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Reviews of Ama Zulu Guesthouse and Safaris

4 out of 5
Ama Zulu Guesthouse and Safaris
70 Nyala street Hluhluwe Zululand, Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 37 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 37 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 37 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 37 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 37 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Prilene

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from owners on 21 Nov 2022
Thank you for your positive feedback on your stay with usalways rewarding that guests appreciate our effortsall the best for the fesitve seasonregards

6/10 Okay

BQ

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from maralize on 21 Dec 2021
thank you for your review on our guesthouse. you have stayed one night here. we did inform you that you did not pay and request a payment confirmation from your side but you refuse. after this you reviewed us we have still not received any money for your one night stay with us. this is a very sadden situation as we did offer all services that you required. we wish you and your family the best wishes for this year further

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place was great, and the location was convenient but the town itself was not very charming.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from maralize on 12 Sept 2019
Good day, thank you for taking the time to review us. it was a pleasure to meet you guys our area is a typical zulu village with all our local people that is employed in the tourism industry and acriculture sector. we are situated 15 min from the hluhluwe memorial gate. we wish you all the best for this year futher kind rergards owners

8/10 Good

Marlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to Hluhluwe National Park
Lovely guesthouse close to Hluhluwe National Park......restaurant choices in the town are very limited....self catering options at guesthouse
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Maralize on 2 Apr 2019
Good day. Thank you for choosing our establishment. It was a pleasure to meet you guys. All the best for this year further. Kind regards. Maralize price.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly staff and the Lion suite is very quiet as it is tucked away at the back of the property.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Maralize on 9 Feb 2019
Good day. Thank you for choosing our establishment. It was a pleasure to meet you guys. All the best for this year further. Kind regards. Maralize and Llewelyn

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Lovely place, ideally situated, friendly and helpful host, would definitely stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from maralize on 4 Dec 2018
Good day, thank you for reviewing us and that you had a pleasant stay here with us ALl the best for your fetive season

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Maralize Price on 4 Jul 2018
Good day, thank you for choosing to stay with us. It was a pleasure to meet you guys all the best for your year further

8/10 Good

Rita, Arlington, VA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
So close but missed the mark
The room and facilities were wonderful, and our stay would have been great if the check-in hadn’t been sour. We pulled in at time of check-in, 2pm and were buzzing outside to be let in for 15 mins so we decided to go to small town and come back. On our return it took another 5 mins to get a response, then as we walked in the reception staff just said he had fallen asleep. My husband came in and complained about the wait, the staff got upset and became very rude. Really unnecessary, a sorry would have been good enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We spent only one night when driving from Nelspruit to Durban.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

yvonne shadi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home away from home
Amazingly fabulous
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Maralize and Llewelyn on 23 Aug 2018
Hello. Thank you so much for your lovely review. All the best for your year further. Regards.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the reserve
The guesthouse was just perfect for us. We want in hluhluwe to visit an auction in the reserve with is really close from the hotel. There was a misunderstanding and the owner offer us a second room for free and breakfast as well. Thank you very much for everything
Response from Maralize price on 1 Aug 2017
Good day, Thank you for taking the time to review us. It was our pleasure to host you guys and thank you for being such Wonderfull people. all the best for the year further

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and luxurious
The staff were very friendly and accomodating, the little personal touches (like towels at the pool, umbrellas for use at the beach) were very thoughtful and made the whole experience amazing.

10/10 Excellent

Roman, Durban

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal getaway near Hluhluwe
A well-managed establishment close to the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve. The staff went out of their way to make us feel welcome. Beautifully appointed room and wholesome breakfast. Great garden area.

8/10 Good

Katty, Canada

nice place to stay
The a.c was not very good. But it wasnt suuuper hot. Just not cool. The room was very cute and homey. There was a drought so water pressure wasnt great.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gute Lage zum Hluwe Park. Spar, Tankstelle & restaurants in der Nähe. Nettes Familienzimmer mit Aussenbereich.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Llewelyn and Maralize on 26 Feb 2020
Good day, we would like to thank you for choosing our guesthouse as your holiday destination. It was such a pleasure to host you guys all the best for you this year further regards ama zulu team

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfekte Lage nur 15 Automin. vom Hluhluwepark entfernt. Sehr nette Gastgeber, bequemes Bett, gutes Frühstück
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from maralize on 29 Oct 2019
Good day, thank you for your review on our guesthouse. it was a pleasure to meet you guys. we wish you all the best for this year further. kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Schön angelegtes Guesthouse. Lion-Suite war sehr gut ausgestattet. Frühstück o.k. . Nette Gastgeber.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Maralize on 1 Sept 2019
Good day. Thank you for your review on our guesthouse. Was a pleasure to meet you guys. All the best on your holiday further.

