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Reviews of Tomjachu Bush Retreat

4 out of 5
Tomjachu Bush Retreat
Off Uitkyk Road, Valbonne Farm, Mbombela, Mpumalanga

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic and We’re Coming Back!
Such a beautiful place! We are definitely going back. Beware of GPS leading you astray if you are coming from the Ressano Garcia border.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Truly fabulous

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable beds, great atmosphere, extremely relaxing
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Corali

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Corali

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our mid week stay,
Was an amazing stay, beautiful nature walks, excellent food and service. Accommodation was great too.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Jay Dean on Sep 21, 2020
Dear Corali, Thank you so much for your kind word. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us. We count ourselves lucky to have customers like you. Kind regards Tomjachu Team

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Jack on Feb 4, 2020
Dear Kathryn, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us with such a positive review. We are delighted you enjoyed your time at Tomjachu, and hope that you will visit us again in the near future. From Jack & The Tomjachu Team

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome, just awesome
This is an utterly amazing destination, a genuine wish we could stay forever holiday destination. It is truly a private, luxury, in-middle-of-nowhere, walk freely amongst the animals kind of a place just 30 minutes from civilization. You couldn’t ask for more and at a fraction of what you think all this would cost.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Jack on Oct 23, 2019
Dear Steven, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us with such a wonderful review! We are delighted that you enjoyed your time with us, relaxing and walking around the reserve. We hope that we will see you again in the near future, From all the Tomjachu Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely accommodation and food. Beautiful location within natural setting.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Jack on Aug 7, 2019
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us with a review. We are delighted you enjoyed your time with us and hope to see you again soon! From Jack & The Tomjachu Team

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chef’s a star!
The Chef’s wonderful dishes is a main reason for coming back and braving the gravel road to get here.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Jack on Jun 19, 2019
Dear Karen, Thank you very much for your comment, our chefs Thebe and Flonny will be delighted to hear your review of their food! We hope you will be back again soon, and look forward to your next visit!

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A truly hidden gem,should be the worst kept secret
Amazing hospitality and stay. From the minute we arrived to the minute we left the team treated us so well. The property is taken care of very well with no attention to detail spared. If you’re looking for an eco friendly private reserve where you can detach and unwind this is it.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Jack on Apr 16, 2019
Dear Gary, Thank you very much for your wonderful review and feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to write about us, and we are delighted that you enjoyed your time here with us. Perhaps we do keep the secret a little too well! We hope that we will see you again in the near future. From the Tomjachu Team

10/10 Excellent

Chandresh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Getaway
I stayed here for a great romantic getaway with my girlfriend , We had an amazing time the hosts were extremely friendly and accommodating. The linen was clean and the place was spotless. The apartment was serviced daily , and the self catering facilities were more than sufficient . There was good wifi which was needed as MTN and Telkom signal was spotty .
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Jack on Feb 20, 2019
Dear Chandresh,sorry for only responding to your feedback now, but thank you for taking the time to leave us with a review, and we are delighted that you enjoyed your time with us. Unfortunately as we are in the mountains our cell phone reception can be shaky, but we hope it gave you the opportunity to 'switch off' fro the outside world for a short while! We hope to see you again soon, Kind regards, Jack & The Tomjachu Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic lodge with breathtaking views!
We stayed at Tomjachu for a couple of nights during a 10 day tour of SA. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful and did everything to make our relaxing visit perfect. The cottage we stayed at was beautiful, with a breathtaking view of the mountains. We enjoyed eating at the Homestead as well as grilling our on food on a typical South African braai on our patio. We hiked around the property and overall had a wonderful, relaxing time enjoying the outdoors at Tomjachu.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Jack on Mar 15, 2018
Thank you very much for taking the time to write us a review - we are delighted that you enjoyed your time with us at Tomjachu, and hope to see you again in the future. From the Tomjachu Team

10/10 Excellent

Vytautas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxury hideaway for a budget price
We got to Tomjachu accidentally on a last minute search for a one night stay on a way from Kruger National Park. And we found a real jewel away in the mountains. The property is managed by Mr. Jack at highest standards competing with top hotels we've stayed. Everything is very well considered - a welcome email with throughout description of amenities, hiking ant MTB tracks; tree tags around the place; simple but efficient water saving tools in bathroom (you should see it yourselves); fireplace in a room… and a lot else to list. They have several cosy cottage with braai and swimming pools, each with beautiful views (we lived in the foremost and most private one called Bush Lodge. So sad we had to leave this place so quickly - I would like to return here for a weak for a hideaway chill.

8/10 Good

Jikks, Doha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tomjachu is paradise away just away from Nelspruit
Tomjachu is a great place just outside Nelspruit. The place is absolutely well kept. The view is beautiful and very nice place to reconnect with family. There is no television so all the time is for you with your family. The accommodation is really relaxing and seems a very good way to reconnect with yourself.
Viewpoint
Sunrise
Lodge
Sunrise

8/10 Good

Benjamin

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Amazing place but check the note on dirt entrance
*Note: Lodge staff were incredible, the meals were great, and the view is amazing. I would highly recommend this place for a retreat and lodge experience. It should be noted this Lodge is down a 6-8 Kilometer dirt road that can feel rough in the dark. We did not have a 4x4 and faired okay but the hotel should state this fact in their description. Come here for rest and the beauty but not for proximity to Nelspruit due to dirt road.

10/10 Excellent

Nomboniso, Woodmead

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An amazing find!
We stayed at the Bush Cottage as a family, amazing outlook views and a game drive at sunset was superlative. The mattress in the main bedroom was a bit on the hard side and maybe some new appliances in the kitchen could complement the elegant rustic look of the cottage. We had a braai fire arranged for us, the service is impeccable.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely staffs, peaceful and quiet place, amazing foods...I had an wonderful stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Jack on Aug 23, 2018
Thank you very much for takig the time to write us a review. We are delighted that you enjoyed your time with us and we hope you will visit again soon, Jack & the Tomjachu Team

10/10 Excellent

Francesca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Posto idilliaco
Molto positiva, personale gentilissimo, cena romantica perfetta!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ingela, Nyköping

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avkopplande
Ett alldeles utmärkt retreat för avkoppling, med natur och djur inpå knuten. Väldigt serviceinriktad personal, det var underbart att vara där!