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The 10 Best Lodges in St Lucia, South Africa

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Leopard Tree Lodge in St Lucia is situated 1.6 km from Ndlovu Beach and features air-conditioned accommodation with free WiFi, as well as access to a terrace.

Ingwe Beach is 1.8 km from the lodge, while Jabula Beach is 2 km from the property. The nearest airport is Hluhluwe Airport, 72 km from Leopard Tree Lodge.

Everything was on point 👌🏽 The staff, Micheline was amazing. What a beautiful experience! We will come back definitely.

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9.5
Exceptional
502 reviews
Price from
£59
per night

Set above Lake St Lucia Lake and surrounded by the magnificent St Lucia Wetland Park and the ocean, Lidiko Lodge is a peaceful, 4-star retreat with great services and facilities.

Services such as laundry and a tour desk have been designed to take any hassle out of your stay. The property can assist guests with arranging an airport shuttle upon request. Free wifi is available throughout the lodge.

We loved staying here. Excellent accommodation with warm, friendly service. Large rooms, beautiful gardens. Central location.

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9
Superb
108 reviews
Price from
£97
per night

Umlilo Lodge is located in St. Lucia, a small coastal village surrounded by the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa's first National World Heritage Site.

Each room is equipped with WiFi, a minibar and tea-and-coffee-making facilities. They are all air-conditioned and have an en suite bathroom, and have direct garden views or balconies overlooking the pool and garden.

Loved how kind, friendly and helpful the husband and wife team were! They made sure we were comfortable and kept our possessions safe while we went out on a game drive (which they organised for us!)

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9.1
Superb
198 reviews
Price from
£63
per night

Set on the shores of Lake St Lucia within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, this luxury lodge offers spacious accommodation within this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Makakatana Bay Lodge has private, elegantly decorated suites and rooms that are interconnected on raised walkways.

easy to reach, even without a 4wd, after the heavy rains the days before there was a lot more water than expected, but everything was green and nature was exploding. A birders paradise, but you see a lot more animals and plants. The excursion/game drives were just great, we did book them at the lodge, but we took every chance to go out with Hayden, to see the huge biodiversity of iSimangaliso. Great to hang loose at the pool area, but hard to make a nap, so much to hear and see. Food is very good and the location the best in iSimangaliso, very relaxed atmosphere.

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9
Superb
22 reviews
Price from
£368
per night

Set 1.9 km from Ndlovu Beach, Forest Villa's offers a garden, barbecue facilities and air-conditioned accommodation with a patio and free WiFi.

Ingwe Beach is 2.1 km from the lodge, while Jabula Beach is 2.3 km away. The nearest airport is Hluhluwe Airport, 72 km from Forest Villa's.

We enjoy everything there,the staff was friendly. Pool was good,rooms were very clean n comfortable.

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8.8
Fabulous
303 reviews
Price from
£61
per night

Situated in the World Heritage Site of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park Reserve, Shonalanga Lodge offers an outdoor swimming pool and garden. Free WiFi is available in public areas.

Featuring a balcony with outdoor furniture, the self-catering apartments come fitted with a seating area, TV and kitchenette. Extras include towels and bed linen.

Highly recommended, definitely coming back Here

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8
Very good
318 reviews
Price from
£23
per night

Forest Lodge is located in St Lucia and features a swimming pool surrounded by a beautiful garden. The property offers game drives to the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi Game Park. Free WiFi access is available in this lodge.

Very happy with our stay! Highly recommend

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8.7
Fabulous
267 reviews
Price from
£44
per night

Located in St. Lucia within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Marlin Lodge St Lucia boasts an outdoor swimming pool, terrace area and barbecue facilities. It features an entertainment area, where guest can relax and watch satellite TV.

Spent 4 nights in this comfortable and well priced B&B. Rooms are large and comfortable. Staff were friendly and helpful and the Breakfast was excellent. There is a nice small pool available. A Solar electricity system was installed during our stay which seamlessly trips in at times of the all too frequent “Load Shedding”- this is a major improvement and much better than relying on a noisy generator. If you like nature there is loads to do in the St Lucia area.

