Kruger Park Lodge Unit No 252 with private pool

The rooms where very comfortable, the pool was amazing and cleaned every day. My children enjoyed playing in and around the property

Nothing really, but the pool was chilly on some of the days but that was due to the weather

Spacious and comfortable, pool was nice.

There was a damp smell when we arrived. The bathroom drains were making noises when using the sink or shower on the first day, as the days went by, eventually the water would not drain away, luckily it was our last day when it was at its worst. Bring your own Weber Braai as the one that is provided is wobbly and small (fire risk on its own). You can't use the built-in Braai due to fire risk.

Die Lage und die Lodge mit den Tieren

Die Kaffeemaschine war kaputt, auf Anfrage wurde geschrieben, daß diese nicht ersetzt wird, man könne sich ja eine selber kaufen. Das Dach undicht, so daß es ins Bett und uns Gesicht tropfte. Die Klimaanlage im Wohnzimmer nur mit Klettern abnschaltbar, Fernbedienung funktionierte nicht.

The resort grounds are very good & with the thatched properties it's very picturesque. The location is very safe, ideally situated for access to Kruger & local shops & restaurants. There were a few issues when we arrived & when notified to Joey he helped to get them resolved the same day.

The issues mentioned were the air conditioning remote control didn't work, the wrong key for the bedroom door was in the lock, which was open & couldn't close, there was a strong odour from the second bathroom. Joey helped get these resolved immediately, but the odour returned after a couple of days which the cleaner tried to keep under control with limited success. Fortunately there was just the two of us, so not much of an impact. The home, like a lot of others in the resort, is due for a refresh, as the furnishings are a little old, there are cracked tiles, etc. A few basic items e.g. salt & pepper, wash sponge etc would be a big help for overseas travellers.

Everything

Nature and the pools

We really enjoyed our stay here. The property was on a secure and well kept 'resort' with the added bonus of a hippo pool and various wild animals strolling around. So lovely to see monkeys on the lawn in the morning and nyalas when we arrived back. The property was large with a lovely pool (chilly due to it being Spring!), deck and garden near a lake. All the furnishings were comfortable and stylish. It was very useful having a restaurant and laundry on site and it was only a very short drive into town for the supermarket, petrol and other good restaurants. The Phabeni gate for Kruger is only 15 mins away and we did 2 amazing self drive safari drives here. We also saw the many beautiful places on the nearby Panorama Route.

As the property is for holidaymakers it would have been nice to have a 'welcome pack' provided by the owner with recommendations of restaurants, places to go etc. Whilst we all do online research these days, there's nothing like local knowledge. Also, as international visitors, we couldn't bring various food essentials such as condiments, so it would be nice to provide a few things like salt and pepper! Extra lighting in the kitchen would have been welcome too.

Very sad that we could not utilise the facilities of the actual braai. The portable braai supplied was an insufficient size for a family of 4. We did not braai on the deck as advised and as the deck is raised ended up braaing in the sandman unlit area with nowhere to actually put your braai utensils. My husband who is a keen braaier was very disappointed. Also whereas do understand the new ruling we do feel that better facilities should have been provided than a tiny portable braai. This is our second year utilizing the same property and our evenings were just not the same