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super bien
Quel surprise à nôtre arrivé tout était parfait. Très belle endroit . Une chambre de toute beauté. Je le conseil à tous le monde un endroit magique.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Maralize on 2 Jul 2019
Good day. Thank you for choosing our establishment for your travel destination. It was a pleasure to meet you guys. All the best for this year further. Kind regards. Maralize and Llewelyn price.

10/10 Excellent

Anne, München

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wirklich schöne und ruhige Unterkunft Frühstück mit viel liebe zu bereitet Freundliches Personal
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Maralize on 16 Nov 2018
Good day. Thank you for taking the time to review us. We take all reviews as positive and would improve were necessary. We are glad you had a enjoyable time with us. Our ama Zulu team are trying there outmost best to make it worth your while. All the best for the festive season. Kind regards. Ama Zulu team

8/10 Good

Arnaud

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Belle gesthouse a proximité du parc Hluhluwe
Belle gesthouse a proximité du parc Hluhluwe, accueil sympa du propriétaire qui habite la villa juste à côté. Des petites notes d'attention appréciées : un pot de confiture locale, des petits chocolats, des peignoirs. Point d'étape idéal pour visiter le parc.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Maralize on 16 Nov 2018
Good day. Thank you for your lovely review. It was a pleasure to meet you guys. All the best for this year further. Regards. Maralize and Llewelyn price.

10/10 Excellent

Maurice, Laval, Québec

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Havre de paix confortable et sécuritaire avec jardin et piscine.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Maralize on 16 Nov 2018
Good day. Thank you for choosing to stay with us. Your review was very kind and we appreciate it. All the best for this year further. Kind regards. Maralize and Llewelyn price.

2/10 Terrible

Sebastian

Disliked: Staff & service
Leider nicht zu empfehlen. Aufgrund von Problemen bei Buchungen mit dem Hotel bzw. seiner Bank (es wurde mal verfrüht abgebucht, dann doppelt) wurde letztlich, und wir befanden uns bereits im Urlaub, behauptet man habe nicht gezahlt und lud uns aus. Das muss man sich mal vorstellen. Noch nie erlebt sowas. Wie das Hotel ist, wenn man dort ist, können wir somit nicht beurteilen aber so ein Verhalten, was da an den Tag gelegt wurde, lässt mich nur zu dem Fazit kommen, dass Sie lieber ein Hotel im nahen Umkreis suchen sollten. Solch eine Aktion hat für kurze Zeit den Urlaub kaputt gemacht.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Maralize on 27 Oct 2018
Good day Sebastian. Thank you for taking the time to review us. We take all reviews as positive and would improve were necessary. I would like to add to your review and state you did not stayed with us at ama zulu guesthouse. You had made a booking with us. We took your reservation amount. Our manager at the time did not allocate the amount to your room account. We then took the amount again which was picked up as a double payment on our side. We then immediately refunded you towards your visa credit card. You were informed and both us and you were happy with the situation and we have confirmed everything on our side. 4 days upon your arrival we received a dispute from your bank in Germany stated that you would like to have another refund off reservation amount. This time it was for a master card. We did not had any details off your master card transaction. We did inform you if your bank take this reservation amount from us , it will mean that you have a zero balance at our guesthouse for your reservation. I did inform you aswell that after you have received your refund 4 weeks before arrival you should have this money in your account. You said that you will contact your bank to reverse it, but it was to late. The options I had given you was to make a payment on arrival, you had refused this. As a owner off this guesthouse we can’t let any guests stay free off charge. For us to be debited twice on our account was a lot off funds . We as owners did try to assist but you declined our offers. We wish you and your family the best wishes for the festive season approaching. Kind regards. Owners off ama zulu guesthouse.

