Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge

The best place to stay if you want to do they Tugela falls hike

We used the recommended driver William/Mrudi to come from Johannesburg. Thank you very much, William. We also want to thank Fifi for her sharming smiles. We stayed more than a week in the lodge. The food was good. There are 3 options for vegetarians in the dinner menu. We enjoyed all of them.

For those wishing to visit the top of the berg - Mont Aux sources, Tugela Falls top ofr the Amphitheatre top via the chain ladders, Witsies reort is aeat place to stay. Clean rooms, good food, Friendly staff, awesome mountain residence. go there!

The photos don’t do it enough justice, the most scenic place ever(this is not an understatement). The view of the amphitheater from your room is exquisite and the sunsets are just breath taking. There are so many hikes encircling the area and it just adds to the view. The rooms were exceptionally clean and cozy and were equipped with electric blankets, heaters and loads of blankets. The bathroom was rather large providing comfort, the shower had hot water 24/7 and had more than enough storage for your toiletries. The restaurant consisted of a bar, an eating area as well as a lounging area perfect to watch sports. The bar had a seating area as well as darts, and I saved the best for last, the restaurant, it had many food options(including food for vegans and vegetarians). For breakfast there was a buffet on the weekends and in the week is breakfast on the menu. Overall food is good and customer service is good

We were disappointed with our room, it did not seem clean. It had a bit of a smell and the floors also seemed dirty so much so that neither of us wanted to walk around barefoot. The curtains were very dirty and full of stains as were the ceilings which were full of mould in the bathroom. The room and bathroom is in dire need of a fresh coat of paint. The ceiling in our room also had boot marks, seems like the previous guest tried to get rid of the mosquitos which is quite evident from the remains on the ceiling. Furthermore the fitted sheet was too small for our bed and constantly rollled up exposing the bare matress. A water leak from the geyser was also not pleasant as the constant sound of water falling onto the ground was disturbing and made it difficult to get a good night's rest. We had dinner at the restaurant and the chicken schnitzel was substandard, the French fries were the only enjoyable item on our plates. The whole lodge seems to be in a state of dilapidation. It is clear that it is not being maintained nor well managed. We paid for two nights however we decided to cut our losses and to seek alternative accommodation for our 2nd night. The price they charge per night cannot be justified. It was our second and last time. I must however give a big thank you to Agnes at reception who tried to convince us to stay by offering to upgrade our room, but we already decided that we no longer felt comfortable staying there

Wonderful place with good food, good rooms and fantastic views and walking trails. We came for birding and saw all the birds we had hoped for, besides beautiful mountains, flowers and mammals. The windows in the room and especially in the restaurant were unreasonably dirty, which should be changed...