Hazyview Country Cottage

Reviews

• "Spacious and clean"

  27 September 2020

  "The cottage was clean and spacious. Very secure and cleaning service was excellent."

• "The farmhouse is wonderfully crafted. Service staff is supportive. The facilities are great."

  22 December 2019

  "Tell us what you loved, or what could be improved...I loved the facility. It's look and feel- in the middle of farming plots. Great pool area, gardens are lush and refreshing. The cottages are well equipped and spacious. Good decor. What can be improved- only maintanance -e.g. avoid water leakage to preserve water, secondly clean energy like solar - if possible to secure electrical supplies. But my family and I were really happy."

• "Pictures can be deceiving"

  19 October 2018

  "Will definitely not stay there again. It does not remotely look the same as in the photos on the website. Part of the makeshift ceiling is collapsing and you are too afraid to switch on the ceiling fan in the room as it looks like it is going to fall on you at any time. Fridge door not sealing, just to name a few. Booked for 6 nights but left after 3. Unfortunately, I cannot rate it lower than 1.<br/><br/>Establishments response:<br/><br/>They stayed in cottage 3 which is one of the most lovely cottages where we never get bad comments and mostly 90 -100% rating on or in-house comment form. They complained about the roof fan that was slightly moving on the ceiling and a fridge that doesnt seal properly. For those mistakes, we were given a 1 rating. The question arises why didnt they just take the time and log a complaint or request for management to attend to it if it was such a serious issue. Then we could have attend to the problem and resolve it. Do these problems justify a 1 Rating? They stayed 3 days they could have done that the first day. They also said the pictures are not the same as advertise. That is impossible as when you grade your pictures are being compared. Some guests are just never satisfied and prefer to instead give negative comments than just take the time and speak to management if ever there is a problem. This cottage interior is absolutely lovely decorated but that they did not see. The cottage and bedding was clean they slept well and safe that doesnt count points. Sorry to say we dont deserve a 1 rating for that !!<br/>Thanks for your support be assure we do our utmost to satisfy our guests. Mistakes and defaults can happen and staff are not perfect but by reporting a problem it can be attend and resolved.<br/><br/>Kind regards"

• "I excitedto stay there"

  10 December 2017

  "But I disappointed.When I was there the owner was very kind .But nothing I can like the room and garden."

• "Wonderful staff"

  19 November 2017

  "The staff was very helpful and very nice.Hats off before them.Unfortunately the place need a facelift ... asslift ... and probably a few organ transplant as well.I strongly suggest to the owner to start reinvesting into his/her business.Get a good handyman, fix everything needed to be fixed.Change everything needed to be changed.And last but not least upgrade everything needed to be upgraded.Then we'll surely come back."

• "no Highlight at all"

  02 October 2017

  "This country cottage is absolutely not recommendable. The noise as we arrived was unbearable (loud music from the neighboring rooms).The owner was dress in untidy clothing (some paint/ blood splatter on his shirt).The signage is confusing. The rooms are NOT clean and it smells in the rooms as they have never been aired.It looked like the most unsafe place to stay. We have decided to look for alternative accommodation and did not stay the night. The pictures/ photos on the internet and the actual cottage do not match at all. It is tatty and old and horrible. Old furniture and smelly rooms. There were old rusty cars in the yard and next door, one felt like you driving into a scarp yard. The road to the cottage was not maintained and horrible to drive. Our car just about made it!ALL in ALL NOT a pleasant sight and the most horrible experience ever!"

• "Stay at Hazyview Country Cottages"

  14 September 2017

  "Very disappointing. The place is nothing like that advertised on your site. Needs URGENT renovations to make it look anything like advertised on your site. The cottage was comfortable, the bed could have been a bit firmer and the linen in better condition as it was well worn rather thread-bare and had holes in the sheet. From the outside it was disgusting and the bathroom was so neglected one didn't even feel clean when coming out of the shower. The bath mats were also rather worn and the door didn't close. The wall paper in the living room behind the bed was torn and weathered and looked disgusting. Would not recommend this venue to anyone. Made our stay at Malelane Rest Camp feel like we were in a 5 star hotel."

• "It was clean and tidy."

  25 July 2017

  "We felt very unsafe as the place is remote and the "expanded" metal that was welded to the inside of the windows makes one feel that burglary was the common in the area. I will defenately not recommend the place to my friends, sorry!."

