The Star Suite is Old Drift Lodge’s most unforgettable accommodation – and one of the most unique hotel experiences in Africa. Everything you love about the Standard Suite is here: the luxury tented room, the private plunge pool, the clawfoot bath on the deck, the panoramic Zambezi River views. But above it all, reached by a short staircase from your suite, sits a raised rooftop platform with a fully dressed bed open to the African sky.
This is the star bed. And it’s extraordinary.
As the last light fades over the Zambezi, the Southern Hemisphere’s Milky Way ignites overhead in a blazing arc so bright it casts shadows. Without light pollution, you’ll see thousands of stars, satellites tracking silently across the sky, and – if you’re lucky – shooting stars that leave you breathless. Below, the Zambezi murmurs. Hippos surface and call to each other. Somewhere in the distance, the world’s largest waterfall rumbles. You fall asleep to the most profound lullaby on earth.
You have the choice every night: sleep inside in the fully air-conditioned suite below, or ascend to the star bed above. Most guests do at least one night on the rooftop and describe it as the single most memorable experience of their entire African trip.
