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Accommodation @ Van der Post

Self Catering

Reviews

4.1/ 5

Based on 18 reviews

Very Good

Cleanliness
4.2
Location
4.2
Value for money
3.8
Service
4.2
Safety
4.0
Retha D
1 night stay Family with teenagers
5.0
Mar 2024

Very peaceful visit in a beautiful quiet environment. Beautiful, well-furnished unit. Lovely oasis after a long journey.

Baie rustige kuier in 'n pragtige stil omgewing. Pragtige, keurig gemeubileerde eenheid. Heerlike oase na 'n lang reis.

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

Zahn-michelle A
1 night stay Family with young children
5.0
Jan 2024

Lovely stay in the Karoo. This is a lovely little spot in Philippolis. We enjoyed our overnight stay and would happily book here again. The food from the restaurant was also divine! Yummy Karoo lamb!

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

Sacha H
1 night stay Family with young children
4.8
Jan 2023

We really enjoyed our one night stay at Van der Post. It was beautifully decorated, clean, central, safe and had everything we needed. The hosts Johannes and Devan were welcoming and we had the most delicious dinner in the adjacent Ouma Anna restaurant with the tastiest venison pie ever! We will definitely be back, thank you. Communication with the hosts was clear and attentive. We were very happy.

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

Ina V
1 night stay Family with teenagers
4.6
Jan 2024

The Van der Post house is beautiful. Beautiful - "cozy". The cottage is comfortably furnished for an overnight stay. The sounds of the farm animals and peaceful Karoo silence are blissful for your soul - you forget you are in the village. Sorry we weren't in time for Ouma Anna's restaurant - next time!

Die Van der Post huis is pragtig. Pragtig - "cosy". Die huisie is gemaklik ingerig vir oornag. Die plaasdiere se geluide en rustige Karoo-stilte is salig vir jou siel - jy vergeet jy is in die dorp. Jammer ons was nie op tyd vir Ouma Anna se restaurant nie - volgende keer!

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

Ants S
1 night stay With partner
4.4
Jan 2024

Mini holiday in one overnight stay. Had a wonderful stay. Grateful for the Weber braai and also the fans. Host was great.

Mini vakansie in een oorslaap. Heerlik gebly. Dankbaar vir die Weber braai en ook die waaiers. Gasheer was wonderlik.

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

Anonymous Guest
1 night stay
3.8
Jan 2024

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
3.0
Location
4.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
3.0

Marli H
1 night stay
2.0
Feb 2024

Absolute disappointment for the amount we had to pay. On arrival we drove past the place, as there was a poor indication of where the house was. We were quite disappointed with what we got. On arrival there was no water - the place forgot to plug in the pump. A big problem was, when there is loadshedding, there is no water and you have to work with jugs of water in the bathroom. It was a big inconvenience the morning we wanted to drive - everyone was wet with sweat after the night of sleeping in an "oven", but none of us could shower the next morning before we wanted to drive. There was no table inside the house to eat at, the only table was outside and both the table and chairs were particularly dirty and you just sat down completely to eat there. The place has only two (one big and one small) steel fans whose heads cannot turn. The one fan stood on the floor at the bottom of the double bed. So the fan could only kind of blow the one person sleeping on the double bed cold. The other small fan was upstairs in the loft. Three people can sleep upstairs - the fan's head can't turn either. Luckily only one person had to sleep there otherwise there would be a fight over who gets the fan. The master bedroom has a fireplace with a built in staircase. The double bed is against the stairs, my parents over 70 had to sleep there and my father's foot caught on the stairs more than once - something that could potentially be very dangerous. The house's floors are also very slippery and all three of us slipped and almost fell a few times. The bathroom had no place to put your bath bag or clean clothes. We couldn't unpack any of our "toiletries" and had to put everything on the floor. Except for the toilet, there was no place to put your clean clothes to put on after showering. The gate outside the vehicle lock did not work, so we could not close the gate. For a place that is pet friendly, the place was not well fenced at all and a small dog could easily get away from the premises. For R1800 a night I really felt there could at least be decent standing fans. At least a coffee table in the living room to eat at and another plan with loadshedding to provide the guests with water.

Absolute teleurstelling vir die bedrag wat ons moes betaal. Met aankoms het ons verby die plek gery, omdat daar 'n swak aanduiding was van waar die huis is. Ons was nogal teleurgesteld met wat ons gekry het. Met aankoms was daar geen water nie - die plek het vergeet om die plug van die pomp aan te sit. 'n Groot probleem was, wanneer daar loadshedding is, is daar geen water nie en moet jy met kanne water in die badkamer werk. Dit was 'n groot ongemak die oggend wat ons wou ry - almal was natgesweet na die nag van in 'n "oond" slaap, maar nie een van ons kon die volgende oggend stort voor ons wou ry nie. Daar was binne die huis geen tafel om by te eet nie, die enigste tafel was buite en beide die tafel en stoele was besonders vuil en het mens net heeltemal afgesit om daar te eet. Die plek het net twee (een groot en een klein) staal waaiers wat se koppe nie kan draai nie. Die een waaier het by die onderpunt van die dubbelbed op die vloer gestaan. Dus kon die waaier net soortvan die een persoon wat op die dubbelbed slaap koud waai. Die ander klein waaier was bo in die loft. Daar kan drie mense bo slaap - die waaier se kop kan ook nie draai nie. Gelukkig moes net een persoon daar slaap anders sou daar 'n bakleiery wees vir wie die waaier kry. Die hoofslaapkamer het 'n kaggel in met 'n geboude trap. Die dubbelbed staan teen die trap, my ouers van oor die 70 moes daar slaap en my pa se voet het meer as eenkeer aan die trap gehaak - iets wat moontlik baie gevaarlik kan wees. Die huis se vloere is ook baie glad en al drie van ons het 'n paar keer gegly en amper geval. Die badkamer het geen plek gehad om jou badsakkie of skoon klere neer te sit nie. Ons kon geen van ons "toiletries" uitpak nie en moes alles op die vloer plaas. Behalwe vir die toilet was daar geen plek om jou skoon klere neer te sit vir aantrek na jy gestort is nie. Die hek buite by die voertuig se slot het nie gewerk nie, dus kon ons nie die hek sluit nie. Vir 'n plek wat pet friendly is, was die plek glad nie goed omhein nie en kan 'n klein hondjie maklik van die perseel af wegkom. Vir R1800 per nag het ek regtig gevoel daar kan ten minste ordentlike staan waaiers wees. Ten minste 'n koffie tafel in die sitkamer om by te eet en 'n anderplan met loadshedding om vir die gaste van water te voorsien.

