Lizvilla Guesthouse

Lizvilla has very beautiful large rooms, not only suitable for 1 night stay but also a week. Rooms have both shower and bath tab I loved that. But the price is pretty steep for only a bed, considering there are no other activities in the house to do.

We made booking and due to some business meeting left quite late from Bloemfontein to the guesthouse. We arrived very late and we where welcomed like we arrived during normally checking in time. Tseko and Lydia are ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Had an awesome stay in Lizvilla and will most definitely be coming back!!!

I stayed here during a business trip. The guest house looks impressive on its brochure, but on arrival I found it to be completely the opposite. The establishment’s owner is also the manager, cook, cleaner, receptionist, etc. The rooms are small and without any TV or bathroom. You have to share the bathroom with other guests. One morning a guest took ages to finish in the bathroom, causing me to be late for a meeting. There is a TV in the lounge area, but the selection of the channel you get to watch depends on who got there first. I was shocked to find that during the night guests are locked inside the house “for their safety”. There is a complete lack of parking. Some guests have to leave their cars outside in the street. When you are inside the fence of the guest house, you are basically stuck there. Other guests often park behind you and you are not provided with any remote for the electrical gate, so its basically impossible to go anywhere during the night. Food is provided on request, but it is tasteless, bland and cold. The owner decides what you will eat. There is no menu. Food is prepared in advance and heated in a microwave, while you watch. The place is poorly located, away from the city center and from shops. There are better accomodation choices available in Pretoria.