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Reviews of Elephant Walk Retreat

3 out of 5
Elephant Walk Retreat
Crocodile Bridge, Nkomazi, Mpumalanga

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 73 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Maricke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Lio on Oct 20, 2023
Dear Maricke ,Thank you for the Wonderful review , we will be so much delighted to welcome you again in the near future .

10/10 Excellent

Allyson

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We love how the retreat was along the river and right next to crocodile bridge gate. Our cabin was elevated to view wildlife along river
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

amanda

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Markus

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Terence

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Fred

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the entire resort was empty and the unit we stayed in was dirty, the fridge was dirty
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views of the Crocodile river and convenient location to the Crocodile Bridge gate. Rooms are spacious and air-conditioned, beds very comfortable. Great swimming pool. Kitchen a little small and located out of air-conditioned area but manageable. Family owned and operated with great service. Highly recommended!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Elie Walk on Jan 24, 2022
Dear Robyn, Thank you for the wonderful review we are glad that you enjoyed your stay. We will forward this to the owners about the kitchen not being in an air-conditioned room. Stay safe Kind regards Elie Walk Team

10/10 Excellent

Cheyne

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Elie Walk on Nov 9, 2021
Dear Cheyne, Thank you for the 10 out of 10 rating

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is great, right next to Kruger and we were lucky to have hippos cavorting in the river right opposite. The lighting in the rooms could be brighter and the shower temperature was difficult to control.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on May 5, 2021
Dear Anonymous, thank you for taking the time to write a review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us. Thank you for bringing to our attention to the light in your unit and the shower. We hope to welcome you again.

8/10 Good

Sean

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Elephant Walk 2019
Great location, great staff and ownership. Unit 1 and 2 are nice, but need a little attention to raise them to the standard of the other rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Dec 11, 2019
Dear Sean, thank you for your wonderful review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted your enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to welcome you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, affordable and location! Right outside the park!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Nov 27, 2019
Dear Anonymous, thank you for your wonderful review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Sean

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The property is ideally located at crocodile bridge gate and has amazing opportunities to photograph animals from your own patio. Units 1 & 2 are very nice, but could do with a coat of paint.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Nov 27, 2019
Dear Sean, thank you for your wonderful review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us, we hope to welcome you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is located right next to the crocodile bridge entrance to the park. The rooms are spacious and offer both inside and outside sleeping with views of the river and into Kruger.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Nov 4, 2019
Dear Anonymous, thank you for your wonderful review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to welcome you again.

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We celebrated our anniversary and were lucky to see lions every day! A little gem of a place. We will visit again!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Ellie Walk Team on Oct 16, 2019
Dear Kathleen, Thank you for the wonderful review we are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and that you could see the Lions. We hope to see you back soon or even on your next anniversary

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Ellie Walk on Aug 29, 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank You for taking the time to wright a review Kind Regards Ellie Walk

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Ellie Walk on Aug 28, 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for taking the time to wright a review Kind regards Ellie Walk

10/10 Excellent

Vered, Canada

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved our stay here. Our cabin "Ingulule" was spacious and being on stilts from our private deck we had an amazing view looking into Kruger National Park. We were fortunate to see a herd of elephants right across from our cabin the day we arrived. Loved the peace and quiet and good location. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Ellie walk team on Jul 6, 2019
Dear Vered, Thank you for the wonderful review, we are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you back soon. Warm Regards Ellie walk team

10/10 Excellent

Duke

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Right outside the Crocodile Bridge Gate to Kruger National Park. Great location for game viewing on day trips.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Ellie Walk Team on Jun 12, 2019
Dear Duke thank you for taking the time to write this review. we are glad you had a good time here with us. Hope to see you again soon. Kind Regards Ellie Walk Team

10/10 Excellent

Pez, Australia

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. Excellent staff. Perfect really!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Ellie Walk on Apr 15, 2019
Dear Pez, Thank you for taking the time to wright a Review, we appreciate your feedback with your stay at Elephant Walk Retreat. We hope to see you again in the future. Kind Regards Elephant Walk Retreat

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The lodge we had was a luxury one. The problem was it had another unit attached to it, on the first night it was not a problem but the next 2 nights a family had arrived and because it was on stilts and wooden you could hear every step they made and every door, cupboard shutting and every time the tap or shower was turned on. Very noisy. If you were a large group sharing maybe it would be ok, but definitely not for us
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Jan 12, 2019
Dear Anonymous, thank you for taking the time to write a review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are sorry to hear your stay with us was not satisfactory due to other guests next to you being noisy. May we suggest next time booking one of the chalets that are not wooden and are stand alone. We will look into the matter and see what improvement we can make to the Log Cabin. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and hope to welcome you again soon.

