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Reviews of Old Mill Lodge, Working Ostrich Farm & Restaurant, Oudtshoorn

4 out of 5
Old Mill Lodge, Working Ostrich Farm & Restaurant, Oudtshoorn
Schoemanshoek Valley, R328, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 76 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 76 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Andi

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location with lots of wildlife to see, and good food in the main restaurant. Expedia listing is inaccurate however, as many amenities listed were not available. Missing amenities: Game Room, Kids Club, Coffee Shop, Arcade, Lazy River, Mountain Biking, Supervized Children's Activities, Soundproofed Rooms, and the Zipline was broken. Additionally, spelunking and rock climbing are available in the area, but not at the property.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing quiet place...
An island of peacefulness...
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful staff and grounds. Need new beds.
Loved the convenience of pulling our car right to our room. The staff and the grounds are wonderful. The bed was probably the worst ever. We put anything we could underneath us for some padding. It was like cardboard. The restaurant is lovely. Our room was a luxury waterfront room. It was perfectly adequate I’d call it rustic, not luxury.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

WM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
We loved our room overlooking the dam. The decor was modern and the room attractive and clean. The restaurant was also excellent and the site convenient to all the attractions we wished to visit including Cango caves. We would definitely choose to stay there again
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
Lovely stay in friendly traditional hotel
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Arwen

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Polina

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing short getaway on the farm !
We had an amazing stay at Old Mill! Very clean, well looked after, great for stay with kids. Bunnies, trampolines, playground for kids to keep them busy .. Great location for ostrich farm visit and caves.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

James

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location, perfectly placed for exploring the caves and town, including the cango ranch and ostrich farms.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

James

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you are looking to relax with the kids, this is the place. Plenty to keep young children busy and safe, they especially enjoyed the bunnies and zip line. The cabin was clean and had everything we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Rusten

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

10/10 Excellent

Gert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem outside Oudtshoorn
Fantastic service all-round. Dinner was magnificent and service from Coke and Ruben was outstanding. Breakfast was delicious (even with load-shedding). Our chalet was very comfortable and the bed was outstanding. Will definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Cokes on Jul 27, 2021
Thank you Hope to see you again Regards

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jerome

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bruiners Family vacation in Oudshoorn
It was amazing. The management and staff are very friendly and helpful. Very clean units and comfortable. Great breakfast. Awesome entertainment for the children, including animals on the premises. Highly recommended. We will definitely visit this place soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Cokes on Feb 19, 2020
Thank you for the review, looking forward to your next visit

10/10 Excellent

Moeketsi

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The rural and adventure experience was unexpected for me.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Cokes on Jan 1, 2020
Glad you enjoyed it.

10/10 Excellent

Mrs BS

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for families and great food
We stayed in the tented accommodation, very comfortable and modern. The food was out of this world and the staff are so friendly. Definitely will go back again. Also great location to the Cango Caves.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Cokes on Jan 1, 2020
Thank you Looking forward to see you again

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Cokes on Nov 2, 2019
Thank you for staying with us and we hope to see you again in the future

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay at Old Mill
This is a great value place to stay. It is slightly out of Oudtshoorn but on the way to Cango Caves and Swartberg Pass. Our room was very nice being a cabin overlooking the small dam. Breakfast was great with several traditional SA foods available, which made it more interesting.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Cokes on Oct 21, 2019
Thank you for staying with us and we hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kirit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb location. Very nice surrounding.Very friendly staff. Felt very relaxed.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Manager on Mar 24, 2018
Thank you for your feedback. We are very delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us. Hope to welcome you again in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

David & Debby, Israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We (3 adults) spent two nights at this beautiful location. Ideal for visiting the caves and learning about ostrich farming (don't miss the museum at Oudtshoorn). We were very happy with the accommodation and our only problem was with the unexpected rain.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Tiaan

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely serene oasis in mountains
Very clean quiet accommodation. Lovely buffet breakfast. Friendly staff. Lovely garden setting. Nice pool. Would recommend!!

10/10 Excellent

Phil, Walsall, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly hotel
Nice hotel with very friendy staff. Offers excellent breakfast and has a good restaurant in situ. Close to the caves and Swartzberg Pass which must be visited.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great food at restaurant
We spent 2 nights in a lively spacious room. Whilst there were many facilities on site we only really used the restaurant. The staff in the restaurant were lovely and the food was delicious. For what we needed (somewhere to sleep after exploring the area) it was great

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Manchester, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place to stay in Oudtshoorn!
This is the second time we have stayed here and we will definitely be back! Great location with amazing scenery and bags of room and facilities to keep your kids amused and out of the way of other guests looking for a more peaceful visit! The staff are welcoming and incredibly accommodating without being intrusive, and the food at both the restaurant and the daily breakfast is delicious. In short, I cannot recommend The Old Mill enough and we cannot wait till our next visit.

