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4 out of 5
The Blades
Plot 75 Zeekoegat, Kameeldrift Road, Kameeldrift East, Roodeplaat, Gauteng

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 37 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 37 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 37 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 37 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 37 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Niva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay at the Blades
We enjoyed your stay very much. Where so glad that there were no loadshedding
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Moripp

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Portia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

2/10 Terrible

Thandeka

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Davin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not what is advertised
Absolutely not what is advertised. Waiters service excellent. Food not bad. We were refunded. Conditions of room is dirty and their were holes in bedding. Old candle with burnt matches lying in the room. The buildings are tired. You may not use the lawn by the river unless a picnic is booked. Bedding not premium. It has so much potential but if not seriously upgraded like broken chairs and hotel carpet in reception filthy it wont be open foe long.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Louwrens

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Louis on Aug 10, 2021
Good Day Louwrens. Thank you for your review. We are very pleased you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see you soon.

8/10 Good

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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very clean, helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Louis on Jun 2, 2021
Thank you very much. We hope to see you soon again.

8/10 Good

Mamontsheng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay was pleasant. I also loved the environment & the scenery.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Marcel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Felicia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Felicia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay relaxed atmosphere
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room for improvement
In all we had a pleasant stay. Lovely setting and staff. Room size was disappointing as I had a different impression from the website booking (photos and price paid).
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely weekend getaway from Johannesburg, only 50 minutes! The view from the rooms was perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Felicia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The most amazing place
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Such great service and location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Eddette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful as always - but now also noisy
We have always stayed at The Blades when we visit Pretoria. This has been once a year for the past 3 years. The main reasons we loved to stay there was the peace and quiet and it’s riverside location with beautiful river views. Our room is always spacious and the bed amazing and comfortable. In the past, they included small things like bath salt and candles, which they stopped doing for our recent visit. The breakfast selection is extensive. A few points of note: they recently built an extremely noisy farm / machine on the hillside directly behind the main building. This is a huge distraction and the only thing you hear after 9am Mondays to Saturdays. It’s a shame The Blades could not prevent this from happening as the peace and quiet is now completely gone. , which was one of it’s main attractions. Other than that, the service is always great and all staff extremely helpful.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Thanusha

average
They did not inform us that the Spa was closed and that was what we were looking forward to. There were a lot of insects so your room windows and doors had to be closed at all times, and sitting on the balcony was not possible with the amount of flies and insects. Also whilst eating there were numerous flies around. There is not much to do, especially with the Spa being closed. We had to travel out to another hotel to use their Spa facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
super
so good and relaxing
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay at The Blades!
We enjoyed a great 3 night stay and we loved our spacious suite. It was serviced well and in good time each day. The service from all staff was friendly and accommodating. We especially enjoyed our terrace lunch and the excellent prices in the restaurant. We would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Yolanda on Jun 26, 2019
We are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay. The team is looking forward to welcoming you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Yolanda on Jun 26, 2019
Thank you for the rating!

10/10 Excellent

Bradley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic weekend away
We went there for our 1 year anniversary, and although we only booked on the Thursday. they were able to accommodate us. They arranged a romantic turn down, did a romantic table, for us and even made a desert that said Happy Anniversary. It was wonderful, the staff were excellent and very accommodating, we will definitely go back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

letitia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Beth, Boston, MA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Blades provided the perfect experience to "get out of the city" without being too far out of the city. I loved the environment and the look and feel of the place, especially the "rooms," which were individual houses that were comfortable and beautiful inside. I had a wonderful view of the water from my private balcony and enjoyed the views from my window. The food was very good and the staff was AMAZING and charming. I will definitely come back!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good family outing for a weekend's stay
Some of the furniture, particularly the couch, was looking very aged and unappealing, and on of the hand basins had a leaking drain. It doesn't seem much is effort is being put in keeping the rooms modernized and it top form, however the cleanliness, food and general service was in top order. It also had plenty of space and spots for the family to relax outdoors.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

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

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant
The Blades is in a beautiful, serene and relaxed setting. The food was good (both breakfast and dinner). I felt the sofa and chair in our room could do with some cleaning. Receptionist was welcoming and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Overall enjoyable. Food at dinner time needs attention in terms of presentation. Staff needs some training around food options. But food tastes great!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Cornelis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Doriza

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Delicious and tasty menu.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend getaway
Room and hotel were very upmarket and staff were professional. We really enjoyed our private fireplace. Five star overall rating for our stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Erg stil. Veel vliegen en uitkijk was niet wat het was
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

michel

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Très Décevant
Nous avons passés une nuit dans cet hôtel quasiment vide . Accueil froid . Personnel du restaurant incompétent . Avons attendu 1/2 heure pour apprendre que le plat commandé n'était pas disponible alors que nous étions 5 dans la restaurant.Piscine mal entretenue Bien que l'hôtel soit confortable , le service n'est pas à la hauteur.