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8.7
Fabulous
144 reviews
Price from
£44
per night

Bordering iSimangaliso Wetland Park, this lodge offers rooms and self-catering cottages with free WiFi. Ndiza is solar power and 2 outdoor swimming pools, one is surrounded by the tropical garden and the other is located on the raised viewing deck.

The location is great and quiet with ocean and river views above the forest and there is a beautiful balcony with these perfect views and gentle breeze coming from the ocean. There is a small self service bar which makes it even better. The room was perfect and very clean and its bathroom was excellent. I was welcomed very nicely when I got there and the staff was very helpful in ordering couple of activities in St Lucia for me, which turned to be great by themselves. I had a very positive experience with the room, location, staff and views and I recommend this place.

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8.6
Fabulous
472 reviews
Price from
£64
per night

With Ndlovu Beach reachable in 2.3 km, iLanga Lodge provides accommodation, a restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool, a garden and a bar. The lodge features both WiFi and private parking free of charge.

ILanga Lodge offers a barbecue.

Place is clean, have iron and friedge

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6.8
Review score
241 reviews
Price from
£25
per night

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Ideal for nature-lovers looking for a self-sufficient getaway, lodges are fully furnished and self-catered. Usually made of wood and surrounded by forests or mountains, lodges can be part of a group or a single unit. More remote than holiday homes, lodges are popular for safari trips.
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  • Lidiko Lodge
    Breakfast options
    9.0
    Scored 9.0
    Superb
    Rated superb
     · 108 reviews

    Set above Lake St Lucia Lake and surrounded by the magnificent St Lucia Wetland Park and the ocean, Lidiko Lodge is a peaceful, 4-star retreat with great services and facilities.

    The gardens were beautiful and the breakfast was fantastic

  • Umlilo Lodge
    Breakfast options
    9.1
    Scored 9.1
    Superb
    Rated superb
     · 198 reviews

    Umlilo Lodge is located in St. Lucia, a small coastal village surrounded by the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa's first National World Heritage Site.

    the beautiful nature enfolding us, amazing lay out

  • Forest Villa's
    Breakfast options
    8.8
    Scored 8.8
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 303 reviews

    Set 1.9 km from Ndlovu Beach, Forest Villa's offers a garden, barbecue facilities and air-conditioned accommodation with a patio and free WiFi.

    The gardens were amazing. A real tranquil setting.

  • Ndiza Lodge and Cabanas
    8.6
    Scored 8.6
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 472 reviews

    Bordering iSimangaliso Wetland Park, this lodge offers rooms and self-catering cottages with free WiFi.

    Beautiful, serene setting in the beautiful St. Lucia.

  • iLanga Lodge
    Breakfast options
    6.8
    Scored 6.8
    Pleasant
    Rated pleasant
     · 241 reviews

    With Ndlovu Beach reachable in 2.3 km, iLanga Lodge provides accommodation, a restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool, a garden and a bar. The lodge features both WiFi and private parking free of charge.

    Your breakfast was good, and the location was also good

  • Makakatana Bay Lodge
    9.0
    Scored 9.0
    Superb
    Rated superb
     · 22 reviews

    Set on the shores of Lake St Lucia within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, this luxury lodge offers spacious accommodation within this UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Fantastic kitchen.. breakfast and dinner... lovely staff and nice days out!!

  • Forest Lodge
    Breakfast options
    8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 267 reviews

    Forest Lodge is located in St Lucia and features a swimming pool surrounded by a beautiful garden. The property offers game drives to the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi Game Park.

    Clean lovely pool area the nest everything was perfect 🥰

  • Marlin Lodge St Lucia
    8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 144 reviews

    Located in St. Lucia within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Marlin Lodge St Lucia boasts an outdoor swimming pool, terrace area and barbecue facilities.

    Nelly was very helpful. The place was very sweet.

