594 Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate, 1380 Hoedspruit, South Africa
#4 of 77 hotels in Hoedspruit
Guests' ChoiceBased on 250 hotel reviews
9.6Cleanliness
9.8
Comfort
9.7
Location
9.7
Facilities
9.6
Staff
9.9
Value for money
9.6
Free WiFi
9.2
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 6 July 2021
Melanie
South AfricaAbsolutely nothing
Friendly staff. Excellent location. Fabulous food! Clean and neat!
Stayed in July 2021
Reviewed: 29 June 2021
Luzelle
South AfricaVery friendly and helpful staff
Stayed in June 2021
Reviewed: 5 June 2021
Lolo
South AfricaNothing
Everything
Stayed in May 2021
Reviewed: 4 June 2021
Audrey
South AfricaThe host Sander is very friendly and went out of the way to accommodate our needs. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed in June 2021
Reviewed: 7 January 2024
Masindi
South AfricaNo TV
Cleanliness
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 4 December 2023
Dominic
United KingdomWe wee apprehensive about spiders but it is what it is but we didn’t see any
Location is great and really feels like you are on a reserve. Stumbled across giraffes just down the road. The organised safari with Theo was brilliant although didn’t see all we wanted but it’s always luck on the day. Still loved the trip
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 16 October 2023
Thembinkosi
South Africathe decor in the rooms was beautiful and the staff was friendly and welcoming
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 27 December 2022
Angelique
South AfricaThe host, Sander, was amazing. Greeting us at our car once we arrived. He also sat down with us, and we had a lovely conversation. The pool was clean and well maintained. The food was great. Our room was neat and tidy. (You would have guessed that you were in the bush)
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 16 November 2022
Marcin
United Statesthe food and the staff was spectacular. Sander (the owner) was extremely helpful, friendly and caring. Great value.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 12 July 2022
Odehyah
United StatesNothing. We really likedHoedspruit.
The small, coziness of the place - not too many guests. The property owners were extremely helpful. The room was comfortable and well stocked - bathrobe, nice towels, nice chairs, nice shower stall. We loved that we could walk through the wooded area just near the lodge. Last but not least the food was phenomenal !!!
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 5 July 2022
Nompumelelo
South Africathe decor is overly “African “ but I guess that appeals more to international guests.
loved the warmth of the hosts. amazing location in Hoedspruit. Host helped us plan most of our days. Super comfortable stay
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 27 June 2022
Themba
South Africanothing
good
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 9 May 2022
Mikateko
South AfricaToilets shower smells bad, shower drain blocked, bed base made of concrete hurts your legs, bathroom makes the whole room smell bad. No hot water for the basins and the bath tub.
good location ,good breakfast
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 19 April 2022
Sonnyboy
Abkhazia, GeorgiaThe food was nice and sander has a good sense of humour,the place is exquisite with a clean pool with wild animals roaming around, so peaceful and a great value for money,I would like to visit them again in the near future
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 9 February 2022
Nicole
South AfricaOur patio wasn't exactly private, we could sit on our patio and literally see and talk to our neighbors, putting up those wood things that are on the roof on the side of the patio at the entrance would essentially make it more private. We would also have new guests walking past our patio to go to their rooms. We also had water in a glass bottle in the room that wasn't changed for days so had to fill our kettle in the basin. We know it wasn't changed as we had the same bug for days in our water and it started growing stuff.
The breakfast was really amazing, the team really catered to pretty much anything we were feeling like that morning, and the breakfast always tasted delicious. The bar was also really great and came in handy a few times. Sander, Juliet and team were amazing hosts on our stay. It was also nice being able to see wild animals right in front of your room, being able to cycle and walk through the nature reserve or even take a drive by yourself without a guide as you a provided with a map.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 2 January 2022
Marble
South AfricaThat the was no substitute for for bacon during breakfast as my wife doesn't eat pork.
Staff was excellent and the place was very clean. Will pay a visit again.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 31 October 2021
Makgomo
South AfricaThe rooms were not classy and nice as i saw on the net...
Location
Stayed in September 2021
Reviewed: 9 October 2021
Shai
South AfricaLizards in the room
The welcome we got
Stayed in October 2021
Reviewed: 8 October 2021
James
United StatesThis is strictly a matter of personal preference. With only one sliding door for light we found the room too dark o enjoy and so many beautiful art pieces we had little room to place our luggage.
Staff couldn’t have been nicer. We were even able to arrange to have our rental car washed before returning it the following day. Lovely surroundings, beautiful artwork, delicious and substantial breakfast.
Stayed in September 2021
Reviewed: 5 September 2021
Von
South AfricaCloser to everything you want to see in the area.
Stayed in September 2021
Reviewed: 20 August 2021
Gayle
South AfricaToo many dark colours - walls, slate floors, furniture, African masks, towels.
Outstanding breakfast. Very friendly and helpful hosts. Relaxed atmosphere. Safe venue. Ability to walk around wildlife estate.
Stayed in August 2021
Reviewed: 20 February 2023
Anonymous
South Africathe room seem smaller than what showed on pics and pool as well.
the room was very clean and well arranged and the stuff was very friendly and welcoming. we went out for a swim and found our bed beddings done which was so sweet of the stuff.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 2 January 2022
Anonymous
South AfricaNothing
Everything
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 13 September 2021
Anonymous
South AfricaNo TV
The wild at your doorstep! Loved the animals just in front of our door!
Stayed in September 2021
Reviewed: 6 September 2021
Anonymous
South AfricaNature
Please try to install TV on other rooms because if you don’t have anything to do you need a tv to wind down before the activity
Stayed in September 2021
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