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Nyathi Lodge

Guest House

Reviews

4/ 5

Based on 9 reviews

Very Good

Cleanliness
3.9
Location
3.7
Value for money
4.0
Service
4.0
Safety
4.6
Jason V
1 night stay On business
3.6
Sep 2023

Staff need to be sent on hospitality training. The venue is beautiful but the staff are in need of hospitality training.

Cleanliness
4.0
Service
1.0
Location
4.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
5.0

Anonymous Guest
1 night stay With partner
1.8
May 2023

Cleanliness
1.0
Service
2.0
Location
1.0
Safety
3.0
Value for money
2.0
Desiree
Nyathi Lodge
Goeie dag Carla Baie dankie dat u die probleme onder my aandag gebring het. Ons neem die probleme baie ernstig op. Daar is prossesse in plek gesit om dit te voorkom. Die betaling is my fout. Ek is nuut in die bedryf en was onbewus dat Lekkerslaap al die geld oorbetaal. Ek sal sorg dat dit nie weer gebeur nie Groete Desireé Nyathi

Elmari D
Short stay Family with teenagers
3.8
Dec 2022

Not what we expected. Privacy and the use of the whole lodge for a family of 10 was the main reason we booked this lodge. 7 rooms were available and advertised, and we booked all of them and were assured that we will be the only guests at the lodge and the use of facilities will be ours (by old and new management as there was a takeover). When we called to confirm our booking because they were not advertised anymore, Deidre (wife of owner) said the kitchen was off limits due to health and safety regulations, which was a problem, because how were we supposed to prepare our food? We decided to start looking for another place, but then Deidre said that the kitchen will make the food for us as long as we tell them what we want and supply the food, so we agreed to keep the booking. With the final payment, we just wanted to confirm the arrangement with food, and then Deidre said instead of making the food for us they decided to set up a whole new kitchen for us. When we arrived, we saw that there were 7 new rooms built, and during our stay, 9 more guests booked in, and the owner with his family of 4 also stayed at the lodge and used the facilities. The kitchen they built for us was a small wooden Wendy, smelling of varnish, and was extremely hot during the day. The kitchen had a rack with a few plates, glasses, bowls, pots and cutlery (that bend when you used it), a basin, fridge and very very small gas stove and oven, not at all the standard of what a kitchen should look like at a lodge, more like a kitchen on a camping site. When we got there the manager told us that we are not allowed to use the dining area inside, but after we displayed our unhappiness about the whole setup and what was promised, the owner said we can use the inside facilities and the kitchen staff will assist us with the making of food that we could not make in the small outside kitchen. The cleaning ladies and kitchen staff were really very helpful and the rooms were very neat and clean. The swimming pool is very small, more like a splash pool, and there is only one braai area. This place is more for guests staying over for a night, not for a big family on vacation, as it is far from the beach and in a residential area. The location was our mistake, but from photos we got the idea it is a lodge on a big piece of land, but it is not. The service from the personnel was good, but the privacy that was promised and not received was a big issue for us.

Cleanliness
4.0
Service
4.0
Location
4.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
3.0

Marguerite D
1 night stay With friends
3.8
Apr 2022

Sufficient. The host was kind and approachable. We enjoyed chatting to her and learning more about the area. We would have liked to see more personality added to the rooms in terms of decor. Also, our rooms weren't very clean - black mold appeared in the bathroom over night, there were many ants, the bedding was stained, the shower soap dispenser was empty, and the aircon was not working properly.

Cleanliness
3.0
Service
5.0
Location
3.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
3.0
Desiree
Nyathi Lodge

Thank you for your feedback, we will surely improve on this.

Dankie vir jou terugvoer, ons sal verseker hierop verbeter.

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Nozipho M
Short stay On business
5.0
Mar 2021

Total awesomeness. Good location, excellent customer service and value for money.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Desiree
Nyathi Lodge

Thank you very much, Nyathi Lodge.

Thank you very much, Nyathi Lodge.

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Darren R
Long stay Individual traveller
5.0
Aug 2020

Convenient. No issues, lodge manager showed good care and I was made to feel at home.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Desiree
Nyathi Lodge

Thank you so much

Thank you so much

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Frans T
Short stay With partner
4.2
Dec 2020

Pleasant management and stately building. No soap in the room and the shower door is broken. I think the owner should maybe get a liquor license and a proper breakfast menu. The place has a lot of potential. Will use it again.

Aangename bestuur en pargtige gebou. Geen seep in die kamer nie en die stortdeur is stukkend. Ek dink die eienaar moet dalk ’nn dranklisensie kry en n behoorlike ontbytspyskaart .Die plek het baie potensiaal. Sal dit weer gebruik.

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Cleanliness
4.0
Service
4.0
Location
4.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Desiree
Nyathi Lodge

Thank you very much Frans, we will certainly pay attention to it.

Baie dankie Frans, ons sal verseker daarop let.

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Thabile L
Short stay With friends
4.0
Jan 2020

It was a lovely stay. The place looked beautiful, what you see on the site is what you get, although the wifi wasn't working it was a pleasant stay all in all.

Cleanliness
4.0
Service
5.0
Location
2.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
4.0

Gideon V
Short stay On business
5.0
Jul 2019

Good price and value for money. See stars.

Goed geprys en waarde vir geld. Sien sterre.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Desiree
Nyathi Lodge

Good day Thank you very much and I'm glad you are safe. Until next time

Goeie dag Baie dankie en ek is bly julle is veilig. Tot weer siens

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  • Free cancellation up to 1 week before your stay!
  • Capacity: 26 people
  • All ages welcome
  • Check-in: 14:00 to 21:00
    Check-out: 10:00
  • Address: 21 Drongo Domain, Birdswood, Richards Bay, 3900, KwaZulu-Natal
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