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4 out of 5
Oyster Creek Lodge
1 Point Close, Knysna, Western Cape

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 31 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 31 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 31 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 31 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 31 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful
Wonderful place. Extremely friendly service. Stunning location a few minutes out of the city, but right on the main road and easy to find. The house was beautiful. No air-con, but there is a fan in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very disappointing
We are amazed that other reviews give this place 10 out of 10. It is overpriced and the rooms are a joke. Never book the loft room. It is in the apex of the roof and beams slope down either side. On one side you will bang your head getting out of bed. On the other side is a bath with hand held shower. This is in the bedroom, but you cannot stand in the bath because of another sloping beam. Gerhard does his best and is very helpful. He found us another room but it was small and poorly furnished with the cheapest furniture available. The view across the lagoon is good. That is all there is to be said using the word good.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The real selling point of this place is its stunning location right in the middle of the beautiful lagoon! Incredible view from your room and breakfast area! The lodge itself is cozy, if not in need of some slight renovations (the bathrooms could use an upgrade). Though I wouldnt consider it a 4* I think the price we paid was more than fair...it offers all you need for a quick stop along the Garden Route
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely location ooverlooking the lagoon with nice helpful staff but overall the lodge is quite dated and could do with a refurb
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Frans

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful views
Lovely guesthouse with stunning views all around. Very quiet even though it is situated close to the main road. Delicious breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Pearl of Knysna.
A fabulous place to stay with amazing views from every window. This place makes a great base from which to explore Knysna and wider Garden Route area. The beds were super comfy and the epic breakfast had something for everyone and set you up for the day. Gerhard, the manager, has a huge amount of knowledge of the area and your stay would be poorer if you didn’t take the time to talk to him. Many thanks for your hospitality.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Location with an excellent view. Friendly staff and very helpful with recommendations of things to do
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Adrian, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location
Highly recommended. Perfect for accessing all that Knysna has to offer and yet sat in tranquil surroundings. Ideal place to take a rest travelling from Cape Town to Addo Elephant National Park.... so much so, we stayed again on the return journey! Wonderful staff!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Marie, Cardiff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful
lovely and friendly welcome. Amazing location. Loved the shower gel/shampoo to. Owner so friendly. Breakfast lovely to. Few km from town so may have to have a taxi if you want a drink.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent views - good location
Our room had excellent views. The owner gave us great recommendations for restaurants and in particular the best times to visit the local attractions (Birds of Eden, Monkey Land). The house and our room is similar to a ski chalet. Breakfast was excellent. Be sure to have your map at hand as there are two places with the same street name and number, fortunately close to each other. Safe location. Would recommend booking the larger room as our double room was quite small.

10/10 Excellent

IAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lagoon side experience
This hotel is situated an the side of the tidal Knysna lagoon. Its wooden chalet construction and excellent facilities make it unique. It is in easy drive/walk access to a range of excellent restaurants and the superb town waterfront with its wide range of activities, all promoted and explained by the extremely helpful manager.

8/10 Good

Hussein

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

10/10 Excellent

lisa, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Must stay
All of the staff are very welcoming and the host Esther is an amazing person. Very very helpful and fantastic to talk too.
Response from Leigh on Mar 12, 2016
Thank you for your awesome review. We are thrilled that you enjoyed your time with us. We hope to see you again

2/10 Terrible

Kwai Yee, Hong Kong

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Don't give them your credit card!
Clean nice B&B at the corner of Knysna, not close to city centre. Surrounded by a lake, quiet... if there's no fellow travellers staying in the lodge. You'll listen to the soft cracking sound of the stairs when the loft residence walk up, and the couple next door mumble... What upset me most is that I booked through Hotels.com. But at the hotel reception I was told to pay again. And back home, I found Hotels.com charged, and this lodge charged TWICE on my card. (Yes, I paid 3 times for one booking. ) I'm still wondering what to do...

6/10 Okay

Chris, Northampton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant but we wouldn't stay again.
Pleasant enough buts wouldn't advise to go as a couple, but weird sitting round the same table with lots of strangers making small-talk in the morning - would be ace if you were travelling alone or in a group with friends. The setting isn't great and is quite a way from everything, we didn't expect it to be quite so isolated. The loft room is OK, spacious and cleaner, etc but it's not the best, the rooms downstairs are much nicer. The toilet in the room smells really strange. The breakfast was good and the lady who runs it is lovely and has lots of info, so not all bad.

