Outdoor pool

Reviews of Ryneveld Country Lodge

3 out of 5
Ryneveld Country Lodge
67 Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 21 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2021

2/10 Terrible

Ian

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shabby, tatty, dirty and expensive - avoid!
Absolutely the worst accommodation in our 3 week tour. Stairways very narrow and rotting away with cracked steps, missing step edges and very worrying bounce in the platform. Windows disgustingly filthy outside - probably never been cleaned, even though they are Velux type. Floor tiles in toilet mouldy and cracked, shower door cannot be opened more than 40 degrees and has normal shower head, not a rainfall type as stated by Hotel.com. Fixed front door blinds not adjustable and let security light glare in during the night. Doors dirty and no private patio as stated by Hotel.com. Furniture badly stained, and banister in lounge area coming away from the wall. Antiquated TV system which regularly failed to maintain signal. Had to walk around with bent neck as vaulted ceiling way too low - basically a converted attic with tin roof, and squirrels love playing on the roof at 4am... This was Honeymoon suite No1!!! The most expensive place we stayed, and really only worth 400 ZAR/night max. Would not recommend to my enemy, let alone my friends.
Staircase Banister
Velux Window (One of several)
Step in staircase
Unclean panel
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from General Manager on 28 Nov 2019
Thank you for your review of Ryneveld Lodge. We welcome any feedback to improve Ryneveld Lodge for future guests. As advertised on Expedia / hotels.com the sloping roof was no secret. The pictures of all our rooms are up to date and correct. Sadly this was the room that you booked with us. We'd wish that you mentioned something during your stay as you saw the general manager every morning during breakfast time and the assistant manager every afternoon till 8 pm daily. If guests are unhappy with their room booked, we do our utmost to keep them happy and we could have moved you to a bigger / more suitable room. Thus we'd wish you mentioned something at the first morning's breakfast and not upon checkout. Saddened that you did not enjoy your stay with us and that you found everything to be wrong. It is never our intention to make any of our guests feel unwelcome and unhappy with our service. Our rooms are spring cleaned on a weekly basis and we can assure you attention to small details are checked on a regular. This is not the standard that we uphold and all the housekeeping staff were called to meeting after your remarks upon checkout.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Response from General Manager on 28 Nov 2019
Thank you for your review of Ryneveld Lodge. We welcome any feedback to improve Ryneveld Lodge for future guests. Happy to read that you enjoyed your stay with us and that everything was to our high standards.

6/10 Okay

Biman

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Recommend for short stay of two to three days
Nice and cozy stay
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Clarence Titasi

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dissapointing
I was made to wait outside for a person to check me in. Room across the road is small. The oregon floors noise from people above my room was unbearable. Basin and taps was filthy and the carpet rug was dirty . Pls clean properly and follow up on your housekeeping team.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Tessa on 21 Dec 2018
Thank you for your review of Ryneveld Lodge. We welcome any feedback in order to improve the Lodge for future guests. Our lodge consists of numerous rooms across the street, the receptionist walks with all our guests upon check-in to show them where they will be staying and where to park. This was, unfortunately, the case that our team was busy with someone else upon your arrival. We apologize for having to wait for a few minutes to be assisted. Our rooms are checked on a daily basis after the housekeeping team finishes. Our apologies that there might have been a slip-up. This matter was already discussed with the staff to ensure that this does not happen again.

8/10 Good

Tommie, South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exellent
Exellent and friendly service from checking in (Johan), breakfast to checking out. Rooms interesting, big and very comfortable. Breakfast menu can be better, but quality of food was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disapointing welcome
Bit of a mixed review here. On the one hand a very charming colonial style building (the main site as it is spread across the noisy road too) with friendly staff and a very nice breakfast. The location was ideal for my business trip as it was only a few minutes walk to the university and max 10 mins walk to the town centre for shops & restaurants. However on arrival I was not given the room I had booked with the listed facilities and the assigned room was significantly inferior. I complained and eventually was given a better room but had to change room again the next day. On a multi-stop trip each unpacking/packing is a hassle so an extra one was an inconvenience. Very tiring too after an over-night flight. Hotels need to be regulated!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy and comfortable stay.
Very pleasant stay, staff very friendly and accomodating. Great breakfast. Cosy and comfortable stey.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Tessa on 5 Sept 2018
Thank you for your review of Ryneveld Lodge. We welcome any feedback in order to improve the lodge for future guests. Happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Looking forward to having you back soon. Kindest regards Tessa and Ryneveld Lodge team

8/10 Good

Shawn

Liked: Staff & service
Off-season stay
Because it was off-season, we had some issues with cleanliness: the kitchen had a mildew/mold smell and we would not have used it if given the opportunity. There was a very large, dead spider in the middle of the lounge. The remote control for the DSTV did not work (dead batteries probably). Breakfast in the colonial-style rooms was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Tessa on 5 Sept 2018
Thank you for your review of Ryneveld Lodge. We welcome any feedback in order to improve the lodge for future guests. Our apologies for the mishap in the room. Our reception is available from 7 am to 7 pm daily to assist with any problems as well as a speedy fix to problems. Happy to hear you enjoyed the breakfast. Kindest regards Tessa and Ryneveld Lodge Team

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
big little studio
Perfect for an academic visiting the university for a few days.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Colin, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Close to centre
Checked in at 12pm room was not ready so went to explore the winelands .Expedia says reception was on till ppm arrived back at 7pm and was closed.Had to use an eng on our UK mobile so Dread to think of the cost.No WiFi in remote room so night staff girl kindly sign us in on hers at a cost to her.Also had problems with off street parking which was solved by a resident.Overall felt abandon by hotel management staff were wonderful though.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Tessa on 9 Jan 2018
Thank you for your review of Ryneveld Lodge. We did experience a problem with the wifi in certain rooms and tried to fix this to the best of our abilities. Due to public holidays we had no choice but to wait a few days before a technician could assist. We do apologise for this inconvenience. Parking sports are available on request and could have been arranged with reception at any time. It is never our intention to make any guests feel unwelcome or abandoned and we do apologise for any inconvenience caused. Kindest regards Tessa and Ryneveld Lodge staff

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extremely comfortable
Ryneveld Country Lodge had very comfortable beds, simple and clean shower bathroom, and a quiet environment. Great location as it's walking distance to Coetzenberg Sports Ground (where we went for the wine festival), Stellenbosch University, and nightlife. Very happy we got to stay there!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice, quaint lodge. friendly staff, clean rooms
Really great stay, just needs a bit of upkeep. Back gate and stairs need some repair and paint

10/10 Excellent

G.M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were friendly and the location perfect for a stay in Stellenbosch

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Matthias

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

値段相応、まあ良い、一般家庭のルームレントみたい。
オーナー夫妻はとてもフレンドリーだが、ややホテルのようなサービスにはかけるかも。シャワーカーテンない。一般家庭に泊めてもらった感じ。屋根裏部屋のようでサウナのように暑かった。朝食は南アのBBの平均的グレード。
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Tiit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Niels, Frankfurt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Charming hotel near city centre
Excellent hotel for a stop over in Stellenbosch. Good breakfast, designated (secured) parking spots, charming rooms and very close to the city.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Tessa on 9 Jan 2018
Thank you for your review of Ryneveld Lodge. We do appreciate your feedback. Always happy to hear our guests enjoyed their stay. Looking forward to seeing you again soon. Kindest regards Tessa and Ryneveld Lodge staff

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Nettes Hotel freundlicher Empfang. Jedoch Zimmer auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßenseite.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017