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Reviews of Chrislin African Lodge

4 out of 5
Chrislin African Lodge
Off Valentine Road, Hermiston Farm, Addo, Eastern Cape

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 74 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gillian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is a beautiful property, near the main roadso easy to find. The staff are all lovely, friendly etc. The main problem was a mix up with my partners breakfast, the order was not correct when he cleary stated what he wanted. Nothing major but annoying and shouldn't happen
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Madi on 21 Jan 2024
Hi Gillian, thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your time with us. Apologies for the mix up at breakfast time.

8/10 Good

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Found Chrislin Lodge very comfortable and relaxing. Well organised establishment, safe with friendly staff. Close to Addo Elephant park, only downside was the condition of the access roads, where road works are being conducted.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Madi on 3 Jan 2024
Hello Michael, Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us:)

10/10 Excellent

Margot

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Madi on 3 Jan 2024
Thank you Margot:)

8/10 Good

Tony

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Freda

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gideon, Armonk

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for Addo park. the set up with the huts as accommodation is like a movie of old africa. We loved it
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Madi on 17 Nov 2022
Thank you so much Gideon, It was great having you here:)

10/10 Excellent

Rodney

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great get away.
The venue was really great, staff were outstanding and food was delicious. We enjoyed a relaxing time at Chrislin, also close to the Addo.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Response from Madi on 15 May 2022
Thank you Rodney, it was really great having you and your family here. Hoping to see you again in the future :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Chantall on 26 Feb 2020
Thank you very much for your kind review :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An Excellent Experience
A wonderful experience from check in to check out. Wonderful room, wonderful bed, great shower, excellent meals. A great value too. Will definitely stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Chantall on 6 Dec 2019
It just brightens up our day to read such a lovely review and to know we achieved what we strive for. Thank you so much and we can't wait to have you hear again!

6/10 Okay

Padraig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Chantall on 22 Nov 2019
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The traditional style of this lodge makes it a lovely setting. This was our second stay at the lodge (after a gap of 11 years!), and it was even better than we remembered. Highly recommended. Wifi could be stronger, and laundry service offered on premises would be appreciated.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Chantall on 12 Mar 2019
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We appreciate your compliments and we are happy to know you had an even better stay the second time. Hope to have you back a 3rd time :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Chantall on 14 Nov 2018
Thank you so much for your taking the time to give us such a generous review. We appreciate it :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great food at restaurant. Helpful staff to arrange our trips. Lovely grounds.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Chantall on 10 Oct 2018
We appreciate your review. Thanks very much.

10/10 Excellent

Marios

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Chantall on 14 Mar 2018
Thank you so very much for your rating. It is much appreciated and exactly what we aim for.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Chantall on 14 Mar 2018
Thank you very much for your rating. We hope for a 5/5 upon your next visit :)

8/10 Good

Ian, Edinburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent choice if visiting Addo
Chrislin lodge is really guest house rather than a hotel so don't expect a residents lounge and full services during the day. Dinner is a fixed menu at a fixed time but the food is excellent, as was breakfast. The rooms are mud built traditional rondavels which gives the place character but inside are spacious and comfortable with air conditioning if required. Crisscross Adventures is an associated company based round the corner and provide a range of game drives and other activities. We did the half day game drive and the 3 houry canoe trip - both excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

M, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely setting
We stayed here for 4 nights, but that was 2 nights too long. We wanted a quiet hotel with a pool near Addo Park and the thatched lodges were novel.The grounds and pool are great....They dont tell you about the crop spraying nearby some nights in the brochure, which is noisy. Most people seem to stay for 1 or 2 nights then move on.This probably explains the limited menu offered which is repeated every couple of days. The area has a huge choice of B&B and Chrislin needs some tweaking to be great value.

6/10 Okay

Logan

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Relaxing break
Excellent reception,nice pool,rooms need more on the cleaning up side,daily breakfast menu needs a bit of work,apart from that nity stuff...it was great

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great food the hotel restaurant "sneezewood". We enjoyed the 3 course dinner, which was fantastic.

8/10 Good

Tomi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value lodge near Addo.
Great value lodge near to Addo. Food was fantastic, but not cheap. Our room was very spacious with a comfortable (hard) bed. People were very friendly and our stay was uncomplicated.

10/10 Excellent

LL, Canberra, Austraia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay for Addo NP

10/10 Excellent

Diane, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay when visiting Addo
A lovely weekend - fab location close to the park. They work with CrissCross Tours who gave us a wonderful full day elephant safari and then half day river trip. Very friendly - could not do enough for you! Nice grounds and lovely food

8/10 Good

John, Croydon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Large, airy bedroom with fridge and tea making. Very helpful staff, excellent breakfasts though evening meals very average. Not enough pool loungers Excellent location for sightseeing

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Spencer, Bundaberg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An African Experience
Room and grounds have a wonderful African feel. The service was very good. Breakfasts and dinners were excellent. Close to Addo and a great base.

