Waterside Lodge
Renovated in 2013, Waterside Lodge is ideally situated along the main road in Piet Retief next to th...
Renovated in 2013, Waterside Lodge is ideally situated along the main road in Piet Retief next to the Piet Retief dam. The lodge offers comfortable accommodation for families and business travellers in a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.
The lodge offers self-catering accommodation as well as clean comfortable rooms for travellers just seeking a good nights rest. Chalets have been recently revamped and refurbished with spacious bathrooms and large showers, breakfast nooks with coffee and tea facilities, and modern interiors, with emphasis placed on colour and quality fabrics. All in all, creating a new comfortable retreat for all our valued guests.
The property boasts a restaurant, a swimming pool, a laundry facility, secure parking and views across the dam.
A conference facility is available and offers seating for up to 100 delegates; we supply catering. The dam offers visitors the opportunity to do some bird watching and fishing.
"Comfortable clean facilities in airconditioned room at reasonable price. Will gladly use them again. Can add more tv channels"
"The overall apperance of the lodge needs to be better maintained, pool cleaned, front gate mended, overflowing dustbins emptied etc. We had no hot water to shower in. The lodge has a fantastic view over the lake but you have to look constantly at old cars lying around and the place looking unkept."
"We had a lovely night. The room was clean and the bed was very comfortable. All we needed."
"Rooms are very clean .Had a very nice stay. My only concerns were that the outside light at the front door did not work and that the windows latch did not secure the very large window. So any body could open it from the outside at night. The light above the basin was also not working. Other than that we had a lovely stay."
"Our overall stay was pleasant, however for the self catering rooms a lot of things were missing i.e. cutlery, enough plates and bowls and the stove was not working. The pool was not the cleanest. Service was good and staff is friendly."
"At the reception they didn't know I had a reservation, even though I got a confirmation of my booking by sms. Luckily the receptionist was helpfull and gave us the self catering cottage we booked. The cottage was a bit outdated but it was fine."
"Absolutely loved the place: clean,spacious and well worth the stay over. I will certainly recommend and use this place again."
"What a let down! We arrived at Waterside Lodge with two very tired children. The gentleman who helped us settle in was polite but asked if our two children could share a bed, after I had paid for a room for four. It was suppose to be self catering and all there was was a kettle and fridge. The room was dirty and not at all what we expected from the website! Very disappointing!"
"We enjoyed our stay at lodge, though there was a mix up with our booking when we arrived. The lady handled it well and to our satisfaction.<div><br /></div><div>Looking forward to another visit soon</div><div><br /></div>"
"I will not recommend this place to anyone!! I booked 3 units and the family unit.The following is said on the advertisement about the family unit: This self-catering unit is furnished with three single beds and a queen-size bed. The unit features a bathroom, a television, a kitchen, and a lounge and dining area. When we came there we were showed our family unit -- One long bedroom and bathroom. Nothing else!!!![no kitchen and dining area, no lounge!! When we inquired, the reception lady told us the owner split the unit and made 2 new rooms next to it. No one informed us about this and we still paid the full price for it!! The rooms were not clean, bathrooms dirty! Rooms smelly!! Bad experience!"
"We used Waterside lodge before for a stop over, and we had a lovely stay. But after this time, we won't stay at Waterside lodge again. The place is falling apart. The swimming pool was very dirty, The grass was'nt even cut. I won't recommended to any one, Unless they do maintenance."
"Foto"s op internet is baie misleidend. Die terrein is vuil. Die kamers is bitterklein en nie gerieflik. Dit was regtig nie 'n aangename verblyf nie. hulle sien my nooit weer nie."
"Friendly people but lack of some finer detail."
"We enjoyed our stay, thank you."