Name: Protea Hotel Kruger Gate
Address: Paul Kruger Gate, Portia Shabangu Rd, Skukuza, Mpumalanga, ZA

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2026

Fumani Brumilda

My husband and I spent 2 nights here it was awesome. The staff were super friendly and the dinner was amazing. Breakfast was really good too. The drinks are also great. The staff do a really great job at keeping the property clean and neat. Everything was truly outstanding. We look forward to coming again in the future.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

Bryan

Amazing hotel. We absolutely loved our stay. Room was modern, clean and spacious. The breakfast buffet was great but the dinner buffet was simply outstanding. The staff are all so friendly, yet professional. And the pool deck is wonderful. I will definitely stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2026

Rob

This hotel was superb. The staff, the room, the outstanding food quality, the location (literally right at the Kruger gate), and the ambiance were first-class. We watched elephants and hippos from the pool deck (don’t worry—there is a fence). Highly recommend!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2026

Matthew

Excellent hotel - wonderful place to stay

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2026

Taylor

The staff at Kruger Gate is amazing! Exceptional service. We were fortunate to stay in the new wing of rooms which were awesome! Very comfortable. Beautiful property- well done!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2026

Braj

Great place to hangout, vacationing with friends and families. Wish there was more happening around the resort, but if you have a rental car, should be much more engaging.

4/10

Poor

07 May 2026

Marc

One star for the dinner and the dinner staff, one star for the coffee shop and the shop staff, then 0 stars for the rest of the service and the staff. The hotel safari tour is a scam - you spend almost an hour waiting at the gate and another 40 minutes “resting” in the middle of the tour. Our guide clearly just wanted to spend as much a time as possible chilling. More than half of the hotel staff don’t know what they’re talking about - giving us false information before we even arrived and continued like that during our stay. The pool restaurant takes one hour to serve a burger and a pasta, which taste very bad.

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2026

Cameron

Great location. Very friendly staff and very polite and helpful.
Loved every minute of our stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2026

Mauricio

Fantastic location for safari in Kruger. Just at the gate, no time spent driving towards the park. Also, the view from the pool, the dining options, their people, the service, the smiles...

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2026

Beth

This hotel is amazing and lives up to the pictures online. The food, staff, safari drivers, spacious rooms and location make this hotel a great value. I highly recommend!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

Cormac

Great hotel, highly recommended

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Paul

Everything was excellent - food was too and plenty of choice.

Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Dec 2025

raghbir

Clean room with clean towels etc. Food was good but disappointed with gluten free options. Breakfast had the same very dry GF bread and same muffins very morning. Home made GF rolls available at dinner, were delicious but not always available . The dinner food options of meat, vegetables and salads was very good. Christmas dinner though, was a bit disappointing.
Friendly staff.
Visitors must be aware that costs charged for entering and leaving Kruger Park can mount up, plus manual firm filling becomes a bit tedious. Not fault of the hotel, it's government policy.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2025

Dawn

Safaris in this area are very expensive this offers great value for money. Food was excellent, particularly the Boma at dinner.The safaris were great as the guides really try to find the big game. We stayed at an expensive lodge in a Private Concession and felt the Kruger gates safaris were better although with more traffic

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Kabelo

Spectacular stay this time. Warm welcome, welcome wine and sweet and savoury platter in our room. Personalised treatment for dinner and the game drive amazing.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

Farhan

Amazing stay, food, decor, amenities, rooms were great and would love to stay here again. Safari was also amazing with a great guide, Culture. Conveniently located 1min away from the Paul Kruger Gate. Highly recommend staying here.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Samantha

What an incredible place! The staff treat you like family and nothing is too much trouble. Excellent food and service set in a beautifully curated hotel on the river bank. We were spoiled every day with Elephant, Hippos, bush buck, warthog and nyala eating and drinking directly in front of the hotel. Sipping a cocktail and watching these beautiful creatures was a daily highlight!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2025

Rodrigo Guevara

Há 100 metros do portão para entrar no Kruger. NÃO fica dentro do parque porém está bem próximo. Da piscina você vê os animais dentro do parque. Hotel excelente.

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2025

Kabelo

Somewhat disappointed from previous great experie

Been coming back to this place atleast once a year because of their implacable hospitality and great service for the last 12 years. This time around though I was disappointed. Reception just gave is the keys without checking if we know where our rooms were and no offer to assist us with our baggage. The next day, we realised the bathtub was not cleaned. Yes I’d cleaned it but not perfectly the night before and had expected them to do a proper job the next morning but was utterly disappointed that it wasn’t. The food was still great, rooms looked great though. Just the bathtub and basins in room 420 need stopper changes. The water leaks while you bath.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2025

Bryan

KrugerGate Hotel allows you to stay close to Kruger National Park and offers the ability to take drives through the park to view the animals who live within.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2025

Mark

Lovely room, breakfast & dinner were included. Safaris were additional. They had a great spa. Gift shop, coffee shop, a couple bars & pools. We would recommend it for anyone.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

malika

The staff was attentive and helpful to our needs and made sure we were comfortable at all times. The game tours are amazing and I enjoyed seeing some of the big 5! I do recommended doing an afternoon tour as well as an all day tour. The food options were ok enjoyed breakfast more than dinner. The resort is wonderful and I was able to see a Hurd of elephants by the pool before sunset. I would recommend this place to others and stay here again if I am in Kruger!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2025

Tim

Wonderful stay

Our stay was wonderful. The hotel blends into the jungle environment for nicely. Even though the baboons are noisy running on the roofs in the morning, it is fun to see them and the other monkeys playing all around the resort.

The buffets had a larger variety of options with different options at each night. We had friends who were celebrating an anniversary while there and the singing staff were incredible with their version of a happy anniversary song!

The only thing what would have been nicer was if the pool was warmer (the pool that overlooks the river is shaded and quite cool and cloudy).

But we had an absolutely wonderful stay at a beautiful resort.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2025

Erica

Property is very pretty. Rooms were nice and comfy. Pool with overlook is very nice. Loved the monkeys and baboons running around. Staff was great. The buffet breakfast and dinner had so many options. Loved the staff singing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2025

Marius

Awesome!

What an amazing hotel. The rooms are lovely. Pre dinner drinks at the infinity pool area overlooking the Kruger Park is awesome. Dinner buffet is delicious with a large variety of food and the service was fantastic. Thank you for a great stay!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2025

Zead

Great stay at the hotel. Food and hospitality were amazing!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2025

Julie

Loved that it meshed with the ambience and motif of the area. Phenomenal service across the board!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2024

Joel

This is my favourite hotel to stay at before entering The Kruger. I love everything about it.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2024

Karl

Lovely natural enviroment & easy to get around and being able to seeing the animals in their natural habitate from the viewing platform. As well as exceptional staff being so friendly and helpful. Highly recommended

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2024

Regina

Great place conveniently located just outside Kruger Gate to Kruger National Park. Easy to signon for game drives at the hotel or at the gate.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2024

Taylor

Kruger Gate was great. The staff are kind, the facilities are beautiful and right by the Kruger. I highly recommend staying here!

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2024

John

Great hotel very close to Kruger Gate.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2024

Lanjatiana Zoe

I highly recommend Kruger gate Hotel if you want to visit Kruger National park !

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2024

Mohamed Raiz

Kruger Gate Hotel is an amazing hotel to visit if you are visiting the Kruger National Park! The amenities are wonderful and the hotel is located just along the sabie river which is good for spotting animals!

Staffs are amazing and helpful throughout the stay! Hotel is beautiful especially their dinners atmosphere is simply phenominal!

Will definitely recommend

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2024

Emmanuel

Real value for money

All areas of operation offered excellent service. Weldone for dedication and service.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2024

Enrique

It was a nice hotel, not too big, close to one entrance to the park. The food was good. Trees were beautiful. One can see elephants and other animals from the pool bar. The main problem is that their safaris, or park tours, are too expensive, much more expensive than those organized by the park. But the vehicles are confortable, and drivers nice and helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2024

Allan

The resort being right by the main entrance to Kruger National Park makes it a great spot to book safari tours of the park.
Dining was fine, but would benefit from more selections à la carte.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2024

Edward

2nd time visiting this hotel. Its next to Kruger Gate. The river view is lovely and the Lapa restaurant has a great African charm with a wonderful buffet.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2024

Shasheen

Great family-/child-friendly hotel adjacent to Kruger Gate, making it super convenient for safaris (5am departure = 530am wildlife sightings!). Pool view is stunning, and a further kids pool make it pleasant and entertaining for kids. Staff were super attentive to ensure our stay was pleasant! The dinner buffet was incredible!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2023

njemile

The hotel is very clean and comfortable. The food is all inclusive type of food, and also not what you ordered. The staff struggled to make specialty drinks..

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2023

Izzet

Best location on the edge of the Kruger Park

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2023

Saope

Unreal hospitality and staff are amazing. This is our second year we’ve been and we will be coming again making it a third time.

Game drives are spectacular as well! Worth every penny!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2023

Maude

Absolutely amazing!!

Séjour absolument parfait!! Nous y aurions séjourner beaucoup plus longtemps si l'itinéraire nous l'avais permis! Localisation idéale, service hors pair, buffet Booma dinner varié et excellent, restaurants incroyable (déjeuner), services et commodités diversifiés et accessibles (bar, gym, café, aide pour les tours/activittés, etc.). Je recommande fortement! :)

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2023

Courtney

Wonderful property. Great food, clean/modern/spacious rooms, close to Kruger with good safari options. Friendly staff.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2023

Connie

Okay but needs updating

The service was good. The buffet meals went from amazing the first night to just okay by the third night. Room was very old and felt damp. New section is much nicer.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2023

Pam

Staff was amazing, food was great and perfect location to Kruger National Park!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2023

Paul

Service was paramount at this unique hotel. Though their first evening park tour was sold out, the rest of my family were able to go on an early morning tour of Kruger National Park

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2023

Nicole

We stopped at this hotel as part of our honeymoon. Amazing hotel. Straight away you feel welcomed and comfortable. The staff are very helpful. The room was lovely and it was decorated for our honeymoon with a bottle of bubbly and petals. The facilities were great with two pools and loads of other activities on site. The food was a buffet style but with so much choice and delicious fresh food. It was a great experience eating outside. We booked a morning safari tour which was incredible. We saw so much wildlife and the guide was so helpful and informative (went in August). We would definitely come back again it was an amazing first safari experience.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2023

Debra

Hidden Gem

The property is a hidden gem with tree house lounges, large open deck for animal viewing, outstanding meals for every palate and diet, aged towering trees interspersed throughout, spacious rooms and amenities such as spa, game rooms and gym. The staff are very friendly, helpful, authentic and genuine. I have stayed in property several times and highly recommend it.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2023

Katelin

What an amazing vacation! You literally cannot beat the location and wow, the hotel was stunning. Good food to order, lovely staff, and even a little shop for souvenirs! Cannot recommend this hotel enough. Also, highly recommend booking “Amos” as your game driver with Kurt Safari Co (who the hotel uses for safaris) he was amazing! One of the managers of the hotel, Sarah, was so sweet and accommodating. Also had a lovely spa experience!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2023

Verified traveler

Nice Enough Stay

Location is right at the gate so you’re on safari in minutes. The pool overlooks a river and day one we enjoyed a herd of elephants right out front. The following days we enjoyed hippos in the morning. All of this best enjoyed through binoculars. The rooms had ceiling fans (as well as ac) and the cleaning staff mostly kept doors closed when cleaning so we were delighted to have little to no mossies in our room. There are several bars on property with amiable staff and the grounds are generally beautiful.

The drawbacks we found were the following: the food was ok. I wish they had hand sanitizer somewhere at the restaurant when hundreds of people are serving themselves with the same serving spoons. My husband watched a man drop the serving spoon on the ground 3 times (!!!!) and then try to walk away leaving it for someone else to serve themself with. Gross. He alerted the kitchen staff and they replaced it immediately. Dinner staff is overwhelmed, they need more people. Out of 3 nights we were only helped with drinks once and never again did we receive anyone checking in on us; even that evening the man was scurrying and often hard to find. Overall, Kruger is a tourist trap (the park not the hotel) so we spent more time at the hotel. We wished the pools were heated so we could actually enjoy the pool deck. Or that they had a hot tub/sauna to enjoy during winter. At nearly $300/night we felt they fell short in places that seemed obvious to curate a good stay for this rate.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2023

Ursula

Lovely property, everything was excellent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2023

Cheryl

Public areas open to beautiful natural surroundings. Open beam wood construction and design of the space is beautiful. Staff are amazing - excellent service!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2023

IAN

Fantastic place to stay
Staff very friendly and helpful
Excellent for Paul Kruger gate entrance

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2023

Brian

A real African Experience that is so affordable

My knowledge of this property goes right back to 1987 when we bought time share at this location, and the original Karos Kruger Hotel was pretty basic. After an absence of many years we booked to stay at the now Kruger Gate and one of the new bedroom suites. From check in to our room, to drinks over looking the Kruger Park to dinner to breakfast - in a word. Excellent and the staff are superb.
Having stayed in the past at a number of private game lodges in the Sabi Sands area most are outstanding but can cost anything up to $1000 per night per person.
The Kruger Gate Hotel offers exceptional value and a great bush experience at a fraction of the cost of private lodges. And they can arrange daily and night drives in the Kruger.
I would highly recommend fly in or drive to the Kruger - stay in the hotel and enjoy daily self drives in the Kruger
A wonderful way to experience the bush, and African food and hospitality at a really affordably rate

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2023

Michael

Super spot!

More info needs to be promulgated re:
Kruger Park permit procedures and
Paperwork. Could be a timing
problem on departure

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2023

Daniel

Fantastic Hotel - sadly with lacking Service

Going to that hotel since 25 years. While the food improved over the years and finally is declared on the buffet what it is we sadly noticed the lack of service quality dropped drastically. As example on the pool deck we ordered 4 pizzas. 1st and 2nd order went „missing“ after complaining twice the supervisor then attended to our table and re-ordered our food. After 2.5 hours waiting we finally got our food which was very nice considering we are sitting in the middle of the bush. Overall still a very nice hotel with great location to enjoy the Krugerpark and the bushveld.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2022

Ekta

Absolutely enjoyed our stay at the Kruger gate!! Loved every bit of it
Would love to come once again!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2022

Saope

Perfect introduction by the staff as you arrive, facilities were unreal and the venue made sure that there were no disruptions with load shedding which was convenient. All in all, great location and venue.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2022

Bruce

Kruger hotel 2022

Amazing stay at a great hotel. From the easy check-in, clean and comfortable rooms, great food, exceptional service and amazing location, everything contributed to a great holiday experience. Particularly enjoyed the view of the river and easy access to the Kruger Park itself. Will be back!!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2022

Nickolaus

This hotel is amazing! We wish we had more time here. Fortune was our safari guide and he did a great job! The updated hotel room was so nice. And we loved the atmosphere of the grounds of the hotel. It kind of feels like you’re in a tree house. Great food. Great time. Friendly staff! We hope to be back.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2022

Patrick

It’s beautiful and sophisticated. Enjoy your stay.
The only slightly lacking amenity is the game drive. I’ve had more informative and more interactive leaders. And, though one cannot rely on the bush to deliver, some company’s find animals more readily. Experience or luck? I cannot say.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2022

Benjamin

we enjoyed ourselves and the atmosphere was marvelous . a nice place to be.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2022

John

Beautiful Location. Very nicely landscaped for the area. will return!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2022

Zeyn

Lovely hotel. Lovely set up lovely location. Reception staff are good. Cleaning is good. Only issue I have is with the restaurant. Service is absolutely pathetic. Tables are not cleaned. Buffet is untidy. Attitude of staff is horrible. You don’t get what you ask for. And most ridiculous is there’s no sanitizer !!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2022

Pauline

Had a fabulous stay at Protea Hotel

My stay was amazing. The room was clean. Breakfast and dinner were delicious. The staff members were all friendly.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2022

Tintswalo

Excellent service!!!!

Excellent service I couldn't complain. Hospitality is at another level, thank you n keep up the good work.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2022

AILEEN

It was a lovely relaxing stay and so close to Kruger National park, we saw elephants while enjoying a cocktail by the pool!
The show on Saturday night was very entertaining!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2022

Jeremias Cardoso

Very good location and good facilities

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2022

Rory

Great location. Very comfortable. Was over new year so staff were overwhelmed and food standard was lower than expected.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2022

Wade

Great stay, unfortunate checkin

The stay was great, however the checking in was terrible. Hotels.com never informed the hotel of our booking and therefore when checking into the hotel room there was a lot of confusion on our reservation booking. The hotel and myself had to try and contact hotels.com to confirm our booking. Big shout out to the front manager at the hotel, she was really great!

Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Dec 2021

Oregopotse

A nightmare stay at Marriot Kruger Gate

When we arrived we found old stained towels in our room, the restaurant service was poor had to wait close to an hour for a plate of chips , our room 113 had a major leak in the roof. It was a nightmare stay

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2021

Brendan

Hidden gem!

Best hotel on Kruger border!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Oct 2021

sajeeda

excellent but needs lots of attention

excellent location
rooms small
bathroom and toilet not up to standard
meals very disappointing

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

22 Sep 2021

Natasha

Shocking

The buffet ran out of breakfast as well as dinner. We were a group of 14 people with young children and had to wait till after 20h30 for the kitchen to make more good. There were more than the allowed number of people staying in one room. There were beer cans left on the steps after guests had a party. Very dissapointed.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2021

Kabelo

Always amazing to be here and they excel at hospitality ALWAYS!!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2021

James

great

Generally excellent
Just a few minor annoyances: broken kettle, broken patio chair, poor service at pool deck

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2021

Yvette

The room is comfortable, the bed fantastic and the infinity pool with view of the Kruger and elephants eating right in front is priceless. The staff is friendly. The reason for my low score is the breakfast. I booked this stay to go to Kruger and spend the golden hours in the park. The 6.30 breakfast time would allow me to have a quick and good breakfast before I go in, but when I arrived at 6.30 they were still setting up breakfast. I left after 7 AM and breakfast set up was still not ready so I just grabbed a quick sandwich and yoghurt. When I mentioned it to the staff at the reception they just shrugged and said, we will tell them... There were 10 other guests also eager to have an early breakfast and also left without full breakfast. Disappointing.

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2021

Debbie

Absolutely loved the hotel, the setting was awesome and the staff very friendly and helpful. The food was great!
on the 27th April 2021 we arrived at breakfast at 6:30am only to find they were still setting up. Everything was only ready at 7am which is pretty unacceptable as we specifically wanted an early start to the day.
We also had a leaking toilet and had to request 3 times that the toilet be fixed. We had a broken kettle which was replaced with another broken kettle, it would not switch off.
Other than that I will definitely be back!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2021

Jacqueline

Everything was perfect EXCEPT for housekeeping. I had to phone reception every afternoon with our return from our day tour that there was no bottles of water and the coffee, sugar and milk was short. We ended up buying our own coffee,sugar and milk to have morning and evening coffee.

Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Mar 2021

Daniel

Customer since over 20 years. Food quality is down hill badly

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2021

M

Kruger Gate Hotel.

Beautifull hotel, fantastic location ,wonderful friendly staff we would stay there again anytime.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2021

Mojau

Visit greatness

Great stay to relax at especially when intending to find tranquility.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2020

Sibongile

Birthday celebration

Our overall stay was pleasant. The newly renovated rooms, the food, the staff were welcoming. What a beautiful birthday weekend. I cant fault anything.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2020

Kabelo

Stay was great, food amazing, hotel really clean too.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Sep 2020

Barry

Room was new and great, welcome was fair, service was poor, waiters slow and half interested, food was very average ,served cold also with no interest. We have stayed here a good few times and this visit felt like no one was keen to be back to work. Just going threw the motions. Very sad .

Partner

4/10

Poor

09 Sep 2020

stephen

Good location to Paul Kruger Gate

There is no one to carry your luggage when you arrive or depart as the car park is some distance from the Hotel.
Breakfast was OK
Dinner was OK
Bathroom toilet leaking all over the floor.We told them at reception but nothing happened.
I have used this hotel before and all was OK. Maybe just a bad experience this time?

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2020

John

Hotel Protea Kruger.....must for Kruger visititor

Accommodation was great,and the room was very comfortable and clean.Staff were very friendly and observed strict lockdown prorocoland were very friendly and accommodating.Found the dinners in the Lapa really really good with great choice.Only found the breakfast time from 08h00 a bit late.....prefer an earlier option...say 07h00/07h30 so we can get into the park earlier..

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Overall, just a great hotel near Kruger Gate! Great location, great staff, and great amenities for adults and kids!

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2020

Mehreen

It’s beautiful and the location is close to Kruger national park so the safari is easier and we saw the elephants at the back of the swimming pool as the area opens in the National park
Good facilities and great food

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2020

Shreya

The location is perfect, the dinner is quite bad for vegetarians, ended up just eating some buttered bread for my stay. We had an issue with the cleanliness, our toilet was leaking a lot to the point that we’d have to put towels down which was gross and found cockroaches in the room!

But the staff are great and the location can’t be beaten. Not sure if we’d come back but we enjoyed the park itself and the pool deck area of the hotel. Breakfast was great, really enjoyed the options.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2020

Eric

Fantastic hotel in great location

We had a fantastic 2 night stay at the Protea Hotel. The room is a good size and a short walk away from the bar and restaurant. I think the breakfast buffet could be improved, but the food selection at dinner was amazing every night! The hotel is literally a 2 minute drive from Paul Kruger Gate, so it's perfect for anyone hoping to self drive. There is a bridge about 1 min drive from the hotel, where we regularly saw over 10 hippos relaxing each day. The hotel bar shuts relatively early (10pm), so do not expect to be able to drink late into the night. My main issue with the hotel, is that it was very difficult to contact them prior to the stay to obtain a price list for their safaris and this information does not appear to be online. As it was not clear what they were offering, I had to use a separate company to book our guided game drives. However, when we arrived at the hotel, we were provided with their full price list for game drives. I think this information should be more available and it should be easier to contact the hotel for information. Overall, the hotel itself is beautifully decorated and has two outdoor pools. It is perfect for those looking for a safari experience and don't want to spend an extortionate amount on luxury safari lodges. Will definitely come again!

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jan 2020

MARGARET

Not Good Enough!

This is a nice hotel, clean and well maintained. The meals were served Buffett style with lots of choices. I scored this lower because the room I booked was described as King bed with valley view and mini bar - we received none of these and all we got was a “so sorry”. Not good enough in my book - we won’t be back, I believe you should get what you have paid for and what you were promised. Very disappointed!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jan 2020

Hazel

Don’t trust the hotel transfer service!

Despite giving flight details far in advance of stay and reconfirming our arrival details on day of arrival we were left at the airport for over an hour after the airport closed.... in the middle of Kruger park. We were lucky a kind lady from SA Airlink stayed with us until the hotel got their act together to send someone to collect us. (After several phone calls!!!!) Extremely poor service!!!!!
The hotel bars shut in the evening and building work to main restaurant during our stay meant that one meal we sat outside, in the rain, in a doorway eating our food. Not what I would expect from a Marriott.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2019

Gregory

Shortage of towels at poolside for a \"five star\"??

Very good. But for a Hotel of this calibre and location, food was not great but acceptable. Breakfast to go (packed) can be improved on. Location is superb.
But to ask for 3 towels at the poolside and be told there is only one available is totally unacceptable.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Dec 2019

JAC

Great location at the outskirts of Kruger Park. It blends with the nature around it.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2019

Pieter

Dream break for mom!!

It's a dream break away for any mom. Meals are buffet style. So everyone in the family can eat what they like. Food was excellent and staff at breakfast and dinner very friendly and professional. They could do with bit more training at reception though. On arrival our key cards did not work on our room door. We had to go back to reception to get it programmed. We requested extra cups for coffee for our room that we never got. So we had to share.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2019

Johan

Every year we visit this hotel!! The standard is excellent. They always upgrade according to the needs.Thank you for a hotel like this who is a good ambassador for South Africa

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Dec 2019

J

disappointing

We have stayed at this hotel several times and have always enjoyed our stay. This time it was like staying on a construction site, had we known the hotel was undergoing renovations we would not have booked. Competely destroyed the ambience. The bar service was very poor, it took us 15 minutes to track down the bar person, and then another 10 minutes to get the bill. The breakfast service was also poor, we had to ask for muesli, muffins and scones(which they had run out of before 10 am), all the jam and marmalade jars were empty. We won't stay again.

Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Hotel deliberately double-charged us for the stay. We still have not received the money back, over a month later. This constitutes fraud in my opinion. I am owed almost £1000.
Extensive building work was ongoing and the dust and noise were intolerable. Worst hotel experience ever.

Leisure Partner