Malelane Hotels

Deck area and Restuarant Accommodation was not what was originally request and agreed. We booked three adults and we were told that one adult would be upstairs in their own room n a family unit. Instead, we were booked into a chalet with a fold out couch as the third bed. There were only towels and catering in the room for two people, not three as per our booking. Staff were not very service - orientated. Menu boring!

We found nothing to be especially good about the hotel except perhaps the fact that the rooms we nicely situated. Although the hotel was ok, the game drive company associated with the hotel we found to be very poor. We went on a safari drive, leaving at 5.30 am., About 45 minutes after the start we had a punture. We then were told that the spare tyre was flat and that they had no jack. We were stranded in the middle of the Kruger Park for an hour before help arrrived. When the drive eventually continued, we never saw any of the big cats and we did not get back to the hotel until12.45 pm! In addition we were charged the full adult cost for taking a 18 month old child that sat on his mother's lap

The redeeming factor for this lodge is its location and lookout over the river. And also the owners were very helpful. The place is full of junk. Some people might call them querky, but i hated it! Entire place needs renovation, the rooms are old, carpets are discusting, doors dont close properly and at one stage when i tried opening the patio door the handle came off. Extremely overpriced for the quality of accomodation