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Reviews of Woodall Country House & Spa

5 out of 5
Woodall Country House & Spa
Jan Smuts Avenue, Addo, Eastern Cape

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 35 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

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10/10 Excellent

David

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Outstanding, friendly hotel near Addo Elephant
Simply outstanding hotel near Addo Elephant Park. Special mention for Edwin on front of house who accomodated our dietary needs perfectly. The food was simply spectacular at both breakfast and dinner and the setting overlooking a pond with weaver birds is very special. The photos dont do justice to the welcome you receive as the futnishings are a little old school, but the room size and facilities are very good. Trips to Addo on their landcruiser were easy and trouble free.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

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We only stayed for one night. However the room was good, service was friendly and dinner was nice. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

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Luxery
Excellent service and amazing food and rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Karen

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A very relaxing stay to kick off our South Africa experience Woodhall is a beautiful niche property - very much in the middle of nowhere, although very close to the Addo Elephant Park. Great value for money as well. Fantastic five course tasting dinner, accompanied by Freddie's piano skills and a frog chorus from the dam. Outstanding and personal service from a friendly team. Lovely touches, our car was cleaned prior to departure, and we loved the double outside shower (there were showers inside the cottage too for those not brave enough to bathe al fresco!)
Addo Elephant Park
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

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Short stay in Addo
An absolutely wonderful stay at Woodall. Everything was 5* in particular the service from all of the staff. There were lots of personal touches throughout the stay and the attention to detail was amazing. The food was incredible and dinner was great value considering the quality of food. We also used the spa which was lovely. Would definitely stay again and would recommend to anyone coming to the Addo area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

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Travelled with partner
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Fantastic place. Added it last minute and wish we had booked longer!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alan, Hillsborough, UK

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Very nice spacious room and bathroom. The staff could not have been nicer. Location is very convenient for ADDO national park. Overall a very pleasant experience
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

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Amazing birdlife and superb dinner!
We had a very relaxing stay at Woodall Country House & Spa. The dinner was superb and the birdlife amazing (red bishops and humming-birds). The SPA treatment was also very professional. The old style of the rooms has its charme and the service was great! Manager and Staff are very friendly. What we did not like were the bathroom taps which were arranged way too low. This could be easily improved though. Recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mark

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Live the high life while seeing wildlife.
A wonderful setting for exploring Addo Elephant Park and surrounding areas. The restaurant was great, we had our own little outdoor pool, and it is only 45 minutes from Port Elizabeth. The half day guided visit of the park gets five stars.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

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Above expectations.
We loved this lodge! The staff were so friendly & efficient & nothing was too much trouble. Our room, lounge area & bathroom were so spacious with first class furniture, appliances, fittings, linen & towels - everything to make your stay an enjoyable one. We had 2 memorable evening meals - a 5 course set menu with choices. The presentation was excellent & the food delicious. The breakfast was a superb display of fresh items as well as a menu with special dishes of the day. Not to mention champagne! We can also highly recommend the spa. All in all a wonderful stay - we left feeling pampered & spoilt - thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth, atlanta, ga

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Wonderful experience
Great overall- huge room with very comfortable bed. Food was beyond 5 star, only complaint was that there was too much. Guide for addo park was very knowledgeable, we saw lots of game including literally hundreds of elephants.

8/10 Good

Shirley, Yorkshire

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First class accommodation
very friendly welcome by Edwin. Extremely comfortable, our room was huge, sitting area, bedroom,enormous bathroom, and outside hot and cold showers. Lots of complementary drinks. Everything about the Woodall Country House and Spa oozes quality and sumptuousness. The food was superb, and well presented Easy to get to the Addo Elephant Park

