Guesthouse caters for business visitors

Just over a year since it opened, Kingsmead Guesthouse in Borrowdale, Harare, has become a home from home for regular business visitors to the Zimbabwean capital. According to owner/ manager Jenny Stijkel, the guesthouse was purpose-built for the corporate traveller and leisure visitors to Zimbabwe who want all the comforts of home. There are ten rooms, all with en-suite bathrooms and doors leading out onto the veranda or private courtyards. Free high speed Wi-Fi can be accessed throughout the guesthouse. All rooms have flat-screen TVs with a full DSTV bouquet, eco-wall heaters, international power points, ceiling fans, digital combination safes, silent minibar fridges and tea and coffee facilities. The guesthouse is completely self sufficient for the times when power outages are experienced. There is also a small meeting room for those who prefer to conduct their meetings in private. Wherever possible the guesthouse is environmentally friendly with solar panels for water heating, energy-saving lighting and appliances, and grey water reticulation for the gardens.