8/10 Good

Sandra, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Great place to stay. Accommodation clean, comfortable and spacious. Lovely views across the river into Kruger Park Staff very friendly and accommodating. Use of lovely swimming pool and BBQ facilities.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Sep 26, 2018
Dear Sandra, thank you for your wonderful review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

Huba

One hop to Kruger!
Great spot right next to Crocodile Bridge gate. Basic accommodations but comfortable with everything you need.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Sep 18, 2018
Dear Huba, thank you for your wonderful review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We’re delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Ilana, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great accommodation and fantastic location.
We were very happy. Accommodation was clean and spacious with great view overlooking the water. We were able to see animals from our cabin. Thew location was brilliant. There were long queues at the Crocodile Gate but since we were so close to the gate we got easy access to the front of the queue.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Aug 2, 2018
Dear Ilana, thank you for taking the time to write a review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to welcome you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing experience
Would recommend to anyone not wanting to spend thousands to stay inside the Kruger but have EXACTLY the same experience. We have elephants, buffelo and hippos walking right under our lodge. Room was amazing, staff were accomodating. Highly reccomend
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Rinette on May 25, 2018
Thank you for your wonderful review for Elephant Walk Retreat, we are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great cabins, location is amazing!
location is amazing! 50 meters from crocodile gate and the cabins are on stills for an amazing view of crocodile river and Kruger park. sitting on our deck we were watching giraffes crocodiles and hippos! the site is self catering so just ensure you contact reception so you know what you want to bring.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Mar 20, 2018
Dear Anonymous, thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Kind regards and have a lovely day

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Review of Elephant Walk Retreat
The place is very clean, neat and tidy. It has an amazing view over the fence into the Kruger National Park. The staff were very helpful on reception and were prepared to go out of their way to help us. It is a great place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Needs an upgrade, too old for the money, great position, I had a room with no cooking facilities, had to go to outside kitchen, quite dirty, poor lighting and mossies when you get back at 6 pm from the Park. Next year I will source something down near Sabi and a bit more 2017. Cheers I
Stayed 16 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Shane

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

10/10 Excellent

richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay.
Wonderful stay. Would book it again in a heart beat.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

janie, wyoming

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel in the wild
we stayed in one of the bungalows with a grass roof that gave us spectacular views. We could see rhinos, 23 elephants, wildebeest, and impala all while relaxing on the porch...bring binoculars!! The room was very clean and comfortable with friendly staff and "invisible" maid service. We loved our stay at the elephant walk retreat!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

6/10 Okay

Joao

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Alex, Portugal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location, private, rustic.
Been staying here since 2001. Always been back. Excellent as the base location to visit the park next day and on exit for a day rest.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a self-catering place (you'll need to bring all toiletries except for hand soap, and toilet paper) right at the edge of Kruger Park just outside the Crocodile Bridge Gate. You bring your own food, or get your meals in Komatiport (6 miles away). It is very quiet. Very rustic. The water level of the river was pretty low but we still had animals come around. There were several elephants that came right up to the fence to graze on all the trees. We really enjoyed our stay.

10/10 Excellent

diarmuid and kt, lon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect getaway for all occasions
Amazing, that's the only word for it. Superb service , great rooms , very clean, cleaned rooms and my braai area every day. Mike the owner is very friendly and helpful. Could see or hear wildlife from our balcony and bed sometimes

8/10 Good

Peter, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful haven overlooking Kruger
Great location very close to Crocodile Gate at Kruger. All staff were friendly and accommodating and the view out over the park from the room was great.

8/10 Good

Nischol

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and relaxing
Convenient location outside of Kruger National Park. Relaxing and spacious cottage... good for a braai and family day.

8/10 Good

Filipe, Maputo, Mozambqiue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional view over Kruger.
We stayed in Bateleur Eagle Luxury Cabin (Unit No. 8) and the wildlife is in your room! Good self catering accomodation with an exceptional location for those who want to be close to Kruger Park and with view over the river. Good spot for wild life watchers. Our room was 1 meter away from Kruger's fence.

