Living
Open sitting room with garden light, a round table for four, streaming television, and a quiet corner to work.
Rhodes Park · Lusaka
Elexis Haven
A private two-bedroom home behind the wall. Designed for quiet stays, with solar backup, stored water, and space for two cars.
A warm welcome
Your home in Rhodes Park.
Hosted by Helen & Donovan in Lusaka. The house sleeps five, sits inside a locked yard, and is built for the way the city actually runs — power, water, and privacy first.
2
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
5
Guests maximum
2
Parking spots in the yard
Kitchen
Cream cabinetry, a marble island with four stools, fridge, oven, kettle and toaster. Cook in, or sit at the bar.
Main bedroom
King bed, velvet headboard, built-in wardrobes, air-conditioning, and an ensuite-feeling bath a few steps away.
Second bedroom
Two single beds dressed in white linen, orange cushions, blackout-ready curtains. Built for family or colleagues.
Bathrooms
Two bathrooms. The main one has twin basins, a deep tub, and a glass rain shower — the room guests remember.
The yard
A small lawn, flower beds, a covered terrace, and a braai. Two cars park at the entrance, under the stone. The house number stays off this page.
Photographs
Built for Lusaka
Power, water, and a locked gate.
These are the details that decide a stay here. We put them on the homepage on purpose.
Solar backup
Luxpower inverter and battery storage so lights, wifi, and the essentials keep running when the grid does not.
Water tank
On-site storage so showers and the kitchen are not tied to the municipal hour.
Walled and gated
Electric fence, exterior cameras on the yard only, and two parking spaces inside the wall.
Wifi
House wifi throughout. Login details are sent after your booking is confirmed — not published here.
Air-conditioning
Bedrooms and the living room, so the house stays usable in the hot months.
Hosts in Lusaka
Helen and Donovan host from Lusaka. They handle arrival, keys, and anything that comes up during the stay.
The yard
A private lawn behind the wall.
Flower beds, a covered terrace, and the sitting-room windows looking onto the grass. Two cars park at the entrance, under the stone.
Rhodes Park
What to do from the house.
You are in one of the few Lusaka neighbourhoods where a morning can stay local: coffee, a gallery, a mall run, a hospital if you need one — then back behind the gate.
In the neighbourhood
Lechwe Trust Gallery
Zambian painting, print and sculpture on Lagos Road. Free entry, Tuesday to Saturday — the quietest good hour from the house.
A short drive
Manda Hill, Arcades & EastPark
The three malls that actually matter. Groceries, pharmacies, cinema, and the Sunday craft market in the Arcades car park.
A short drive
Kabwata Cultural Village
Wood, baskets, chitenge and workshops. The honest place to buy something that did not come from an airport shelf.
If you have a morning
Lusaka National Museum
A compact read on the country before you leave town. Pair it with Cairo Road or the showgrounds if you have a driver for the day.
Further out
Munda Wanga & Lilayi
Gardens and a small game drive south of the city when you want green, not malls. Best with the house car.
Practical
CFB Hospital
Twenty-four hour hospital on Addis Ababa Drive, in Rhodes Park. Medland and Forest Park are the other close options.
We arrange it
Days out from the house.
Safari, elephants, the Falls. You ask on WhatsApp. We book the operator, hold the vehicle, and send you the day’s plan. No hunting for a desk in a mall.
45 minutes east
Chaminuka day visit
A private 10,000-acre reserve. Game drive, buffet lunch, Kaposhi cheese, a boat on the lake. The easiest real safari from the house — and the one guests actually take.
From $55 / person
We book the day’s package and can drive you in the house car.
Ask us to book thisLusaka National Park
Orphan elephant viewing
Game Rangers International’s Wildlife Discovery Centre. Feeding is 11:30–13:00. A conservation hour, not a petting zoo — you watch from the deck.
Entry + donation
Best with the house car. We time the drive so you are not late for feeding.
Ask us to book this35 minutes south
Lilayi Lodge
Game drive on a 650-hectare farm, a walking safari, and wine tasting as the sun drops. Close enough to be back for dinner in Rhodes Park.
Day visit on request
We hold a table and a vehicle.
Ask us to book thisThree hours east
Lower Zambezi overnight
River camps, canoeing past elephants, sunset on the water. Two nights is the right length. The trip guests extend for.
From ~$400 / person / night
We place you with a riverside camp and handle the transfer.
Ask us to book thisOne hour by air
Victoria Falls, Livingstone
Devil’s Pool in season, a helicopter over the spray, a sunset cruise. Proflight from Lusaka. Two nights is enough if you are not rushing.
Two-night add-on
We book flights, lodge, and activities as one note.
Ask us to book thisMove around Lusaka
The house car, a driver, the airport.
You do not need an app the minute you land. Add the car, a driver, or a pickup from Kenneth Kaunda (LUN) when you send dates.
Self drive
$90/ day
The house vehicle, parked inside the yard. Fuel and a full tank on handover by agreement. Valid licence required.
Car + driver
+$50/ day
Add a driver to the $90 car for malls, meetings, and day trips. Hours confirmed when we reply.
Airport shuttle
$40each way
Private pickup or drop at Kenneth Kaunda (LUN). About 30–40 minutes in normal traffic. Send the flight number.
Journal
How to spend the days.
All notesA day from the house
Chaminuka, without making a project of it
Forty-five minutes east of Rhodes Park: a game drive, a proper lunch, cheese from the estate, and back behind the gate before dark.
Conservation, not a zoo
How to see elephants without leaving Lusaka
Game Rangers International’s Wildlife Discovery Centre in Lusaka National Park. Feeding is 11:30. You watch from a deck. That is the point.
The add-on that pays
Victoria Falls after a Lusaka stay
Proflight is an hour. Two nights in Livingstone is enough for the Falls, a helicopter, and a sunset cruise — then fly home, or come back to the house.
Stay longer, pay less per night
Rates.
Priced for a new house in Rhodes Park with solar and stored water. Monthly is the home rate. Stay a night, a week, or a month.
Nightly
$100
One night or more. A work trip, a layover, or a weekend in town.
Weekly
$650
Seven nights. About $93 a night — a cleaner landing than seven separate days.
Monthly
$2,500
28 nights or more. The rate the house is built around. Utilities as agreed at booking.
Book directly
Hold the dates here.
Pay the stay on this page by card or PayPal, or request the dates and settle with Helen. No Airbnb account. Confirmation goes to elexishaven@gmail.com and WhatsApp.
- Check-in 2:00 PM · Check-out 10:00 AM
- No smoking, pets, or parties
- Exterior cameras on the yard only
Desk
Ask before you book.
House notes
How we keep it quiet.
- Maximum 5 guests.
- Two parking spots inside the yard.
- Quiet hours at night — this is a residential street.
- No smoking indoors or in the yard.
- No pets.
- No parties or events.
- Treat the house as you would a friend’s.
- Exterior cameras cover outdoor areas only. None inside.