10/10 Excellent

Martin, London

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Perfect!
Everything from the early email exchanges arranging tours of Addo, to the welcome, the tour, the food, the room and the service was absolutely perfect. Having stayed in 100's of hotels in dozens of countries this would definitely be one of the best. The attention to detail and personal experience could not be faulted. As an example - we were booked for an official night drive via the Addo park but as we were running late there would of been no time to eat so without asking Edwin had arranged us a table out of hours for on completion of the tour. Additionally they rearranged spa staff hours to accommodate one of our party. In the evening that we did dine at the hotel - a personalised vegetarian menu was specially prepared for our touring herbivore! I'd highly recommend doing a tour of Addo via Woodall as their guides and vehicle are fantastic. Sitting high up in the land cruiser allows you to see a lot easier above the bush of the reserve. Tip: make sure you take some good binoculars with you as the park is massive

10/10 Excellent

Larry, Hood River, Oregon

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Unexpected Luxury
We did not expect our room to actually be a suite and so luxurious. After three solid days of safari, this was a wonderful place to relax. Woodall is only 9 minutes away from the entrance to Addo Elephant National Park. Perfect.

10/10 Excellent

peter, London

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OMG amazing
OMG 2 nights at Woodhall what a treat.beutiful hotel wonderful staff amazing food (a bit expensive) but a must if your in the addo area. Top class would reccomEnd to anyone .

10/10 Excellent

Gaetano Nino

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Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Manfred

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2 Tage die Unvergesslich bleibe
Der Aufenthalt war vom Anfang bis zum Ende ein absolutes Highlight. Unterkunft ein Traum. Vom Service mit Dubai zu vergleichen. Fruehstueck und Abendessen jeden Tag ein Erlebnis. Die beiden Ausflugstouren mit Larry eine bleibende Erinnerung.Und das ganze vom Hotel aus.Absolut empfehlenswert.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

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Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pia

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This hotel is better in real life than in pictures
Wow! This hotel looks better in real life than in pictures. We had a gorgeous and spacious rooms with private showers also outside. They have absolutely beautiful garden with a lot of flowers. The service was excellent if you do not take in account the waiting time for breakfast or lunch food. We enjoyed the set dinner in their beautiful restaurant. In some reviews the restaurant had been compared with Michelin star restaurants. I would not raise expectations that high to avoid disappointment, but the food was good. Woodall organized safaris for us and they were good value as well. I would recommend one game drive in Addo with Woodall driver and another one in close by some of the private parks. They are quite different and complement each other. We went to Schotia for another safari. We saw a lot of animals, but felt that it was a bit too touristic and crowded and would have enjoyed a more private experience. We enjoyed our stay in Woodall and highly recommend it. By staying there you can enjoy a luxury hotel and game drives with reasonable cost. Note: Spa facials I cannot recommend if you have a sensitive skin. It took a few days to cover from the treatment with my skin peeling off...
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Hannelore

Wunderbares Country House inmitten von Zitronenbäume. Wir kommen immer wieder an diesen Ort zurück, die 5 verschiedenen Zimmer sind jeweils total grosszügig und geschmackvoll möbeliert. Das Frühstück ist mit viel liebe zu kleinen detail sehr schön präsentiert. Hilfsbereites Personal übersll und die Ausflüge werden kompetent organisieren.Ein guter Ort auch zum Addo Elefantenpark-nur 7km zum Main Gate. Ein SPA ist vorhanden mit super ausgebildetem Personal. Ausspannen und Geniessen ist der Ort PERFEKT.Wir kommen sicher wieder.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Sehr schönes und luxuriöses Hotel.
Sehr gutes Hotel, mit sehr engagierten Mitarbeitern, tollem Service. Die Anfahrt zum Hotel ist jedoch grausig. Wenn man keinen Pick-Aup zur Verfügung hat, sondern einen Kleinwagen ein Abenteuer.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Noemi

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Ein Wort: Umwerfend!!
Es war einfach ein Traum. Die Mitarbeiter sind sehr zuvorkommend und freundlich, es fehlte uns an nichts. Die Suite...WOW!...es stimmte einfach alles !DANKE!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Service, Personal sind top. Die Preise für Getränke und Dinner sind überhöht. Man provitiert eindeutig davon, dass in der Nähe keine besonderen Restaurants zu finden sind. Nichtsdestotrotz war das Essen sehr gut.