10/10 Excellent

Abraham, Alberton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Most beautiful garden and rooms
Enjoyed every moment.Such a beautiful place

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Remote but great
If you do t need the services of a city hotel and like to be partially self-catering (and have a car) this is a great place to stay for exploring Oudtshoorn and the mountains.

8/10 Good

Eric, Horsham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Interesting Place
The hotel is quite a long way from anywhere except the caves and thousands of Ostriches but it is good value for money and the restaurant was good.

8/10 Good

Pascal, Melkbosstrand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming and quiet place
Excellent stay. Unfortunately the breakfast was at 8:30am, not enough early to enjoy it.

10/10 Excellent

KB, Essex UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice quiet location.
Nice quiet location in the mountains. Good food and views of wildlife. Easy to find just off the main road.

8/10 Good

Natalie Eadie, Dubai, UAE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location
The lodge is located between the Cango Wildlife Sanctuary and the Cango Caves, the room we stayed in was large and spacious and the breakfast was delicious. We did not really see very much of the establishment as it was incredibly cold and we had not packed the appropriate clothes. But the room was clean, the bed was comfortable and there were extra blankets that kept us snug. I would stay there again.

4/10 Poor

tiffany, dahlonega ga

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
meh
mold in shower, restaurant food was terrible (The ostrich burger was a frozen patty), wifi was terrible.

10/10 Excellent

Julian, Malmesbury

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value, close to Cango Caves
Relaxed and pleasant

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
We arrived late in the evening and had booked only the night before. When we arrived they didn't have our reservation, but greeted us warmly and showed us to our room. They had faith that we had booked and treated us accordingly...that is the beauty of South Africa...hospitality!

8/10 Good

Ken Chong, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
near to caves and ostrich farm
initially hard to find. Near to Cango Caves which we wanted to see. Breakfast was great. Would recommend.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness
Budget accommodation. Room for improvement.
This is budget accommodation so you shouldn't expect too much. Having said that, room cleanliness could have been much better. Overall the place was clean but the floor was very dusty. Fridge freezer was full of water as it had been defrosted but not drained. Restaurant is below average, although breakfast was quite adequate. Location and setting are lovely - very tranquil: gardens are beautifully maintained. The owner acknowledged that the main pool needed attention but water quality in both pools was poor and required attention. Had the pools been better maintained and room floor clean, we might have given the hotel an overall rating of 4 for value for money.

10/10 Excellent

Marj, Auckland, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A beautiful place to stay. Only sorry we didn't have more time to stay longer. Restaurant was lovely. My son loved the ostrich sausages for breakfast...said they were the best sausage he had tasted in SA.

8/10 Good

Melanie

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

ISABELLE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karsten

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wie hatten ein super "Zelt" mit super Bad/WC. Cool mit toller Ausstattung

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gute Unterkunft fuer die Familien. Restaurant mit zur Zeit abgespeckten Version. Fruestueck ist gut.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This was very basic but its location explains part of its lack of modern conveniences. However, they should get a decent wifi (the reception was awful and I don’t they should claim to be able offer it). The beds were not the best either.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Cokes on Jan 1, 2020
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wir hatten einen eigenen Bungalow mit 2 separeten Schlafzimmern und eigener Küche. Die Anlage ist sehr schön angelegt. 2 Pools, Angelteich, Kaninchengehege, Ponys und Straußengehege. Eigenes Restaurant mit super Essen.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Cokes on Nov 2, 2019
Thank you for staying with us, we hope to see you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ruhige Lodge ausserhalb von Oudtshoorn
Sehr netter Empfang und freundliches Personal. Die gebuchte Unterkunft (Waterfront Cottage 1 honeymoon bath) am Wasser ist mittlerweile alt und nicht mehr auf dem neusten Niveau. Eine Duschw fehlt leider, es gibt nur eine Badewanne. Die Betten sind klein und die Matratze doch schon ziemlich durchgelegen. Die Lodge legit etwas abseits der Strasse und ist daher sehr ruhig. Gutes Frühstück und ein gutes Abendessen im Restaurant der Lodge rundeten unseren Aufenthalt ab.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Cokes on Mar 23, 2019
Thank you for the feedback will look into points mentioned

10/10 Excellent

Gerald, Hamburg

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Für Kinder perfekt. Ganz viele Tiere auf dem Gelände. Großer Spielplatz am Restaurant . Gutes Frühstück
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Cokes on Mar 23, 2019
Thank you for the review

2/10 Terrible

GUSTAVO MARTIN

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The hotel did not respect the terms and conditions of the booking by not providing free breakfast. This is abosolutely NO customer service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Cokes on Mar 12, 2019
On the system it shows that the guest was booked without breakfast. On check in guest was informed about this and didn't say anything or show us that he was booked with breakfast. Only the next day was it brought under our attention and he left without any explanation from our side.

8/10 Good

Stéphanie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Cokes on Feb 7, 2019
Thank you Much appreciated