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Cleanliness
3.0
Service
2.0
Location
2.0
Safety
2.0
Value for money
1.0
Divan
Accommodation @ Van der Post

marly, We are very sorry about the negative review you gave us. You are the first people who are so unhappy with our place. First of all, I don't understand why you had trouble finding the place since I sent you a "pin location" and Divan was waiting for you at the gate. The power is a crisis across the country, and our load shedding is only 2 hours. Divan discussed with you what times it was (6-8am the next morning) and you said it was no problem, you were going to drive as early as possible. The water in the bottles is for flushing the toilet in case of emergency and not for bathing or brushing teeth. We all work around loadshedding times due to bath and toothbrush. Furthermore, there is a full description of the unit and what it offers in relation to a table and chairs. You said you were going to eat something on the way and that's why we didn't prepare the restaurant table for you. Our unit is animal friendly, this in no way means that you can give your pet free rein, like at any guest house or strange place. The two fans are best for a guest house because they make the least noise and are not on tall stands that might be knocked over. Apart from the pressure pump that the worker forgot to turn on (as I explained when I was there within 5 minutes) there was nothing wrong with what your requirements were. You never called and asked for help on anything else and we are only 5 minutes away.

Marli, Eks baie ongelukkig oor die negatiewe resensie wat julle vir ons gegee het. Julle is die eerste mense wie so ongelukkig is met ons plek. Eerstens verstaan ek nie hoekom julle gesukkel het om die plek te kry nie aangesien ek vir julle ‘n "pin location" gestuur het en Divan vir julle gestaan en wag het by die hek. Die krag is regoor die land ‘n krisis, en ons loadshedding is net 2 ure. Divan het met julle bespreek watse tye dit is (6-8am die volgende oggend) en julle het gesê dis geen probleem, julle gaan so vroeg as moontlik ry. Die water in die bottels is om die toilet te spoel in geval van nood en nie om te bad of tande te borsel nie. Ons almal werk maar rondom loadshedding tye i.v.m. bad en tandeborsel. Verdermeer is daar ‘n volle beskrywing van die eenheid en wat dit bied t.o.v. ‘n tafel en stoele. Julle het gesê julle gaan op die pad iets eet en daarom het ons nie die restaurant tafel vir julle voorberei nie. Ons eenheid is wel dierevriendelik, dit beteken geensins dat jy jou troeteldier vrye teuels kan gee nie, soos by enige gastehuis of vreemde plek. Die twee waaiers is die beste vir ‘n gastehuis omdat dit die minste geraas maak en nie op hoë staanders is wat dalk omgestamp kan word nie. Behalwe vir die drukpomp wat die werker vergeet het om aan te skakel (soos ek verduidelik het toe ek daar was binne 5 minute) was daar geensins fout met wat julle vereistes was nie. Julle het nooit gebel en oor enige iets anders gevra vir hulp nie en ons is net 5 minute weg.

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Natalie H
1 night stay
4.4
Jan 2023

Comfortable, clean. Good location. Beautifully decorated and quaint place. Lovely linen. Comfortable and clean. The gardens need a bit of TLC. I would recommend for a couple and 2 children but not for 4 adults as the only bathroom is off the main suite.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
3.0

Laetitia R
1 night stay With partner
3.4
Apr 2023

Cute place. Maintenance needed for moisture problem in bathroom. Would have appreciated if garden area where Weber stands and cobwebs between window and shutters dusted in living room. Otherwise beautiful, durable furniture and bedding and tableware!

Oulike plek. Instandhouding nodig vir vogprobleem in badkamer. Sou waardeer het as tuinarea waar Weber staan en spinnerakke tussen venster en hortjies afgestof gewees het by sitkamer. Andersins pragtige, duursame meubels en beddegoed en eetgerei!

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

Anonymous Guest
1 night stay With partner
3.0
Jan 2023

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

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R 2 350 R 1 293
per night (sleeps 4)
From R2 350
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per night (sleeps 4)
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  • Capacity: 4 people
  • All ages welcome
  • Check-in: 14:00 to 18:00
    Check-out: 10:00
  • Address: 15 Voortrekker Road, Philippolis, 9970, Free State
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