8/10 Good

Uwe, Mainz

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Refugium für Ruhesuchende
Die Anlage ist schon etwas älter, so dass die 5 Sterne eher dem unteren Bereich zuzurechnen sind. Dies wird allerdings durch den Service wieder ausgeglichen (u.a. wurde jeden Morgen das Auto gewaschen). Insgesamt handelt es sich deshalb durchaus um eine Luxusoase. Zu bemängeln wäre höchstens, dass die Zimmer nicht über einen Fernseher verfügen. Abends wird im Restaurant leider nur ein komplettes Menü angeboten. Das ist zwar relativ günstig (Preis-Leistungsverhältnis stimmt). Nach drei Wochen in Südafrika würde ein Hauptgericht aber ab und an genügen - dafür dann den kompletten Menüpreis zu bezahlen wäre dann doch etwas übertrieben.

8/10 Good

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10/10 Excellent

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Großartiger Garten, toller Service. Eine einmalige Erfahrung!

10/10 Excellent

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10/10 Excellent

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Great luxury, culinary and calm place to enjoy!!
The most variety breakfast we've ever seen in SA, particular the choice of home made jam. A great, peaceful place to relax and to enjoy the great food and wine selection. Woodall is a pure relaxing island, nothing you can do by foot in the surrounding for other activities you have to take the car. Nothing to complain, great people great service, we definitely recommend this place
Breakfast and homemade jam selection

10/10 Excellent

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Ein kleines Paradies.
Wir hatten eine Suite mit zwei Außenduschen und eigenem Pool als Upgrade bekommen. Der Service war sehr freundlich, alle Wünsche und Fragen wurden umgehend erfüllt und beantwortet. Vorbehaltlos weiter zu empfehlen.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
5 Sterne Hotel mit schwächen
Unser Zimmer war extrem Geräumig und auch sauber, benötigt allerdings dringend mal eine komplette Auffrischung und Modernisierung. Alte Holztüren und Möbel, Teppich usw. Auf unserer Reise an der Garden Route war es aus Preis und Leistung die schlechteste Unterkunft. Ansonsten waren die Aussenanlagen des Hotels und des Restaurants in Ordnung. Wir hatten einem eigenen Außenbereich mit Pool. Leider waren die Auflagen für Stühle und Liegen nicht besonders sauber, so das die Motivation dies zu nutzen gering war.

10/10 Excellent

Yves, Noisy le Roi

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Excellent hôtel,restaurant près d'Addo
Très agréable séjour de trois nuits dans cet Hôtel.Accueil,qualité de la chambre,qualité du repas du soir.Ceci dans un environnement de culture de citronniers et a 15 minutes de parc d'Addo.

10/10 Excellent

Christine, Berlin

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Tolles Resort! Kaum zu überbieten.
Fantastisches Anlage mitten in der Natur, nahe Addo Elephantpark. Sehr gutes Essen, toller Service. Morgens war sogar der Mietwagen geputzt!

10/10 Excellent

Uwe, Bitterfeld

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Diamant in Eisenfassung
Nur eine Nacht - leider! Wollten eigentlich den Addo-NP besuchen, spontan entschieden, dass wir Elefanten genug gesehen und im Hotel bleiben. Sauna und Zimmer ( was heisst Zimmer - Wohnung ! mit Aussenpool und -dusche, riesigem Bade-, Wohn- und Schlafzimmer) luden zum Bleiben ein. Dinner und Breakfast waren toll, Qualität und Service ohne Tadel. Restaurant mit Terrasse am Teich voller Vogel- Leben (seitdem beim ich Vogel-Fan). Ein kleiner Wermutstropfen: die Anfahrt über die feldwegmäßig schlammige Piste ( es hatte geregnet) und der ( noch) unbefestigte Zugang zum Zimmer. Aber: im Hotel alles top.

8/10 Good

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empfehlenswerte Anlage für Erkundungsreisen
Traumhafte Lage und sehr gute Lodgeausstattung. Auswahl am Frühstücksbuffett riesig ( wenn erster Gast). Auffüllung teilweise verbesserungswürdig. Servicepersonal sehr aufmerksam.