Aloes Bush Stay

The reserve was interesting. A lady from another facility picked us up and showed us around.

You need a code to get in and out of the reserve. The owner gave us a code for 24 hours much earlier than we arrived. The next day we were to be picked up by a safari company at 10 am (which we told the owner). The code was no longer active and the safari company could not get in. We knocked on the owner's door. Messaged her and phoned her but there was no response. We ended up lugging all of our luggage over a km to the gate only to be told we couldn't get out unless we had a valid code. The poor safari company waited an additional 35+ minutes until we could get a new code to get out.

The location was great.

Animals roaming freely like kudu, warthog, waterbuck and other were awesome.

First, walk in and it reaks of prolonged smoking inside the room. Dusty. The lace curtains are filthy dirty. Smells badly of dust. Very cramped inside with the double bed, single beds and chairs jammed into a limited space. Everything inside looks like it was done on the cheap. Furniture, fittings, the TV, the tv/curtlery cabinet was probably destined for the dump before it got put into use inside this room. Aircon works but is so noisy as it is an old unit. Everywhere there are signs of quick fixes that looks cheap and horrible. Outside stoep is uneven and painted which will probably be very slippery if wet. The first impression getting to the door is not a positive one. We only stayed on after the first glance because we unfortunately paid and did not know what horror would great us.

Location is excellent

A very peaceful place. Quiet and cozy.

The facility is in a safe and quite area in the bush. Animals such as impalas kudus and other small antelopes roaming around freely. In the morning you will hear birds singing.

The room pictured as "comfort" is attached to the main house and the noise from the main house is irritating especially in the morning, the room door going to bathroom and main house not locking with no privacy from the main house. The base of the bed has cracking sound when you sit and while sleeping when you turn or move and the mattress was not comfortable at all we woke up with back pain every morning with my wife that is why we had to checkout earlier than planned. On the third day of our stay when we arrive in the evening the bed was not made up only the covers were pulled over. The room air conditioner you pay it separately on arrival is not included on the room rate even though the area is known of hot temperature you will be issued with a normal fan and it blows hot air. The room has 2 strange electrical boxes one in the wardrobe with a red light from inside and one outside with cable from the wardrobe to the TV that switches itself on in the middle of the night.