Reviews of Otters Bend Lodge

P.O Box 273, Franschhoek, South Africa 7690

89.5%

12 out of 13 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Otters Bend Lodge'

Atmosphere
93.9%
Location
92.3%
Facilities
83.1%
Cleanliness
87.7%
Staff
95.4%
Value
87.7%
Safety
86.2%

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88.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

27 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Really friendly and helpful owners, who are more than happy to accommodate you with airport transfers and lifts back from town (Mark even popped into town to find me when there was a rain storm so that I wouldn't get too wet walking back).

Disliked: Nothing

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

bethan griffiths

With friends / other travellers

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

16 November 2011 bethan would recommend this property

Liked: Great welcome from owner who was extremely helpful, had a great camping feel to the whole place, felt very close to nature and away from it all while only being a 2 minute drive from the town. Great communal area, quite basic sleeping area.

Disliked: n/a

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Andrea Seedhouse

With my spouse / partner

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

12 September 2011 Andrea would recommend this property

Liked: Lovely surrounds, great room and loved the sound of the river! Very friendly owner and really helpful.

Disliked: 10 min walk to the centre of town, but perfectly safe to do it at night

45.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 20% Safety - 60%
Location - 40% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 20%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

04 April 2011

Liked: Nette Hunde; Gute Küchenausstattung;

Disliked: Die Ausstattung des Zimmers war relativ alt. Zum anderen waren fast überall Ameisen; auch im Bad, Bett, usw.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year

27 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: A very chilled out place to stay, very helpful staff, a nice place to get away from the traditional backpacker madness. Very good value for money.

Disliked: nothing

71.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 20%

Customer review

06 May 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: chaos but fun!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Vedran Anelic

30 October 2008 Vedran would recommend this property

Liked: Location (near the river) - excellent for relaxingNice and clean cottages

Disliked: Vedran left no negative feedback.

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

30 March 2008 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: unique character

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Customer review

12 January 2008 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Friendliness and helpful owners. Fantastic homemade breakfast. Lovely, quiet riverside place

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

carine bellanger

08 November 2007 carine would recommend this property

Liked: It was very quiet.

Disliked: carine left no negative feedback.


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