Hotels Near Southern African Wildlife College in Ehlanzeni

Whilst the game drives and our guide were amazing, that's where the magic ended. The lodge itself is extremely overpriced for what it offers. The reception and restaurant staff are poorly trained, do not listen to any requests outside of their normal routine, the food is mediocre especially the breakfast. The drinks on offer were pathetic and there were only 3 different local beers to choose from, and no international brands at all. There was no option of a non-alcoholic beer even when we asked on arrival if it could possibly be arranged. This request was seemingly dismissed. The few wines on offer were on more than one occasion not even put in a fridge before lunch or dinner and an alternative wine would often need to be ordered so as to get a chilled wine. The staff would push you to put in your lunch or dinner order before you had even finished your starter of your current meal - only interested in completing their required tasks as fast as possible rather than concentrating on guest service, enjoyment experience. On arrival the staff were not expecting us, there was nobody to welcome us and the room was not ready for us and we had to wait for it to be prepared. After the game drives there were no staff to meet you on your return as in other lodges and the refresher clothes offered were simply left on the reception desk along with the tray of liqueurs which remained uncovered - seemingly hidden for the guests to find and serve themselves. This was not a single occasion but observed each and every time. On leaving there were no staff to see us off, help with bags or bid us farewell. We were constantly reminded of remembering to leave a tip by any staff we encountered on our last morning - seemingly that was all they cared about, and whilst we did leave a tip, we feel it was definitely undeserved. The lodge itself is in disrepair and seems tired and old. The decking and the pool need urgent maintenance with missing wood panels, exposed nails and screws, rotting and warped wood. The pool itself was a milky green and the bottom of it which could not be seen was littered with branches which was not pleasant to discover whilst attempting to take a swim. The lounge furniture was constantly dusty and all the lodge windows and glass were milky and had not been cleaned in weeks. The electricity was constantly going off with the back up generator not working as it should. Even when electricity was on the air conditioner did not cool the room and merely acted as a fan - definitely in need of a service. Even when electricity was on, the WiFi signal would fluctuate from nothing to a very slow and weak signal at best making any online activity almost impossible. The game walks advertised (and what we were most interested in) were only available on one of the days as the guide had to be brought in from another camp as their own bush walk guide was unavailable. The same applied to the massage treatments with the lady being there on the first day of our stay, b

the camp it's beautiful, only 6 rooms so service it is very personilized, the view from the room it is amazing and can be alone a safari itself because you see so many animals passing by your outside balcony. the room is very big and bery comfortable and food just great. the staff Ronaldo and Louis and manager Daniel was just amazing. our safari guide Hali was super experienced and manage to make us live unbilieveble emotions, I highly recomend Hamilton Camp

We stayed at Motswari for 4 nights and it was the most incredible experience of our lives. Going to start of with the facilities themselves, Our room was perfect, exactly as described with a bath and shower, a patio overlooking the riverbed, it was absolutely spotless and I was worried about bugs being in the bush but there was none that got into our room. The common area was nice and relaxed and same with the pool with animals coming in and out it was incredible. The onsite shop was full of cute souvenirs and clothes and local art. The chefs and kitchen staff did an impeccable job for every single meal! There was so many options and possibilities of trying new things. The rusks served every morning before drives were so good I had to pick some up before we left SA The main call out of the people of motswari, the staff working in all areas from bar to restaurant, to facilities and reception, you feel like you are joining a family and they also treat their guests as family. Special call out to Prince and Jan who make the atmosphere so fun! Tamara at the reception is so lovely and caring. We were due to stay in the giraffes nest but storms made this impossible and absolutely everyone who knew we were due to stay here made an effort to ensure we made it back safely- big shout of to Gideon who drove us back! Lastly and the most important is a big big big thank you to our tracker Difference and our guide Joshua. They made our experience unforgettable. We got to see the magic of the big 5 in 24hr, and as the guys said the magnificent 7 as we were lucky to see cheetahs and wild dogs. This was amazing but the experience itself from Joshua and Difference, the knowledge they shared was incredible and we learned so much but also had so much fun and laughter and we will never forget this so a big big thank you to both of them, we will miss our sunset drinks and chats l! Hopefully we get to return one day but for anyone reading this do not hesitate and book it!

We stayed for 5days /6nights. What a beautiful peaceful place to stay. The staff were slick, friendly and very attentative. The menu is small but food was very very tasty.We stayed in a tent next to the river and were lucky enough to see elephant on the opposite bank and plenty of birds. The organised tours were great value for money and our guides France and Cosca were knowledgeable and very accommodating. The sunset safari was run by a guide from the kruger national park and was nowhere near as good as the bush lidge guides.The pool was a welcome cooling off point and spotlessly clean. The gardens were beautifully maintained and really created a peaceful environment. We really invigorated our soul at this magical place. Will definitely visit again.