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Reviews of Nkonyeni Lodge & Golf Estate

2 out of 5
Nkonyeni Lodge & Golf Estate
Portion 31 of Farm Nkonyeni No. 523, Sidvokodvo, Manzini

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 46 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 102 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Eric

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay thank you
A pleasant over night stay. The environment was quiet and conducive for a relax night sleep. Breakfast was not so impressive though.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Business traveller
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Yolanda

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Thato

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Service
Our stay was amazing, a special mention to Vuyisile for friendliness and excellent customer skills, and Nhlanhla at the restaurant, both these individuals made our stay pleasant. Will definitely be returning yo the lodge next time I'm in Eswatini
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nokuthula

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I loved the place. Nice n clean. Beautiful set up
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kabelo

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

nab

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disgusting service from HOTELS.COM
This was the most unfortunate trip ever. Hotels.com simply forgot to tell us that the period we booked was also the SUNSHINE GOLF TOUR DAYS !!! We drove all the way to Swaziland to play golf and no golf was permitted. Pathetic ....... why book at a golf resort if you can't play golf !!! Will never use Hotels.com again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Lynette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Phumlani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Vusumuzi

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

BA

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
No wifi in lodge, pathetic service at restaurant.
The place is quiet, clean and awesome to spend some time in. However, that lodge room 8 did not have internet. That is a no no in today's world, especially for a foreigner travelling in a strange land. I ran out of airtime on my roaming phone, i could not even go online to load more airtime or data. It was a painful experience. I drove to the restaurant, to grab a drink and see if i could use their wifi. I passed a fella (worker) standing by the door, busy on his social media on the phone, no greeting at all. I walked up to the bar, where i stood ignored for over ten minutes. All in all the service sucked, sucked, sucked!!!!!! Needless to say, I ended up not ordering the drink at all, i was like i can't inject my money into such an establishment. The solution is simple, connect all your units to wifi, these wifi blackspots do not serve any purpose in this day and age, especially for us international guests. Secondly, and i know this is not the establishment's fault, the main road from the airport to the establishment is painfully unmaintained, with rough patches, potholes and a million unnecessary and very huge speed humps. It makes the drive feel like a 100 kilometer drive, when it is actually less than thirty kilometres from Matsapa Airport.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Dudley on 6 Jan,2020
Thank you for the great review

8/10 Good

Kipyo

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Dudley on 6 Jan,2020
Thank you for the great review!

6/10 Okay

Todney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A great golf experience.
The property has great potential. The golf course is excellent and the staff are very friendly and willing to please. The golf course is fantastic with lots of antelope about. The restaurant is ok but the menu on the website is incorrect. We stayed in a lodge room which is away from the main building. The door to our patio was broken. Wifi only in the restaurant. Somehow they got my name wrong. My correct name is Rodney.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Dudley on 8 Oct,2019
Good day Rodney. Thank you for your feedback. We are in the process of upgrading our rooms and restaurant, including the menu and will have it updated on the website as soon as possible.

10/10 Excellent

Willy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Improving service
The people serving at the restaurant could improve the service. Being knowledgeable of the menus, products offered...
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Dudley on 20 Aug,2019
Thank you Willy for your review, we are working on training our restaurant staff in service excellence and product knowledge.

10/10 Excellent

Andries

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best stay ever!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Dudley on 20 Aug,2019
Thank you so much for the great review

8/10 Good

Maxine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thumbs up
Great service, tidy rooms, food was great, scenery beautiful
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Dudley on 20 Aug,2019
Thank you so much for the great review.

8/10 Good

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A restful stay.
The lodge is basic yet comfortable! It is lovely for golf enthusiasts and many other activities can be arranged, althought we went to rest and have a quiet time. Chalets have the basics which is really what is needed. Our chalet faced the river and we enjoyed the night sounds of frogs and birds in the mornings. One could walk safely around the estate and having a restaurant in the estate allows you to just stay in if that's what appeals to you. We had a wonderful restful 4 nights. We made one trip to Manzini for some shopping.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Dudley on 15 Jan,2019
Thank you for your kind words.

