Terrace/patio

Reviews of Addo African Home

2 out of 5
Addo African Home
Caesar Avenue, Addo, Eastern Cape

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 58 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 93 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michiel, Haarlem

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great accommodation and great service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Lolo on Oct 13, 2023
Thank you very much Michiel!We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A truly beautiful place
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Henry on Feb 28, 2022
Thank so much for your positive feedback. We truly appreciate it and for rating us a 10 out of 10. We always strive to keep our property in best possible condition for all of our guest to enjoy the enviroment. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Timothy, Pleasant Hill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Great food. Nice rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Ivy on Sep 30, 2021
Dear Timothy, Thank yo very much for your nice review. It was a pleasure to welcoming your on our Green Escape. We hope to see you again! Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Diego

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming country escape
Being out in the South African countryside was never going to be a 5 star experience but Addo African Home had its charms. Great people with excellent service, beautiful grounds. The rooms were decent but could have been cleaner and more updated. They provide water and tea daily for free. The restaurant is really good with fresh and super affordable options. The organic pool is basically a pond. We had a nice stay here.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Lolo on Mar 21, 2020
Thank you so much for your revue. We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay! The place is really well put together with a beautiful restaurant, garden, natural pool and lounge areas.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family friendly
Greta service and great experience
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property with a wonderful garden. Excellent food in the onsite restaurant. Great service. Everything was perfect and we'd love to come back....
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Diane, Minneapolis MN

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is amazing. The staff are very welcoming and helpful. The restaurant has great food. We had a wonderful full day tour of Addo with Alan. He went out of his way to show us animals and was very knowledgeable. We stayed in the lodge and I had a very nice room and use of kitchen. I would definitely recommend this place and would love to come back someday.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Kilian on Sep 23, 2019
Dear Diane, We would like to thank you for your message, we are glad you have enjoyed your stay among us ! I will transmit your review for all our staff. We will also be happy to welcome you for another stay !

10/10 Excellent

Stefan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unser absoluter Liebling als Unterkunft
Traumhafte, weitläufige, artenreiche Anlage, schick und orginell eingerichtet mit einem entspannten, fairen Ambiente und das Essen im Molololo war extremst lecker (Französischer Koch betreibt dort eine Kochschule). Von den sechs Unterkünften, die wir in SA hatten und trotz durchweg guter Erfahrungen und somit toller Konkurrenz, zweifelsohne die Nummer eins auf unser Hitliste! Jederzeit wieder mit unseren Kids! Toller Ausgangspunkt für den Addo NP (gleich um die Ecke) und den angebotenen Picknick-Korb zum Mitnehmen dorthin, können wir auch empfehlen.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Nicolas - Assistant Manager on Jul 31, 2019
Hello Stefan, We would like to thank you for your feedback and we are very happy to see that you really enjoyed your stay among us ! It was a real pleasure to welcome you and to share with you these moments ! Do not hesitate to contact us if you come around next time. Best regards, Nicolas Assistant Manager

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay
Excellent place to stay if you are visiting Addo Elephant Park, ticks all the boxes, and we were very grateful for the upgrade :)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Nicolas - Assistant Manager on Jul 23, 2019
Hello Lynn, We would like to thank you for your kind feedback ! We are glad to see that we achieve our mission to make you happy about your stay. Looking forward to welcoming you again soon, Nicolas Assistant Manager

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place and quick drive to Addo entrance
Lovely property, close to Addo main gate, dinner at the restaurant was excellent and such a great concept and loved sitting around the fire and talking with staff & other guests later into the evening, night
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Nicolas, Assistant Manager on Jun 19, 2019
Hello David ! We would like to thank you for the nice comment you wrote for our property ! We will definitely let the restaurant know about their great work. We hope you have spent an amazing time at our Braai Evening, the atmosphere is always special when we are all together ! Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
perfect location to enjoy the nature and tranquility and to explore the addo national park. Big praise to the staff and to the restaurant!! Everything in everything was just perfect
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Adele on May 24, 2019
Thank you very much for your comment! We are happy to satisfied you. Hope to see you again in Addo,