8/10 Good

Edgar, Köln

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gutes Guesthouse in Hluhluwe
Waren für 1 Nacht im Kudu-Room. Zimmer ist geräumig und angenehm ausgestattet. Die Lodge liegt recht ruhig am Ortsrand. Unser Zimmer ging zum Innenhof und so bekam man gelegentlich Gespräche anderer Gäste mit. Da es am Abend recht kühl war, hatte aber niemand Lust, sich lange draußen aufzuhalten. So hatten wir eine ruhige Nacht. Das Frühstück war schmackhaft und reichhaltig. Die Lodge eignet sich gut als Standort zum Besuch der umliegenden Sehenswürdigkeiten.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Maralize on 22 Sept 2018
Good day. Thank you for your lovely review on guesthouse. It was a pleasure meeting you guys. All the best for this year further. Kind regards. Maralize and Llewelyn price.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Ama Zulu Guesthouse and Safaris
Wir haben die Amazulu Lodge aufgrund ihrer Nähe zum Nationalpark gewählt (ca. 15min Anreisezeit). Die Zimmer und insbesondere das Badezimmer waren sehr geräumig und sauber. Leider gab es einen leichten müffeligen Geruch. Hier würde vielleicht ein Raumdeo helfen. Der Besitzer hat uns freundlich empfangen und gleich Informationen zum Ort (Einkaufsmöglichkeiten/Restaurants) zur Verfügung gestellt. Leider sind diese im Ort etwas eingeschränkt. Das Frühstück haben wir nicht gebucht, da wir früh zum Nationalpark losgefahren sind. Es sah allerdings gut und reichhaltig aus.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Maralize on 13 Sept 2018
Good day. Thank you for staying with us at ama zulu guesthouse. It was a pleasure to meet you guys. I would like to add to your review and state that upon check in we inform all our guests off the service bell. When a problem arise to contact us immediately. We wish you all the best for this year further. Kind regards. Maralize and Llewelyn price.

6/10 Okay

Roberto, Milano

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Guest house carina ma stanza invasa dalle formiche
Guest house carina, arredata con cura. Zona silenziosa. Peccato per la stanza invasa dalle formiche. Pulizia carente.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Maralize and Llewelyn on 25 Aug 2018
Good day. Thank you for taking the time to review us. I would like to add to your review and state that you only informed us about the aunts the morning at breakfast. We did offer you new towels. As the manager explain to you that we had a very dry winter and then our rain season started. We did however sprayed our entire guests rooms and guesthouse for aunts again. Our apologies for any inconvenience. We wish you all the best for this year further. Kind regards. Maralize and Llewelyn price.

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hôtel sympa bien équipé à 15mn de la reserve
Hôtel sympa ds le centre ville mais au calme (proche station essence et supermarché ) nous avons passe une nuit et c est une bonne nuit dans la chambre guépard : très bien équipe et bien décoré ! il Faut etre véhiculé mais possibilité de garer sa voiture ! À 15mn de l entrée de la reserve :-)
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Maralize Price on 4 Jul 2018
Good day, Thank you for choosing us It always a pleasure when guests enjoyed themselves . all the best for your journey this year Kind regards

6/10 Okay

Kevin, Paris

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Après la magie ... la désillusion
Cette Guesthouse a tout pour plaire, un joli cadre, une jolie décoration, le parc False Bay à proximité. Mais on a plutôt eu un syndrome Disneyland ; la belle grande salle de bain s'est révélée en fait attaquée par les cafards, l'eau de la piscine était verte, le quartier était bruyant la nuit (des chiens aboyant en plein milieu de la nuit pendant plusieurs heures, des trains ...), il faut impérativement passer par le gérant pour donner un pourboire à la femme de ménage .... Par ailleurs pour le moindre service, on vous fera comprendre avec insistance et répétition que ce ne sera pas gratuit. Dans notre cas, nous voulions connaître une adresse pour laver notre linge. La gérante nous a proposé de le faire faire par la femme de ménage pour une 20aine d'euros (sans connaître la quantité). Genés de confier notre linge à laver à la main à une tierce personne et pour un tel prix, nous avons donc fait cela nous-même et avons expliqué à l'ensemble des personnes nous sollicitant avec insistance que le problème était résolu. Au final, notre linge a été séché à la machine sans notre consentement alors qu'un magnifique soleil brillait dehors et aurait fait le travail gratuitement. Evidemment, la gérante est revenue à la charge pour demander de l'argent pour l'électricité ... La pratique nous a fortement gêné, d'autant plus que tous nos vêtements ne supportaient pas le sèche linge. Voilà une Guesthouse qui pour nous n'en a que le nom.
Response from Maralize Price on 4 Jul 2018
Good day Kevin, Thank you for taking the time to review us. We take all reviews as positive and would improve were neccecery. I would like to add to your review and state that you have booked a room that includes breakfast. we do offer a variety off facilities free off charge( revert back to our site) Unforgenatly we can't do the laundry free off charge. To charge a R100 for a load and iron it is the most reasonable rate you can get. Upon our guests arrival we always would like to see were we can assist our guests. Our team at Ama Zulu is reliable and would assist were it matters. regarding the cockroaches , we had a very heavy rain 2 days upon your arrival and there were 1 in your bathroom. We did however removed it and did explain to you that the reason was because off the rain. We did however explain aswell that we do spray once a month at all our units and property outside for all insects and mosquitoes . In all our units and outside areas we do supply insect repellent for all our guests. Im a bit sadden what you are saying about our guesthouse and confused . We wish you and your family the best for this year further Kind regards

