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Reviews of Barefoot Addo Elephant Lodge

4 out of 5
Barefoot Addo Elephant Lodge
1B Mountainvale Farm, Addo, Eastern Cape

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 14 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 14 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 14 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 14 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 14 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Christine

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
Wir waren leider sehr enttäuscht von der Lodge. Die Anfahrt ist mit einem normalen PKW eigentlich unzumutbar und bei vorherigem Regen nicht machbar! Der Gemeinschaftsbereich ist sehr schön, aber das war’s dann auch schon! Die Unterkünfte sind deutlich in die Jahre gekommen und bedürfen einer Modernisierung. Das Personal ist bemüht, aber nicht sehr geschult und wirkt teilweise unbeholfen. Das Abendessen (in Buffetform !) war wohlwollend betrachtet bestenfalls durchschnittlich, das Frühstück ebenso. Die Lage soweit abseits macht einen Besuch des Addo-Nationalpark sehr umständlich. Fazit: Gutes Marketing - aber erfüllt die Erwartungen nicht; definitiv die lange und beschwerliche Anfahrt nicht wert.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Petrus

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Response from Marketing on 31 May,2022
Thank you so much for the wonderful rating! We hope you'll visit us again soon. Safe travels

10/10 Excellent

Joerg

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Marketing on 31 May,2022
Thank you so much for the wonderful rating! We hope you'll visit us again soon. Safe travels

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
From the very first moment and the warm welcome this was an unforgettable experience. The lodges, the setting (even the amazing 28km gravel track to get in!), the staff & the food were first class. Top all of that off with an elephant encounter and you have memories that will last a lifetime! The ladies there arranged a half-day guided safari for us at nearby Addo Game Reserve - thoroughly recommend that too.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Marketing on 2 Mar,2020
Thank you so much for the positive feedback & review! It was a pleasure having you stay with us and we hope you will visit again soon. Safe travels.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Alta, Tracy and Godwin were very welcoming and very attentive. The rooms are all external to the superb main Lodge. I highly recommend this Lodge in it's own small but game filled reserver, separate from the main Addo Elephant Sanctuary which is some 55 minutes drive away. Our villa\cabin\room was on its own (as all are) bur secluded in the bush. Our car could be parked very close but there were well lit gravel paths to the main Lodge. It was not obviously apparent from booking with Exepedia that there were cabins with views over the valley and reserve, We would have tried to book one of those if we knew of their existence. The feature of ours was a stream running by the external private deck. The deck had a Jacuzzi but it was covered with canvas, which we I lifted it showed that it needed cleaning of leaves and debris. I'm sure that if we wanted to use it they would have jumped to clean it for us. The lunch and dinner menus are set but they do ask if you have any dietary requirements. Good wine selection, In the booking format presented by Expedia,
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Marketing on 13 Feb,2020
Thank you so much for the lovely review - we are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay & hope you will return to experience a room with a view next time :-) Safe travels

10/10 Excellent

Uschi, Flagstaff

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
WOW!!! It was sooo hard to leave Tracy and Alta and Angela and EVERYONE was amazing! They took such good care of us - the lodge and the tents were breathtaking- such gorgeous surroundings and so peaceful We WILL be back 10 stars
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Marketing on 11 Feb,2020
Dear Uschi Thank you so much for the fantastic, positive review! It was a pleasure hosting you at our Lodge & we certainly hope you will visit again soon. Safe travels,

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Not bad
I'm not sure how this was deemed a 4 star hotel, I'd say it's a solid 3 star. The decking of the cabins seemed like it needed repair, the facilities could use an upgrade. The food was good, service wasn't bad. They should really warn you about the terrible drive in - you should use 4x4 as it's very rocky and a long drive! Skip the private tour of Addo National Park as it's in a closed in van - that should be clear as well - I want an open air jeep!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Marketing on 13 Jan,2020
Dear Karen Thank you for your valid comments. Please note that the National Park does not allow open vehicles any longer.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Marketing on 11 Dec,2019
Thank you so much for the positive score!

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

olaf

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr freundliches Personal und Service.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Kelyn Hofmeyr, Reservations on 10 Feb,2023
Good day Olaf, Thank you for your kind review. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Kind regards, Barefoot team

10/10 Excellent

Janine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Marketing on 26 Feb,2020
Dear Janine Thank you so much for the wonderful rating! We hope you'll visit us again soon. Safe travels

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Außergewöhnlich gut in allen Belangen!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Marketing on 24 Dec,2019
Thank you for your positive review - I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hope you'll visit again soon. Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
sehr unerfahrenes personal, das von hotelservice nicht viel versteht. bei der anreise wurde nicht erwähnt, dass nur ein menü zum abendessen serviert wird. auch wussten wir erst als der teller auf dem tisch stand, was es überhaupt gibt. das rotweinglas wurde beinahe randvoll gefüllt... etc.. beim frühstück haben äffchen vom tisch im hotel (drinnen, nicht auf dem balkon) gegessen und geschirr zerschlagen - das personal hats nicht gross gekümmert... der ess-saal hat zwei wunderschöne cheminee. sehr schade dass diese nicht angezündet wurden.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Marketing Barefoot Addo on 11 Dec,2019
Thank you for your valid input - we will ensure that all of these matters are attended to & hope you will return at some point to see the improvement.

10/10 Excellent

Georg Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wir haben uns sehr umsorgt gefühlt. Die Lage der Anlage ist unglaublich schön🐕. Von unser wunderbaren Lodge hatten wir einen tollen Ausblick auf Wildnis und konnten Elefanten, Giraffen und Gnus entspannt vom whirlpool/jacuzzi beobachten. Mega relaxed! We loved it! Und kommen recht bald wieder, für mehr Tage.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Barefoot Marketing on 3 Nov,2019
Dear Mr Micheal Thank you so much for taking the time to post your positive review. I'm so happy to hear that you had a wonderful experience and hope that you will visit us again in the near future. Kind regards Shelley Hills (Marketing)