Royal Livingstone Hotel, Livingstone, Zambia

The Royal Livingstone Hotel stretches luxuriously along the banks of the Zambezi River. The Hotel consists of 173 rooms and suites, in a series of 17 colonial-style buildings, set amidst indigenous trees and plants. The rooms are two-story clusters and each cluster comprises approximately 10 en-suite air-conditioned rooms, offering private balconies or terraces. Interior furnishings accentuate the influences of Africa translated into a cultured sumptuousness that reflects the essence of African Bush life.

The main hotel is a sequence of thatch-roofed buildings, African in their influence, and incorporates the lounge, restaurant and bar. A classic swimming pool visually links the waters of the river with the terraces of the hotel, with a sweeping timber deck planted in the swirling water of the Zambezi. The hotel is within walking distance of the falls.