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Reviews of Digger Inn

3 out of 5
Digger Inn
Plot 322/313 St Patrick Street, Francistown

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 40 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy, DULLES

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good accommodation half way between Harare and Sandton. Good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Brett

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy and authentic
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

William, Nas

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older property but well maintained. Good wifi, excellent restaurant on the property.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an initial hiccup with a different room being reserved than what we actually booked on expedia so I recommend confirming with the Inn via phone which room you have booked but they sorted it out for us and we had a really nice stay. Stayed a night each in the deluxe family and the family rooms and both were clean, nice, spacious rooms and had everything we needed. Both restaurants connected to the Inn had great food and service. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Martin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Restaurants and shops within short walking distance. Weekends can be noisy at night because of street parties and music nearby
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brigitte

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a wonderful and restful night. The restaurant you must try great food!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Wilmington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel's restaurant was excellent but no nearby alternatives.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Cecil

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

8/10 Good

Thomas

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Does the job
Stayed at Digger Inn a number of times now. The rooms are comfortable and clean. Had very little interaction with staff beyond collecting keys but they are friendly. Wifi system is a little arcane and patchy. Food in the restaurant leaves much to be desired. The Thorn Tree is much better than the hotel bar/restaurant. But overall, for Francistown, it works. I will stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business trip to Francistown
Online booking was easy and efficient, the staff were very friendly, our wifi did not work all the time causing some frustration.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nontokozo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home away from home...
My trip was amazing great food and great service....
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Colonial and friendly.
I like Diggers. Stayed a few times and it suits our needs adequately. Colonial style architecture and design feel. Friendly staff and good food next door. Clean rooms and usually not too busy. Good hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Michael, Wilmington, NC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A quiet place in the city
The hotel is quiet and secure, a comfortable and clean place for individuals or families. There are two restaurants available with excellent food and reasoable price. There is a gym and the neighorhood area is safe for walking/jogging.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Kobus on 29 Aug 2018
Hi Michael, thank you for the wonderful revue, we are glad that you have enjoyed your stay with us. Regards,

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Short three night stay
The property was well cared for and clean and most of the reception staff were friendly and competent. There was ongoing confusion about whether we had paid in advance, and at first how many nights we were staying. One of the managers knew there was a confirmation email from Hotels.com but evidently that didn't get communicated to the rest of the reception staff as I was asked to pay again upon checkout. However a nice well-maintained room and good amenities. My third stay in Francistown and next trip I will probably stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel for a good price
The hotel is in a good location and has secure parking - great for travelers passing through Francistown on the way to somewhere else.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Alberts

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First impression on parking the car at the back was OMG !! On being shown the available rooms we were very impressed. The novel set up of the restaurant and snack bar was enlightening. Only there for one night but will certainly use again

8/10 Good

Seamus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Probably best place in Francistown
Peaceful break from lots of driving in comfort

6/10 Okay

Anne, South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The hotel is unfortunately situated above a liquor shop and a restaurant/pub. People drank at the restaurant until late in the night and made a huge amount of noise which could be heard in our rooms.

10/10 Excellent

kabelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very happy
super duper

2/10 Terrible

Derek, Heidelberg

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Where not to stay in Francistown
There was no wifi although it was advertised. There was no toilet paper and although our credit card was debited the reception had no knowledge and wanted payment

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

mr d, ds999, margate, kent. uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice comfy hotel. big clean room - good wifi + a/c
a lot of thought has gone into the rooms at this hotel and it really does have a comfortable feel. however arrival was fraught since the main road through the city was totally closed and virtually no diverted traffic signs visible so my gps went ape! eventually found it but unknowingly went in via back door and from the parking there were no signs to reception so spent more than five minutes walking the corridors! I had paid gbp 10 more for this hotel than the peermont and it was worth it. happy efficient reception (even came up to room to alert me to a phone call) big clean room - good wifi great very efficient a/c, lots of electrical plugs with three plug types. proper fridge. quality bed linen and towels but no bath tub. nice balcony with view of square and two chairs and a table. secure parking with attendant. highlight of evening was a lovely meal in their restaurant, upstairs just across the square well cooked, well presented food. great steak - tender and tasty. good value. thoroughly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

MulumbaM, Lusaka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed the night
Staff were great and helped in getting us a room although they were fully booked and at very short notice.

8/10 Good

Joe, American Living in South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, nice price
The Diggers Inn is a clean, comfortable hotel for a decent price. The room had a good wifi connection and was in a decent neighborhood. The Thorn Tree restaurant next door had an excellent breakfast at a reasonable price. The hotel restaurant was also reasonably priced and the menu was available through room service. We will stay here again on our next trip to Francistown.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
comfy, nice bathrooms, good service
Located in a small enclosed strip-mall just a block off the main road, the hotel is a convenient and clean business hotel. The staff is friendly and helpful. The baths are modern and recently renovated with plenty of hot water . A restaurant-bar for dinner and a cafe for breakfast are part of the same building complex and offer good food at reasonable prices. Overall a convenient and very comfortable stop before entering Zimbabwe through Plumtree.

8/10 Good

Corporate traverller, Gauteng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy to book
It was a last minute booking and all went very smooth and I had replies to my emails very quickly.

8/10 Good

Corporate Traveller, East Rand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed they stay
It was a last minute booking but everything went well and smooth. Just waiting for the invoice for the bill back for breakfast and dinner.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location for stopover on the way to Chobe, Maun or Vic Falls

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location for stopover on the way to Chobe, Maun or Vic Falls

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good place to break a journey
The hotel was of a high standard with clean and good sized rooms, pleasant and polite staff and very comfortable beds. Sorry, but can't comment on food as we ate elsewhere. We would certainly stay again if we were in Francistown on another occasion

4/10 Poor

Robertp, South Africa

Disliked: Staff & service
Unreliable booking system
Paid in full using Expedia but they could not find my reservation on arrival. Not something you want to deal with on late night arrival.

8/10 Good

Stefano, Cape Town

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable room
The room was nice and spacious. The beds were comfortable. The bathroom decent. No complaints. Only complaint is that the hotel Manager did not have our Hotel.com booking! I had to talk him into taking responsibility to sort it out! That's not professional! Maybe you should check out where the bug was.

10/10 Excellent

John K, Lilongwe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb value
A recent overhaul of the hotel makes it a true gem. The amply sized rooms were excellent in every way (shower, beds, flat screen TV, desk for work, etc). Staff was friendly. The mini-mall in which the hotel is situated contains a very nice pub and separate cafe, both affiliated to the hotel (you can charge your food to your room). The main street of pleasant Francistown is also 50 meters away.

8/10 Good

Christian, Nieder-Olm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Freundliches Personal, unkomplzierter Check-In und Check-Out, grosses und sauberes Zimmer und Bad, bequeme Betten. Nur das angeschlossene Restaurant (Dinner) und Cafe (Frühstück) sind nicht so prickelnd hinsichtlich der Qualität des Essens.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Durch mangelnde Beschilderung war das Hotel abends schwer zu finden. Die fehlende Motivation der Mitarbeiter verlangsamt diverse Prozesse wie zB Check-In. Die Zimmer sind geräumig und sauber.

6/10 Okay

geneviève

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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