8/10 Good

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Guter und sicherer Aufenthalt
Der Inhaber ist sehr freundlich - "cooler Typ" ;-) Wir haben uns gut aufgehoben gefüllt und sicher da das Gelände mit einem Tor ausgestattet ist. Bad etwas alt.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schönes Guesthouse in Safari-Park Nähe
Die Unterkunft ist sehr stilvoll eingerichtet und bietet einen hohen Konfort. Der große Garten bietet ausreichend Platz zum entspannen und abschalten. Es steht ein Grill zur Verfügung inkl. Teller, Besteck etc., den Gäste kostenfrei nutzten können. Der Pool wird mehrmals täglich gereinigt. Die Ortschaft Hluhluwe ist zwar nicht der schönste Ort, es bieten sich aber rund herum verschiedene Möglichkeiten für Ausflüge, wie beisp. der Game Park Hluhluwe oder das Nature Reserve False Bay. Das Frühstück war übrigens auf sehr gut ;) Wir haben den Aufenthalt sehr genossen und können die Unterkunft nur weiterempfehlen.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Gilles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tres bon hotel
Tres bien tenue, decore avec gout Bon petit dejeuner

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Guter Ausgsngspunkt für Safaris im Hluhluwe Park
Wir hatten 3 Nächte im Ama Zulu gebucht, um von dort aus Safaris in den Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park zu machen. Die Family Suite war groß und sauber. Der Gastgeber hatte uns auch schon ein Mosquito-Netz und Mückenschutz bereitgelegt, aber wir hatten dann glücklicherweise keine Mücken bemerkt. Am Pool kann man die Mittagdstunden zwischen den Game Drives relaxen und Einkaufsmöglichkeiten sind ebenfalls in der Nähe. Safaris am besten im Protea Hotel am Ortseingang buchen. Kosten waren mit 500 Rand pro Person für 3 Stunden wirklich günstig und wir haben ganz viele Tiere gesehen. War wirklich top und sehr zu empfehlen!
Response from Maralize Price on 1 Aug 2017
Hello, I would like to thank you for taking the time to review us, we take all reviews as positive and would improve were neccacery . It was such a pleasure so host you guys and was lovely meeting you swell. all the best for the future and hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Maryse, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lodge près du parc Imfolozi
Très beau lodge proche de l'entrée du parc Imfolozi. Attention, un seul restaurant ouvert le soir, dans le resort Protea proche du lodge (environ 3 km). C'est d'ailleurs depuis ce resort que sont organisés les départs de safari (uniquement pour 3 heures, matin ou après-midi pour 500 ZAR par personne). Si vous souhaitez effectuer un safari au départ de HluHluwe, nous vous recommandons d'appeler le GuestHouse quelques jours avant votre arrivée pour réserver. Seul petit bémol, le wifi est de qualité variable et uniquement disponible en étant proche de la réception.
Response from Maralize on 1 Aug 2017
Hello, Thank you for your review, we take all reviews as positive and would improve were neccacery. I would like to add to your review and state that we have wifi avaible in all public areas and in our rooms, We are now in the process to add a booster for our family deluxe suite swell I would like to thank you for staying with us and I'm glad you had a nice time here. all the best with your family for the reminder off this year. kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Francois

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Une note parfaite!
Petit verre de Sherry pour nous accueillir. Petits biscuits, eau et lait dans la chambre et déjeuner bien présente et copieux. Piscine et jardins bien entretenus. Un arrêt très recommandé si vous voyagez entre le parc Kruger et St. Lucia.
Response from Maralize and Llewelyn on 23 Aug 2018
Good day. Thank you for choosing to stay with us. It was a pleasure to host you guys. All the best for this year further. Regards

6/10 Okay

Ecki, Bad Segeberg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Netter freundlicher Empfang.
Zum Dinner wurde wurde uns ein Tisch im bebachbarten Hotel reserviert. Mehr außer 2 Tankstellen Spar Markt,KFC und Wimpy gibt es auch nicht im Ort. Internet war während des Aufenthalts so langsam, dass der Aufbau der Seiten so langsam war, dass ich verzichet habe es weiter zu benutzen. Warmwasser .am besten morgens anmelden, sonst besteht die Möglichkeit des es kalt ist.

8/10 Good

Florian, Bayern

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Es hat alles gepasst!
Gastgeber waren sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.