Du Vlei

Reviews

• "15624414"

  07 November 2021

  "Location was goodBedding was appalling All over badly furnished Nothing to cope with load shedding A box of matches were dropped of I think with the setting you have this could really be an excellent get away from the hussel of city life Even for those with small kids as it is fenced inGive me Anny Sloan paint for the furniture Paint fir the walls, nice bedding, duvets, comfy pillows, a few nice lamps and nice prints on the wallsA few loose rugs and nice scatter pillows This facility took me back to farm houses in Namibia more than 35 years ago"

• "Peace and quiet away from the crowds"

  06 January 2020

  "Enjoyed the accommodation and surrounding areas. Pool was very appreciated. Breakfast at the padstal was outstanding"

• "Visiting the Casteel"

  09 September 2018

  "I was disappointed because I specifically requested 2 separate bedrooms. Theresa was very kind and accommodating and moved us to the more upmarket (and separate!) house. I don't think I will use SafariNow again.... I was also charged R1215 whereas the rate is R1200. we paid in an extra R200 (quite understandable) for the upgraded accommodation"

• "Du Vlei farm accommodation."

  21 December 2015

  "Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Beautiful setting and views. Enjoyed hearing the Fish Eagle calling and the sunrise over the mountains.<div>Well run operation.<div>Clean, comfortable, value for money accommodation.<div>Would recommend Du Vlei anytime as a stopover, or a base to explore the area from.</div><div>Also recommend the Restaurant and Farm stall.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>"

• "Du Vlei"

  09 November 2015

  "Very unhappy:<div><br />1. Advert photos do not match reality. Please remove the river photo. My purpose of choosing Du Vlei was to do some river photography. I was told to walk down to the river, but be ""CARFUL FOR THE SNAKES!" WHAT ON EARTH???</div><div>2. I bought a bag of wood that I had to carry to the braai place myself ...very, very heavy. I had to carry the bag myself and hurt my back in the process.</div><div>3. The advert says it is a working farm ...what? ...with all those rusty implements all over the place??</div><div><br /></div><div>Establishments Response:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; text-indent: -0.25in; background-color: #ffffff;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> T </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">The photos of the river were taken during our raining season, WINTER, a few years ago.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">As you all know, it is now mid November and NOT our raining season in this part ofthe</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">country. We had a VERY dry winter, it is actually a drought-crisis in this area!</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; background-color: #ffffff;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">The warning for snakes was just a friendly warning to be on the lookout for them.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">My friend, you are on a farm and NOT in a city on farms we do have lots of animals -</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">tame AS WELL AS wild animals, such as snakes, spiders, bats, birds, frogs, ants, etc!</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">What did you expect???</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; text-indent: -0.25in; background-color: #ffffff;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">2.<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">The guest bought a bag of braai wood and was surprised by the size of the bag for the</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; background-color: #ffffff;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">amount he paid.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">I suggested to carry the bag of wood for him, but he insisted on carrying it himself.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; background-color: #ffffff;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; text-indent: -0.25in; background-color: #ffffff;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">3.<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Du Vlei IS a working farm!</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">But as you will notice it was over a weekend when Mr Wesso was our guest.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">Farm work starts on Monday-mornings &amp; ends on Friday-afternoons.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">Only minor farm duties, like the irrigation &amp; feeding of the animals are carried out over weekends.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; background-color: #ffffff;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; background-color: #ffffff;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">All the rusty implements, dating since the early 1900s, are on display and for decoration</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">purposes only.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">It is a pity this guest does not know the difference between display implements and the real ones</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.3;">and could not appreciate the rusty implements for what they are there for.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; background-color: #ffffff;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3; word-break: normal; word-wrap: break-word; background-color: #ffffff;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Some people dont have a clue what farming is about, I guess.</span></div></div>"

• "Good"

  25 November 2014

  "Baie aangename oornaggeriewe vir iemand op pad. Bestuur vriendelik en alles uitstekend en doeltreffend bestuur. Dankie.Very pleasant camp for anyone heading. Management friendly and everything excellent and efficient management . Thank you ."

• "Beautiful setting"

  17 June 2013

  "Warm welcome, beautiful setting, comfortable and clean, and friendly owners made this a definite repeat stay!"

• "Amazing service"

  26 November 2012

  "Thank you for the amazing service during the time the power was out! We really appreciate all you've done to accommodate us."

• "Basic"

  16 April 2012

  "Very very basic accommadation."