• "Farm cottages very near Kruger gates"

  13 July 2017

  "Hazyview Country Cottages does not pretend to be a resort. The cottages are simple, more than basically comfortable, and within 30 minutes' drive of KNP gates. I would have appreciated more information on facilities provided at the cottages before I arrived, however, as well as more involvement from the host, who never appeared. For example, our cottage had no shower, nor did it supply a plug for the old-fashioned tub, and washing was difficult. The staff were very helpful, but their access to resources was limited. We arrived late and were tired, and slept well, but there was nothing at all for breakfast in the morning. So it would have been better if we had come prepared. Maybe next time."

• "Friendly Service"

  02 June 2017

  "Will book with this establishment again in the future."

• "To take care of the neglected pigeons. It was heartbraking to see how bad they were look after."

  06 April 2017

  "NOTHING because the disappointments FAR TO BIG.I will never stay there again or recomend any body.They have rules but dont stay with it.... Far to noisy, I have to phone owner after 12pm to ask for rest and peace. You dont even know they had security guard on duty.You have to ask for utilities to use in the kitchen like a frying pan or oven pan etc.You have to ask them to replace globes, to fix TV and to bring clean linen and toilet paper. Totaly unprofesional place to be.The double bed matras is so soft two people cant sleep comfortable on it. As soon you turn on the bed it squeez (make a noise) so much that you cant fall a sleep.The couch is uncomfartable, hard and very, very scruffy. Disgusting!!All the pillows and towels have still unpleasant odour. There where not fresh towels at all.The shower is unbelievable dirty, the floor in the shower is the biggest germs collecter. They NEVER, NEVER CLEAN THAT!! We dont know how to expres ourselfs here! We use a towel to stand on. I never seen something like that ever!! DISCUSTING! There were no hot water or even water in she shower to shower with. We have to take cold showers. When I point it out to the owner (Tiennie) he just tell us "it is a new tap and we have to pull the tap to get water" and the hot water will come. Dont care about the comfort of his guests.There is no soap or sjampoo holder to use in the shower. So uncomfortable.There is no place to put your toilet bag or toiletries.ALL THE DOORS - bathroom, cubbert doors, front and back doors make a noise, dont close proper. Poor workman ship!All the window sills, lights, stove oven have been cleaned for months! The electricity wires are a big risk. If an inspector visit there they have to close down!All the cushions, bedsprays need a GOOD wash. The couch let you feel sick on your stomach when you look at it!The garden and buildings is in a very very bad state. POOR!!Did SafariNow inspecter ever visit this place? If so, I will never use you again or recomend SafariNow website to any person ever.I was so disappointed because I want to spoil my mother on her 91 birthday and I could see how disappointed she where when we arived there.You are welcome to ask the guests in number 5 how they experiance their stay there.Sorry but I will express my disappointment at the differend social media to warn other people not to loose their holliday money like i did to book through SafariNow or to visit Hazyview Country Cottage..Your pictures where so misleading on the web it make me scared to see how many people been taking for a ride."

• "Great place,would definately go back"

  22 March 2017

  "It was a lovely place,we arrived late but the host waited up n open for us. The rooms were neat with plenty of space and very comfortable. Had a great time"

• "Girls Weekend Away"

  04 April 2016

  "Had a great time with my girls there. Place is beautiful. Our two cottages were clean and the owner was really really a great host. Thank you for a great weekend."

• "Nice stay"

  17 September 2015

  "A thoroughly recommend this place, it is really nice. It looks like an old French village, it is a real peace haven!<div><br /></div>"

• "Disgusting"

  31 August 2015

  "Bedding was not fresh. Could smell the odours from the previous person on the pillow. The worst place I have ever stayed in."

• "I love its old fashion style"

  17 June 2015

  "Its a lovely place to be,the environment is cozy with its lovely old fashion style cottages. But the shower needs attention..especially the door."

• "Easter Weekend Stay"

  08 April 2015

  "An excellent place to stay.<br /><br />I would have loved a shower in the bathroom No other complaints or suggestions."

• "Bad Place to stay!"

  13 October 2014

  "We arrived on a Monday. The place looked totally different than in the pictures on the website. We told them that it's a different place than we booked. The manager Jan sayed: pictures don't lie! Well guess what?! It's terrible! The first night we heard mice running to the whole place. We also asked the first day when we arrived if there is any animals in the house and it came a clearly no from the manager. After that night we talked again to Jan and Tienie which is the owner of the place! Then they said it can be because it is an old barn. The second day when we came back from the trip and wanted to go to sleep there was mouse droppings all over the room. It seemed that there were more than 15 of them. We could here them running everywhere. Then we went to the workers, a very nice guy came and helped us to put the bed downstairs. We were really afraid. The next morning we said that we were going to go and we want our money back. The owner came and blamed it all on the workers. We said once again that was Jan and Tinnies fault! It was really bad. We only got some of our money back!!!! So please people don't book that place! Its the worse thing I ever seen!!!!"

