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Reviews of Sefapane Lodges and Safaris

3 out of 5
Sefapane Lodges and Safaris
Copper Road, Phalaborwa, Limpopo

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 26 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 60 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good lodge with quality restaurant. Suits doing safaris and day trips.

8/10 Good

Hendrik

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Winnie

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Caroline

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I have been staying here for nearly 30 years and was quite disappointed with my recent stay. There was constant music being played at the pool/restaurant area very loudly almost 24/7 and the music wasn’t appropriate for a lodge with swearing and explicit sexual lyrics. I asked the barman to turn it down a number of times but he kept gradually turning it back up. It was so loud it was difficult to hold a conversation. This experience would make me think twice about going back. Also, there was a kettle in the room and some rusks but no tea or coffee??
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Sefapane on Nov 9, 2021
Good Day Caroline our apologies for the inconvienience caused to bad music that was played at our Bar, we appreciate you feedback and we will improve from it, looking forward to host you at our lodge. Regards Sefapane Lodge & Safaris

8/10 Good

Carina, Johannesburg, South Africa

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, close to Phalaborwa Gate for Kruger National Park. Ample Parking and restaurant facilities and Pool bar is very good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from SefapaneMagic on Jan 7, 2020
Dear Carina Thank you very much for choosing to stay with us during your holidays. We are delighted to hear that you loved our location and facilities. We are looking forward to welcoming you back to our lodge in the near future.

8/10 Good

brent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Sefapane on Jun 20, 2019
Dear Guest Thank you so much for your amazing feedback, we are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us.

2/10 Terrible

Carlos Andrés

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were very friendly, great location.
Response from Sefapane Team on Mar 7, 2018
Thank you very much for such great feedback! We hope to see you again in the near future.

8/10 Good

Manuel

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
huge room space , nice view
huge room space , nice view,great service, but second floor is a little bit dirty, there are some dead bug on the bed.
Response from Sefapane Lodges and Safaris on Apr 20, 2017
Thank you so much for your feedback. We are happy to hear you loved the room space and view. We would like to apologize for the dirty floor and dead bug on the bed, we will make sure our housekeeping always checks the cleanliness of the room to make sure you have a pleasant stay with us the next time you come visit us. Thank you and have a lovely day further!

10/10 Excellent

ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good to spend the nite before or after kruger
we were upgraded to the 'houses' at no charge since we were 5. They are spacious and bathrooms are good. The hotels has a very african and rustic feeling which was expected as it is situated just outside of kruger.

8/10 Good

Jean Pascal Max, Port Louis, Mauritius

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Room are awesome. They are kept clean and tidy. Very nice breakfast but I found dinner there mediocre. Staff at the reception does not seem very helpful. They prefer to reply Yes or No. We had to walk by another hotel nearby and speak to the reception yo get the information we wanted

6/10 Okay

Jacek, Naples, FL

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Over night stay on the way to the Kruger National
Good for just one night, need to be upgrade it , specially little kitchenette .

10/10 Excellent

Jill, Rochester, Kent UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing and we would recommend Sefapane to anyone.
We added the day before our booking, the staff rearranged our accommodation so we did not have to move. All the staff were welcoming, friendly, helpful and professional. The packed breakfast for Kruger was tasty and filling for the two adults and two young children. The breakfast at the Lodge was great everything you could possibly want and delicious. Our accommodation was fantastic we could not have asked for more. Wish we could have stayed longer.

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay
The staff were awesome and the hotel was lovely.

4/10 Poor

Sylvia, Internet

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This rondavels is good for one night.
The staff was very friendly. Breakfast very good.

10/10 Excellent

John B, USA/Zambia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loce Sefapane Lodge & Safaris
It's very close to the Park. The organized safaris for us which were very fun & exciting. The staff is very friendly and attentive. The rooms were clean and spacious. We stayed in a house our last day which was wonderful. I can't wait to come back.

8/10 Good

BubblyB, Roodepoort

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Service out of this world
I had a great time , the service and the surroundings of the lodge were more than I expected!

8/10 Good

Ken, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to Kruger Gate and airport
Overall very nice. Excursions are more expensive than going through the park, but, can be booked in advance. Our guides were friendly and knowledgeable. Staff was friendly and accommodating as our schedule fluctuated a bit making for a later check out than planned.

10/10 Excellent

Georg, Johannesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stop Over
We had a fantastic stop over on the way to the Kruger National Park. One slight criticism is that the food is very expensive.

