Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs B from W Midlands

"Lovely lodge, great location.

Very convenient for walking to the falls and into the town. Pool and bar area very relaxing, good way to start our holiday"

"This was the first Safari that we have been on and although we had read up on it before we went, our expectations were exceeded in all respects.

Our guide Dix, was excellent and good fun. We saw - lions, cheetah, leopard, wild dogs to name a few.

We loved sitting around the camp fire (bush TV) after dinner chatting to the other guests.

The thing that probably impressed us most was how friendly all of the staff were."

"We arrived here after a very long day, leaving Kwara after the morning safari and then flying to Jo'burg and on to Port Elizabeth.

What a fantastic guest house hidden away in the residential part of Port Elizabeth. The room was excellent, four poster bed, balcony. The bathroom had a four poster bath - something that we have not seen before!

Breakfast was good and staff very friendly.

We wished that we were able to stay longer but this was the starting point for our journey along the garden route to Cape Town"

"The location of this hotel is excellent with view over the bay and easy access to the town.

The room was large, comfortable and well equipped.

We visited the Robberg Nature reserve and walked the trail. Fortunately the weather was good and the views across the bay, spectacular.

We had a very good meal in the restaurant.

Our only negative about the hotel is that the staff were a little over attentive, almost to the extent of being creepy."

"Our room was excellent - we were upgraded to one of the suites which was actually a detached bungalow, complete with its own swimming pool, which we used as the weather was unseasonally hot. We didn't however make use of the personal gym in the bathroom!!

We ate in the hotel on the first evening but the menu is a set three course meal with limited choice - we walked to a local restaurant on the second evening."

"Although the accomodation was good, it did not live up to our expectations compared with the other places we stayed. Although the school house itself is old, the accomodation itself is a relatively newly built complex, behind the main house. The restaurant is a conservatory built at the side of the old house. It would have been lovely to have seen a bit more of the old school itself.

We had read good reports about the restaurant and we're hoping to eat there, but unfortunately it was not open that evening. We were recommended local restaurants but the choice within walking distance was limited (we enjoy a glass of wine and will not drive).

We did visit the Drotsky museum, which was excellent"

"What a little gem!

We loved both the hotel and Franschhoek. Conrad is an excellent host and concierge, booking exactly the kind of restaurants That we like for us for both evenings.

Our room was spacious and comfortable. The only slightly negative comment was the open plan bathroom, with the bath directly opposite the door to the room. I had to remind my husband to keep the door shut on a couple of occasions!"

"This was our second visit to the V&A. The location is superb, very central to all of the waterfront activities, and last minute shopping before coming home. We love wandering around the craft markets.

Breakfasts are excellent, bountiful and leisurely - on the pavement by the waterfront watching the world go by. We had dinner in the hotel one night which was also very good.

Last time we stayed we were in room 220 and we were hoping for a similar room this time, however we were next door in room 218 and instead of the comfy chairs we had a dining room table and four dining room chairs, nowhere comfortable to sit at all. Very odd. We don't spend a lot of time in hotel bedrooms even less time holding dinner parties in them, but we would expect somewhere to sit and relax. We do think that hotel designers ought to try staying in some of their creations."