Guesthouse Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat
Beach. Property has access to beach-related activities.
17 Katonkel St, 3936 St Lucia, South Africa – Excellent location – show map
Excellent location – rated 9.9/10! (score from 58 reviews)
Real guests • Real stays • Real opinions
The best place I have stayed at in South Africa period. The owners are fantastic and helped plan all our activities for the week and what an adventure we had. The room was fantastic and they always went the extra mile to make us feel at home and welcome. The food was amazing it's worth just staying for the food alone. They prepped take away breakfast for us when we had early morning outings to the local reserves, organized an amazing deep sea fishing trip as well as made the most amazing dinner I have had in a long time. Their service is unmatched by any other place I have ever stayed at. Kwalucia has set the standard I doubt I will find any other accommodation that will come close to them. I will definitely be returning as often as possible.
South AfricaAdrian and Marie are super kind, their welcome message was great, helping us to plan our activities in best possible way. Also they helped us to visit the Hippos in town! Super Happy with our stay there. Their Breakfast is special and we did enjoy it a lot!
South AfricaAwsome place to stay if you go to St Lucia. Probably the best I've been in South Africa so far! The owners make you really feel at home, helped us planning our visit and making our reservations. Incredible home made breakfast with natural ingredients. Strongly suggested!
MozambiqueWe had a fantastic stay! The owners helped us put together a nice program for the days we were there and were so helpful with everything. The breakfast is amazing and one evening the owners cooked traditional African food which was absolutely delicious. It is a quiet location only 2 blocks away from the main street with restaurants and shops. 100% recommended!
ChileAbsolutely amazing. Clean, romantic and excellent room. Owners are really friendly and they helped to us organize everything. From our point of view five starts are not enough!! 10 stars at least!!! Hipo just 20m from entrance doors.
Czech RepublicIt is a beautiful place with a lovely swimming pool in an amazing green garden. We had a nice spacious room. Amazing breakfast! They made everything themselves. The hosts, Adrian & Marie, were the best! They helped us with everything and gave us really good advise on what to do and where to eat. We had an amazing time and wished we could have stayed for 6 nights instead of 4! We will definitely come back if we go to St Lucia again.
NetherlandsBreakfast was superb with many home made items and a huge choice. Owners are very hospitable and keen to share local knowledge. Hosts even supplied beach chairs and snorkelling equipment. Lovely pool area and pleasant gardens.
United KingdomIt’s clean tidy and the hosts are lovely and the breakfasts are just the best and frankly could have lasted us all day
United KingdomIt was perfect. Wonderful breakfast. Very lovely owner and so helpful with our excursions and questions. A place to be.
SwitzerlandAbsolutely perfect setting and amazing owners, highly addictive scrumptuous breakfast
Czech Republic
Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat
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Michael
South Africa
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Hamidreza
South Africa
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Igino_1980
Mozambique
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Chile
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Michal
Czech Republic
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Damia
Netherlands
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Laurie
United Kingdom
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David
United Kingdom
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Laura
Switzerland
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Martin
Czech Republic
One of our top picks in St Lucia. Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat is set in St Lucia, 1.1 mi from Jabula Beach, and features a bar, a shared lounge and a garden. Featuring a concierge service, this property also provides guests with a terrace. The accommodations offers a 24-hour front desk, room service and organizing tours for guests.
The units at the guest house come with a seating area, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom with a hairdryer and a shower. All rooms at Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat feature air conditioning and a desk.
The accommodations offers a continental or buffet breakfast.
The area is popular for cycling, and car hire is available at Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat.
Popular points of interest near the guest house include St Lucia Tours and Charters, Boat Trip Jetty and Public Boat Slipway.
This is our guests' favorite part of St Lucia, according to independent reviews.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.
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Good for couples – they rated the facilities 9.8 for two-person stays.
Located in the top-rated area in St Lucia, this property has an excellent location score of 9.9!
