Nauntons Guest House

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2025

EW

Nice and friendly

Clean roof, friendly staff, great service. Breakfast needs a lot of improvemnet

Business

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2022

Michele

Lovely

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2021

David

Friendly receptionist and staff, who gave local great advice on where to eat and visit.
Just off main highway, so easy access, but you have to drive into town.
Perfect for an overnight stop.
Ladysmith is a historical gem, if you can see past the litter.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2019

BRADLEY

stay

The stay was very good

Business

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2019

Brian

Great setup, good for 1 night stop overs.

Unit10 just not functional in layout

Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2019

Alan

Excellent

Great Place to Stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2018

Kathleen

Wonderful staff, including the cook.

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2018

Matthew

Nauntons guest house

Sited within pleasant gardens, Nauntons guest house seemed very peaceful despite being pretty much right on the N11. The staff were friendly and helpful and the room was equipped with kettle, a good selection of teas/coffees and a fridge. My main gripe with the accommodation as I found it were the badly stained pillows which clean (though obviously not very thick) pillow cases could not hide. The bedspread was also torn. Although not a huge negative I found it an extraordinary waste of electricity that part of making up the room involved leaving both the television and EVERY light and lamp turned on presumably for hours while no one was in the room. Odd... The restaurant serves a fixed menu 3 course dinner which was filling rather than spectacular ('pap' for example featured one evening). If taking dinner in the restaurant be sure to confirm/agree what time it will be served as you need to be there at that time rather than turning up at your convenience and ordering. A final warning if using Google Maps as there seems to be a glitch with two locations given for Nauntons. Make sure you choose the more southerly one 'N11 Newcastle Road, Ladysmith' rather than 'N11 Newcastle'.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2017

Peter

Beautiful B&B, with lovely scenery to match!

Lovely place to stay. The staff are incredibly helpful in every way. The room was very comfortable and the venue very scenic. They also host wedding functions. Honesty bar is well catered for. You have a full DSTv bouquet for you to choose in your room, which is a very nice treat. They cater for almost any request at the warm breakfast orders in the morning, which is very nice. Lovely view from the dining area. Free wifi is good and quite fast....

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2017

Rolf

Nice hotel with great breakfast

I booked this hotel last minute online. I arrived late at night but the security person was very friendly. The room was a suite that was clean and comfortable. I left early the next morning but had a great breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2016

Guy

Quaint and comfortable

Very beautiful hotel, perfect setting for a wedding. We booked for 3 nights in Room 4 which is their standard double and got upgraded to Room 6. Spacious and clean room with a very comfortable king bed. Breakfast was cooked to order and very delicious. Staffs were all extremely friendly and accomodating. Wifi works well. Located about 6km from town centre but it actually works in its favor as you are like staying in an oasis of calm and tranquility yet not too far from the convenience of town center. Great vibes! Recommended

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2016

Lungile

Very refreshing service and stay

Excellent, will sure use this establishment on my next stay over in this town!

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2016

Verified traveler

Secure, welcoming, nice stay

Secure parking, staff welcoming but a little vague. Dinner OK but not gourmet. Breakfast, however, was excellent. Room very spacious but more attention could be paid to mould etc in bathroom.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2016

Helen

Great guest house not far out of Ladysmith

Place was a bit hard to find as we arrived after dark. Possibly needs better signage on the road.
We were made very welcome by all the staff. Nothing was too much trouble. The gate security guard told us it was a great location if we wanted to get married. We thought this delightful as we had all been married for about 40 years!
Our room was old, but immaculately clean. Bathrooms had been modernised to a very high standard. The dining room decor was magnificent.
Our group of 4 had pre ordered dinner. A buffet had been set up for us with enough food for about 20! At the end of a long day it was a very welcome sight. Breakfast the following morning was also very good, with hot meals cooked to order.
We would happily stay there again if visiting Ladysmith.

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2016

Tendai

Happiness all the way

Was woowed by my experience. Friendly staff. Room was stunning. My new certified stop for Ladysmith!!

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2016

robert

Would stay again

A nice place for a convenient stay on route through. Would stay again if passing.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jan 2016

Nihal

Great place to stay

Stayed one night while passing thru ladysmith. The receptionist was friendly as we're most of the staff. Unfortunately it was mid summer and the aircon was not working properly ( which management knew about but they still put us in that room !!) By the time we realised this and went to find someone who could help all the lights in the building were out and everyone was gone about 9.30pm!! ) lucky we had a couple of fans in the car. Preventative maintainable is required around the property - wooden floor tiles missing in the room
Breakfast was great.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Nauntons heavenly stay.

It was lovely. Great establishment, lovely people

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2015

Christian

full recommendation

Plus
Very friendly welcome.
Big room
Clean
Offered 3-step menu, was very delicious

To be improved:
in my room Wifi was not so good Connection, however in the guest room it worked well.
Can hear your neighbours due to the thin walls. But they kept quiet during night so no Problem.

Would always come again.

2/10

Poor

17 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Disappointing

Upon arrival you will see a kid's bike in the yard, indicating that this will be like staying in someone's house, and not a professional establishment. Be prepared for it to be a noisy house,

The room and furnishings are basic, and nowhere close to being a four star. By USA standards this would at best be a two star.

The apparent manager is, unfortunately, aggressive, lacking in the common courtesies, and with no idea of customer service.