we always love going to Nguni Lodge!

we had difficulty with the oven, always have done since we started going there, probably 4 years ago. I don’t think it works. Also there are two door handles that don’t work once you are inside. the guest loo and one of the bedrooms don’t open from the inside.

very spacious for the whole family

lovely location

It was a beautiful and relaxing place. The service was excellent ☺️

Nothing

The setting was lovely and the property, if properly maintained, could have made this trip unforgettable. Instead, our stay here was, regrettable.

We reported mulitple problems on arrival to the owner, Andrew. He was defensive and had mutliple excuses for all the problems. Some issues were addressed but there were ongoing difficulties with the facilities, not least of all electrical problems with lighting and the last night of our stay - we had no electricity at all for 2 hours. It later dawned on us that this was most likely an episode of 'load shedding' however we were not communicated this by the staff or owner and were lucky we had finished cooking. We ended our stay in some confusion and darkness which we could have prepared for had we known. I do not recommend staying at this lodge. Have a look elsewhere - there are other lodges on Kuleni Private Game Farm and multiple choices in the area.

The property is perfect for a group!

Some of the rooms didn’t have electricity and we couldn’t get ahold of the owner because he was abroad. The cleaner was amazing and she organoides an electrician to come and fix the problem which was sorted within a day but 2 of the 4 bedrooms and bathrooms had no electrical supply for one night out of our 3 night stay.

The property is beautiful and spacious. Isolated but secure so great for privacy.

The rooms are far apart which would be great for a multiple couple's getaway but I was with kids and was unsettled by the fact that we couldn't quickly access each other if needed.

Gugu is so wonderful! She serviced the rooms daily and made us feel so welcome! An absolute gem! So peaceful on the reserve and we felt extremely safe! The lodge is lovely, really love the open plan! Definitely recommend booking the whole place out for a family getaway! It was really special!

Some minor maintenance is required, changing of lightbulbs ect, but I was aware that the owner was overseas during our stay, and he was still very helpful via what's app. There was a door handle to be fixed and was sorted first thing the next morning.

Location was great.

The house is tired. It is obvious that the owner is not maintaining the property, nor have they actually been on the property for some time. Most of the lamps in the house don't work. The toaster doesn't work. The fans don't work. The TV doesn't work. The drawers in the kitchen don't open as they are off their runners, the same for the dustbin unit. The LED lanterns provided were not charged, so of no help during load-shedding. The frying pans are in a disgusting state, something you would expect to find in a backpackers, not an "upmarket" lodge. Bathmat had a hole the size of a side plate. Two planks on the the walkway to the house collapsed whilst my son was walking on them, as the nails are rusted through, causing him to fall through it and seriously injure both his legs. There is litter scattered around the house. We had lodge washing on the line during our whole stay. Plastic buckets lying around. Most importantly, the house was not prepared for us on arrival. We arrived just after 2pm, and had to wait until 4:30 pm before we could go in, as the house had not been cleaned after the previous occupants left 2 days earlier. This wasted our whole afternoon. This is not good enough for the amount of money you are paying.