10/10 Excellent

Magdalena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
African home and ADDO
Just amazing accommodation! I really don’t know, how to make this home better! 10 min to main entrance from the park, exquisit service, ao clean that you could eat from the floor... The breakfast really nice (special the healthy breakfast) and also the restaurant! Had one of the best steaks ever! We stayed in the tent and it was a real safari feeling! You will get candles and everything you need. The bathroom (one for every tent with a key so you are able to leaf your stuff in) is just ~15meter from the tent with a hot shower and everything else! Each „room“ has it’s own fridge, cutlery, plates,glases and so on in the kitchen(next to bathroom for tents)! Also a lot of sitting areas outside and a nice shared livingroom inside. Would always come back to this perfect place and can only recommend it! Ps.: yöu can book safari tours there or just go by yourself-if so: in the morning is the best time for it! Pps.:if it was raining the last days you probably will not see so much animals at Addo because they don’t use the waterholes than...but just be there at 6/6:30 and you wilö see lots!:) ) Ppps: there are no giraffs because of the fauna -just bushes no high trees Entrance fee for self driving at Addo( if you are not SA citizen) is around 600 for 2! No extra costs!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous classy individual and well run hotel. We stayed in one of the Rondveals which was great.Very near to Addo Elephant Park and they will organise a day Safari for you with Alan who was a fabulous host. The restaurant is also very special with superb home grown vegetables cooked and served to perfection! I recommend anyone to stay here
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the main gate of Addo Park Well furnished, even in the tent in winter. We were not cold thanks to a heater and
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Gert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stay was good except for the fact that we did not get the room we booked.We got a much smaller room than what we booked. and the facilities were also less than what hotels.com website mentioned. No aircon and few other smaller items. Service and food was very good.

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Somewhat over-priced
A very basic room and bathroom. As such, the cost is somewhat over-priced. Nevertheless, it was a clean a comfortable stay. Very few extras though: One is cautioned at check-in not to drink the tap water, yet complimentary bottled water is not provided. Coffee and tea is provided, however no cups and only powdered milk were available. Several items specified on Hotels.com, such as air-conditioning, were also lacking.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Fran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Real African experience
We loved the experience. The room was comfortable and despite them saying Wi-Fi would be intermittent we had no problems at all. All the staff were friendly and helpful. We had washing done too which was cheap. The only problem which we had was that the restaurant wasn’t open on Wednesdays. We had been driving all day so having to drive back out at night was a nuisance. Very close to Addo Elephant Park but be careful if you prebook as there are 2 entrances and the other is 1 hour away. We made that mistake. The park is tremendous though especially if you love elephants.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Roni on Jan 30, 2018
Dear Fran, Thank you for your review. We glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We are definitely working on having the restaurant open everyday so hopefully when you come back to visit it will be done so that you can enjoy. All the best Addo African Home Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay. Truly an African experience and perfectly located for the elephant park.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Very nice Garden like setting
Staff very friendly and helpful Loved the African decor for the room ,excellent amenities,very beautiful garden and natural pool,nice place to relax and chill, wish we had an extra day to do so,
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

jess, new freedom pa usa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place close to Addo Elephant park
Every staff member was so friendly. The facilities are wonderful. I wish we had longer to stay there
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from Alexander on Sep 5, 2017
We have been delighted to be your chosen lodge for your stay in Addo. It was great pleasure accommodating you. We hope that you experienced exceptional service as intended by our staff. We look forward to welcome you back for your next South African trip.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed in one of the rondavels for a night and left early. The room was lovely, but the lady was miserable at reception. The man who we found there was helpful. There's a restaurant next to the guesthouse.

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

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

8/10 Good

Dave , Perth . Australia

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Enjoyable.
Very obliging and helpful staff and Aardvaark is well situated to take advantage of local activities.

2/10 Terrible

Clasina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mooie locatie met natuur zwembad! Dichtbij Addo NP. Leuk en schoon huisje! Heel leuk verblijf incl community ruimte, gratis water etc. Er is verder niets te doen omheen en zelfs wat gevaarlijk vanwege townships. Je merkt hier echter niks van bij African Home! Restaurant en excursies zijn prijziger dan op het Addo park…
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bettina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful, nice little lodge, convenient location to visit Addo Elephant Park, friendly staff and above all a wonderful restaurant on the premises. We enjoyed our stay. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fabian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Einfach eingerichtetes aber sehr schönes Hotel mit einem tollen Restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Lolo on Nov 28, 2022
Thank you very much Fabian for taking time to write a review.All the best for the New Year!