Breakfast Info
Continental, Full English/Irish, Gluten-free, Buffet
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See what guests loved the most:
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Michael
South Africa“The best place I have stayed at in South Africa period. The owners are fantastic and helped plan all our activities for the week and what an adventure we had. The room was fantastic and they always went the extra mile to make us feel at home and welcome. The food was amazing it's worth just staying for the food alone. They prepped take away breakfast for us when we had early morning outings to the local reserves, organized an amazing deep sea fishing trip as well as made the most amazing dinner I have had in a long time. Their service is unmatched by any other place I have ever stayed at. Kwalucia has set the standard I doubt I will find any other accommodation that will come close to them. I will definitely be returning as often as possible.” Read more
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Hamidreza
South Africa
“Adrian and Marie are super kind, their welcome message was great, helping us to plan our activities in best possible way. Also they helped us to visit the Hippos in town! Super Happy with our stay there. Their Breakfast is special and we did enjoy it a lot!” Read more
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Igino_1980
Mozambique“Awsome place to stay if you go to St Lucia. Probably the best I've been in South Africa so far! The owners make you really feel at home, helped us planning our visit and making our reservations. Incredible home made breakfast with natural ingredients. Strongly suggested!” Read more
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Anonymous
Chile“We had a fantastic stay! The owners helped us put together a nice program for the days we were there and were so helpful with everything. The breakfast is amazing and one evening the owners cooked traditional African food which was absolutely delicious. It is a quiet location only 2 blocks away from the main street with restaurants and shops. 100% recommended!” Read more
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Michal
Czech Republic“Absolutely amazing. Clean, romantic and excellent room. Owners are really friendly and they helped to us organize everything. From our point of view five starts are not enough!! 10 stars at least!!! Hipo just 20m from entrance doors. ”
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Damia
Netherlands“It is a beautiful place with a lovely swimming pool in an amazing green garden. We had a nice spacious room. Amazing breakfast! They made everything themselves. The hosts, Adrian & Marie, were the best! They helped us with everything and gave us really good advise on what to do and where to eat. We had an amazing time and wished we could have stayed for 6 nights instead of 4! We will definitely come back if we go to St Lucia again.” Read more
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Laurie
United Kingdom“Breakfast was superb with many home made items and a huge choice. Owners are very hospitable and keen to share local knowledge. Hosts even supplied beach chairs and snorkelling equipment. Lovely pool area and pleasant gardens.”
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David
United Kingdom
“It’s clean tidy and the hosts are lovely and the breakfasts are just the best and frankly could have lasted us all day”
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Laura
Switzerland“It was perfect. Wonderful breakfast. Very lovely owner and so helpful with our excursions and questions. A place to be.”
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Martin
Czech Republic
“Absolutely perfect setting and amazing owners, highly addictive scrumptuous breakfast”
Host Info
Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat is nestled in the beautiful village of St Lucia, the only village in Southern Africa to be completely surrounded by a Natural World Heritage Site. St. Lucia was first named in 1554 as "Rio de Arelas de Ouro" ("River of the sands of Gold") by the survivors of the Portuguese ship Saint Benedict. At this stage, only the Tugela River mouth was known as St. Lucia. Later, in 1575, the Tugela River was properly named Tugela. On 13 December 1575, the day of the feast of Saint Lucy, Manuel Peresterello renamed the whole mouth area to Santa Lucia. The 19th century saw extensive hunting for ivory, rhino horn, and hippo teeth. Fortunately, the ecological significance of the wildlife and fish resources were recognized and protected by declaring this area a Nature Reserve on 27th April 1897. This reserve included the Lake and some of the surrounding land. The original reserve of 36 826Ha is considered the oldest permanently declared reserve in Africa. Today St Lucia is part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, covering an area of 332 000 hectares. (Formerly the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park). In Zulu iSimangaliso means "Miracle or wonder", the words used by uJeqe, Zulu Emperor uShaka’s herbalist who entered this region in 1828 and reported seeing “miracles and beauty in the land of the Thonga”. In 1999 the same land that astonished uJeqe was voted the first of the 8 declared World heritage sites in South Africa by United Nations Educational, scientific & cultural organization: UNESCO.
