Fantastic family getaway. We were a large group of brothers and sisters from my and hubby's side of the family that went away to Nyala View in February 2023. What an amazing place and the service - just everything. We had basic power during load shedding - TV, lights, Wi-Fi etc. Absolutely fabulous - we will be back!

We had a great time in spite of some challenges. We were a large family group gathering to celebrate an elderly member's birthday, and everyone enjoyed themselves despite some of the challenges posed by Nyala View. There are several loose planks on the stairs leading to the property as well as on the upper decking. As someone else mentioned too, there are screws protruding from some planks as well - not great if you walk around barefoot to and from the swimming pool. The quality of material and state of repair and cleanliness of the lodge is not of the highest standard. The bathrooms could do with a deep cleanse. There is a rotting smell coming from a drain somewhere, especially irritating after everyone washed and showered in the morning. The in-built BBQ was a bit of a challenge; small, cooking for 15 people, and we had to place some bricks to ensure the coals did not fall onto the deck or into people's flipflops. The gas BBQ is missing some screws from its legs and we could not use it because it is extremely wobbly. The downstairs/garage/Boma area is a bit of a dump site, not at all pleasant to walk through - it also becomes a mini lake during rain. Some doors are missing locks. In spite of all the above, we managed to have a good time, and the agent and on-site handyman did their best to assist with any small issues such as load shedding affecting the water supply, WiFi needing a replacement cable, so no fault there. For the rate we paid, it was good value for money but we think Nyala View can do with a decent makeover to allow it to be really great.

We had a very disappointing weekend. Since the day we arrived, until we left we didn't have any water! Pool net was not on, not even bothered to do that, after it was mentioned, months ago as a major issue for us. Safari vehicle didn't work. Inverter didn't cover some lights, including room lights, no wi-fi as stated!

Do not recommend. Unfortunately, our experience was not a good one, we arrived at 13:30, slightly early for the 14:00 check-in. We stood outside until 14:00 so as to not disrupt the cleaner etc. On arrival we were very shocked to find the house still terribly dirty from the previous guest and that they only had one lady in the house trying to get it clean for us. later on, another one luckily arrived to assist her, they only finished up cleaning, ironing bedding etc at 16:00. On our arrival we were also met with a whole group of maintenance staff in the house, trying to fix the glass stack doors, and unblocking drains. They finally packed up and left at 17:00. We had contacted the host to ask about the dirty house and all the staff still inside, but were unfortunately not assisted in any courteous manner, in fact, we were blamed for arriving early, even though we stayed outside till check-in time, and was just told that they cant predict how dirty previous guests will leave the property. So we all sat uncomfortably on the patio till 17:00 till the last staff left before we could start our meeting and unwind. We were also informed that we do not have access to all 7 bedrooms. This was a workgroup of colleagues ─ and we had specifically chosen this house for the number of rooms available, we ended up having to have another guest sleep on the couches. Furthermore, as guests started arriving at Mabalingwe we had difficulty entering 2 vehicles and were told they were not registered onto the system, all 6 car details were sent through on the same documentation. One car was stuck there for 45 min, as the host then also decided to not answer any of our calls for the balance of our stay. That evening as we started washing the dishes the drain they had spent the whole day fixing pushed back up again and we spent a good part of our evening trying to clear the enormous amount of water from the kitchen floor. We also didn't have a working refrigerator, even the maintenance guy spent a good time trying to get it fixed before he left us earlier in the day. All in all, this could have been a much more pleasant experience if we just got some support from the Host of the property but instead, we ended up on the other side of the line in a hostile conversation. The solution we were given was that we could check out a little later the following day, but due to the eventful previous day not one member of our group wanted to stay and in fact, we all left even before checkout time.

Awesomeness and perfection. We had the time of our lives everything about the place was awesome except for the misunderstandings with our booking but everything about the place and location is good.