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title: "Fallsway vs Natwange Backpackers: which hotel is better?"
description: "Fallsway or Natwange Backpackers in Lusaka? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-31
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# Fallsway vs Natwange Backpackers

Both are in Lusaka, 2.8 km apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

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Apartment · Mass Media
## [Fallsway](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/fallsway-lusaka/)

- **Guest rating:** 9.0 ·  Excellent

- **Score by category:** 4 of 6

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Apartment · Munali
## [Natwange Backpackers](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/natwange-backpackers-lusaka/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.3 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 3.1

- **Score by category:** 1 of 6

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1886000/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Fallsway

It comes out ahead on 4 of 6 compared facts. 2.8 km apart.

### Choose Fallsway if you want

-   to walk to the sights (830 m / 2.5 km)

### Why is Fallsway better than Natwange Backpackers?

1.  Higher guest rating (9.0 vs 8.3) (+0.7)
2.  1.7 km closer to the city centre (−1.7 km)

### Why is Natwange Backpackers better than Fallsway?

No clear advantages in our data.

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Fallsway | Natwange Backpackers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | – | 8.3 |
| Location | – | 3.1 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.4  (+0.1) | 8.3 |
| Guest rating | 9.0  (+0.7) | 8.3 |
| Number of reviews | 8 | 35  (+27) |
| Rank in Lusaka | top 27%  (+53%) | bottom 20% |
| Location |
| Location score | – | 3.1 |
| Distance to the centre | 830 m  (−1.7 km) | 2.5 km |
| To the airport | – | 16 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | – | 8 |
| To the nearest food shop | – | 510 m |
| Shops within 500 m | – | 1 |
| Sights within 1 km | – | 0 |
| Rooms & building |
| Rooms | – | 203 |
| Listed amenities | 5 | 4 |
| Policies |
| Check-out until | – | 11:00 |
| Amenities |
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Parking | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | – |
| Wheelchair accessible | ✓ | – |
| Breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Swimming pool | – | ✓ |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

2.8 km apart

Natwange Backpackers: city centre: 2.5 km, Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN): 16 km, 8 places to eat within 500 m.

## Weather in Lusaka

[Lusaka weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/zambia/lusaka-province/lusaka/weather)

## Fallsway or Natwange Backpackers: common questions

### Which is better, Fallsway or Natwange Backpackers?

Fallsway leads in 4 of 6 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, rank in Lusaka. Natwange Backpackers is stronger in number of reviews.

### Which is cheaper, Fallsway or Natwange Backpackers?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Fallsway is closer: 830 m from the centre, against 2.5 km for Natwange Backpackers.

### How far apart are Fallsway and Natwange Backpackers?

The two hotels are 2.8 km apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/fallsway-lusaka-vs-natwange-backpackers-lusaka/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/