Alternative Space B & B

Great relaxed experience, lots of laughs and stories with the hosts. Highly recommended…

This is a delightfully quirky B&B. Comfortable, unique rooms with a lovely garden to enjoy. You can make your breakfast to your own taste, using a huge variety of ingredients they provide. You're not walking distance to the waterfront, but it's an easy drive down there.

A wonderful oasis of interesting design, wonderful art and thought provoking conversation. All of the comforts of home with a little madness thrown in. Breakfast is excellent, of a serve yourself nature in a well equipped kitchen/dining area that promotes interaction/conversation with other guests and the most interesting of host, Frenus, Sybille and their wonderful family. This place may be best for travellers of a more broad minded nature (as all travellers should be) but I will always return here, my home away from home in Swakopmund! (Oh, and the WIFi is great, worth at least an extra N$1M)

Alternative Space was easily one of the best accommodations we stayed in while in Namibia. We felt very secure while at the guesthouse and although small, the space has been well used. The outside space includes a private parking area, a communal area with a BBQ and a secluded secret garden space. Internally are the rooms, a lounge with a log fire, kitchen you can use, dining area and library. The rooms are clean and have a lovely layout.
I enjoy my food and mostly disappointed with the pitiful breakfasts at various guesthouses, not at Alternative Space, it was delicious and plentiful!
Owners are very hospitable and helpful when wanting to know places to visit on your journey across Namibia. Both the owners have interesting stories as to how they came to be in Swakopmund, if you have the time ask them about it and their experiences in Namibia. Although do not allow Frenas to tell you about his conspiracy theories!
It is very easy to get to the centre of town and took us about 15-20 minutes. The town is centred around the pier with a number of activities at the seafront. The main commercial section has a number of cafes, shops, bars and restaurants. We felt safe wonder around the busier parts of the town.

We very much enjoyed the warm welcome by Sybille and Frenus who generously offered us a home away from home. We will remember generous kitchen, beautiful quirky rooms and very interesting conversations on various aspects of Namibian society and politics. Many thanks for your hospitality!

Friendly hosts with attention to detail. Please was neat and convenient. Complimentary wine with hot water bottles in the room in addition to electric blanket. Kitchen was fully fitted and there more than enough food for the self service breakfast. Water was instantly hot and there was privacy on the property.

Don't miss this place Fantastic place that has never let me down. Ex backpackers, but now an architecturally designed and very, very individualized B&B with every attention to detail. I can't imagine why anyone would want to stay anywhere else. It is small (4 en-suite rooms), all non smoking. The house is filled with Namibian art. Breakfast is on a self help basis and it's plentiful. Not for people which are conservative and miserable. Stay here ♥

We had a wonderful stay in this Quirky B&B. The owners are very friendly and great conversationists. They offered us free lifts into town. A very generous breakfast which is semi do-it-yourself, which I liked as it made it feel like a home away from home. Felt very safe, and the best Wi-Fi I had in the whole of Namibia!

Awesome hospitality, creative spaces and awesome baths I will always keep coming back.

This was a great place to stay the night. Yes, the decor is a little on the strange side, but the owners were great. Did our laundry for us overnight. Breakfast was excellent. A great lounge for an evening chat with the other guests and a beer or glass of wine. Fireplace. Wi-fi that actually works (rare in Namibia). Really enjoyed it.

Very open minded place, simple to detail and cute. The owner especially is very friendly, funny and interesting, we had a lot of laughter in the breakfast room. Breakfast was awesome, missed the braai the night before but they really had fun, my partner was there though. 1000 times and more recommendable.