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Reviews of Magoebaskloof Hotel Tzaneen

3 out of 5
Magoebaskloof Hotel Tzaneen
Off the R71, Magoebaskloof Pass, Tzaneen, Tzaneen, Limpopo

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 62 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

JD

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ben

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Management on 3 Apr 2023
Good day,Please furnish us with details so we can attend to your issues and respond accordingly.Regards

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

MA

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from DS on 9 Mar 2021
Good day Jennifer, Thank you for your review. Hope to see you back soon!

8/10 Good

Lee-ann

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staycation
Lovely relaxing stay. The hotel is starting to look a bit old and could to with a facelift but still a lovely place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020
Response from DS on 24 Dec 2020
Thank you. We are busy with upgrades as we took over a year and half ago. The hotel was built in 1938 so definitely due

4/10 Poor

Ramahuma

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020
Response from DS on 24 Dec 2020
Cant see your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020
Response from DS on 10 Nov 2020
Thank you for the review!

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
pleasant stay
Room was great, situation and view great, service was willing but not well-trained, but the food not so good. We booked and stayed for two nights.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from DS on 10 Nov 2020
Thank you for the review. Our Management is informed about this and continuous training will be provided.

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
This is a superb hotel - everything is first rate from the gorgeous gardens to the fine dining in the beautiful dining room. We loved our stay there. The pool is large so you can actually do lengths and it has a magnificent view from the rooms. The hotel bar is warm and friendly and speaks of a different time. We met the 2 sons of the owner who were terrific. They have a lot of exciting plans for this new family venture and we wish them well and hope to return in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Deon on 6 Apr 2020
Good day Janet, Thank you so much for the awesome review! It's great to hear that you have enjoyed your stay with us and that the boys were helpful. It's always so motivating to the staff to get feedback like this from our guests. We are looking forward to host you again as it was an absolute pleasure having you with us. All the best

8/10 Good

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good food and excellent service
Food and service was excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Deon on 6 Apr 2020
Thanks for the awesome review Richard!

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay was excellent. The food was very good exspecially after our hiking expedition and the staff were also very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Deon on 28 Jan 2020
Thank you so much Alex! So happy to hear you enjoyed it.

6/10 Okay

Brigitte

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Front Office on 28 Nov 2019
Dear Brigitte, Thank you kindly for your review. Please kindly contact us directly so we can address your concerns. Thank you

2/10 Terrible

Wynandus

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 Star.
We previously stayed at Magoebaskloof Hotel and reviewed it as an excellent place. That is why we made another reservation. This time the experience was totally different. The room needs to be upgraded.New towels are needed. Ours were found to be in a bad condition. There was also not cold or bottled water available in the room. Dinner menu was found to be very expensive. We however enjoyed the curry special and an excellent breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Deon on 5 Sept 2019
Thank you for your feedback. We took over 2 months ago from the previouis group who unfortunately let things slips under theirt management. We are aware of the linen situation and already replaced the linen in some of the rooms. We would also like to refurb the whole hotel in the first 2 months but we will only be able to do so in stages. The dinner price was kepr exactly the same as what it was but we actually increased the variety and quality. It is unfortunate that you experienced a less than satidfied stay but we have no doubt that Magoebaskloof Hotel will once again rise to be the pride of the Mountain. All the best.

8/10 Good

David Pierre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable stay
Lovely setting and good old-style service with excellent breakfast. Internet reception not reliable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Deon on 17 Jul 2019
Thank you for the great review David! WiFi is currently very poor in the rooms and will be upgraded shortly. The reception in the public areas are great however. Hope to see you back soon! Regards, Deon

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wow, what a place! So relaxing. We definitely visit again ...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Magoebaskloof Hotel on 8 Apr 2019
Dear Valued Guest, Many thanks for staying with us and for the positively great review. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to your future visit. Warmest regards, Magoebaskloof Hotel

