Staff pleasant and very accommodating. Food great, game drive excellent, pools n kids sections fabulous.

Overall lack of cleanliness. Shower drain blocked. Mould on shower floor. Most of the wicker place mats had old dried food in them (2 breakfasts and 2 dinners 10 people in our group) . Bird droppings on the seats at breakfast and dinner.

Kwa Maritane exceeded our expectations in every single way! I cannot wait to book out next trip.We were delighted to find such a big variety of breakfast choices. Since we are salmon lovers we loved that smoked salmon was also an option during breakfast and some dinners.

I liked everything! My eldery parents came with us though and simce they have trouble walking, and were situated very far from us at the opposite side of the lodge. It is the first time we saw them in two years and while this was supposed to be a very sepcial holiday it was such a shame that although I made 1 booking for both my parents and us, we were allocated rooms at opposite sides of the park which was very inconveneint.

Animais, staff, food and game drivers

The shower was not that great

Great starting point to visit the Pilanesberg National Park. Really liked the game drives, with a 5:30 and a 16:30 option (take the early one to see more). Morning and dinner buffet was great with large variety of fish, meat and vegetarian options that were freshly made to preference at a bbq station. Staff friendly and problem-solving. Family-friendly (we weren't a family) facilities, lots of resort-style options from tennis to mini-golf to pool to table tennis and foosball.

Indoor buffet varied in choices. One day really great (see above), the next day somewhat reduced (potentially this had to do with canceled bush dinner).

I first came to Kwa Maritane in 2015 and have been longing to come back! May I just say that coming back did not disappoint at all! The hotel is absolutely beautiful and well maintained (even things like the minigolf which usually ho forgotten). There’s many facilities, from the 2 pools, to the tennis court, mini golf, hide (to watch the animals) and so much more. The staff is so kind and welcoming and the game drives are just the best. The rangers are so knowledgeable and will really do anything in their power to show you the coolest wildlife! Let’s not forget the great buffet, very varied and delicious food. Last but not least, the rooms!! Omgggg we had the most beautiful and spacious room with a balcony. I cannot wait to come back

Nice large, well appointed and spotlessly clean room with very comfortable bed and great patio area with superb view of game park perimeter fence close by. Good supply of bottled water and mini toiletries in clean, well designed bathroom that included a bath. Great evening turn-down service with bushveld animal-themed mini chocolates on pillow. Helpful, friendly staff, quick response to maintenance issue with bathroom tap. Good daily game drive included in my package stay was a real delight and highly recommended. Unique Bush Hide 180m into the bush with underground tunnel access was intriguing and is a great feature, with ability to monitoring the webcam without having to physically sit there for hours waiting for something interesting to appear. Very good food, nicely varied over the evenings, served in a clean, well serviced restaurant with stunning panoramic view of savannah and of the constantly topped up water hole that attracted a stunning variety of game during my stay, including a large family of elephants. Fantastic feature that brings the wild animals up very close and personal to guests.

Minor maintenance issue with bathroom tap was quickly seen to, but not 100% fixed, although bath tap was a working alternative so only minor inconvenience. Noisy, fairly old aircon meant I couldn't sleep with it on at night. The room was full of mosquitoes when I first arrived, fortunately I had my own can of room spray to fumigate, but I noticed cleaning staff who entered twice a day (including evening turn down service) left the door wide open for the duration of their activity in the room, which explained to me how so many mosquitoes gained access to the room each day. Come armed with adequate anti-mozzy aerosol to fumigate each and every night of your stay.

Breakfast was good, a lot of variety. Room was lovely however, no view, so maybe if guests would like to have a view over the game park they should upgrade. Dinner was a lot of variety, Veggies, salads, carvery, rice, couscous, potatoes.

Some of the staff need training desperately. Once, my overseas family had NO complimentary water in their room, they were with 2 young kids. After we phoned 3 times! waiter came with a big bottle and a bill! I sent him away with the info that we definitely were NOT going to pay for this bottle. 15 mins later he returned with 4 complimentary small bottles of water. This was disturbing, as he could have brought these bottles first time around. Some staff totally disinterested, too loud, and clueless. For a hotel in this price range this is unacceptable!!!!

The Boma dinner was a highlight for me: so much variety to choose from: from the Kudu poitjie to the huge selection of braii meat. Breakfast and Dinner buffet were also on point. Too much variety and good food to choose from.

Service at the kiddies pool was extremely slow. i ordered 1 black label and 1 coke light that never arrived after 30 minutes. Had to go to the bar close by, only to be told they were having a problem with their cocktail mixer. i don't know what that had to do with a beer and a coke. So eventually ended up placing my order directly from the restaurant

The location was incredible, there were two swimming pools. The pool by the restaurant was quiet and relaxing. Elephants would come to drink from the waterhole right next to the restaurant, which was wonderful to be so close to these amazing creatures. With our package, we went on 3 game drives. Nico one of our drivers was excellent and stood out with his knowledge and friendly manner. We saw so many animals with him. Every game drive is different, which l loved. We enjoyed the Boma on the Saturday evening, lovely food and great atmosphere.

A shame there was no ATM at Kwa Maritane. Apart from that l couldn’t fault it at all.

I love the setting of the hotel and the dinners and breakfasts are great. staff are friendly too.

As the price includes 2 game drives, its a shame that when you get to the hotel and want to book an evening game drive you get told its fully booked. One should be advised that you need to secure your game drive when you book the accommodation to avoid disappointment or Kwa-Maritane should have another vehicle to accommodate the amount of guests. The roads in the park are full of potholes and not very good for self drives. My sister left her phone charger in our room... its an expensive apple, docking station type. We phoned the reception the same day to ask if it had been handed in by the cleaners and it hadn't nor did anyone call us back about it which is a bit disappointing.