10/10 Excellent

Marsha, Madison, Alabama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unique accommodation near Addo Elephant Park
I loved, loved, loved the thatched roof room we had at Chrislin African Lodge. The grounds were wonderful with oranges ripe and ready to eat. The air smelled of orange blooms. The night sky was so bright with stars and Milky Way. One night my husband & I sat on the swings and just stared at the sky. The staff were helpful and friendly and the food at Chrislin was exceptionally good. We ate at the restaurant there both nights. It was very convenient being picked up at the lodge for our tour of the Addo Elephant Park.

10/10 Excellent

Matthias

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Das Personal ist unglaublich freundlich. Habe während dem Nachtessen die Safari beim Personal gebucht und funktionierte alles einwandfrei. Die Anlage ist gross und sehr sauber gehalten. Wir würden jederzeit wieder in dies Unterkunft gehen. M. M
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Madi on 21 Jan 2024
Hi Matthias, thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Enjoy the rest of your holiday:)

8/10 Good

Franziska

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Madi on 6 Dec 2023
Hi Franziska, Thank you for your review. It was great to host you again after all this time.

10/10 Excellent

Carsten

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super overnatning
Det rigtige super sted
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Chantall on 8 Apr 2020
Thank you for your review.

8/10 Good

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Grosses Zimmer in separatem Häuschen. Feines Abendessen Buffet. Anlage ausserhalb des Dorfes, schöne Gartenanlage.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Chantall on 7 Jan 2020
We appreciate your review. Thank you very much.

8/10 Good

Klaus&Iris, bei Frankfurt/Main

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die ruhige, fast familiäre Atmosphäre, die sehr leckeren Abendmenus . Insgesamt sehr zu empfehlender Standort für den Besuch des Addo Elephant Parks
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Chantall on 8 Dec 2019
We appreciate your review and compliments - thanks very much.

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Ingolstadt

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super schön angerichtete Anlage Empfehlenswert ist ein Dinner am Abend
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Chantall on 6 Dec 2019
We are so pleased to know you enjoyed your stay with us. Thank you very much for your review.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Chantall on 26 Nov 2019
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr schöne gelegene Lodge mit einer etwas holprigen Anfahrt. Wir hatten ein großes gut eingerichtetes Zimmer mit einem ebenfalls sehr schönen Bad. Es gibt einen Pool. Im Restaurant kann man gut essen und das Frühstück war ebenfalls sehr gut und reichhaltig.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Chantall on 21 Nov 2019
We appreciate your kind review and are so happy to know you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
schöne Anlage, gepflegt mit lieben Hunden und Katzen. Orangen vom Baum ins Glas! Wir würden wieder hinfahren.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Chantall on 28 Sept 2019
We would love to have you back! Thank you so much for your kind review.

8/10 Good

Helmut

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
recommendable
It was a nice place to stay - we felt very comfortable. however, towels and beds were not so clean!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Chantall on 19 Jun 2019
Thank you for your review. We are happy to know you enjoyed your stay with us overall. We would really have appreciated if you could have alerted us to your issue regarding the linen whilst you were here as we would have addressed it straight away. We have good housekeeping policies in place and this should never happen.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr schöne Anlage, familiär, sehr freundliches Personal. Hilfsbereit. Einfach gemütlich. Nahe am Addo Park
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Chantall on 14 May 2019
Thank you very much for your kind review. Please come visit again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr ruhige, gemütliche, saubere Lodge ohne allzu viel Schnickschnack in der Nähe Addo NP. Guter Ausgangspunkt für Aktivitäten, können direkt vom Partneranbieter in der Lodge gebucht werden. Supermarkt, Tankstelle und Wäscherei in der Nähe.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Chantall on 22 Feb 2019
Thank you so much for taking the time to give us all these compliments. We are so happy to know you had a good time here with us.

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mysiga stugor
Ett bra boende, god mat och riktigt bra utflykter. Vi var på både heldags safari och på halvdags flodtur. Båda var riktigt bra.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Chantall on 19 Feb 2019
Thank you so much for your review, Jan :) We are so happy to know you had a good stay with us.