2/10 Terrible

Ichumile

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A terrible experience never to be repeated
My sister and I booked Nkonyeni through Hotels.com for a 2 night stay coming from Johannesburg on 19-21 December. Our experience was poor from the time we arrived. The check-in staff member was very unhelpful bordering on disinterested. The website had advertised internet as available only to be told after inquiring that it was only available at reception and there were not vouchers for using it in the room. Our rooms were very far from reception and we were informed that golf carts could not drive us up because they were only available for golfers. Therefore each time we had to eat or use the internet we had to drive from our rooms to reception. At the restaurant, which is by the pool we were told we could not come in due to our poolside dress code - while this is not in itself an issue, these things are usually indicated on the website so that one can pack accordingly. This was not done. The website claimed that there was a gym on the premises which is the main reason we booked there, only to be told on arrival that there was no gym - blatant false advertising! We were told that we could not use the pool anytime before 5pm each day because it was reserved for spa guests - again not even hinted at on the website. There were no phones in the rooms to call reception. I have still not received my reimbursement for night 2 because we checked out after 1 night and the manager (Dudley) promised that Hotels.com would reimburse us within 48 hours. Totally unacceptable!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Dudley on 15 Jan,2019
Thank you for your response. We will look into your comments and be in touch with you.

8/10 Good

Tebogo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Personnel amazing, from reception to cleaners.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Dudley on 15 Jan,2019
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had an issue with check in as the room on my booking confirmation was different from the hotel system. Hotel.com needs to sort this out as the property was fully booked!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Dudley on 1 Oct,2018
We are looking at the disparity and will sort it out. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Upon arrivals we were surprised, that what we have booked was not what we were offered . we were told that we are booked on the camp side on the mountains. The place had no electricity just open door and windows covered with a sail Below this is what we booked " The Room details ": Room Comfort Chalet Mhawu Msipha, 2 adults Preferences Non Smoking, Double Bed Please note: Preferences and requests cannot be guaranteed. Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Facilities FREE BREAKFAST FREE WIFI FREE PARKING 1 Double Bed 377-sq-foot (35-sq-meter) individually decorated room with a balcony Layout - Separate bedroom Entertainment - LED television with premium channels Food & Drink - Refrigerator and coffee/tea maker Sleep - Premium bedding Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer Practical - Desk and iron/ironing board (on request) Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping Non-Smoking After a long argument with the manager Riaan he eventually told us we can stay all cost on the house as we didn't know were to find the any other place . Also he said we will be gladly refunded till today I haven't a call no my money . All I need now is my refund . I'm expecting a speedily responds before I take any further action " false advertising " Regards Mr M Msipha
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Dudley on 1 Oct,2018
We apologize for any inconvenience caused. We have rectified the website and your refund should be processed.

2/10 Terrible

Sicel

Nkonyeni sucks
I had booked a chalet for a good R2200 for the weekend, you advertised that there’s premium Chanels, aircon, hairdryer, toiletries, and a coffee/tea kitchenette as well as a 3day course meal, to my suprise, I was taken up on a mountain to a chalet that has no electricity no door and non of the promised goodies advertised, your receptionist Nhlanhla has no manners including her superior, they were so racist and told us to leave their property when we told them that we wouldn’t sleep in a dark bush that we had no knowledge of, they kept insisting that we booked the bush chalets even after we showed them a confirmation email of the booking, police were involved as well as they were refusing to refund us. The environment is pleasant it’s the management that are giving the place a bad name. I will not recommend the place to anyone because there’s false advertising and scamming going on there.. same night 2 couples complained about the same issue and sadly they had no choice but to settle for rubbish.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Nkonyeni Team on 22 Aug,2018
Thank you for your review, we will work towards a 5/5 next time.

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Nkonyeni Team on 22 Aug,2018
Thank you for your review, we will work towards a 5/5 next time.

8/10 Good

Tom

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nkonyeni Golf Estate
The venue, location and amenities are top class, cleanliness of rooms was not checked before we booked in and has to be attended to. The rooms was adequate, spacious and fairly OK. Long distance from car park to chalets if you have a lot to unpack / upload when travelling as was the case with us. Description on website of Hotels.com differs greatly from actual rooms. This was discussed with management and they will be attending to it - we were offered dinner and complimentary wine to make up for this which was highly appreciated and credit to management. Restaurant service was slow and many items not available due to no 'stock' such as ice cream, certain food items on menu. Overall stay was good and to be recommended if management can sort out the small niggles and improve on restaurant service.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Nkonyeni Team on 22 Aug,2018
Thank you for your comments and for choosing Nkonyeni. We will look into your suggestions and make improvements.

