Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge

Great for families

Game drive; friendly staff

Schönes Zimmer, grandioses Essen, tolle Lage und super Angebot. 2 von 3 Safaris waren lasch und in unseres Erachtens zu grossen Fahrzeugen. Das Hotel aber ganz toll. Wir fanden es sogar noch besser als erhofft.

Prendre son petit déjeuner ou son déjeuner en regardant les éléphants, les lémuriens, les macaques ou les springboks dans leur milieu naturel, c’est magique. La soirée boma dans la brousse, c’est génial. Le personnel est très accueillant et aimable.

Hotel muito bom, bonito, cama confortavel, areas externas bonitas e no geral foi muito bom! Cafe da manha e jantar sao bons, tipicos da regiao, mas o atendimento pode melhorar. A toalha de rosto de nosso quarto nao estava limpa mas nada que desabone a experiecnia em geral que foi otima. A equipe dos safaris e os safaris foram muito bons, conseguimos ver 3 dos 5 big five, inclusive leoes. No geral, foi um ptimo cusro beneficio e oitma experiência

Pros: Free Game drives; half boards options; wild life viewing on your backyard; restaurant staff are very friendly. Cons: have to bring your free water from your room to the rrstaurant because it's not free while dining in. Early check out at 1000, can request later check out but it's additional 600 per hour; no conditioners only shampoo and body wash available; robes are rough; you can not view your TV from the beds.

Excellent game viewing. Elephants come right up to the restaurant during dry season. Have been twice and a Great time to visit is October/november.

Clearly one of the better lodges in Pilanesberg, beautifully located and well maintained. Check in experience was excellent and very friendly and attentive. This is the Wild, that they struggle to keep the rooms insect-free must not surprise. It was unfortunate that due to heavy rainfall, all game drives had to exit the park and enter at another gate costing 20 minutes driving extra before game viewing could actually begin. That turn-down service left all lights on in the evening is so 20th century - this is particularly unfortunate in South Africa in times of load shedding.

Séjour magnifique et ambiance magique dans cet hôtel où tout est fait pour nous servir Des safaris sont inclus dans le séjour ce qui nous permet d’aller à des endroits spécifiques pour y découvrir les « big 5 ». Vues, piscines et environnement superbes ! Les chambres sont propres, grandes et agréables !

Our family of 2x adults and 2x kids aged 14 and 9 stayed for 5 nights in January. We had such a great time - Joseph was a sensational ranger and a character also - managed to find us almost everything obscure we asked about on our last drive. Also Tito / Tato (?) gave a really interesting snake demo - I've seen a few of these before elsewhere but his was really great and he was very patient afterwards with my kids holding the snakes. Clearly he is passionate about his snakes! That said, all the staff were pleasant and friendly. The rooms were great. Comfortable, clean albeit somewhat dated. And the buffet food was great, variety and plentiful. Thanks Kwa Maritane - we'd love to be back one day!

I was excited to take my family to a malaria free safari, high quality / luxury experience for our 2 weeks in South Africa. That the game drive, breakfast, and dinner were bundled made things easier. We loved the game drives - the rangers were knowledgeable- especially the ranger on day 2 who had maneuver through mother natures rain and who helped two other rangers with vehicle issues. We say the big 5, and I like that there's a pause for a snack about 2 hours in. I expected "luxury" - the lodge boasts about its food and dinner both nights was not great. Day 1 - there was a mad rush of people and the buffet was untidy with food caked on many of the serving utensils, and food dripped from one pot into another. Day 2 was better - fewer people and they had a few servers at the carving station. I think they could keep it more tidy and "luxury" by having people serve the buffet food instead of self serve. I also did not like that water and soft drinks were treated as add on charges. Please just include this in the price - this felt "nickel and dime" - and far from luxury. Breakfast was good - though I would have liked tea and coffee to be ready to go vs the 10 minutes it took to receive anything at breakfast. And helpful if water was available. I had pedicure with polish and the person providing the service cut me a few times, and the polish was not polished in the end. She seemed incensed when she bumped my not dry nails and I asked her to redo.

Stayed here 18 years or so ago before the fire. We felt that nothing has changed, it was looking tired. The dinning was limited, our 14 year old daughter couldn’t really find much she liked. We were there 2 nights which for us was enough. The staff were excellent.

This was a 70 birthday get away. Sadly I did nothing for the first three nights about the thatch and insects falling on the bed. The third night was impossible with rats sweeping and rat dropping on the bed. Our last night was what we had expected. Food good except for the stale bread and bread rolls. For a quite get away this place should be avoided, uncontrolled kids messed dining badly

The restaurant around the watering hole is outstanding. It has a beautiful view of the area, with occasional elephants and other animals that make it unforgettable. The buffets were great, the staff were friendly and the rooms and facilities were clean and pleasant. I’ve stayed at several places around the Pilanesburg and Kwa Maritane is by far my favourite.

Excellent

Staying inside the park is well worth the extra cost. Lots of things to do on property. The 2 times game drives were amazing. Staff was outstanding. Everyone was super nice, super helpful, and plenty of staff around to help out any time of day.

Danke für die wunderbaren Tage in diesem Resort. Wir haben uns alle sehr wohl gefühlt und wären gerne noch etwas länger geblieben. Alles hat gestimmt, Zimmer, Tiere, Pool, Essen, Freundlichkeit.

What a great few nights. Great service and very welcoming. The game drives were great and we opted for a morning and evening game drive. Fantastic food and friendly staff to serve us - the kids loved the waffle and pancake station for breakfast.

Amazing property, food, staff and easy access to Pilanesberg

Really nice rooms with comfy beds, wildlife just outside the door. The food is varied and very well made, the gamedrives are exciting. We also went on a hot-air balloon ride. Pricy but well worth the money. All in all a perfect stay.