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Ashley’s Estate Harare
Private & Exclusive Use Retreat Centre

One Group. One Estate. Zero Distractions.

Professional retreat venue in New Marlborough for corporates, NGOs, and churches.
Groups of 10-20 people. 24/7 power and water guarantee.

Ashley’s Estate Harare Private Retreat Private & Exclusive Use Retreat Centre

From Guest House to Private Retreat

In 2026, we made a deliberate decision to evolve.
We retired the name “Guest House” and became Ashley’s Estate Harare – Private Retreat.

Why? Because we work with corporate teams, NGOs, and church leaders who cannot afford disruption.
Power cuts that stop workshops. Water outages that derail planning days. Shared spaces that compromise privacy.

We learned that reliability and focus matter more than anything else.
So we redesigned everything around that.

TODAY, ASHLEY’S ESTATE IS DIFFERENT

  • One group at a time. No other guests. No shared spaces.
  • Exclusive use of the entire estate: accommodation, boardroom, gardens, and catering.
  • 24/7 power and water guarantee so your work never stops.
  • Built for groups of 10-20 people who need to think, plan, and connect without interruption.

OUR COMMITMENT
We provide a private, professional environment where your team can focus on what matters.
No distractions. No outside visitors. No compromises.

After 8 years as Ashley’s Guest House, we saw how group events collapse when venues fail. Workshops end early because of load-shedding. Donor-funded training gets derailed by water outages. Church camps lose focus because of noise from outside guests.

So we rebranded with one mission: Make venue failure impossible.

At Ashley’s Estate Harare – Private Retreat, we serve only groups of 10 to 25 people whose success depends on reliability.

How we fulfill our mission:

  1. One Group at a Time
    We do not rent individual rooms. When you book with us, your team gets the entire estate. No outside guests. No shared spaces. Total privacy to work, connect, and rest.
  2. Infrastructure Guaranteed
    Power is guaranteed through a full generator that runs all 10 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, the boardroom, and kitchen. Water is guaranteed through our private borehole and 5000 liter reserve tanks. When Harare has outages, your retreat does not.
  3. Outcomes Protected
    We host Corporate strategy sessions, NGO training, Church leadership camps, and Large Family reunions. Your budget is approved. Your people are ready. Our job is to ensure the venue never becomes your problem.

We measure success by your last day: Did your training finish on time? Did your strategy get completed? Did your team leave stronger? If yes, we did our job.

Ashley’s Estate Harare exists so your group can achieve its purpose — without apology, without interruption.

Power Guaranteed. Water Guaranteed. Peace Guaranteed.

Our Vision for Ashley’s Estate Harare – Private Retreat

We believe that important work deserves reliable spaces.

When we traded as Ashley’s Guest House, we saw too many workshops end early because of load-shedding. Too many NGO trainings disrupted by water outages. Too many church camps stressed by noise from outside guests. The cost of venue failure is not just inconvenience — it is lost donor funding, derailed strategies, and broken trust.

So we made a choice: Stop being a guest house. Become a guarantee.

Our vision is to be Harare’s most trusted Private Retreat for groups of 10 to 25 people who cannot afford disruption. We serve Corporates planning strategy sessions that shape companies. NGOs running donor-funded training that changes communities. Churches hosting camps that build leaders. Large families reuniting to create legacy.

For these groups, we guarantee three things:

  1. Power Guaranteed → Full generator backup runs the entire estate. Your event stays on schedule, day or night.
  2. Water Guaranteed → Private borehole and 5000 liter reserve tanks supply seven bathrooms 24/7. No queues. No stress.
  3. Peace Guaranteed → One group at a time. No outside guests. No shared spaces. Your team has total privacy to focus, connect, and achieve.

We measure success not by beds filled, but by events completed without interruption. By strategies that finish on time. By training that meets donor outcomes. By ministries that leave refreshed, not frustrated.

The name Ashley’s Estate Harare means reliability. The promise is simple: We handle power, water, and peace — so you can handle your mission.

This is our vision. This is our commitment.

Stop Overpaying for Hotel Rooms. Book the Entire Estate.

Why pay $80 per person per night in a Harare hotel when your team can stay for $25 per person at Ashley’s Estate?

Long-term stays · 10% weekly discount available

Standard retreat Package

$500

per night

Includes:

Peace and power, guaranteed.

Designed for Groups

We specialise in hosting corporates, NGOs, churches, families and tour groups. The estate is owner-managed with a dedicated team ensuring every stay runs smoothly.

Electricity 24/7

Solar power with automatic generator backup — no disruptions during meetings or overnight.

Borehole Water 24/7

Unlimited clean water for showers, kitchen and pool — even during city outages

Secure & Professionally Managed

High perimeter wall, electric gate, 24h panic-button reaction security, with on-site management ensuring smooth operations.

Facilities & Grounds

Built for meetings. Made for rest.

Six spacious double bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, a very large kitchen and dining area, and a private lounge that converts into a boardroom seating 20. Seven bathrooms across the estate — five indoor with bathtubs and separate showers, plus two recently built shower facilities.

Dining Made Easy

Three ways to eat. Your way.

Our experienced trained cooks prepare healthy, wholesome meals — or skip them entirely.

Self-Catering: $50 deposit

Bring your groceries, full access to our equipped kitchen. Refundable deposit, returned in full.

Assisted Dining: $1.50 / meal

You bring the groceries, our chef preps, serves and cleans up.

Full Board: from $10

Chef-prepared meals. Breakfast from $10 · Lunch from $13 · Dinner from $13. Dietary needs accommodated.

Built for professional groups, not parties.

Groups Only

Corporates, NGOs, churches, families & tour groups. No individual bookings.

Owner On-Site

24/7 compliance monitoring with quiet hours 9pm–7am, professionally enforced.

City of Harare Licensed

Officially designated Quiet Zone Venue for professional functions.

Standard Times

Check-in 2:00pm · Check-out 10:00am. Early/late by arrangement.

Best Rate Guarantee

Direct booking perks.

We match all OTA prices. Book direct via WhatsApp and the following are yours, on the house.

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