6/10 Okay

Geoff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No Wifi in rooms , worst selection of TV channels experienced in a long time .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Dudley on 22 Aug,2018
Thank you for your comments, we will look into the tv channels

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I did not get the room that I booked and paid for.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

ECKARD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice villa with good layout, but time for upgrades
We stayed in Villa 58. This Villa is not so well equipped as other Villas we have stayed at in the past. Bed sheets torn, we had to ask for beer glasses and refuse bin. The patio and lounge could do with more comfortable furniture.

8/10 Good

Bruno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nkonyeni golf visit
Good friendly service, good food and beautiful setting.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay! We stayed in the chalets the first night then moved to the luxury villa for two nights. The chalets are very comfortable. No real view of the river though. You can hear it. Maybe they can pave the road to the chalets. The villas are lovely and very comfortable. Very spacious for a family. The roads could use signs when driving through the resort, it gets confusing. The staff is very nice and accommodating. The mini golf on the property is very fun! I would recommend the resort!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Vukani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
We were disappointed with our accommodation at Nkonyeni. We stayed in one of the chalets and it wasn’t in good condition - it had an old thatch and was surrounded by thick bush which meant it wasn’t comfortable to sit on the balcony and lots of insects in our room. There was also a lot of building going on nearby. We enjoyed an evening at the club house, with great staff and decent food but future guests should be aware that it is situated very far from the rooms. Sadly it is not somewhere we would recommend or return to.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Jonas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spacious Room, Clean, Good Value for money
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nature, nice
The could improve on the hygiene of the place, the eating area is not conducive. Not neat and its not easy to eat meals with the environment/hygiene of flying things falling in your meal.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Peace and tranquility
The place is amazingly beautiful and tranquil,the stay was a blast and wished I could extend it.the only problem was wifi which could only be accessed at the restaurant only not in the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Rabogale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Construction on site
There was construction on site near my chalet and the noise of drills,grinders was just unbearable and unfortunately was never informed before arrival
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very good golf course.
We went for the golf and it was excellent. We stayed in a River Chalet room which was average. They are building new ones while we were there. The clubhouse/restaurant is very nice with a terrific view. The staff are very helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Piet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
In all it was a good stay unfortunately far from shops and restaurants if you not there to play golf. If you stay in the Lodge there is nowhere outside to sit.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Lahla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nkonyeni
The lodge is very nice. There was only one incident of loud music and the hotel staff did not attend to it. Rooms must have phones to contact the hotel staff in case of emergency. TV coverage is poor.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Room is very basic. had a problem with hot water. there is no WIFI available. Great venue.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Alf, Ermelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice Hotel
The hotel and staff is excellent and the golf is outstanding. The food was very good, but the room did not cater full DSTV.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Sabatha

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stephen Phirie
We greatly enjoyed our stay at NkonyenI. The food was nice, security awesome. However our room had a dirty floor without tiles or carpet and the TV only plays CNN, we watched news for the whole 4 days., too bad. Their wifi is extremely poor, weak with almost no signal at all. Swimming pool is dirty But overall we enjoyed the country experience,natural forest, wild game.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet, relaxing well serviced accommodation
I had a fantastic stay at the lodge, not a single complaint. Atmosphere , location, service all fantastic. Only one comment is the lodge is 37 Kim's outside of Manzini and not 1.5 miles like it says on the Hotels.com site. The pin drop locator is incorrectly displayed. Definitely worth the drive if you can. Hotels.com must correct their site as this could reflect negatively on a great lodge experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Bangile

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
except the wifi that is not available in the rooms and tv channels. other than those, it was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nkonyeni
Not much to do apart from golf. the quad bikes were not available. The rooms are in need of upgrade including the showers. Nothing luxury about those chalets. Parking was poor and the footpath to the chalets were dangerously unstable. No Wi-Fi in the rooms

8/10 Good

Beauty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
rooms, just need a bit of decor on the walls,
It was our first visit to Swaziland with my husband and I must say it was worth it, the rooms were spacious, comfortable and clean. The views at the restaurant are breath-taking. Breakfast & Dinner was very good, staff of Nkonyeni very friendly. On our next trip to Swaziland Nkonyeni will definitely be our first priority, because of the taste of nature the location offers, also the Spar nearby makes it very convenient should you need anything

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The area is quite and pleasant atmosphere out of town. very peaceful and friendly staff

10/10 Excellent

Tebogo

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