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Großräumiges Terrain, nette Unterkunft, guter Serv
Sehr afrikanisch, insgesamt gut.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Chantall on 6 Feb 2019
Thank you very much for your review, Michael

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Chantall on 26 Dec 2018
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr originelle Lehmhütten. Ausgezeichnete Menüs am Abend, zu einem supergünstigen Preis. Was wir leider ein wenig vermisst haben: die gesamte Anlage ist ein Traum der Betreiber. Doch diese haben sich fast gar nicht blicken lassen und schon gar nicht den Kontakt zu ihren Gästen geaucht. Das ist doch sehr schade!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Chantall on 6 Dec 2018
Thank you very much for your kind review. We are happy to know you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay with a nice lodge, pool and restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Chantall on 10 Oct 2018
Thank you so much for the compliments. Hope to see you again next time you're in Addo.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Lodge
Das Gelände ist sehr schön angelegt. Es gibt mehrere mit Reet gedeckte Häuschen, ein Essenshaus, einen Poolbereich und einen Kinderspielplatz. Das Gelände ist sehr weitläufig und mit vielen Bäumen (u.a. Orangen) und Pflanzen bewachsen. Mit dem Auto kann direkt auf der Fläche geparkt werden. Das Personal war sehr freundlich und es hatte einen tollen Service. Neben inbegriffenem Frühstück konnte man auch ein sehr leckeres Abendessen immer dazubuchen, mit Super Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Uns wurde angeboten, am nächsten Tag einen Game-Drive durch den Addo Elephant Park, inklusive Grillen, zu buchen. Daran teilzunehmen, war eine der besten Entscheidungen unseres Urlaubs. Wir haben unter anderem Löwen, Elefanten, Zebras, Warzenschweine, Büffel, Antilopen, Kudus und sogar ein Nashorn (was echt selten ist) gesehen. Die Zimmer sind sehr schön und originell eingerichtet, mit genügend Platz. Sie haben auch ein eigenes Badezimmer und waren sehr sauber. Es standen sogar Heizdecken bereit. Auf dem Gelände hat es auch 3 Hunde und 2 Katzen, die sehr zutraulich waren. Die Lodge liegt doch sehr in der Natur. Nachts sieht man die Milchstraße und Fledermäuse und am nächsten Tag wird man vom Vogelgesang sanft geweckt. Checkout ist spätestens um 10 Uhr.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Chantall on 3 Oct 2018
Wow! What an amazing review. Thank you for each and every beautiful compliment. We are thrilled to know you enjoyed your stay with us. Thank you for sharing the word and we hope to see you again next time you're in Addo.

10/10 Excellent

Linda, Herrenberg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolle Lodge vor den Toren des Addo Elephant Park
Die Lodge hat unsere Erwartungen voll übertroffen. Wurden upgegraded und wohnten in den neueren Rundhäusern. Super schön und total urig! Die Stimmen der Tierwelt rundherum! Klasse! Die Klimanlage wurde zur Heizung was zu dieser Jahreszeit nötig war. Hatten mit Abendessen gebucht und es nicht bereut. Leckere Gerichte! Wir hatten wunderschöne Tage! Top!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Chantall on 28 Sept 2018
Wir schätzen Ihre Bewertung so sehr, Linda. Danke, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, uns all diese erstaunlichen Komplimente zu geben. Wir hoffen wirklich, dich das nächste Mal wiederzusehen, wenn du in Addo bist.

8/10 Good

Anna, Berlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Liebevolle gepflegte Anlage
Ein schöner Ort zum Ausruhen, Orangenbäumw im Garten, sehr gutes Abendessen und Frühstück mit frischen Früchten. Liebe Hunde und Katzen. Einzige Einschränkung: die Hütten sind hundekalt, daher wahrscheinlich nur im Sommer zu empfehlen.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Chantall on 22 Jul 2018
Vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung. Wir freuen uns, dass Sie Ihren Aufenthalt bei uns insgesamt genossen haben. Wir entschuldigen uns für Erkältungen. Als Sie nach Heizungen fragten und am nächsten Morgen nichts sagten, gingen wir davon aus, dass alles in Ordnung war, nachdem wir Ihnen gezeigt haben, wo die Heizungen sind und Ihnen die zusätzlichen Decken geben. Wir entschuldigen uns aufrichtig, wenn das nicht der Fall war.

10/10 Excellent

Oli, Gijon, España

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un hotel muy acogedor y el personal muy atento
Se agradece el trato cercano del personal del hotel. Atienden a cualquier cuestión incluso cuando son temas de fuera de las instalaciones. Muy recomendable
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Chantall on 21 Jul 2018
Muchas gracias por tu amable reseña. Siempre es un placer saber que nuestros invitados pasaron un buen momento aquí con nosotros. Por favor, ven a visitarnos de nuevo.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ein sehr schönes Resort, liebevoll angelegt weit weg vom Alltag.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Chantall on 28 Apr 2018
Vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung. Wir freuen uns, dass Sie Ihren Aufenthalt genossen haben.