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Boekenhout Lodge

10 reviews
Self Catering

Reviews

3.5/ 5

Based on 10 reviews

Good
Cleanliness
3.3
Location
3.4
Value for money
3.0
Service
3.5
Safety
4.2
Sonia F
Short stay ⋅ Large group
4.0
Dec 2022

Restful! Very peaceful and beautiful! It was very peaceful. If you really want to rest and just enjoy the scenery. This is the place!

Rustig! Baie rustig en mooi! Dit was baie rustig. As jy nou regtig wil rus en net die natuurskoon wil geniet. Dit is die plek!

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Cleanliness
3.0
Service
4.0
Location
4.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Lynette
Boekenhout Lodge

Thank you Sonia. I hope you come visit again.

Dankie Sonia. Ek hoop julle kom kuier weer.

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Jana B
Short stay
3.2
Feb 2022

Disappointing. House needs urgent work. Blinds in rooms all broken. Roof fans make a lot of noise. Decks falling apart. Iron burn and stains on carpets. Holes in all of the chairs. Private game drive vehicle for R800 per day has broken spedometer, broken fuel meter, brakes and handbrake not working at all and extremely hot air blowing on driver and passanger's feet. Also have to turn steering wheel all the way before vehicle turns at all. Was a nice weekend but not really value for money.

Cleanliness
3.0
Service
4.0
Location
2.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
2.0
Marguerite K
Short stay ⋅ Family with young children
2.2
Apr 2022

Disappointing. The house is very old and has not been properly serviced or maintained. Parts of the upper porch are impassable because the wooden deck is collapsing. The roof leaked into the dining room making the dining room floor slippery and unsafe. The rooms and especially the beds and pillows are of extremely poor quality. We haven't had to sleep on such uncomfortable beds in years. The house has clearly not been maintained or renovated in years. It's actually a shame to charge people to come and stay in a house where the roof leaks, the beds and pillows are absolutely shocking, and the carpets in the rooms are old and dirty. It really just wasn't worth the money and we were bitterly disappointed. If it wasn't that we were stranded due to if not for the floods we would have gone home earlier.

Teleurstellend. Die huis is baie oud en was nie behoorlik gediens of onderhou nie. Dele van die boonste stoep is onbegaanbaar want die houtdek val in mekaar. Die dak het gelek in die eetkamer in wat die eetkamervloer glad en onveilig gemaak het. Die kamers en veral beddens en kussings is van uiters swak gehalte. Ons het in jare nie op sulke ongemaklike beddens moes slaap nie. Die huis is duidelik nie in jare onderhou of opgeknap nie. Dit is eintlik 'n skande om mense geld te vra om in 'n huis te kom bly waar die dak lek, die beddens en kussings absoluut skokkend is, en die matte in die kamers oud en vuil is. Dit was regtig net nie die geld werd nie en ons was bitter teleurgesteld. As dit nie was dat ons gestrand was a.g.v. die vloede nie sou ons vroeër huis toe gegaan het.

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Cleanliness
1.0
Service
2.0
Location
3.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
1.0
Lynette
Boekenhout Lodge

Thanks for your feedback Marguerite. I am quite surprised as the linen was recently replaced. You also made no mention of it during your stay. All the roofs in the park are thatched and with the amount of rain we've had it's possible to leak in places. You would have noticed by the color of the grass that the roof was re-roofed not too long ago. The house is properly serviced before and after guests leave. Sorry that accommodation did not meet your expectations.

Dankie vir jou terugvoer Marguerite. Ek is nogal verbaas aangesien die linne onlangs vervang is. Julle het ook geen melding gemaak daarvan tydens julle verblyf nie. Al die dakke in die park is grasdakke en met die hoeveelheid reen wat ons gehad het, is dit moontlik om op plekke te lek. Julle sou gemerk het aan die kleur van die gras dat die dak nie te lank gelede oorgepak was nie. Die huis word behoorlik gediens voor en na gaste vertrek. Jammer dit akkommodasie het nie aan julle verwagtinge voldoen nie.

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Francois P
Short stay ⋅ With friends
2.2
Mar 2022

Beautiful scenery and deck. No animals and a struggle to places where there are animals. Extremely impractical house, architect should look for other work.

Mooi natuurskoon en dek. Geen diere en 'n stryd na plekke waar diere is. Uiters onpraktiese huis, argitek behoort ander werk te soek.

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Cleanliness
4.0
Service
1.0
Location
1.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
1.0
Lynette
Boekenhout Lodge

Hi Francois, Thank you for your feedback. There is a lot of wildlife in Mabalingwe. We've had a lot of rain and it's very overgrown in places so it's just an exploration process and that makes it exciting. Everyone's taste in accommodation is different and I assume you looked at the layout of the house before you booked.