8/10 Good

Doreen, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rustic lodge in quiet area
This is a rustic wooden property in a quiet area a little off the road. A car is required. There is a large common lounge area with a TV, a large deck overlooking the water, and a pool. The walls are thin but fortunately when we were there the other guests were quiet.
Response from leigh on May 14, 2016
Thank you for your awesome review. We are thrilled that you enjoyed your time with us. We hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely excellent!
Oyster Creek Lodge is definitely one of the sweetest and mellow B&B options in all of Knysna. Excellent location, beautiful lagoon, beautiful lodging, and welcoming hosts. Awesome breakfast!
Response from leigh on May 14, 2016
Thank you for your awesome review. We are thrilled that you enjoyed your time with us. We hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastisk miljö, supermysigt bed and breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Regina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traumhafter Blick!
Es ist eine sehr saubere einfache Unterkunft, die als einziges auf einer Landzunge liegt. Der Blick ist traumhaft und das Personal sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Für 1 Nacht jederzeit zu empfehlen, jedoch für einen längeren Aufenthalt muss man berücksichtigen das es mehr einer offenen Berghütte ähnelt,indem man jedes Geräusch hört.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Aldert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Prachtige plek
Zorg dat je de kamer bovenin hebt, daar is het een prachtig uitzicht!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Johannes, Nürnberg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ruhig, gemütlich, sehr freundlich
Wir waren hier für einen kurzen Zwischenstop. Durch die Lage circa 2km außerhalb von Knysna war es wunderbar ruhig. Das Frühstück war deutlich über den Erwartungen, mit Ei wie man es möchte? Kuchen, Obstsalat, gegrillten Tomaten (sehr lecker), frischer Kaffee (Nescaf' no est caf') usw. Zudem war der Chef wirklich sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend, gab uns einige Tips zu Restaurants und Unternehmungen auf unserer Route die sich auch wirklich als Top-Empfehlung herausstellten. Die Lodge ist zwar etwas älter, aber hat den Charme eines größeren Forsthauses... wir mochten das.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Jeroen, Venlo, the Netherlands

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view, great host!
We really enjoyed the stay. Nice lagoon views. Gerhard is a very friendly and helpful host.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Holger, Cuxhaven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
*****
Super Unterkunft! Alles da was man braucht. Am besten waren die Hausdamen, einfach super die beiden.

8/10 Good

Thomas, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely wooden cottage-like bed-and-breakfast
Very warm and friendly welcome by the staff. Our room was spacious, clean and comfortable. The breakfast is basic but sufficient. The location in the middle of a swamp-like promontory allows a stunning view from the balcony.
Response from Leigh on Mar 12, 2016
Thank you for your awesome review. We are thrilled that you enjoyed your time with us. We hope to see you again

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Gute Unterkunft an guter Lage
Die Lage der Unterkunft ist sehr gut, nahe beim Zentrum und doch hat man das Gefühl mitten in der Natur zu sein. Das Zimmer war OK. Leider hatten wir keine Stühle zum Sitzen auf dem Balkon, dafür diente der Balkon als Zugang zu anderen Zimmern (andere Gäste mussten vor unserem Zimmer durchlaufen, um zu ihrem Zimmer zu kommen). Das Badezimmer war OK, hat aber seine besten Zeiten hinter sich...
Response from leigh on May 14, 2016
Vielen Dank für die schöne Bewertung. Wir sind so glücklich, dass Sie Ihre Zeit bei uns genossen, wir hoffen, Sie bald wieder in unserem kleinen Lodge in Knysna zu sehen

8/10 Good

Islamorada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ca 2 km außerhalb von Knysna, nettes Haus
Sehr liebe Gastgeberin, gutes Frühstück, alles vorhanden: Pool, WiFi, Parkplätze. Sehr schöne Landschaft und kurze Wege nach Plettenberg Bay und Knysna Elefantenpark.
Response from Leigh on Mar 16, 2016
Vielen Dank für Ihre fantastische Bewertung. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Sie Ihre Zeit bei uns genossen. Wir hoffen, dass Sie wieder zu sehen

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel de madera
En realidad es una muy linda cabaña en donde la cocina y la sala de estar son compartidas. Las habitaciones son con baño privadoy cómodas. SE encuentra en una zona tranquila y posee una muy buena vista.
Response from Leigh on Mar 13, 2016
Vielen Dank für die schöne Bewertung. Wir sind so glücklich, dass Sie Ihre Zeit bei uns genossen wir hoffen, Sie bald zu sehen

8/10 Good

Silke, Petershagen, NRW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nette Unterkunft in naturbelassener Lage
Kleine privat geführte Lodge in schöner Lage, teilweise Zimmer mit Blick auf die tolle Lagune und Balkon. Sehr ruhig und zu empfehlen wenn man sich etwas ab vom Trubel wohl fühlt. Nach Knysna ca. 3 km.Sehr freundlicher Empfang, Zimmer nett und sauber. Kleiner Welcome Gruß. Gekühlte Getränke und Wein gegen ein kleines Entgeld vorhanden. Frühstück war gut und ausreichend. Wir haben uns hier rund um wohl gefühlt. Ein Manko: Es war kein Haartrockner vorhanden und der Stecker meines Reiseföns passte nicht in die Adapter.
Response from Leigh on Mar 13, 2016
Vielen Dank für die schöne Bewertung. Wir sind so glücklich, dass Sie Ihre Zeit bei uns genossen, wir hoffen, Sie bald wieder in unserem kleinen Lodge in Knysna zu sehen