8/10 Good

Janna

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Kathrin

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Arnaud

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nous avons réservé un chalet pour notre fille de 2 ans, ma compagne et moi-même. Le chalet n’était pas propre du tout ! Des traces sur les draps, des excréments d’animaux frais et sécher, des traces de savons sécher… Seul l’emplacement avec les éléphants a proximités de la clôture et distance de crocodile bridge sont les points positif. Aucun accès au Wifi a moins de rester debout a l’extérieur près de la réception. De plus le gérant nous a demandé d’éteindre la Clim pour ne pas qu’il y est de coupure d’electricité.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Domingo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
UNA NOCHE MARAVILLOSA ENTRE ANIMALES.
Únicamente, me hospede una noche y sinceramente la habitación y todo es una pasada, se trata de un hotel que te hace recordar las películas típicas de África. Es una pasada, lastima de sólo haberme hospedado una noche, lo único malo que tiene es que si llegas después de las 18:00 horas tienes que llamar a un teléfono para que te abran la puerta, el problema es como en mi caso que sino tienes teléfono, pues tienes que buscar alguien que te ayude, por lo demás muy bonito.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Arno, Spangenberg

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
PreisLeistung hat gepasst. Großes Zimmer, freundliches Team, tolle Lage direkt am Eingang zum Kruger Nationalpark. Mit etwas Geduld, läuft der Elefant an der Terrasse vorbei. Dankeschön
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Jan 12, 2020
Dear Arno, thank you for your wonderful review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to welcome you again.

8/10 Good

Sarah, Hamburg

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Die Lage ist absolut phänomenal! An den Abenden begrüßte uns eine Herde Elefanten und auch andere Tiere leben direkt hinter dem Zaun zum Krüger National Park. Leider ist die Dusche ein wenig in die Jahre gekommen, daher auch unser Punktabzug in der Bewertung. In der Unterkunft ist alles vorhanden und im kleinen Ort (ca. 10 Fahrminuten entfernt) gibt es alles, was man zum Self-Catering benötigt. Der Gastgeber ist sehr hilfsbereit und beantwortet alle Fragen. Wir können die Unterkunft auf jeden Fall sehr empfehlen!!! Definitiv buchen!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Nov 29, 2019
Dear Sarah, thank you for taking the time to write a review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us, we apologize for any inconvenience with your shower. We hope to welcome you again.

6/10 Okay

Jasmin, Münster

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Die Lage der Unterkunft ist super, direkt am Park. Man kann sogar von seiner Terrasse aus schon Tiere beobachten- zu unserem Zeitpunkt lief eine Herde Elephanten vorbei und Büffel waren regelmäßig da. Die Unterkunft selber ist schlicht eingerichtet, man hat viel Platz, Sauberkeit mäßig gut- man lebt aber auch wirklich in der Natur ! Das Strohdach hält nur die größeren Tiere ab wie Affen , Käfer, Falter oder Ameisen kommen regelmäßig zu Besuch . Täglicher Zimmersevice gut.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Nov 29, 2019
Dear Jasmin, thank you for your review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Ellie Walk Team on Nov 19, 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for taking the time to rate us Kind Regards Ellie Walk Team

4/10 Poor

REGIS

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Posizionato all’uscita del parco Kruger, pertanto agevole e più economico rispetto alle strutture del parco che offrono molto meno a costi più elevati. Massimo confort del lodge, spettacolare vista, arredamento incantevole
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Ellie walk on Sep 1, 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for taking the time to write a wonderful review we are glad that you enjoyed your stay here with us and we look forward on welcoming you back soon. Kind Regards Ellie walk

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Selbstversorger Unterkunft war total super, direkt am Crocodile Gate des Krügers gelegen.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Elephant Walk Retreat on Aug 25, 2019
Dear Anonymous, thank you for your wonderful review for Elephant Walk Retreat. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Priscila

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente localização, muito próximo ao portão do Kruger. É possível avistar alguns animais.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Ellie on Aug 16, 2019
Dear Priscila, Thank you for taking the time to wright a review. We are glad that you had a wonderful stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back soon Kind Regards Ellie Walk Team