Hi Francois, Dankie vir jou terugvoer. Daar is heelwat wild in Mabalingwe. Ons het baie reën gehad en dis heel toegegroei op plekke so dit is maar 'n verkenningsproses en dit maak tog dit opwindend. Almal se smaak in akkomodasie verskil en ek neem aan julle het na die uitgleg van die huis gekyk alvorens julle bespreek het.

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Kim E
Short stay ⋅ Family with young children
4.8
Sep 2021

Beautiful house with a stunning view. Wonderful weekend in the bush. A beautiful house that is very comfortable. House and furniture needs a bit of TLC but it didn't affect our stay at this amazing venue.

Cleanliness
4.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Julia F
Short stay ⋅ Family with young children
4.2
Aug 2020

Fabulous! Just avoid using the game drive vehicle on the property - it is literally falling apart and should not be used at all - the left rear wheel started coming off on a drive and we had to inch back to the house. That said, the house is wonderful and location ideal.

Cleanliness
4.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
3.0
Lynette
Boekenhout Lodge

We are so glad you enjoyed your stay. The cruiser has now been sorted. So sorry about that. Hope you visit us again in the near future.

Ons is so bly jy het jou verblyf geniet. Die kruiser is nou gesorteer. So jammer daaroor. Hoop jy besoek ons weer in die nabye toekoms.

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Natasha E
Short stay ⋅ With friends
4.0
Sep 2020

Very pleasant. Please just update website as it said for 7 people and there was just 6 beds.

Cleanliness
4.0
Service
4.0
Location
4.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Liezl S
Short stay
5.0
Aug 2019

It really was an amazing experience with my family. I would definitely stay at Boekenhout Lodge again and recommend it to others. It was definitely one for the books.

Dit was voorwaar 'n asemrowende ervaring saam met my familie. Ek sal beslis weer Boekenhout Lodge besoek en sal dit aanbeveel vir enige iemand. Dit is beslis een vir die boeke.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Lynette
Boekenhout Lodge

Thank you very much Liezl. Feel free to visit again.

Baie dankie Liezl. Kom kuier gerus weer.

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Jc V
Short stay ⋅ Family with young children
1.0
May 2019

Extremely weak. The owner does no maintenance. My husband fell right through the wooden deck and was very hurt. The bathroom window has no blinds or curtains, so no privacy. The washing up area in the kitchen had an unpleasant smell. The cutlery, as well as the crockery, are very dirty. The game vehicle is in poor condition. You pay a R500 tire dust charge, then you still have to fill up the vehicle yourself. Very disappointed in the stay.

Uiters swak. Die eienaar doen geen instandhouding nie. My man het reg deur die houtdek geval en baie seer gekry. Die badkamers se venster het geen blinders of gordyne nie, dus geen privaatheid nie. Die opwasarea in die kombuis het 'n onaangename reuk gehad. Die eetgerei, asook die breekware is baie onnet. Die wildsvoertuig is in 'n swak toestand. Jy betaal 'n R500 bandstofheffing, dan moet jy nog self die voertuig volmaak. Baie teleurgesteld in die verblyf.

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Cleanliness
1.0
Service
1.0
Location
1.0
Safety
1.0
Value for money
1.0
Lynette
Boekenhout Lodge

Sorry for your inconvenience. We informed the owner about the deck. Upon inspection, it was found that it was one broken deck board 9.5cm wide.

Jammer vir julle ongerief. Ons het die eienaar in kennis gestel van die dek. Met inspeksie is daar wel gevind dat dit een stukkende dekplank was van 9.5cm breed.

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Alex S
Short stay ⋅ With friends
4.2
Dec 2018

It was very comfortably furnished and the silence was absolutely wonderful. It is very comfortable and fully furnished and the silence was absolutely wonderful. The road to the lodge is very bad in one place and the ladies who drive their own cars found it very nerve-racking. Directions, especially for first-time visitors, are a necessity. Great place to enjoy nature.

Dit was baie gerieflik ingerig en die stilte was absoluut wonderlik. Dit is baie gerieflik en volledig ingerig en dit stilte was absoluut wonderlik. Die pad na die lodge is op een plek baie sleg en die dames wat hul eie motors bestuur het dit baie senutergend ervaar. Aanwysings, veral vir eerste keer besoekers, is 'n noodsaaklikheid. Heerlike plek om natuur te geniet.

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

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  • Capacity: 6 people
  • All ages welcome
  • Check-in: 14:00 to 20:00
    Check-out: 10:00
  • Address: Off the R516, Mabalingwe Nature Reserve, Bela-Bela, 0480, Limpopo
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