Woodlands Romelda · Lake Mutirikwi · Zimbabwe

Romelda Residences

Three self-catering residences for slow travel, remote work, and family stays: a rural Zimbabwean rhythm with Muchinda care, private offices, and the lodge next door.

Kitchen in a Woodlands residence

About

Purpose-built to live in

Three fully serviced residences on a secure stretch of the 50-acre Romelda property, made for workation, slow travel, and extended family stays, not a quick pass-through.

Available to book from 1 November.

Covered deck lounge at a Woodlands residence

Long stay

Settle in for a season

Quiet offices and reliable internet for parents who keep working. Space for children to study and explore outdoors. Weeks or months at a rural Zimbabwean rhythm, with Muchinda care and the convenience of Romelda Retreat next door.

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Woodlands

A look at life here

Woodlands residence among the trees

The Houses

Three homes in the trees

House 1 and House 3 share the same layout. House 2 offers extended kitchen, dining, lounge, and deck space, ideal for larger families or guests who want more room to gather.

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Office desk with laptop, coffee, and papers overlooking the woodland

Work & Care

Office, WiFi, Muchinda

Each house has a dedicated office with high-speed WiFi, a full kitchen, and a Muchinda for laundry and cleaning, so you can focus on work, writing, or simply settling in.

Martha in the vegetable garden at Woodlands

Homesteading

Live with the land

Woodlands Romelda sits on a working organic smallholding: bananas, avocados, macadamias, seasonal fruit, vegetables, and farm eggs. Days move with the orchard, the lake light, and quiet paths through the trees.

Family generations together in the macadamia orchard at Woodlands

Hosts

Cared for across generations

The Clements family has cared for Romelda for almost 50 years, across five generations. Since 2019 Dave and Lisa have developed the long-term vision: to make the property as self-sustaining, environmentally responsible and productive as possible. His daughter Amy and her partner Tyler live on the property running the retreat and raising their son Callum, the fifth generation on this land.

Map of the area

Hand-drawn map of Romelda on Lake Mutirikwi showing the lodge shoreline, tents, orchards, and Woodlands Romelda residences
Romelda Retreat tented lodge on Lake Mutirikwi

Next door

Romelda Retreat

Choose the Tented Lodge with en-suite safari tents on the water’s edge and meals taken care of, MidWaters self-catering lodges across the lake by boat, or the Campsite peninsula for lawn camping and Meru glamping. Add lake days, gentle activities, and the Strelitzia Spa when you want to unwind.

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Plan Your Stay

Come live a while

We’ll help you choose your residence and outline the next steps.