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Reviews of Hippo Hollow Country Estate

R40 Road , 1242 Hazyview, South Africa

#34 of 49 hotels in Hazyview

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Review score

Based on 1425 hotel reviews

8.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    8.2

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    5.8

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  • Reviewed: 29 April 2024

    9.0
    Great stay at Hippo Hollow Country Estate
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent stay. Facilities were clean and well kept. Relaxing and quiet. Saw hippos grazing on the lawn while eating dinner at the restaurant. Close to the Kruger.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    9.0
    Family stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We enjoyed the property grounds and breakfast.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    9.0
    Calming and relaxing getaway
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Chalet with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I liked everything

    Great location and well maintained facilities.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    9.0
    BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO ENJOY HOLIDAYS AND TO DETOX THE MIND
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Chalet with River View
    • Stayed 1 night

    ABSOLUTLEY RECOMENDED

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Chalet with River View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast is amazing and restaurant good

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    9.0
    Great place to see hippos and elephants very close.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    River view rooms

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The whole experience

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Chalet with River View
    • Stayed 1 night

    THE SETTING WAS BEAUTIFUL, SERVICE GOOD AND BREAKFAST DELICIOUS

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    9.0
    Overall, its quite a fabulous facility with super-friendly staff who were quite helpful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Our toilet had a continuous slight trickle and the shower wasn't draining fast enough. Didn't see the Hippos! The reception area was under renovation during our stay, which is a good thing, albeit it comes with some bits of inconvenience.

    Fabulous breakfast. Enjoyed it! Superb location overlooking a flowing river!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    8.0
    Relaxing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The weather

    It was great,l enjoyed it

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel had electricity shut down for hours, that came back at the mentioned time. No internet in the rooms

    The nature all around. The design of the hotel. They provide tours with helicopters (17000R for 45min) and organize safari tours for less than 2000R. The staff is working hard to make the hotel functioning well and to maintain it. The menu of the restaurant is interesting and they cook well.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Chalet with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great food, good location and nice room some staff members could be friendlier…

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2024

    8.0
    We had an awesome stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    That there’s no DStv

    The staff it welcoming and I loved everything about the property and it near the town

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    The dining room venue by the river. And the quietness of the place

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful, peaceful, we had a lovely dinner in the restaurant, and breakfast in the mornings had a big variety! My chil
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Chalet with River View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing wrong really, maybe just a microwave in the chalet units, as I have a little one that needed hot bottles at night, and some dishwashing liquid to rinse thw bottles, coffee cups.

    Well located, quiet, privacy

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Chalet with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room was not completely prepared on our arrival.

    The lodge location is great along sabie river, breakfast was great with a variety of options.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful cottage
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Chalet with River View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    When we arrived we were confronted with an uninterested demotivated disengaged trainee who did not welcome us adequately and created a big mess. Despite her promise, she did not forward our request to the restaurant and thus left a huge mark on our stay. Very unfortunate. The quality of the dinner buffet is mediocre. there is hardly any meat. just chicken drumsticks. The overall variety of dishes leaves much to be desired. We have reported this several times on site to the reception and two managers. Yet things went wrong. The entire street lighting near the restaurant is not functioning. Even if construction takes place during the day, no lighting is dangerous. The WiFi connection in the bungalow and on the balcony of the bungalow is poor and the balconies don’t have complete privacy.

    Clean landscaped grounds with beautiful plants and clean pools. Cozy beautifully decorated cottage with fun art and lighting. The cottage we booked has a small kitchenette and a beautiful view of the Sabie River. we saw birds, hippos and tamed elephants. Car can be parked next to the cottage.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    9.0
    the accommodation is out of this world
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the room we should have been told that there are chalets we could have booked there for privacy ,The parking be sheltered birds are messing our cars and the leaves also.

    superb

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 April 2024

    9.0
    It was therapeutic
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Kept finding lizards droppings on our bed 😞

    The location was great, clean & green environment🧘‍♂️. Friendly staff & awesome breakfast. Got to see hippos & elephants. I really enjoyed my stay

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    9.0
    Very pleasant stay and good value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No Dstv Not much to do apart from swimming

    Reception from staff Room Food

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The smell in the bathroom and dirty water

    Perfect location and clean

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2024

    7.0
    Weekend away
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The mattress I had on my first night was skew, uncomfortable and sliding off. No microwave and iron.

    The staff was kind and professional. The food, The view from our room. Hot showers.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2024

    8.0
    Hippo Hollow Passover stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The fact that the guests smoke in close proximity to other non smoking guests at the restaurant. We'd also have liked wifi and TVsin the rooms by the river especially for night time use.

    We really enjoyed our stay at Hippo Hollow. The location is close to all the excitement at Kruger National Park, which makes it convenient. Great Facilities like pools , restaurant on site serving good food , security, the hippo visits during dinner were such a treat! Rooms cleaned nicely daily. When we went on the very early game drive, they packed us breakfast packs, which was thoughtful. We also won the giant Easter chocolate bunny..which was fun! Great service , from reception, to waitresses to cleaning and security..very attentive.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The food is not that great, very flavorless

    The place grear, the lodge is beautiful seeing elephants and hippos by the river side

    Stayed in March 2024

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