2 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, sun loungers

Reviews of Karoo View Cottages

4 out of 5
Karoo View Cottages
Magrieta Prinsloo Road, Prince Albert, Western Cape

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 19 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Leon

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Howard. on Apr 17, 2023
Thank you Leon.Travel safely and we would love to see you check in again. Cheers. Howard.

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great stay in Prince Albert
Very well equipped property and really helpful staff and owner who suggested excellent local restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Howard Mollison. on Feb 13, 2022
Thank you for your kind words and yes, the Yellow House Restaurant is excellent, they do go from strength to strength. Travel safely. Cheers. Howard.

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Management needs to learn some social skills, apart from that it’s unbelievable and really fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from Howard Mollison. on May 28, 2021
Wow, direct attack on social skills. Ouch, not even an example, just a total condemnation of the management team and absolutely no pointers on how to improve for our future guests. Rather a poor review then because unless you point out our faults, either publicly or privately, they will continue to be perpetuated. So sorry we let you down then.

8/10 Good

Job

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Know what to expect.
Great spacey cottage and friendly owner. 'Breakfast' was limited to milk and serials, no other choice. Others did get proper breakfast but it's policy to do that only for guest who stay longer then 3 days. We were not told where the swimming pool could be found, later we heard that it's in the garden of the owner and that you should ask his permission to use it first... I think it's good to manage the right expectations, therefor this review about the breakfast and pool...
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Howard Mollison. on Dec 9, 2019
Thank you for the review, but we have to disagree with some of your points. Breakfast - we are self catering and offer continental breakfast of Coffee, Tea, Milk, Muesli, Cereal, Fruit Juice, Yoghurt and Rusks. The guests who had a cooked breakfast ordered in and paid more for Breakfast Packs that include eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit etc. We certainly have no policy on staying for 3 days etc. Swimming Pool - this is right in front of your cottage in the stone Boma area and is for all guests at all times. Certainly no permission is needed to use the pool. There are two swimming pools on the property. Please check our photos on our website and you will see the pool. Please remember your booking was made online late at night and way after our normal check in hours. As you were traveling we were not able to send you our full check in document package that explains all the facilities we offer the guests. Should you ever return as a guest, we would love to check you in early and show you all we have to offer. Travel safely. Howard Mollison Owner Karoo View Cottages.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything you need in the cottages. Solar powered to overcome the days of loadshedding. Pet friendly with lots of open space. Fantastic hosts.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Howard. on Apr 4, 2019
Thank you Anonymous. Certainly we will share this with the staff who take such pride in what we offer to our guests. Travel safely. Howard and Marion.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near perfect overnight stay. Great location.
Superbly kitted out cottage, heaps of character and charm. Loved the fireplace. Appreciated their approach to managing water and waste- quite refreshing compared to many others. Highly recommend. Wished I had booked more nights.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Howard. on Jul 26, 2018
Thank you very much for these kind words. Certainly we will pass this message onto our staff who take such pride in trying to do the best they can for our guests. Thank you. Howard and Marion.

10/10 Excellent

Pete, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Quiet, self-catering cottages with great views of the Swartberg mountains. Pet-friendly too. 5* facilities at 3* rates
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Howard. on Jul 26, 2018
As always you and Lucy dog are welcome. Cheers. Howard.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very spacious and clean guset house. Host was kind and welcoming. Would love to stay here again if I visit Prince Albert again!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Kind words, thank you. Please visit us again and see if we are still meeting your standards. Rgds, Howard and Marion Mollison.

10/10 Excellent

Magesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Karoo view at its best
Absolutely peaceful. Great view of sunrises and sunsets. Clean ad neat. Friendly reception
Dear Magesh, thank you so very much for your support in staying with us and we are so glad that you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Safe and happy travels. Julie and Richard

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very convenient with short walk to restaurants.
It was a pity we only stayed for one night. Beautiful cottage with everything one could wish for. Large living area and very peaceful surroundings. We were amazed at the night sky, flooded with stars and crystal clear..
Dear Robert, we thank you so very much for your support in choosing to stay with us at Karoo View which we appreciate and so glad that you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Wishing you safe and happy travels. Kind regards Julie and Richard

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great accommodation
Really great accommodation, close to town, very comfortable and clean, equipped with all one needs. Hosts were friendly and helpful - even gave us a bottle of local wine on the house when they told us the restaurant recommended by them was unlicensed! Will really recommend Karoo View Cottages; and will definitely stay there again if we are in the area!!
Response from General Manager on Dec 10, 2016
We thank you so very much for your kind words and compliments and we are so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and all that we offer you our guest as this is what we strive to do. We thank you for your valued support and we look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Wishing you all the very best with safe and happy travels. With regards Julie and Richard

10/10 Excellent

Emmanuelle

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Izette on Jan 17, 2024
Thank you for the lovely review Emmanuelle.Please come back and visit us again soon.Kind regardsIzette

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything perfect
Response from Howard. on Dec 19, 2022
Thank you Patrick, we are glad you enjoyed your stay.Cheers. Howard.

10/10 Excellent

Erik

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was an excellent stay, unfortunately for one night. Very nice reception by the host/owner. Explained everything very well. The accommodation had everything it should have. The views were absolutely gorgeous.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Howard. on Apr 7, 2022
Thank you Erik, it is so good to see our overseas visitors return to our country. Glad you enjoyed the stay and we wish you safe and happy travels. Howard.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty nice styled and quite property. Clean and well-equipped.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dong Joo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
완벽한 숙소
너무 완벽한 숙소였습니다. 주인도 너무 친절하고 방이 너무나완벽합니다. 신혼부부가 묵어도될정도의 이쁘고 큰 숙소에요 진심 추천합니다
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Howard. on Nov 21, 2018
Thank you very very much. Really hope the rest of the journey was good. We will look out for your friends when they come visit and give them the same good service we gave you. Howard.

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Howard. on Nov 6, 2018
Thank you Marc, we appreciate the business and wish you safe and enjoyable travels.

2/10 Terrible

Elisabeth

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Absichtliche Überbuchung aufgrund von Geldgier!
Trotz Buchungsbestätigung, welche auch dem Manager vorlag, und vorherigem E-Mail-Verkehr, wurde die Unterkunft überbucht. Da aus dem E-Mail-Verkehr hervorging, dass die Unterkunft meine Buchung ganz gerne storniert haben möchte, um dies für mehr Geld vergeben zu können, kann dies nur mit Absicht passiert sein. Wir sind nicht in der gebuchten Unterkunft untergekommen, man hat uns eine "Alternativ-"Unterkunft angeboten. Dies war keine wirkliche Alternative und nciht ansatzweise vergleichbar mit der gebuchten, aber bevor wir auf der Straße stehen mussten... Sehr unprofessioneller und unehrlicher Vorgang, dies habe ich zuvor so noch nicht erlebt.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Howard. on Nov 6, 2018
Matter closed.

10/10 Excellent

Christoph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beste Unterkunft in Prince Albert!
Wunderschöne Cottages in idyllischer Lage. Top Unterkunft mit allerlei Komfort. Chic eingerichtet.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Thank you. Please visit us again to make sure we are maintaining the high levels of service you enjoyed. Howard.