8 Lower Long Street, 6670 Riversdale, South Africa
#10 of 12 hotels in Riversdale
Guests' ChoiceBased on 152 hotel reviews
8.3Cleanliness
8.7
Comfort
8.7
Location
8.5
Facilities
8.4
Staff
9.2
Value for money
8.4
Free WiFi
7.1
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End of dialog contentReviewed: February 26, 2024
Natassia
South AfricaThe Fan had to stand on the bedside table. no Loadshedding lights. the people next door was very noisy
Staff was very helpful and accommodating
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 18, 2024
Ruth
United KingdomGot nibbled by some mosquitos!
Handily situated on our route back from Plett to CT. Staff were very friendly. Dinner and breakfast in the restaurant were good.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: January 23, 2024
Suhail
South AfricaThe room had a weird old smell. The entrance gate had to be operated manually. The place was a bit stuffy, but I did mention to the receptionist that the windows need to be opened a bit as it can be stuffy. I did not really like the location as there is nothing in the town
Great breakfast. Decent stay. Solid furniture . Full DSTV package.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: January 21, 2024
Leonard
United KingdomNothing. Would happily stay here again
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 10, 2024
Irusha
South AfricaThe garden and pool is lovely and the breakfast is fresh and really good. Bathroom nice and big.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 7, 2024
Chris
CanadaSecurity - Missing and damaged garden door locks. Broken street security gate. Poor value for the money.
The historical cabin was well preserved and really interesting to stay in. Beautiful grounds (pond, flowers, etc). Very quiet. Restaurant was nice.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: January 4, 2024
Linda
South Africajust the unfortunate load shedding affecting the use of lights, plugs & air con).
Lovely old school hotel and gardens. The rooms and linen were very comfortable. The restaurant dinner was delicious and a pretty setting.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: November 20, 2023
Zah
South AfricaThey should get better plug points. I always bring my own plugs and leads. Loadshedding .
Most beautiful Guesthouse. Been staying for work and only stay there when in Riversdal. Oh my gosh. Their Breakfast, continental forsure.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: November 18, 2023
Lisa
South AfricaNothing.
Staff, restaurant, rooms were lovely.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: October 21, 2023
Vicki
New Zealandperhaps could do with a little maintenance like the ceiling in the bathroom but other than that everything was great.
What a surprise to find this original little boutique hotel - not trying to pretend to be anything it's not and very quaint with original features and decor to suit the era. Sadly it was raining so we didn't get a chance to use the pool which looked lovely or wander around the gardens which has white roses in bloom. The shower water pressure was amazing - best we have had so far in South Africa. Wifi was great too despite others rating it low. Beautiful cafe just a few minutes down the road and lovely menu for dinner and brekky in the hotel. Bookings.com had not communicated our change of date so they expected us the day before but they quickly sorted a room for us.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 5, 2023
Mandy
South AfricaThe only issue was the lack of sound proofing between rooms as we could hear everything in the room adjacent to us.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 30, 2023
Shirley
South AfricaNothing
Breakfast was nice
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 21, 2023
Bruette
South AfricaBooking.com showed that my room had Garden view ,coffee machine and more . Not true
Breakfast was good
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 21, 2023
Arnold
South AfricaNo back-up power. Could not find DSTV channels on my TV.
Overall good
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 13, 2023
Paul
United KingdomRestaurant was cold and uncomfortable.
Location very good. Cottage was excellent, shame only there for one night.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: August 25, 2023
Timothy
South AfricaRooms need work. Lots of damp in bathroom Accommodation expensive Food reasonably priced Dinner closes at 8
Rooms very comfortable Friendly staff Food delicuous
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: August 21, 2023
Allan
South AfricaGreat breakfast and good bed. Excellent location too.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: July 25, 2023
Lilly
South AfricaI didn't like that I didn't have an option to have the two single beds to be combined. I really find it weird to sleep in a room with two separate beds next time each other.
Friendly staff and delicious breakfast.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: June 24, 2023
Jan
South AfricaThe room we had was quite noisy in the evening and morning.
Beautiful old property in Riversdale with wooden floors and spacious rooms. Restaurant served delicious food! We had to leave quite early the next morning and the staff made an effort to make us breakfast. Everyone was friendly and helpful.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: June 5, 2023
Carin
South AfricaWe battled to log on to Wi-fi. It kept saying the password is incorrect, but in fairness, there was loadshedding and that could have been the problem. Outside light did not work- which made it spooky to arrive back at the cottage during loadshedding.
The location was good. The hot water -bottle!
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: April 21, 2023
Adriaan
South Africadealing with load shedding
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: March 12, 2023
Maria
South AfricaIt was good we could have dinner at the hotel after a long day traveling. The food however was mediocre.
Nice breakfast. Fresh fruit and choice of eggs
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: March 4, 2023
Gill
United KingdomThe staff were extremely helpful and kind
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: January 26, 2023
Mandi
South AfricaThe stove in the unit was broken so we couldn't cook and had no choice but to use the restaurant. The pond outside the unit was also very dirty and there were heaps of mosquitoes
The unit was lovely, meals were good
Stayed in January 2023
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