4/10 Poor

Marjorie

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Visit ruined by disappointing room
Despite the hotel not being full we were allocated one of the worst rooms in the hotel - our window looked out onto a wall - that had damp patches/damage on it So we felt we were in a box with no windows.Very disappointing when other rooms looked like they had good views. Cannot understand why hotel wants to allocate such a room to guests when they are not full. The room was clean, although the decor was dated. The carpet could do with an upgrade. Breakfast was excellent and the staff were all friendly and professional
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Magoebaskloof Hotel Management on 4 Mar 2019
Good afternoon, Firslty I would like to say thank you for taking the time to give us feedback of your stay at Magoebaskloof Hotel. We are disspointed to hear that you did not have a pleasant stay with us. I can assure you that we are in the process of having our rooms renovated and upgraded. This unfortunatley is still in progress. We truly apologise for the inconvenience caused and training has been done with the reception staff to ensure that once the hotel is not full to offer our guest an upgrade to our self catering apartments free of charge especially families wit children. Thank you once again or your feedback and we truly hope you will reconsider to visit us again in the near future and to see the improvements made to our rooms. Kind Regard,

10/10 Excellent

JayVee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A must visit place nestled in the beautifull area surrounded by lush vegitation
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Magoebaskloof Hotel Management on 4 Mar 2019
Good afternoon, Thank you for rating us and for your valued feedback we are truly pleased that you had a enjoyable stay. We hope to see you back at Magoebaskloof hotel soon. Kind Regards, Magoebaskloof Hotel Management

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Magoebaskloof
Really great views over the mountains
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Magoebaskloof Hotel on 14 Jan 2019
Dear Mark, Many thanks for selecting to stay with us and for your great rating. We look forward to your return. Warmest regards, Magoebaskloof Hotel

6/10 Okay

Agatha

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Always beautiful driving in Magoebaskloof
Beautiful surroundings and the incredible views and drive in the forest never cease to amaze me! The hotel is old and needs a serious upgrade. Take a drive to Modjadji Nature Reserve and enjoy breathtaking views of the area in a cycad forest that is just heavenly!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Magoebaskloof Hotel on 9 Jan 2019
Dear Agatha, We would like to thank you for staying with us and for your review. We are pleased to her that you enjoyed the surrounding area of Magoebaskloof and we hope that you will return in the future for another breathtaking experience Warmest regards, Magoebaskloof Hotel

6/10 Okay

Ian

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our room was smelly and dark...in serious need for an upgrade. Some very noisy guests kept us awake most of the night. The highlight is the bar and restaurant. Service impeccable. Ask Smiley in the bar about the fire....amazing gent. Restaurant staff very pleasant, great food. A great place for a meal, but sadly not to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Magoebaskloof Hotel on 9 Jan 2019
Dear Ian, Many thank for staying with us and for your review. We are pleased to hear that you were met with friendly and helpful staff during your stay. We will work hard to improve on our rooms and hope that you will consider visiting us in the near future. Warmest regards, Magoebaskloof Hotel

8/10 Good

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant and peaceful
The Breakfast was great, a point of guidance, do not serve Fish Cakes for breakfast rather Kippers or Haddock. The Evening meal in the main restaurant was over priced and the food very, very, average. On the Sunday evening a choice of only pieces of Lamb or Hake for main course the stir fried vegetables only had Carrots and julienne baby marrow? The Coffee shop was the best bet, but here, when ordering the Chicken and Mango salad, no Mango, had to a Avo paste. We also ordered the 'Red Wined' Pear slices with Blue cheese and Macadamia nuts, here no Blue cheese supplied with feta and Emmerentia Cheese (I think a light yellow, firm, mild cheese) making the meal bland with a mixture of nuts? Kitchen Management needs to get 'jacked' up!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Magoebaskloof Hotel on 2 Jan 2019
Dear Ralph, Thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to submit a review based on your stay. We are pleased to see that your overall experience was positive and we are grateful for the feedback provided to us by you regarding the menu and the kitchen. Without feedback from our guests we will be unable to serve future guests better. Thank you for your detailed feedback and we will look into the matter further. We hope to welcome you back in the near future so you may enjoy the beautiful scenery once more. Warmest regards, Magoebaskloof Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Bryce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Magoebaskloof Hotel Management on 31 Oct 2018
Dear Mr. Bryce, Thank you for taking the time to rate us and for your high rating. We hope to see you back at Magoebaskloof Hotel. Kind Regards, Magoebaskloof Hotel Management