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Lodges that guests love in St Lucia

  • Avg. price/night: £68.40
    9.3
    Scored 9.3
    Superb
    Rated superb
     · 404 reviews
    The place was phenomenal and comfortable. We enjoyed our stay. The staff were truly amazing and friendly. A special mention of Nosipho, she is super friendly and helpful. We celebrated our first wedding anniversary and the staff really went all out to decorate the room for us. We wouldn’t mind going back to Monzi Safari Lodge!!!!
    Kajal
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £68.40
    9.3
    Scored 9.3
    Superb
    Rated superb
     · 404 reviews
    Super cute lodge, you feel home as soon as you enter, pool surrounded by trees...Feels like holidays as soon as you arrive. Nosipho, who is part of the staff, was very kind and helped us straight away in booking the safaris' experiences for Hluhluhwe-Imfolosi and Isimangaliso parks. Even before we arrived, she advised us on the best road to take (and not to take) and shared the load sheeding schedule. Very few lodges hence it's quiet, and nice to walk around.
    Victor
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £60.84
    8.8
    Scored 8.8
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 303 reviews
    We stayed in the family room! So spacious and had everything we needed. We used the self catering unit. But had the lodges delicious breakfast buffet. They had so much to choose from. Something for everyone.
    Charl
    Family with young children
  • Avg. price/night: £37.35
    8.2
    Scored 8.2
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 400 reviews
    Great location in the centre so lots of restaurants all though the restaurant at Hippo lodge was fantastic. Excellent breakfast too. Nice pool to relax in after a day of Safari.
    Chris
    Family with young children
  • Avg. price/night: £67.14
    9.5
    Scored 9.5
    Exceptional
    Rated exceptional
     · 502 reviews
    Thanks Andrè for this stay. Andrè is a great host, very enthusiastic, responsive, flexible and communicative. The apartement is wonderful and Andrè organizes all for our activities (safari / boat tour on the estuary etc...). We only statys 2 nights but Santa Lucia is clearly a place where would have like to stay more to enjoy the beautiful outside installations of the lodge and to make an additional escape to Cape Vidal. Clearly a place to be ! Thanks again.
    Félix
    Family with young children
  • Avg. price/night: £60.84
    8.8
    Scored 8.8
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 303 reviews
    Excellent and friendly service. breakfast is also excellent . rooms are very clean and neat. one of the best lodges i have stayed in. AND i always get fresh brewed coffee in the mornings when i get up.
    Amy
    Solo traveller
  • Avg. price/night: £58.75
    5.4
    Scored 5.4
    Average
    Rated passable
     · 70 reviews
    We really anjoyed our stay at St Lucia Safari Lodge, we had somuch fun the Place was increadible we'll be coming there again
    Londiwe
    People with friends
  • Avg. price/night: £74.69
    9.0
    Scored 9.0
    Superb
    Rated superb
     · 466 reviews
    We stayed here for 4 days and it was a great choice: the house is very pretty, our room wasn't big but had everything we needed and very nicely furnished. The lodge is located on a quiet picturesque street. The breakfasts are very tasty! Huge thanks to Jaden for the constant help! She helped us to arrange the safari tour and it was one of the best memories of our trip! I wish Jaden and the Sandpiper all the best!
    Tatiana
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £98.87
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 311 reviews
    Loved the south african authenticity of the lodges. Breakfast was good with a wide variety, the breakfast muffins were absolutely delicious. Pool area was clean and spacious.
    christopher
    Family with young children
  • Avg. price/night: £68.40
    9.3
    Scored 9.3
    Superb
    Rated superb
     · 404 reviews
    Everything excellent. Communication before check in and during our stay very competent and friendly. Thank you Nosipho and Yvette! Wifi very good. Very clean. Shower with good power, hot water no problem. Very quiet. The Monzi Gate staff outside the Safari Lodge were also helpful and friendly. Thank you very much. We would like to visit again.
    Bernhard Christian
    Young couple