Rio Vista Lodge

Reviews

• "Stunning"

  27 March 2022

  "What a great place to go and relax"

• "Great family holiday"

  09 October 2021

  "Friendly warm welcome through our whole stay. Great food. Brilliant view and location. Housekeeping was absolutely brilliant with little touches that make you feel at home. Overall a great family breakaway. Thank you"

• "Always the friendliness of all staff ."

  11 June 2018

  "we love the view on the Kruger from our apartment."

• "Perfect setting for Kruger escape"

  21 May 2018

  "Rooms were clean and well decorated. Restaurant has stunning view. Sadly didn't get to use the on-site Spa. Staff were really helpful. Will be back!"

• "Lovely garden and views"

  01 May 2018

  "Room was great. Loved the garden and view of the bush and mountains.Wait staff were very friendly but could be better trained, and the lady in charge also seemed to neglect things: e.g. there was still a plate of prawn shells on our table, while we were having dessert. One does not want the smell of fish while having dessert."

• "Rio Vista"

  22 May 2017

  "Super, comfortable and relaxing and awesome staff who went out of their way to assist us due to mobility health issues. Caring and very considerate."

• "Excellent"

  02 January 2017

  "Excellent place. Very clean and tidy always smells fresh and clean. Friendly and helpful staff. Nice view. Spacious rooms. Aircons work. Food was great and we had a good time"

• "Family friendly peaceful retreat close to malelane gate"

  13 December 2016

  "Enjoyed our weekend here as a launching point for day trips to kruger. The family room was quite spacious and the staff was exceptionally friendly. The outside area was a quiet and appealing place to watch the animals come down to the river. Elephant encounters were common including an elephant pass by literally meters from the restaurant. Food was also quite good. My only recommendation would be to extend the wifi from the common areas to the lodge rooms. Highly recommend"

• "Goed hotel"

  23 September 2016

  "Goed hotel, mooie ruime kamers, uitzicht was super, keek zo op het Krugerpark. Veel dieren gezien. Zowel ontbijt als diner waren goed verzorgt. WiFi werkte slecht."

• "Excellent stay"

  30 May 2016

  "Excellent situated to visit KNP.<div>Wonderfull view onto the Olifants river where wildlife is passing by.</div><div>Rooms very clean.</div><div>Beautifull outside restaurant with great food.</div><div>Very kind and friendly staff.</div><div><br /></div>"

• "Excellent!"

  23 November 2015

  "I had the privilege of staying at Rio Vista during the last week - fantastic rooms, fabulous views, very attentive staff. Highly recommended."

• "Clean and comfortable"

  11 November 2015

  "Just outside the Malelane Kruger gate, this spot was a pleasant stop over. Affordable, clean and comfortable. On the first night we had drinks at the deck restaurant and saw elephants grazing underneath us as we sipped our drinks."

• "Great Lodge"

  24 April 2015

  "I've stayed here a few times during business trips. Always great and friendly service. Clean rooms and the food at the restaurant is great."

• "Paradise"

  12 November 2014

  "Stayed for 3 nights at this establishment. Picture perfect close to nature and very neat. The Kruger Park and town is close by which makes this a perfect location. The Deck Restaurant next to the river is excellent for game viewing while enjoying a sundowner or meal. To the owners and ALL staff a very big thank you for your great hospitality and friendliness.Would definitely recommend Rio Vista. Kobus & Kim Saayman"

• "Perfect location, many rooms"

  24 April 2014

  "Not so personal due to big property with many rooms, good food, nice viewing deck, perfect location. Experienced 2 water outages due to bursting pipes in the community, not the fault of the management"

• "A pleasant stay"

  08 January 2014

  "I had a very pleasant stay at Rio Vista and would recommend it to other people, I also would love to go back in the feature."

• "Well received"

  30 December 2013

  "We were well received and shown to our beautiful room on ground floor as requested! Very clean and well managed after a 3 day visit in Kruger Park Lodges! We really enjoyed our meal and scenery, really special. We would really recommend to our friends."

• "Lee-Anne Hough"

  02 September 2013

  "Thank you Rio Vista Lodge for a great time!!!! We loved every minute of our stay. The breakfast packs you gave us was fresh and very tasty, thank you so much. We WILL be back."

• "Bello"

  08 July 2013

  "Siamo stati molto bene!!camere molto polite e accoglienti, bello il giardino e fantastica la vista sul fiume..si vedevano coccodrilli, kudu e ippopotami!!!ci torneremmo!!!personale molto gentile e disponibile.unica "pecca" la finestra del bagno d sul corridoio delle camere."

• "Lovely"

  26 March 2013

  "We had a lovely overnight stay at this resort. The rooms are comfortable and very clean. We had a superb breakfast and dinner at the restaurant which has a beautiful view over the Crocodile river. Highly recommended for overnight or longer. We will certainly be going back for a longer period."

• "A short but great visit"

  25 February 2013

  "Unfortunately we were only there for 1 night as we were off into the Kruger Park early the next morning. However it was a lovely place to stay (after a long journey from the UK) and next time I visit the Kruger Park I will stay longer."

• "Well equipped"

  04 February 2013

  "Rooms well equipped, neat and clean Friendly staff. If we need to stop over in Malelane again this will be the place!"

• "Very enjoyable one-nighter!"

  21 January 2013

  "Just want to thank the staff at Rio Vista Lodge for their friendly service and hospitality. We made a last minute booking due to unforeseen circumstances and our request for availability was dealt with quickly and efficiently. Thank you to Anita for showing care and concern to all the guests by greeting and chatting. We'll definitely recommend the accommodation to friends and would love to come stay again in future."

• "Would have been 4 Stars if not for..."

  03 January 2013

  "First the good points: Rio Vista is located on the banks of the Crocodile River overlooking the Kruger Park and offers the possibility of seeing wildlife from The Deck Restaurant - which we thoroughly enjoyed. It is also about 10 minutes away from the Malelane Gate to the KNP. The rooms are well-appointed and have good facilities. Our stay was however spoilt by the dirtiness of the rooms and the corridors. It appears that the only "cleaning" that is ever done is making up the beds and changing the towels, I don't think anyone ever checks if the rooms have been properly cleaned. The carpets and floors were dirty, the balcony was never cleaned in the 3 days we spent there, and the list goes on. I would gladly have given Rio Vista 4 or maybe 4 and half stars, but I can't."

• "Nice"

  12 July 2011

  "Very good relationship between price and quality. The local where you eat the meals (little restaurant) is...amazing, fantastic.The rooms are very clean."