Fodor's Expert Review Stanley and Livingstone at Victoria Falls

It's almost surreal to step from the surrounding bushveld into the meticulously composed rooms of this small hotel, which is set on a 6,000-acre private game reserve. Public rooms are luxuriously furnished in colonial style with some spectacular antiques and have verandas overlooking a waterhole where elephants and other animals come to drink. The suites are large and capacious with Victorian flourishes, dark wood furnishings, heavy drapes, and an expensive chocolate on your pillow at night. The bathrooms are a calming study in white tile, green marble, and gold trim. Service is slightly more casual than the decor would lead you to expect. The rate includes breakfast and the use of the three scheduled daily transfers into town.