Downhill Retreats

08/09/2025

Calling all to the at Downhill Retreats, you will enjoy a peaceful stay and the opportunity to explore the Vlei. We have available dates so call us and reserve it now.

05/09/2025

Monavale Vlei is alive with birdsong — and we’ve got the perfect perch for you to enjoy it.

Downhill Retreats – A peaceful hideaway overlooking the wetland
Spot rare birds right from the verandah
Wake up to calls of the Western Meadowlark, Paradise Flycatcher, and more
Comfortable self-catering accommodation with backup power & fast WiFi
Ideal for solo birders, couples, or small groups

Availability now open!
Secure your dates while the birds are active.

WhatsApp +263 772 100 934
7 Sudbury Avenue, Monavale Hill, Harare

Stay close to nature. Sleep in peace.

27/08/2025

Downhill Retreats

21/08/2025

18/08/2025

when the grass burns, new life appears.
this dry season, monavale vlei opens up for the rare courser, larks, and pipits.
downhill retreats is your base camp — five minutes from the calls, the sightings, the silence.

📍 7 sudbury avenue, monavale hill
📞 +263 772 100 934

book your stay. step into the season.

16/08/2025

Peace measured in birdsongs at Downhill Retreats

09/08/2025

Some people come here with deadlines.
Some come with binoculars.
Some come with empty pages waiting to be filled.
Some just come with tired bones and the need to breathe.

Downhill Retreats is not a hotel.
It’s not a venue.
It’s a space.
A space that shifts to fit you.

Under the jacarandas, you might overhear the Monavale Morning Chorus, over 50 bird species warming the day.
In the garden, you might find a table perfect for a team huddle or just two cups of tea.
In the shade, you might catch yourself doing absolutely nothing, and loving it.

You don’t have to escape far to feel far.
You just have to arrive.

📍 7 Sudbury Avenue, Monavale Hill
📞 +263 772 100 934

08/08/2025

You’ve been everywhere… except still.

This isn’t your usual getaway.
No checklists. No crowds. No noise wrapped in luxury.

Just space.
Just stillness.
Just a little corner of Harare where time stops moving like it owes you something.

☁️ The birds don’t rush.
🪑 The chairs don’t talk.
🌱 The trees? They’ve seen things you’ve forgotten how to feel.

So take a moment, and walk through this video slowly.
Don’t skip. Don’t skim. Just… sit in it.

This is Downhill Retreats.
And peace isn’t far. It’s just been waiting for you to notice.

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📍 7 Sudbury Avenue, Monavale Hill
📲 +263 772 100 934

29/07/2025

If you’d like to visit Victoria Falls … this is the place to stay … We can make the arrangements! Just tell us what you’d like to do!

The Courtney is a luxurious colonial-styled lodge in Victoria Falls.

24/07/2025

Did You Know About This Place?

Tucked away at the top of Monavale Hill, behind a simple gate on 7 Sudbury Avenue, is a space that most people drive past… never knowing what’s inside.

A fireplace that’s warmed generations.
An orchard dug by hand, chisel by chisel, into limestone.
A sundial that crossed oceans from West Sussex to Zimbabwe.
And birds. So many birds. Singing like the city doesn’t exist.

Welcome to Downhill Retreats — Harare’s quietest stay.

It’s not a hotel.
It’s not a lodge.
It’s your reminder that peace isn’t far. It’s just quiet.

✔️ 2-bedroom flat with garden views
✔️ Fast WiFi + workspace
✔️ Solar water + power backup
✔️ Pet-friendly, family-friendly, story-rich
✔️ 8 minutes from Westgate. 0 minutes from stillness.

🛏️ Now taking bookings for weekends, workcations & retreats
📲 WhatsApp us: +263 772 100 934
📍 7 Sudbury Avenue, Monavale Hill

22/07/2025

Here’s the lie:
You have to go far to feel peace.
Pack bags. Leave town. Escape.
Wait for December.

Here’s the truth:
You don’t have to leave the city… to leave the noise.

There’s a quiet garden waiting in Monavale Hill.
No itinerary. No passport.
Just stillness

📍 Downhill Retreats
7 Sudbury Avenue, Monavale Hill, Harare
📞 +263 772 100 934

Not Far. Just Quiet.