8/10 Good

Dieter

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious Family-Room (Vasco da Gama); excellent beds and linnen; lovely tea- and coffee facilities. Excellent on-site-restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We would stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Marjolein

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Leuke Afrikaanse lodge
Super leuke logde in Afrikaanse stijl. Behulpzaam personeel. Dicht bij de ingang van Addo Elephant Park. Wij zijn hier drie nachten geweest en hebben iedere ochtend genoten van het heerlijke ontbijt dat de kok voor je klaarmaakt. Wij verbleven in een familie huisje met een separate slaapkamer voor de kinderen.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a true home from home. We loved everything about Addo African Home and would definitely come back. The staff is very helpful, the rondavel, where we stayed, was clean, practical and the bed was very comfy. Also the restaurant and hospitality were amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Henry on Mar 13, 2022
Dear Robin Thank you for taking the time to give feedback. Hospitality is our passion and we are so happy you enjoyed every aspect of our green escape. Looking forward to seeing you again in the near future. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Belle hôtel typique et échelle restaurant
Très bien! Le prix pour le safari est élevé mais cela peut valoir le coup. Le restaurant est très bon et les vins sont agréables. Le personnel et le propriétaire sont très serviables.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Henry on Feb 28, 2022
Thank you so much for your positive feedback. We always strive to do our best as hospitality is our passion. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend if visiting Addo Elephant Park
Absolutely charming lodge on a lovely lush property with amazing host. Our room was extremely tastefully and beautifully decorated (we got a free upgrade as it was not so busy - thank you a lot for that :-) ), good food in the restaurant and overall a very great vibe. Would definitely recommend if one visits Addo Elephant Park. We also did the Addo day safari organised by the lodge and had a superbe day!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Lolo on Mar 1, 2022
Dear Charlotte, Thank you so much for your feedback. We truly appreciated the time you took to review us. The hospitality is our passion. We always do our best as we would like to see you again soon in the near future. All the best!

10/10 Excellent

Raf E

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
De lodges waren zeer smaakvol ingericht. Een voortreffelijk en zeer gezellig restaurant op het domein.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Lolo on Nov 28, 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for taking time to write a review. We love that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again on our Green Escape!

10/10 Excellent

Lobel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Toller moderner Aufenthalt in traditionellem Stil
Super moderne Unterkunft in traditionellem Stil. Die Zimmer sind modern und stylsich eingerichtet. Die Mitarbeiter waren super freundlichen, man hat sich wie zu Hause gefühlt. Das Abendessen im Restaurant war sehr gut, auch hier muss man wieder den tollen Service erwähnen. Rundum ein toller Aufenthalt.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Lolo on Nov 28, 2021
Dear Guest, It was a pleasure to welcoming you on our Green Escape. We hope to see you again. Have a wonderful festive season!

10/10 Excellent

Daisy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Waren heel blij met de accommodatie alles goed verzorgd. additioneel nog ontbijt en avondeten op hoog niveau bij restaurant van accommodatie gegeten. we hebben ook een safari geboekt en zijn daar erg over te spreken. aanrader!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Lolo on Nov 28, 2021
Dear Daisy, Thank you very much for your comment. It was a pleasure to having you on our Green Escape. Hope you had a safe travel back. All the best!

8/10 Good

Joerg

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Lolo on Mar 21, 2020
Thank you so much for your kind revue! We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unglaublich schön angelegtes Gelände. Eine Oase und ein mega tolles Restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Lolo on Mar 21, 2020
Thank you so much for your comment. We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Lolo on Mar 21, 2020
Thank you very much for staying with us. It was a pleasure to have you on our Green Escape.

10/10 Excellent

Alina, Hamburg

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Personal ist sehr zuvorkommend und nett. Wir wurden herzlich begrüßt und haben uns sofort wohl gefühlt. Das Zimmer war groß und gemütlich. Vergesst nicht, euer Mückenspray einzupacken :)
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Lolo on Mar 21, 2020
Thank you very much for your revue. We hope to see you again!

8/10 Good

FERNANDO

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Lolo on Mar 21, 2020
Thank you very much for staying with us. We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jens Uwe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schönes Hotel in der Nähe des Addo Elephant Parks
Sehr schönes Hotel in der Nähe des Addo Elephant National Parks... hatten eine "Rundhütte", die sehr komfortabel und geschmackvoll eingerichtet war... es fehlte an nix!!! Sehr gerne wieder!!! Empfehlenswert auch die Safari durch den Addo Elphants National Park... buchbar als Ganztages- oder Halbtages-Tour!!! Diese geht direkt am Hotel los...
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Der Empfang war sehr nett! Zimmer und Bad sehr dunkel, von der Ausstattung sehr einfach gehalten. Das zugehörige Restaurant ist sehr schön und das Essen schmeckt super, nur die Auswahl könnte vielseitiger sein. Zum Addo Elefantenpark ist es mit dem Auto ca 10 Minuten!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The stuff is super friendly and professional. We slept very well in the Rondavel and had a gorgeous supper in the restaurant. We can also highly recommend the Safari in Addo. There is a well equipped community kitchen (incl. fridge per unit) and braai (bbq). The natural swimming pool is a nice spot to relax, too!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019