10/10 Excellent

ASE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing view
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from marketing manager on 12 Sept 2018
Thanks so much for the 5 out of 5 review! We look forward to hosting you again in the near future. Warm regards Magoebaskloof Hotel

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Better than you might expect
Don't miss the evening meal in the restaurant - skip lunch to make sure that you have space for it. Every course is delicious. The view from the "Superior" room was straight down the valley into the distance with the Samango monkeys looking back at us.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from La Rochell on 7 Sept 2018
Dear David, Thank you for staying with us and for your valued feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Alan, K.C. Mo.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful scenery in the mountains! Great staff! Nice continental breakfast. Plenty to see and do nearby. Recommend The Pot and Plow for some wonderful pizza!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from La Rochell on 7 Sept 2018
Dear Alan, Thank you for staying with us and for your valued feedback.

6/10 Okay

Andrew, South Africa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location of the property is fantastic and it is comfortable enough for the price. The maintenance of the hotel is lacking though. The rooms are dated and maintenance as there are some issues. 6 of us stayed in 3 separate rooms and all had similar issues which came down to poor maintenance. The breakfast is fantastic and the staff are very friendly. I would go back but if you are looking to stay somewhere that is in "hotel" condition, unfortunately this isn't the place.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from La Rochell on 24 Aug 2018
Dear Andrew, Thank you for taking the time to rate us and for your valued feedback. We are aware of the maintenance issues in our rooms and can assure you that we are working on this on a daily basis. We are in the process of renovating all our rooms as well as having all the linen in our rooms. We valued your feedback and thank you once again. We hope to host you back at Magoebaskloof Hotel again in the near future. Kind Regards, La Rochell

8/10 Good

David Pierre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay with super breakfast.
Even being robbed of the view by the persistent mist, we had a most enjoyable stay, complement by a super breakfast spread.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from La Rochell on 15 Aug 2018
Dear Mr. Pierre, Thank you for taking the time to give us your valued feedback. We are happy to read that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you back at Magoebaskloof Hotel again. Kind Regards, La Rochell

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Response from marketing manager on 16 Apr 2018
Dear Guest Wow! We are so happy that you had a wonderful time with us. Please do visit us again soon and we look forward to welcoming you back. Warm regards Staff and management Magoebaskloof Hotel

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from marketing manager on 16 Apr 2018
Dear Guest Thank you for your rating. Although we cannot fully access what your concerns were we assure you we work hard everyday to make the necessary improvements so our guest experience gets better and better. We hope you will visit us again soon. Warm regards Staff and management Magoebaskloof Hotel

8/10 Good

MR E

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from marketing manager on 16 Apr 2018
Dear Guest Thank you for the good rating and we are pleased to hear that you had a good time. Please do visit us again soon. Warm regards Staff and management Magoebaskloof Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice and comfortable stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from marketing manager on 17 Apr 2018
Dear Clive We are so pleased to hear that you had a wonderful time with us and we really hope we see you again soon. We look forward to it. Warm regards Staff and management Magoebaskloof Hotel

8/10 Good

Mike

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Bad at first.
Original room had mould on the walls. The plaster was peeling of the walls. There were cracks in the walls. The curtains were dirty. After complaining, I was moved to another room which was excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from marketing manager on 17 Apr 2018
Dear Mike Thank you for the review and your honesty. We are very happy to hear that your room was sorted quickly and that you had a wonderful stay after that. We do apologize for the inconvenience that was caused. We hope you will return again soon and we look forward to it. Warm regards Staff and management Magoebaskloof Hotel