Languages spoken: Afrikaans, English, Zulu
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Saint Lucia Estuary0.8 miles
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St Lucia Crocodile Centre1.3 miles
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Maphelane Nature Reserve3.4 miles
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Mapelane Nature Reserve10.4 miles
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Restaurant Reef and Dune0.1 miles
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Restaurant Alfredo's0.1 miles
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Restaurant John Dorry's0.2 miles
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Cafe/Bar Fisherman's0.2 miles
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Ocean/Sea Indian Ocean1.4 miles
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Ocean/Sea Cape Vidal22.4 miles
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Lake St Lucia0.2 miles
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Estuary Beach4,400 feet
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Ingwe Beach4,400 feet
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Ndlovu Beach4,800 feet
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One of our top picks in St Lucia
Amenities of Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat
Great facilities! Review score, 9.7
Most popular amenities
Parking
- Accessible parking
- Parking garage
- Street parking
- Secure parking
Parking options available
Internet
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No internet access available.
Kitchen
- Refrigerator
Bedroom
- Linens
- Wardrobe or closet
- Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)
Bathroom
- Toilet paper
- Towels
- Bathtub or shower
- Slippers
- Private Bathroom
- Toilet
- Free toiletries
- Bathrobe
- Hairdryer
- Bathtub
- Shower
Living Area
- Sitting area
- Desk
Media & Technology
- Flat-screen TV
- Satellite channels
- TV
Room Amenities
- Socket near the bed
- Clothes rack
Pets
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Pets are not allowed.
Accessibility
- Entire unit located on ground floor
Outdoors
- Outdoor fireplace
- Picnic area
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Outdoor furniture
- BBQ facilities Additional charge
- Patio
- Terrace
- Garden
Health & Wellness Facilities
- Beach chairs/Loungers
- Pool/Beach towels
General
- Shuttle service
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Electric blankets
- Designated smoking area
- Air conditioning
- Wake-up service
- Car rental
- Laptop safe
- Packed lunches
- Honeymoon suite
- VIP room facilities
- Heating
- Fan
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Room service
Food & Drink
- Fruit Additional charge
- Bottle of water
- Wine/Champagne Additional charge
- Bar
Activities
- Tour or class about local culture Additional charge
- Themed dinners Additional charge
- Bike tours Additional charge
- Walking tours Additional charge
- Bar crawls Additional charge
- Game drives
- Beach
- Snorkeling Off-site Additional charge
- Horseback riding Off-site Additional charge
- Cycling Off-site
- Hiking Off-site Additional charge
- Library
- Fishing Off-site Additional charge
Services & Extras
- Tickets to shows/attractions Additional charge
View
- Garden view
Front Desk Services
- Invoice provided
- Concierge
- Baggage storage
- Tour desk
- 24-hour front desk
Cleaning Services
- Daily housekeeping
- Dry cleaning Additional charge
- Laundry Additional charge
Business Facilities
- Fax/Photocopying Additional charge
- Business center
Safety & security
- Fire extinguishers
- CCTV outside property
- CCTV in common areas
- Safe
Languages Spoken
- Afrikaans
- English
- Zulu
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RetrySustainability initiatives
This property has taken steps to provide more sustainable and eco-friendly travel
Sustainability initiatives
These are the steps this property has taken to provide more sustainable and eco-friendly travel:
- Bicycle rental
Cancellation/
prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodations type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room.
Children & Beds
Child policies
Children over 12 are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy info, add the number and ages of children in your group to your search.
Crib and extra bed policies
There's no capacity for cribs at this property.
This property doesn't offer extra beds.
Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment for this stay on behalf of the property, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
The fine print
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
FAQs about Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat
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Check-in at Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat is from 2:00 PM, and check-out is until 10:00 AM.
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The following parking options are available to guests staying at Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat (subject to availability):
- Secure parking
- Street parking
- Parking garage
- Accessible parking
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Guests staying at Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat can enjoy a highly-rated breakfast during their stay (guest review score: 10.0).
Breakfast option(s) include:
- Continental
- Full English/Irish
- Gluten-free
- Buffet
- À la carte
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From the nearest airport, you can get to Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat by:
- Car 2h 30min
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Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat offers the following activities/services (charges may apply):
- Cycling
- Hiking
- Snorkeling
- Library
- Fishing
- Bar crawls
- Beach
- Tour or class about local culture
- Horseback riding
- Bike tours
- Game drives
- Walking tours
- Themed dinners
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Room options at Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat include:
- Twin/Double
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The prices at Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat may vary depending on your stay (e.g. dates, hotel's policy etc.). To see prices, enter your dates.
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Kwalucia Private Safari Retreat is 1,500 feet from the center of St Lucia.