10/10 Excellent

Darcy

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

8/10 Good

jeff, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Modern; Value: Acceptable price; Service: Courteous; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

8/10 Good

jeffrey, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: Affordable; Service: Professional, Courteous; Cleanliness: Pleasant; excellant bar and restaurant

10/10 Excellent

Annet, Basel, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super place to stay near Kruger's Phalaborwa gate
We were extremely satisfied with our house and at a super rate. The restaurant was also serving nicely priced and good quality meals and the reception staff was very helpful

4/10 Poor

Maggie, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not what we had booked but were charged anyway!!
We had reserved two family rooms so that my husband and I could stay in one and our teenage daughters in the other. When we arrived the hotel had moved our reservation to a self catering house (that sleeps 8 people) and a family room for our daughters. The house and the hotel were in two seperate areas of the lodge and quite far apart so needless to say, we kept the family together in the house. It was not what I had reserved and paid for yet we were charged the full amount for the original booking. The hotel has a restaurant which serves the most horrible food I have ever eaten. The Christmas dinner buffet was just nasty!!! I would not recomend going here unless you want to rent a self catering house and do your own cooking. OH AND BY THE WAY GREEN IS NOT THE NORMAL COLOUR FOR A SWIMMING POOL!!!!!!

10/10 Excellent

Mathew, Sydney Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Holiday safari
We enjoyed our stay at Sefapane. The staff are friendly and helpful. We had a problem with our TV after the first day and the hotel staff moved us to a different chalet. The Safaris to the kruger national park were also good, unfortunately i didn't get to see many animals, but that is a bit of hit-and-miss as it's a big park and wild animals are generally wary of human contact. Sefapane is highly recommended as a resort, however you take your chances with the safaris and seeing the big 5.

10/10 Excellent

Brian, Cape Town, S.A.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sefapane Lodge and Safaris
We had an excellent time. The staff were very attentive to our needs. The place was clean and tidy. We would certainly recommend it to anyone.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from SefapaneMagic on Jan 7, 2020
Dear Guest Thank you for choosing to stay with us during your holidays. We are delighted to learn you had a pleasant stay with us. We are looking forward to welcoming you back to our lodge in the near future.

8/10 Good

Alain

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from SefapaneMagic on Jan 7, 2020
Dear Alain Thank you for choosing to stay with us during your holidays, we are delighted to learn that you had a great stay with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Klasse
Wij vonden het zeer goed en net is gewoon perfect gewoon uitstekend ,beveel iedereen dit aan als ik weer zou gaan ga ik in sefapane lodge zitten
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jonna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Me olimme erittäin tyytyväisiä. Hyvää ja ystävällistä palvelua. Kaunis, aidattu, turvallinen alue. Mahdollisuus osallistua erilaisille safareille, jotka olivat mielestämme kohtuuhintaisia. Ruoka oli hyvää. Emme poistuneet hotellin alueelta muuten kuin safarin ajaksi.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Sefapane Team on Apr 26, 2019
Hyvää päivää Paljon kiitoksia suuresta palautteestasi, olemme iloisia voidessamme kuulla, että nautit meille, että rakastit huoneitamme, sijaintiamme ja tiloja. Kiitos ja odotamme innolla sinut takaisin lähitulevaisuudessa. Terveiset Sefapane Management

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alvaro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible room and outstanding service. Highly recommended if you want to stay near but outside from Kruger park
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Julio, Brasil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boa opção
O quarto é excelente, confortável e bem limpo. A equipe do hotel é rxceletente. Mas as opções do restaurante deixam muito a desejar. Bem como as opções de Safari.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Chris on Jun 15, 2018
Boa Tarde Julio Obrigado pelo feedback. Tenho o prazer de ver que você aproveitou sua estadia conosco. Lamentamos a experiência do restaurante. Saudações

