Greenfire Hazyview Lodge

The staff was amazing, Hennie, Mme Mable and Mme Elizabeth - Thank you for everything. The beautiful surroundings - nature is amazing. The breakfast was very good.

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We were a group of 7 en route to a hike in Kruger. Perfectly situated just outside Hazyview with easy access to Phabeni Gate Breakfast was excellent served by two lovely. Hennie was there to meet us and could not have done more to assist, even explaning the coffee process from growing to when it is sent off for roasting. A very quiet and spacious lodge that has everything!

A beautiful place in a beautiful environment. Very warm welcome from the host Hennie.

Breakfast had too much oil, location is fine except for they need to put a light by their entrance yooooo it's dark

Swimming pool They should cover it bcs theres trees around it so it won't look like it's dirty

Hennie is a very nice, kind man who is willing to explain everything. The area is so beautiful! We did a few tracks around the house. There is a gate (ask the access code by app in advance). The house itself is very old, there is a huge kitchen you can use, the shower is perfect! The breakfast is so much, with more than you can eat yoghurt, fruit, their own coffee (!) from the plantation, bread, eggs, jam, honey and even cheese. We will come back if we are again in the area.

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Lovely traditional thatched building with shared kitchen and BBQ if required. Rooms were lovely and because it was quiet we could choose our rooms. Very unusual to have an honesty bar in this day and age but good to see some trust in humanity. Breakfast was exceptional. Having wildlife roaming the property was lovely.

Not a lot can be done about this but the floors creak badly so would feel sorry for those in the rooms below. Couldn't gain access to the property on arrival because we couldn't make phone calls and weren't pre-advised of access code. Fortunately another party that knew the code arrived soon after.

Very friendly host, beautiful nature surroundings and area, Pool and site are instagram worthy. We lit a fire at night, wildlife near our appartement, breakfast was great Would recommend to go to nearby restaurant area, several options good food

Appartement had a leak, due to heavy rainfall, not a lot of stuff in the apartment to Cook for yourselves. Rather eat outdoors

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The house was built decades ago and the jungle has come back to reclaim the land, leaving a delightfully spooky, dark house set in gloomy woods, with ponds and swamp all round. At any moment I kept expecting the clock and the candlesticks to start singing. Sadly, Lumiere and Cogsworth were a no-show, but the house is lovely. Very spacious and well appointed, but dark, oh my god, it’s dark! Black wood and tobacco yellow walls, dim lighting, metal sculptures, eerie paintings – the house was decorated by Tim Burton! Hennie the caretaker was a delight to talk to, very congenial and helpful. He’s a real character and worth spending time with, although, out of character for the place, he’s not a hunchback 😊 The house is set in 40 acres of lime farm and nature reserve, and you’ll see Kudu’s as you drive in. If you’re lucky, Hennie will be able to spot Bush Babies for you in the evening. I was here alone but slept well despite the odd creak and groan as the house devoured the previous night’s guest. The staff were very friendly and attentive, and the breakfast a belly-busting three course meal. Wifi is good, but unfortunately only available in the lodge next door, so that’s a mild irritant if you like to work in bed. The lodge is separated from the house by a short walk past the swimming pool, and houses the dining room, bedrooms for tour group guests and an honor bar, which always gets a thumbs up from me. A 4-minute drive away is Tank’s Bush Pub, which serves cold beer and good food in a traditional Bush Pub, which you should experience when you’re in South Africa – beer and wings under a tarp, in the middle of nowhere.

Getting here was a bit frustrating because you have to phone for the code to the gate, and I don’t have a phone, however I asked a neighbor and he called for me. Once you get past the gate, there are no signs at all, so hope to be greeted by the staff otherwise you’ll get lost in the forest as there are no clues to where it is, not even a sign on the house! Worth the frustrating start though, once you are here it’s amazing.