8/10 Good

Janine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Magoebaskloof
Wonderful stay at the Magoebaskloof Hotel despite 2 days of rain and mist. Room was very comfortable but could do with a bit of an upgrade, a bit shabby. Also only 6 channels on the TV, not enough specially in bad weather! Staff we came into contact with were amazing and very helpful. Just feel the hotel is lacking a bit of heart and soul and one does not see any kind of management around anywhere. Room for improvement, injection of love and care, but still a great, relaxing holiday and surroundings beautiful.
Response from marketing manager on 17 Apr 2018
Dear Janine Thank you for leaving us a review and we are happy that you had a good time with us. Please note that at the time we were transitioning management and we now have an excellent new general manager on site who is taking very good care of the property. We hope to welcome you back again soon. We look forward to it. Warm regards Staff and management Magoebaskloof Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Rendani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A place everyone should visit
It was awesome, the staff there super helpful and always willing to go an extra mile to ensure that we were happy with everything
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good service with clean room. Staff were very friendly. We enjoyed the overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

shane, melbourne

Great views
Room was clean and quiet. The staff were friendly and courteous and the meals were quite good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The service was good and very fast, not to mention the friendly staff that the hotel has. I am definitely going back to Magoebaskloof hotel, the view that the hotel has is beautiful
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it. We wish we'd had more time to explore the area.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Sue

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Potential for greatness
The staff are amazing but there are so few people doing so many jobs, you can seldom find a waiter when you need one. Maintenance is definitely low on the agenda and this is apparent everywhere you look, which is such a pity as the hotel is beautiful and the view unbeatable. One wastes so much water when waiting for the hot water to shower, as the boiler is at the other end of the hotel. It is really unbearable to watch all that water going down the drain for 5 min or more!

6/10 Okay

Cindy

Nice enough
It was a nice hotel and good for the price, but just average.
Response from General Manager on 21 Oct 2016
Dear Valued Guest, Thank you for your recent review at the Magoebaskloof Hotel. We would like to thank you for your kind words. We value your support and look forward to welcoming you in the very near future. Warm Regards Staff and management Magoebaskloof Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Frenando, Bedfordview, Jbh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a amazing to stay at the hotel the service was great and the staff even better. Thank you
Response from General Manager on 28 Jun 2016
Dear Fernando Awesome! Thanks for the wonderful review. We are very pleased to hear that you had such a great stay at our hotel and very proud to hear that our staff performed wonderfully. We do hope that you will return in the near future for another great visit as we value you as a guest. Warm Regards Staff and Management Magoebaskloof Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Estelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from General Manager on 9 Jul 2016
Dear Estelle Thank you for rating Magoebaskloof 5 out of 5! We are so pleased about this and we are so happy that you took the time to review our hotel. We hope that you will return in the near future for another good stay at Magoebaskloof Hotel Warm Regards Staff and Management Magoebaskloof Hotel

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Samei

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

4/10 Poor

PeiChun

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

l j c, humourous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel viewing Tarzan's Home
When we entered the room it was already heated by the under floor heating system - outside it was already cold and windy. Outside view is PRETTY looking towards the Forest. It is a lovely room and comfortable. They might invest in more stiffer pillows....those soft stuff not for me.The Breakfast was good quality and tasty.

8/10 Good

Karen, newport

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely family feeling hotel near to kruger park!
Hotel a little dated but could not fault the service. staff bent over backwards to make us feel comfortable. Great value for money!
Response from General Manager on 20 Mar 2015
Dear Karen Thank you for your review. Your kind words and compliments are deeply appreciated and we hope to see you again soon. Warm Regards Staff and Management Katse Lodge