Paradise Lodge

Next to a highway, across from a cemetery, adjacent to an informal settlement, no game as advertised on website, unless you are happy to see one njala in a field with along with cattle. Outdoor seating overlooking the cattle feels like sitting in someone's back yard on gravel - quite uncomfortable and not suitable for children. The tea towel and sponge date from the previous century - I would not use them to wash my car, let alone dishes. I would advise the management to remove the sable antelope from their website.

I spent an hour waiting outside the gate for someone to open. There were nobody to receive me as all the staff went to town. No one in reception and I was instructed by the maid to sit in my car, this after 2 hours drive. When I finally got through the gates the made arranged a key for my room. The room is below average. There is various crack in the walls and the BIC does not have doors. The TV in the rooms are 20cm and of poor quality ( signal) with SABC 1,2 and 3 only. Plates were dirty. The tea towel was dirty. There is a sign up saying please leave the kitchen and dishes clean but no dishwashing liquid to wash up . The bathrooms are fitted with a shower. There is hardly any water pressure and No hot water. The security is also suspect as this facility Is on the outskirts of town and therefore Unsafe. They advertise all the game with Zebras ect. All I saw was a donkey on my way out . I left quite early as I could not sleep with the road noise . There is a highway running adjacent to the property. The braai area is quite far from the rooms and is not private. I will definitely not be returning.

We booked into a two person classic room, which had basic amenities and was very clean. We wish there was a stove plate atleast, we had to make do with a microwave. The TVs could use updating too. If you want peace and quite this is a great place, just make sure to bring all you need because the shops in town close very early. We enjoyed being able to see zebras and nyala from our rooms. They were peacefully drinking water a couple of meters away. There aren't many activities in the lodge except going for a bush walk or having a braai. there are activities nearby out the lodge which we didnt bother with. Overall its a good place.