Shakespeare Court Serviced Apartments

Not able to write a review on *********** as I did not book through them so here is the first review on TripAdvisor. We stayed for 3 nights in the 2 bedroom apartment number 8. Family with two very young boys. Positives Staff are lovely and very helpful when needed. They offer free laundry service which is very helpful. Internet worked well for us and the location is also good. Can take a while though if travelling back from city center during peak time. Place also offers a swimming pool and gym but can’t comment on the cleanliness as we did not use them. Lusaka has a lot of power cuts but the generator was always on so we did not notice the power cuts. Negatives We did not have one good night sleep there. The mattress was soo used that we were basically sleeping on the wooden part of the bed. The bed sheets had holes and stains and the place just felt and looked unclean. I found a lovely used hairy soap bar in the shower which made me think the bathroom was not cleaned since the last guest. The place was very dated. I did complain and ask for a different apartment as the one we got is not the one I actually wanted but they were fully booked. Hot water ran out quickly and bathrooms also very outdated with things broken. Towels also very well used. The apartment is also small with big furniture and with two kids and two adults it felt that it was made for one or two people maximum. We did not feel relaxed or rested at our stay at Shakespeare court apartments in Lusaka. I would not recommend apartment 8 if you do stay there.

Nice Place for Families This was a spacious and clean hotel with a gym and pool. Nearby is a grocery store and sports bar where we had dinner. Everyone we met was friendly. A water pipe had burst, leaving the apartment with no water when we arrived but they did fix it as soon as possible. My husband reported seeing a few bugs running around the kitchen which thankfully I did not see. I'll give the benefit of the doubt that it could have been related to the pipe bursting and is not a normal thing. My sons loved the TV and overall it was a great experience.

It was good. They ran out of bottled water and there are no phones in the rooms, so it’s hard to get in touch with front office.