Place to stay · Swakopmund
Dunedin Star Guest House
Simple guesthouse with en-suite single, double and triple rooms on the corner of Daniel Tjongarero and Windhoeker streets, a short walk from central Swakopmund, breakfast included.
The Dunedin Star is a no-frills guesthouse on a quiet corner in central Swakopmund, where Daniel Tjongarero Avenue meets Windhoeker Street. The shops and restaurants are about five minutes away on foot and the beach about ten. It calls itself a backpacker place and prices itself that way, but every room has its own bathroom, which is the main reason people pick it over a dorm hostel.
What to expect
Rooms are singles, doubles and triples, with twin or double beds, cleaned daily. There are also family rooms with extra beds for bigger groups. Breakfast is included, with a choice of a continental plate or a cooked one. There is no kitchen for guests, so plan on eating out, which is easy in Swakopmund. Reception sells beer, wine and juice, and there is a lounge with a TV and a garden to sit in.
Wi-Fi reaches the rooms, but the guesthouse itself says the signal is best in the lounge.
Practical details
- Address: corner of Daniel Tjongarero Avenue and Windhoeker Street, Swakopmund.
- Phone +264 64 403 437. Bookings go through the contact form on the website.
- Check in 2pm to 6pm, check out by 10am.
- Secure parking inside the property, with guards and cameras. Rooms are non-smoking.
- Laundry handed in at reception comes back the same day, for an extra charge.
Good to know
The name comes from the MV Dunedin Star, a British cargo liner that ran aground on the Skeleton Coast in November 1942. Everyone on board was rescued after a long sea, air and land operation, and the guesthouse website tells the story in full. Reception can book local tours and activities.
Last updated 7 October 2026. Sources: Dunedin Star Guesthouse, Dunedin Star Guesthouse, Rooms, Dunedin Star Guesthouse, Services, Dunedin Star Guesthouse, Contact, Dunedin Star Guesthouse, History, Wikipedia, MV Dunedin Star.
