Gariep Country Lodge

14 reviews

Lodge

Reviews

3.6/ 5

Based on 14 reviews

Good

Cleanliness

3.6

Location

3.7

Value for money

3.2

Service

3.4

Safety

4.1

Sheena M

1 night stay ⋅ With friends

4.2

Jul 2024

Very nice. Very warm welcome by Oom Jan Buys, he made us feel at home from home.

Cleanliness

5.0

Service

5.0

Location

4.0

Safety

3.0

Value for money

4.0

Adriaan G

1 night stay ⋅ With partner

3.4

May 2024

Satisfied in our purpose- Overnight en route to Kalagadi. Disappointed with finer detail- Lodge provided coffee but there were no mugs (cups)!

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Cleanliness

3.0

Service

3.0

Location

4.0

Safety

4.0

Value for money

3.0

Room stayed in

Double Room

Paul M

1 night stay ⋅ With partner

3.4

Nov 2022

Reasonable stopover location. The experience was reasonable except for the surprise that breakfast was not included in what we paid. All our stays on our road trips generally include breakfast.

Cleanliness

3.0

Service

3.0

Location

4.0

Safety

4.0

Value for money

3.0

Room stayed in

Double Room

Annarina C

1 night stay ⋅ With partner

4.4

Oct 2021

It was very convenient to spend the night. The owners were very hospitable. In 2011 we spent a night at Gariep Country Lodge en route from Johannesburg to Cape town and spent the night in our caravan. I was delighted when arriving there that it was the same place and remembered the wonderful tree! This time it was our last caravan trip after 10 years! The caravan had gone full circle!

Cleanliness

5.0

Service

3.0

Location

5.0

Safety

5.0

Value for money

4.0

Room stayed in

Double Room

Ian M

1 night stay ⋅ With partner

3.6

Jan 2020

Was okay. The only issue we had is that they could not provide supper, so we had to go to a different place to have supper. We also had to ask them to give us breakfast because we left very early.

Cleanliness

4.0

Service

4.0

Location

3.0

Safety

4.0

Value for money

3.0

Room stayed in

Double Room

Makkie S

1 night stay ⋅ With partner

2.2

Jan 2020

Disappointed! Although we received a friendly welcome, we were disappointed to see that we were escorted across the road to a room that looked nothing like the advertised photos! We mentioned in advance that we would like to have a barbecue that evening, but even if there was an outdoor barbecue there was no barbecue or tongs, so we had to go out to eat. The photos on the website are very misleading, there was no green lawn for our dog and the room was definitely not what was advertised!

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Cleanliness

2.0

Service

3.0

Location

2.0

Safety

3.0

Value for money

1.0

Room stayed in

Double Room

Anonymous Guest

1 night stay ⋅ Family with young children

1.4

Jan 2020

Cleanliness

1.0

Service

1.0

Location

1.0

Safety

3.0

Value for money

1.0

Room stayed in

Triple Room

Hennie B

1 night stay ⋅ With partner

5.0

Sep 2019

Very nice. Very nice stay here. Friendly reception.

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Cleanliness

5.0

Service

5.0

Location

5.0

Safety

5.0

Value for money

5.0

Room stayed in

Double Room

Coen S

1 night stay ⋅ With partner

3.8

Oct 2018

Good accommodation. Host was friendly and helpful. Anina, who received us, was very helpful, especially with the arrangements for dinner. Dinner was expensive. Secure parking. Clean and neat room.

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Cleanliness

4.0

Service

3.0

Location

4.0

Safety

5.0

Value for money

3.0

Room stayed in

Triple Room

Annelie V

1 night stay

3.6

Aug 2018

Not as advertised. Although Gariep Country Lodge really doesn't look like a bad place to stay, there are a few niggles that made our stay less enjoyable. First, check-in time is indicated as 14:00 to 19:00. If it is so indicated, you expect that there will be someone to receive you. This was not the case and we had to wait outside for a long time for someone to show up. Suggest if it is not essential for you to have someone manning the reception all day, shorten your official check-in period to for example 14:00 to 16:00 and request persons who will be staying with you to make arrangements with you if they check in late. Second, before I confirmed my reservation, I asked if dinners were served. I was told that dinners can be ordered from a menu. Upon arrival, I was informed that the cook is not there this weekend. It is probably not unreasonable of me to expect that I should then have been informed about this development, especially since I specifically inquired about it. Third, WiFi: While it was technically certainly available (a password was provided), we couldn't decipher the password. It was handwritten with characters that could easily be confused with each other. The receptionist tried to help us, but after a struggle we just gave up. Print out the password and do not use ambiguous characters. Fourth, the triple room is advertised with electric blankets. Only the double bed had one, please specify somewhere that this is the case. Furthermore, everything was neat and in order. It's just not pleasant to be greeted by three big, and one small, blunder after you've been on the road all day.

Nie soos adverteer nie. Alhoewel Gariep Country Lodge werklik nie soos 'n slegte plek lyk om oor te bly nie, is daar wel 'n paar kwelpunte wat ons verblyf minder aangenaam gemaak het. Eerstens, inkloktyd is aangedui as 14:00 tot 19:00. Indien dit so aangedui is, verwag jy dat daar iemand sal wees om jou te ontvang. Dit was nie die geval nie en ons moes lank buite wag vir iemand om op te daag. Voorstel indien dit nie vir jou wesenlik is om iemand te hê om die ontvangs die hele dag lank te beman nie, verkort jou amptelike inklokperiode na byvoorbeeld 14:00 tot 16:00 en versoek persone wat by jou gaan oorbly om reëlings met jou te tref as hulle laat gaan inklok. Tweedens, voordat ek my bespreking bevestig het, het ek gevra of aandetes bedien word. Daar is aan my gesê dat aandetes van 'n spyskaart af bestel kan word. Met aankoms is ek wel ingelig dat die kok nie die naweek daar is nie. Dit is seker nie onredelik van my om te verwag dat ek dan ingelig moes wees oor hierdie verwikkeling nie, veral omdat ek spesifiek daaroor navraag gedoen het. Derdens, WiFi: Alhoewel dit tegnies seker beskikbaar was (daar is 'n wagwoord voorsien), kon ons nie die wagwoord ontsyfer nie. Dit was met die hand geskryf met karakters wat maklik verwar kan word met mekaar. Die ontvangsdame het ons probeer help, maar na 'n gesukkel het ons maar moed opgegee. Druk die wagwoord uit en moenie van dubbelsinnige karakters gebruik maak nie. Vierdens, die trippelkamer word geadverteer met elektriese komberse. Slegs die dubbelbed het een opgehad, spesifiseer liefs iewers dat dit die geval is. Verder was als netjies en in orde. Dit is wel net nie aangenaam om deur drie groot, en een klein, flater ontvang te word nadat jy die hele dag op die pad was nie.

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Cleanliness

4.0

Service

1.0

Location

5.0

Safety

5.0

Value for money

3.0