Emdoneni Lodge

We stayed here as part of a safari tour. The hotel and animal sanctuary is just off the main road along a long entrance. Rooms are separate double lodges. Staff were friendly and the guide was great who explained about the rescue Cats. Worth a return visit.

We stayed at Emdoneni Lodge after visiting Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park. We arrived there on my mom's 80th birthday. The trip was my gift to her. I had prearranged with our hosts that the trip was for my mom, and they did not disappoint when it came to making her feel special. She was presented with a cake after dinner! But I'm getting ahead of myself. Upon arrival, we could see that Emdoneni is quite special. The buildings and grounds are well maintained and exquisitely decorated. Every staff member we met was friendly. We were delighted with our spacious rooms, comfortable beds, large bathrooms, large walk-in showers with plenty of hot water, and the tea- and coffee-making facilities. We attended the wild cat tour. It was incredible. Our guide, Q, was entertaining and full of information. We loved that we could enter some of the wild cat enclosures and even had our photos taken with a cheetah. Dinner was a treat! It was a buffet-style meal, but because one of us follows a restrictive diet, I had prearranged a special meal, and the restaurant was very accommodating. The food was deeeelicious, and the service from the waiting staff was top notch. After dinner, they brought out three cakes for the guests celebrating birthdays, and then the waiting staff entertained us with four or five traditional songs. We found the whole experience very moving and, as I mentioned, my mom felt especially blessed. Breakfast was another delicious buffet, and our checkout experience was just as smooth as our check-in.

The food was great,the staff friendly. I asked before booking if their is backup during loadshedding. I was asdured yes with a generator. We were there for several days and most of the time their was no electricity and thus no running water. I paid a lot of money so this was not right. I was told they did not want to use the generator as it is expensive. But meantime owners house was full of light. Never again we go there