickup by email! I would definitely return.

4/10 Poor

Michael, Port Alfred, South Africa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wouldn't stay again.
Rather tired, nothing obviously wrong but not a good feel. The hotel offers "complementary" transfers to the airport but wanted to charge us $30. Lunch was offered at $2 for beef stew and £3 for oxtail. Warm, not particularly tasty but when the bill came they wanted $3 and $4 respectively. Breakfast offered a limited buffet choice. My cooked breakfast, no fried eggs, was barely luke warm; they offered to heat it up but it came back the same temperature. Decided to make bacon sandwich but the bread was stale. No toast.

8/10 Good

kabelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
okay
it was okay

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Old time experience
Good hotel with bad sound insulation, I could hear my neighbors all night.Dining service very slow. Front line staff very professional

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Joshua

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort