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Barrydale Backpackers and Dung Beetle Pub

36 reviews
Lodge

Reviews

4.1/ 5

Based on 36 reviews

Very Good
Cleanliness
3.8
Location
4.6
Value for money
3.9
Service
4.3
Safety
4.2
Martie V
Short stay ⋅ With partner
5.0
Jul 2024

Great! Had a great stay. Manus and Janine were a great host and hostess. Had a great time with them too.

Puik! Ontsettend lekker gebly. Manus en Janine was 'n puik gasheer en gasvrou. Baie lekker saam met hulle ook gekuier.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Private Bedroom
Shaun M
Short stay ⋅ Family with young children
5.0
Dec 2023

Awesome one-stop spot with onsite bar, pool and braai facilities. Really fun spot! Thank you so much to Janine for making my birthday weekend extra special and being so helpful from before we arrived. A huge shout-out to the staff and barman, Herman and Glenn, for the warm reception and taking care of us all weekend. Your ribs and burgers were outstanding! We'll definitely be back!

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Private 6-Sleeper Ro...
Janine
Barrydale Backpackers and Dung Beetle Pub

Dear Shaun, Thank you so much for this amazing review. I'm glad you had a great time and can't wait to welcome you back. Merry Christmas and best New Year wishes to you.

Liewe Shaun, Baie dankie vir hierdie wonderlike resensie. Ek is bly jy het lekker gekuier en kan nie wag om jou terug te verwelkom nie. Geseënde Kersfees en beste Nuwejaar wense vir jou.

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Alastair And Ann M
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
4.8
May 2024

Functional and pleasant. It was a perfect stop over on a long journey, satisfactory for an overnight stay. It is difficult to find reasonable accommodation just for this purpose these days.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Private Bedroom
Janine
Barrydale Backpackers and Dung Beetle Pub

Thank you very much for the feedback. We are very glad you were satisfied. greeting

Baie dankie vir die terugvoering. Ons is baie bly julle was tevrede. Groetnis

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Mikayla F
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
3.8
Jan 2024

Bad. My stay was bad. I couldn't sleep because of dirty sheets. The toilet was also dirty. The fact that my car was parked outside was also a problem. And there was nothing to keep my water cold, and it's very hot.

Cleanliness
2.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
2.0
Room stayed in
Private Bedroom
Janine
Barrydale Backpackers and Dung Beetle Pub

Our bedding is washed daily, so I really can't understand how it could be dirty. All rooms are cleaned before the next guest arrives. We will look into the toilet complaint; it also gets cleaned daily, unless you're referring to water marks. We get them from time to time, as Barrydale has an old pipeline and we experience regular water interruptions. The rooms, as advertised, are not self-catering, thus there is not a fridge to keep your water cold. However, there is a fridge in one of the rooms. If you had asked, we could have moved it to your room if it wasn't occupied. All the best.

Ons beddegoed word daagliks gewas, so ek kan regtig nie verstaan hoe dit vuil kan wees nie. Alle kamers word skoongemaak voor die volgende gas opdaag. Ons sal die toiletklag ondersoek; dit word ook daagliks skoongemaak, tensy jy na watermerke verwys. Ons kry hulle van tyd tot tyd, aangesien Barrydale 'n ou pypleiding het en ons gereelde wateronderbrekings ervaar. Die kamers, soos geadverteer, is nie selfsorg nie, dus is daar nie 'n yskas om jou water koud te hou nie. Daar is egter 'n yskas in een van die kamers. As jy gevra het, kon ons dit na jou kamer geskuif het as dit nie beset was nie. Alles van die beste.

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Angela O
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
2.6
Jul 2024

Convenient. Our stay was fine. We just needed a place to sleep. The sink was awful, badly stained. Only 1 plug point in a cupboard. The stairs up to our room could be a safety hazard.

Cleanliness
2.0
Service
3.0
Location
3.0
Safety
3.0
Value for money
2.0
Room stayed in
Private 4-Sleeper Ro...
Sjaka S
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
1.0
Mar 2024

Dusty, musty and unpleasant. The Dung Beatle has the bar on site. That sums things up nicely. What an old bad place. Definitely not worth your money. Dirty, dusty, noisy. There are three magical wooden hearts hanging above the bed, symbolic of a place that may have started with love, but now all that's left are devoured mattresses, yellow sheets, green algae growing in the shower, dirty windows. There is only one plug with no leads or two prong plugs? No bedside lamps. Only two lights in the roof work. Paint shell off. A closet with one hanger? Three cups, one glass with water from someone who probably drank from there before you. No dish soap. Parking is on the street and not safe as stated in the ad? No WiFi was given to us or mentioned in the room? It's a stuffy room full of mosquitoes with no fan (although the photo in the ad shows a fan).

Stowwerige, muwwerige en onplesierig. The Dung Beatle het die kroeg op die perseel. Dit som dinge mooi op. Wat 'n ou slegte plek. Definitief nie jou geld werd nie. Vuil, stowwerige, geraas. Daar hang drie towwerige houtharte bo die bed, simbolies van 'n plek wat dalk met liefde begin is, maar nou is al wat oor is verslonsde matrasse, geel lakens, groen alge groei in die stort, vuil vensters. Daar is slegs een prop met geen leads of tweepuntproppe? Geen bedlampies. Net twee ligte in die dak werk. Verf dop af. 'n Kas met een hanger? Drie koppies, een glas met water van iemand wat seker voor jou daar uit gedrink het. Geen opwasseep. Parkering is in die straat en nie veilig soos gemeld in die advertensie nie? Geen WiFi is aan ons gegee of van gemeld in die kamer nie? Dis 'n bedompige kamer vol muskiete met geen waaier (alhoewel die foto in die advertensie 'n waaier wys).

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Cleanliness
1.0
Service
1.0
Location
1.0
Safety
1.0
Value for money
1.0
Room stayed in
Private 4-Sleeper Ro...
Janine
Barrydale Backpackers and Dung Beetle Pub

Where do I begin, sorry you found this unpleasant. Many people enjoy the bar and restaurant and love to hear people laughing and chatting. I can assure you that bed linen is washed daily and rooms are cleaned according to a daily routine. Barrydale is just an old dusty place, that's why we fell in love with the place with dusty roads, little traffic and friendly people. WiFi is indicated on the leaflet on the wall and I hope you were satisfied with the Nescafe coffee, milk and sugar provided free with the accommodation of only R350. We are going to paint again soon. Nothing a little paint can make beautiful.

Waar begin ek, jammer jy het dit onaangenaam gevind. Baie mense geniet die kroeg en restaurant en hou daarvan om mense te hoor lag en gesels. Ek kan jou verseker dat beddegoed daagliks gewas word en kamers skoongemaak word volgens 'n daaglikse roetine. Barrydale is maar 'n ou stowwerige plekkie, dis hoekom ons verlief geraak het op die plek met stofpaaie, min verkeer en vriendelike mense. WiFi word op die pamflet teen die muur aangedui en ek hoop jy was tevrede met die Nescafe koffie, melk en suiker wat gratis saam met die verblyf van slegs R350 verskaf is. Ons gaan binnekort weer bietjie verf. Niks wat 'n bietjie verf nie, kan mooi maak nie.

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Anonymous Guest
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
4.6
Dec 2023

Cleanliness
4.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Room stayed in
Private Bedroom
Anonymous Guest
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
3.4
Apr 2023

Cleanliness
2.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
2.0
Value for money
3.0
Anonymous Guest
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
3.0
Oct 2023

Cleanliness
3.0
Service
2.0
Location
4.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
2.0
Room stayed in
Private Bedroom
Anonymous Guest
1 night stay ⋅ Family with young children
2.6
Dec 2023

Cleanliness
2.0
Service
5.0
Location
2.0
Safety
2.0
Value for money
2.0
Room stayed in
Private 4-Sleeper Ro...

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  • Capacity: 12 people
  • All ages welcome
  • Check-in: 14:00 to 19:00
    Check-out: 10:00
  • Address: 4 Tennant Street, Route 62, Barrydale, 6750, Western Cape
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