• "Wasn't so comfortable"

  05 May 2014

  "It was not so comfortable due to Mosquitoes."

• "Hazyview Country Cottages"

  17 February 2014

  "Very rustic but comfortable. Braai area could be maintained better. The road was not great and we were grateful to have a SUV. My only suggestion is to grade the road, upgrade the braai areas and the TV. We only had Channel 2 and that was a bit of a problem. All the channels snowed very badly. Reception was not good at all. M-Net or D-Sat would be a huge improvement and the dogs should be locked up away from the cottages during the day and early evening. For people who are not dog lovers it can be a problem."

• "didn't enjoy my stay"

  18 December 2013

  "I really didn't enjoy my stay,there was dogs roaming everywhere whereas I'm extremely scared of dogs. The wooden floors squeak whenever someone moves which means I hardly slept,couldn't work the shower. The taps fall off,there were no ice trays in that heat. The linen didn't smell clean,couldn't switch off the ceiling fan all night n my husband had a cold.I was just glad it was for one night."

• "Lekker Cottage"

  01 October 2013

  "Pleasant stay. Just short. Its very sufficient and caters for all your needs."

• "not a great stay"

  27 August 2013

  "very nice area,but the sign to the cottage is very small,hard to locate,the road leading to the establishment was not smooth driving a small car is a nightmare,we were woken up by children playing and making noise and banging things for both 2days,they were busy with the renovations so there was drilling and cutting of material taking place early in the morning,workers screaming at each other,i really did not have my beauty sleep"

• "Fantastic stay"

  02 August 2013

  "We had a fantastic stay!Place is beautiful.Would like to see it in summer time.Clean and neat- everything you need is there.Outstanding serviceWhat can I say 10/10.Even the booking was excellent work.Thank you!!"

• "Lovely stay"

  06 July 2013

  "Made very welcome by all. Safe and secure. Very clean. Will recommend to friends. All we needed was available."

• "Neat place"

  08 May 2013

  "I enjoyed my stay, very nice place for a stopover or if you are sight-seeing the area."

• "Clean and comfortable"

  06 May 2013

  "The cottages is clean and comfortable place to sleep."

• "It was excellent value"

  15 March 2010

  "We used the cottage merely as a means to a bed as we were staying at a nearby time share resort Mon- Fri so did not spend time at the cottage as a holiday.It was exactly what we required, we were met by Inox who was extremely pleasant and then later Tienie came to ensure all was going well.Only negative side was it was extremely hot and the ceiling fans just do not circulate the air sufficiently - would recommend standing fans as well (cannot expect Aircon at such good prices).As a letter in the room says you need to rate the establishment on the basis of the price - it was excellent value."

• "Very comfortable"

  30 December 2009

  "It was a very good night there .The hostess is very kind to us ."

• "Enjoyable"

  09 May 2009

  "We enjoyed the hospitality of Tienie and Ronelle so much that we are going back in December 09 and spend another week.The layout and appearance of the place is tranquil and in close proximity to everything you need.ThanksPiet & Daleen"

• "Very comfortable"

  30 September 2008

  "We found the place very comfortable and enjoyed the pool. Kids enjoyed the facilities. Would definitely go again and recommend it to others. Thanks to Tienie and Ronel"

• "Recommended"

  14 July 2008

  "We had a very warm welcome from Rhonell , Tienie's wife. Later Tienie also popped in to welcome us. This is something special that you don't find at other places. I was impressed with the interior of the chalet. Compliment's to Rhonell with so much talent. I took a lot of ideas home. It is a beautiful chalet. We felt at home and it was very cosy. The surroundings was very tranquil. It is a quite place and you can enjoy it. We really enjoyed our stay and definitely come back."

• "Great weekend"

  27 August 2007

  "It was great weekend at Hazyview Cottages, It is an idyllic setting for a real African feeling. Warm, clean and definitely worth recommending to friends and family.Thank you to our host and hostess for making it a friendly environment."

• "Nice little touches"

  24 August 2007

  "Comfortable accommodation. Creatively furnished in African theme. External grounds need work but Tienie Snyman is working on this. Tienie and his wife were tremendous - nice little touches like fresh flowers on arrival made the stay worthwhile."