10/10 Excellent

Antonia, Bonn, NRW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ich würde es noch Mal buchen
Die Anlage ist sehr schön angelegt. Es gibt Zwei kleine Pools eine Poolbar und mehrere Teiche. Es war immer sauber und ruhig, das Personal stets zuvorkommend und freundlich. Wir haben vorher drei Safari-Touren per E-Mail im Hotel gebucht. Alle drei haben stattgefunden, obwohl an zwei davon nur insgesamt drei Personen Teil genommen haben. Am besten gefiel mir der Sunset Game Drive. Er geht über drei Stunden und wir könnten sehr viele Tiere sehen. Am Tag darauf haben wir eine „Full-day-Safari“ gemacht. Diese fängt bereits um 6 Uhr morgens an und endet erst um 16 Uhr. Aufgrund der Frühe, konnten wir nich an dem Frühstück teilnehmen, dennoch wurde vom Hotelpersonal Kaffee und eine Kleinigkeit für uns bereit gestellt. Trotz mehrerer Pausen fand ich die Tour zu lang. Ich würde beim nächsten Mal kürzere Game Drives buchen. Am letzten Tag haben wir einen Morning Bushwalk gebucht. Dieser fängt schon um fünf Uhr morgens an und dauert vier Stunden. Hier sieht man zwar nicht viele Tiere und wenn, dann nur vom Weitem. Dennoch erfährt man einiges über das Spurenlesen, Pflanzen und Insekten. An diesem Tag haben wir es das einzige Mal zum Frühstücksbüffet geschafft. Es gab eine große Auswahl an verschiedenen Sachen und war sehr lecker. Ich würde das Frühstück immer wieder dazu buchen, man sollte jedoch aufpassen, dass es sich nicht mit den Safari-Touren überschneidet. Es war insgesamt ein sehr schöner Aufenthalt in der Anlage. Und der Krüger Nationalpark ist in nächste Nähe.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Mbongeni on Mar 28, 2018
Hi Antonia Thank you very much for your feedback, we are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us, our breakfast buffet and our safaris. We look forward to seeing you again soon in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Birgitte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
River Lodge: Fantastisk sted
Vi var 8 personer i River Lodge. Vi havde River Lodge for os selv. Det var all inclusive og incl. 2 safari-ture pr. dag.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Mbongeni on Mar 28, 2018
Hi Birgitte Thank you for your great feedback. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay at River Lodge.

10/10 Excellent

Nanette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Heerlijk hotel met goed ontbijt
Dit hotel is vlakbij de Phalaborwa gate van het Kruger park. Heel aardig personeel, wij gaan zeker terug.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Grazioso lodge a due passi dal parco kruger
Ottima la reception è molto carina la piscina, vicinissima alla entrata del parco kruger con molti safari che partono dal lodge stesso. Possibilità di mangiare carni tipiche
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

María soledad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Precioso!!
Una cabaña preciosa! Grande, cómoda bien cuidada. En medio de un parque precioso.. Dentro de la casa habían ratones, pero es normal para la zona. el único pero... Fue que entendimos que el desayuno estaban incluido y al finalizar nos llevaron la cuentA (muy caro para lo que era)

2/10 Terrible

yuk king lorita

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
建議酒店注明鄰近的是那個機場及提醒旅客要預先安排到酒店的交通
這酒店在網上的資料介紹顯示鄰近機場,但我到達Kruger Airport 後才知道Kruger National Park 範圍內有兩個機場 (這酒店鄰近的是?Parabula Airport)! 由Kruger Airport 去這酒店要花單程R3,000,四小時車程(那裡是沒有Taxi)!結果我要即時由Airline 職員幫忙,臨時找當地另一酒店,當時十分狼狽及徬徨。現時我已返回香港,希望可向酒店討回已付費用。

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

6/10 Okay

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Jonas, Uppsala, Sverige

Liked: Staff & service
Exotic stay near to Kruger park
Stayed here for three nights during a couple of visits to Kruger National Park. Booked a 10h full day safari via Sefapane. Our guide was amazing and found all "big five" on our safari day. Nice and welcoming atmosphere both in the restaurant, reception, bar and pool. Wifi was not working well in the lodges, we stayed in "The Lion".
Response from Sefapane Lodges and Safar on Jun 18, 2016
Dear Jonas, Thank you very much for your review about your stay at our lodge. We are happy to hear that you guide at your full day safari was amazing and found the Big Five. Also good to hear that you found our atmosphere in our restaurant, reception bar and pool nice and welcoming. Sorry to hear that the Wifi wasn't work well. We do have Wifi in the rondavels and our houses. Furthermore we have Wifi by the reception area. In the period that you stayed at our lodge, we did had problems with our Wifi and this has been fixed our outside supplier. We apologize that the Wifi wasn't up to scratch when you stayed with us. Thank you again for leaving your feedback behind regarding your stay and we hope to welcome you again at our lodge. Kind regards, Sefapane Lodges and Safaris

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Hotel vor dem Krüger Nationalpark
Übernachtung ausserhalb des Krüger Nationalparks. Frühstück i.o., Zimmer hatte WLAN Empfang vom Restaurant her. Sonst normale Ausstattung.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

2/10 Terrible

Jochen

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