Ai Aiba - The Rockpainting Lodge

3.0 star property
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Property grounds
Terrace/patio
Front of property - evening/night
Hiking
Fireplace

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
D2315 Erongo Conservancy, Omaruru
  • Phillips Cave
  • Living Museum of the San
    1 min drive
  • Kristall Kellerei Winery
    105 min drive

Room options

Luxury Triple Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Twin Bed

Family Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking, Mountain View

  • 40 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Luxury Twin Room, Non Smoking, Mountain View

  • 40 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Luxury Double or Twin Room, Mountain View, Ground Floor

  • 40 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Omaruru

When you stay at Ai Aiba - The Rockpainting Lodge in Omaruru, you'll be in a regional park and within a 5-minute drive of Living Museum of the San. .This lodge is 29.8 mi (48 km) from Living Museum and 30.3 mi (48.8 km) from Luna Park.

What's nearby

  • Living Museum of the San - 1 min drive
  • Living Museum - 99 min drive
  • Luna Park - 100 min drive
  • Franke Tower - 100 min drive
  • Kristall Kellerei Winery - 105 min drive

About this property

Ai Aiba - The Rockpainting Lodge

Lodge in Omaruru with an outdoor pool and a restaurant
Ai Aiba - The Rockpainting Lodge offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to furnished patios. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Beds feature premium bedding. Business-friendly amenities include desks and safes. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. Hypo-allergenic bedding, 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 lodge 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 20 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private furnished patios. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This lodge also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
At Ai Aiba - The Rockpainting Lodge, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include express check-in, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Ai Aiba - The Rockpainting Lodge has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Free daily reception
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Cave exploring
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • 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
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Couples dining

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NAD 988.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: NAD 988.0 per day

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, debit 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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

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

Property is also known as

Ai Aiba Lodge Omaruru
Ai Aiba Omaruru
Ai Aiba
Ai Aiba Rockpainting Lodge Omaruru
Ai Aiba Rockpainting Omaruru
Ai Aiba Rockpainting
Ai Aiba The Rockpainting
Ai Aiba - The Rockpainting Lodge Lodge
Ai Aiba - The Rockpainting Lodge Omaruru
Ai Aiba - The Rockpainting Lodge Lodge Omaruru

Ai Aiba - The Rockpainting Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 35 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This lodge is a gem in the middle of the desert. The views from the room and dining area are priceless.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

gregory

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great location and great activities, I particularly enjoyed the E biking
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Madelhn

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rock paintings and birding
Just wonderful. As good a lodge as we have stayed all holiday. Great birding and game
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Markus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best lodge I stayed at on my 17day Namibia trip.
What an amazing lodge in the middle of nowhere. The surroundings is just incredible beautiful and you will experience the best sunsets. I could kick myself for only booking one night. Dinner was fantastic too. First we started with a Brioche with three different kinds of butter, followed by an amazing salad, then Beef filet on a delicious mushroom sauce and to finish all this off a nice pudding for dessert. In the morning I had springboks right in front of the veranda. Will definitely go there again!
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Skippable
The area around the property is cool, really nice rock formations. The property itself from the outside looks unique but other than that it’s skippable. Check in was extremely inconvenient and long (couple of hours), no capability to pay via credit card on checkout. Staff not helpful or knowledgeable on questions about vicinity. Go to Spitzkoppe instead.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Christmas treat
Everything about our stay was perfect - highlight so far.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We chose Ai Aiba to spend our 10th Anniversary during a two week trip to Namibia and we were not dissappointed. The food was excellent and location is just pure magic. We hiked over the rocks at the back of the lodge and saw San paintings.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

richard, france

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
High quality in a remote setting
This lodge is in a great location and although the bush trips won't quicken your pulse, the knowledgeable guides make them a good experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Ian, Swakopmund Namibia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel facilities 2hrs from Swakopmund
Access by 2 wheel drive on gravel road. Not much wildlife, rock painting nice but not spectacular, staff and facilities good. Dinner was 3 course fixed menue. very peacful spot.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chill out in the mountains
Brilliant place just to stop and chill. We had been travelling for a while, visiting and driving ot was good just to have a pulse of days downtime in a very beautiful part of the country. Staff were really accommodating and very adaptable to what we wanted to do. Good was good but the evening meal was a little like European prices. Not a place that you would drop in to, you have to book and give yourself plenty of time drying through the conservation area
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ann-Sofie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir haben den Aufenthalt sehr genossen. Die Gamedrives sind ebenfalls empfehlenswert.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Jan-Joost

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property with a beautiful self hike which you should definitely do in the morning. Rooms are spacious and nice but will need an upgrade in the next couple of years. Main area is very nice, food was very good, staff was polite but a bit stiff. Overal definitely a place i would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wunderschöne Lodge umgeben von Felsen
Wir können die Lodge wärmstens empfehlen. Wunderschönes Ambiente, toller Service, geschmackvolle Einrichtung, wunderschöne Landschaft! Man ist direkt im Urlaub angekommen. Die Anfahrt sind ca. 50km über Schotterpiste - lohnt sich aber total! Eine Sundowner-Wanderung mit Guide ist im Preis inbegriffen (lohnt sich! Ist sehr interessant!). Wir können die Lodge absolut weiterempfehlen!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bernd, Forbach

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ai Aiba is a wonderful place in the beautiful Erongo mountains to relax and to recreate in this calm and peaceful area. The kitchen is phenomenal good.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Harald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Großartige Lodge, toller Service
Großartige Lodge, toller Service
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Cara

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ich hatte ausversehen einen falschen zeitraum gebucht, wollte stornieren und bekomme meine 250€ nicht wieder! Personal lässt nicht mit sich reden. Ich bin in der Ausbildubg und ärgere mich extrem
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bernd, Forbach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wunderschöne Lage und Aussicht über die weite Landschaft des Erongogebietes. Herrvorragende Küche - bestes Rindersteak. Sehr freundliches Personal. Saubere und geräumige Chalets. Verschiedene Aktivitäten und Wanderungen. Habe mich sehr wohl gefühlt. Jederzeit wieder gerne.

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Landschaft und die Lage der Lodge in den Hügeln/Felsen ist einzigartig! Man kann einen wunderschönen Sonnenuntergang von der Terrasse/Pool aus genießen. Der Service ist sehr zuvorkommend. Zum Abendessen gibt es ein Menu mit regionalen Zutaten und Wildfleisch. (Föhn auf Nachfrage)
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Toll gelegen
Idyllisch gelegen, schon die Anfahrt ist sehr schön, große geräumige Bungalows mit schöner Aussicht, ein kostenloser Sundowner-Walk war inklusive, schöner Pool, am Abend Lagerfeuer.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Malerisch an Felsen gelegen
Super Unterkunft mit je zwei Einheiten pro Häuschen. Inbegriffene Mahlzeiten waren hervorragend. Ebenfalls wie der Empfang. Wie in jeder Unterkunft, die wir in Namibia hatten, waren alle Corona-Massnahmen vorbildlich. Die Zimmer sind grosszügig und sehr sauber. Einfach nur empfehlenswert.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lodge besteht aus Bungalows mit jeweils zwei Wohneinheiten. Parkplatz direkt hinter dem eigenen Bubgalow. Zimmer sehr gross und zweckmässig eingerichtet. Kleine Terasse mit Blick in die Landschaft. Frühstück ok und Abendessen (Menü) sehr umfangreich. Leider sind die organisierten Ausflüge im Vergleich zu anderen Lodges gefühlt etwas zu teuer.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Norbert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019