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27 March 2018
Rustic, yet beautiful. Awesome staff make you feel at home while you rest and recover. Ideal place for a digital detox
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22 March 2018
Fantastic place to visit- staff and whole experience unforgettable! Wish we could have stayed longer. Thoroughly recommend it to anyone thinking of visiting the Pilansberg. A real must.
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14 January 2018
Location and furnishing is great - especially the view of the watering hole that attracts many animals from the deck. It's a walk to some of the guest houses but they aren't secluded from each other as I have experienced on other lodges. The rooms are awesome but be aware the beds are very hard, they would benefit from a mattress pad.
The food is served via a buffet which offers good choices but unfortunately the meat and fish dishes suffered from being over heaters for a long time and were tough and dry. The breakfast was also buffet only and no made to order available for eggs or omelets (something I had enjoyed at the other 4 lodges we stayed at).
Morning safari drives were much better than the afternoon because in the morning they drove to the Park which has a lot more animals than their newer private reserve.
Guides were great and the management was extremely helpful. I had a situation with my rental car and they made all the arrangements with the company to switch cars - couldn't have dreamed of better service.
A lovely experience just wish the food had been better.response / report this review -
02 January 2018
Beautiful park and stunning wildlife. The guides are knowledgeable and professional, the setup where you have the same guide multiple safaris in a row makes it more intimate and enjoyable.
The Black Rhino Lodge is a very nice experience with spacious cabins and absolutely amazing food. The food is the best buffet food I have ever had where all three meals per day were incredibly tasty.response / report this review -
29 December 2017
Gorgeous lodges with lots of amenities. It's situated in the Pilansberg National Park where the Big Five can be sighted. The guides/rangers are professionals who are friendly and knowledgeable. Vehicles for the safaris are well maintained and all in good condition. The food selection is not as big as the other lodges but that's understandable because this lodge is very quaint and isn't catering to a mass of visitors.
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14 October 2017
Reflecting on my stay at this lodge, it would be unfair to write only a few
lines about this place.
I made a quick trip here on my way back to Australia (travelling solo)
The accommodation was comfortable and spacious, clean and well maintained. (keep in mind you may get a wandering Impala resting outside your window or door which I had).
My cabin had an internal shower and bath plus the option to shower outside.
Cabins were air-conditioned, with ample lighting, a fan, TV, mini fridge and a safe, the bed (appears to be two singles to make a king) had one soft and one firmer side, which was nice as my missus prefers the softer side.
The food was well above what I would have expected for a lodge.
Breakfast was either an Omelette or a Breakfast Buffet with multiple options of the usual Bacon, Eggs, Sausages, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Hashbrowns, Fruit, Cereal, Yoghurt, Cold Cuts of Meat Plus Toast and Pastries (Fresh juice, tea and coffee was always available).
The lunch Buffet was a choice to two style of meats (could be Fish or Lasagne or Pork), plus three to four warm sides, two salads plus a soup.
Afternoon Tea (Pre-afternoon game drive), was a mix of sweet and savoury pastries plus warm drinks).
The dinner buffet was a choice of two meats, a number of warm sides, a soup, two salads plus a small selection of dessert.
The drinks menu wasn't extensive but didn't need to be as the wine and craft beer selections were well priced and well matched with the food options.
The activities (Game drives) were wonderful, we were lucky enough to have Rassie (an older head) who knew the park well and each game drive would explain the bird calls, some of the plants and knew the roads well to get to some great advantage points well before other lodges or private cars could get there.
Each game drive will have a break for Morning Coffee or Tea and Afternoon beverages (wine, beer, spirits) they will take your order at the lodge pre-game drive.
A key point here is that each of the rangers who work at the Lodge all talk to each other and let each other know where the Big 5 have been spotted to ensure you get a good chance at seeing them all.
Other Facilities: The lodge itself has its own watering hole and its not unusual to see Kudu, Impala or the Elephants come up and have an afternoon drink (Best to get there after a few days rain and the watering hole has some water in it), have a sit down in the Hide (about 20m walk from the main lodge) and you'll be able to observe any creatures coming to the watering hole.
- Wifi is in the main lodge, and not within the cabins.
- Do bring a pair of binoculars and you will need a 70-300mm camera lenses if you would like some decent photos.
- Do bring a pair of warm clothes (even in spring) as it can be chilly with the morning game drives
- They do provide insect spray within the room (there were some small insects, as expected in the bush)
- Drinks were all added at the end and settled on TAB, Credit Card and cash were accepted.
I would definitely recommend coming here, as I will be again (as it's only 1.5 hours drive from Jburg)
Big thank you to the team, chef, waiters, lodge staff and the rangers, I thoroughly enjoyed my stay.response / report this review -
08 October 2017
The staff and service were amazing our ranger Sreyn was very professional the rooms very clean and the food amazing we will be back next year cant wait!
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05 October 2017
Very nice lodge in Black Rhino Reserve.
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15 September 2017
Great value safari with excellent guides and very friendly and accommodating staff
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01 August 2017
Luxury in the bush. Outstanding facilities and staff. Game drives that leave you in awe!
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06 May 2017
My favorite place
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02 May 2017
Love this place
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05 December 2016
Friendly staff with great food and great accommodation.
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29 November 2016
Fantastic accommodation with superb game viewing. Wilderness close to Johannesburg.
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02 October 2015
Awesome
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