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11 Manzini Chalets - Timone's Retreat

Self Catering

Review Summary

4.4 out of 5from 18 reviews for 11 Manzini Chalets - Timone's Retreat
Cleanliness
4.4/5
Service
4.2/5
Location
4.7/5
Safety
4.2/5
Value for money
4.5/5
Marina F - Sep 2024
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Marina F
Family with young children

Ons as gesin het lekker vakansie gehou.

Ons hou baie van St Lucia, en probeer elke keer ander verblyf. Manzini is goed geleë en ons het lekker vakansie gehou. Het 'n paar probleempies gehad die 1ste dag of 2, maar die gasheer het dit vinnig uitgesorteer. Manzini is naby alles en het 'n heerlike swembad en mooi tuine.

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We as a family had a nice holiday.

We really like St Lucia, and try different accommodation each time. Manzini is well located and we had a nice holiday. Had a few issues the 1st day or 2 but the host sorted it out quickly. Manzini is close to everything and has a lovely swimming pool and beautiful gardens.

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Nothando G - Apr 2024
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
3/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Nothando G
With friends

It's was clean.

It was good. It's just that we were not welcomed very well.

Charlene D - Oct 2023
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
1/5
Value for money
4/5
Charlene D
Family with young children

Heerlik en bekostigbaar.

Dit was nou 'n lekker vakansie. Die eienaar is baie oulik en het ons mooi gehelp, maak nie saak wanneer ons hom gebel het. Dit was netjies en bekostigbaar.

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Delicious and affordable.

Now that was a nice vacation. The owner is very nice and helped us nicely no matter when we called him. It was neat and affordable.

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Estian C - May 2023
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
3/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Estian C
With partner

Heerlik privaat en baie goed geleë - naby rivier en winkels.

Kon maklik en vinnig by al die plekke kom wat ons wou sien.

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Wonderfully private and very well located - close to river and shops.

Was able to get to all the places we wanted to see easily and quickly.

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Rene B - Feb 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Rene B
Family with teenagers

Terdee geniet en lekker gebly. Swembad is wonderlik!

Sal met graagte weer kom kuier. Manzini is pragtig en goed na omgesien. Die swembad is die beste! Het bietjie gesukkel met die stoof en oond, maar andersins is daar niks waaroor ons kan kla nie. Sien julle binnekort weer.

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Thoroughly enjoyed and had a nice stay. Pool is great!

Will be happy to visit again. Manzini is beautiful and well cared for. The pool is the best! Had a little trouble with the stove and oven, but otherwise there is nothing we can complain about. See you again soon.

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Nadia P - Jan 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
5/5
Nadia P
Family with young children

Heerlike vakansie!

Ons het baie lekker gebly. Die chalet het alles wat jy nodig het. En dis loopafstand na die dorp en winkeltjies. Die kompleks is netjies en die swembad is amazing! Colin, die eienaar, is baie vriendelik en het sekergemaak ons is gelukkig.

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Great holiday!

We had a very nice stay. The chalet has everything you need. And it's walking distance to the town and shops. The complex is neat and the pool is amazing! Colin, the owner, is very friendly and made sure we were happy.

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Mrs F - Jan 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
3/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Mrs F

It's clean, maybe just needs a bit of maintenance, but value for money.

My only complaint was that the cleaners sweep or spray the stoop very clean, however they spray other people's dirt, till slips, plastic wrappers into the flower beds in the front of the unit. I have a two year old that kept on picking up other peoples rubbish out of the flower beds. Maybe they should scoop it up instead of just sweeping it outside into the garden.

Rina R - Dec 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
4/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
4/5
Rina R
With partner

Heerlike verblyf.

Baie lekker gebly. Die plekkie het alles wat mens nodig het en die natuur is wonderskoon. Was lekker om die wilde diere sommer so van ons stoep af te sien.

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Great stay.

Very nice stay. The place has everything you need and the nature is wonderfully beautiful. It was nice to see the wild animals just like that from our porch.

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Ridwaan M - Aug 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
3/5
Service
1/5
Location
3/5
Safety
1/5
Value for money
3/5
Ridwaan M
With partner

When I arrived there was no one to be seen to give us the keys, however, I was early and had phoned and made arrangements.

I asked the ladies where the office was and they told me that they only worked in the laundry and pointed to the direction of an office which was empty. The place has cockroaches and needs to be fumigated. The automatic gate did not work as I got up early to go fishing only to find another guest that was berated as the security could not open the gate manually and had gone to buy airtime. I assisted in opening the gate manually so we could get out.

11 Manzini Chalets - Timone's Retreat 's response

Hi Ridwaan,

Thank you for the review.
We do apologize for the inconvenience.

You mentioned you arrived early, and that is when you gave me as the owner a call, and you were attended to immediately. No prior arrangements were made with me; check-in is at 14:00, but we still accommodated you despite your early arrival, and it was no issue to assist and get the lady down to assist.

The ladies at the laundry do not run my units; hence they would unfortunately not know about your early arrival as you did not arrange this prior to your arrival. There is a sanitizing and deep cleaning that we do to protect our guests; hence the check-in is typically from 14:00. Neither myself nor the ladies cleaning were informed of the cockroaches, of which I would have been notified immediately(this is a complimentary service included to our guests ) you had my direct number. I would have attended to it immediately. I inquired if everything was in order, and you confirmed. I advised you, as I do all my other guests, that I am always available if any problems should come up. Just for the sake of clarity, due to the ecological environment, there are two different types of cockroaches down the coast, one that flies and one that walks. Unfortunately, I have no control over the flying ones. The unit has also been fumigated twice since this review. As for the gate, I do apologize. There is an issue with the wiring, and this has also been attended to.

The security staff has also been addressed as that was unacceptable.
We value your input and have attended to the matters at hand.

Kindest Regards,
Colin


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Steyn J - Oct 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Steyn J
With partner

Sal weer boek.

Baie lekker familieplek met alles in die eenheid wat nodig is, groot swembad en naby alles.

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Will book again.

Very nice family place with everything in the unit that is needed, big pool and close to everything.

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11 Manzini Chalets - Timone's Retreat 's response

Hi Steyn,
Ons is bly julle het lekker gekuier en was gelukkig met alles.
Ons hoop regtig julle kom weer en dat ons julle kan huisves.
Alles van die beste vorentoe.
Vriendelike Groete
Colin en Elrica

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Dehabre K - Apr 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Dehabre K

Lekker vakansie!

Netjies. Vriendelik ontvang!

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Have a nice holiday!

Tidy. Friendly welcome!

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Anlo D - Feb 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Anlo D
With partner

Rustig en skoon.

Pragtige oord met mooi tuine en bome. Huisie is mooi skoon en netjies. Alhoewel beskikbaar, en vir seker 'n bonus is, het ons nie van die daaglikse skoonmaakdienste gebruik gemaak nie, a.g.v. Covid. Het besluit om sommer self skoon te maak, en om hierdie rede sou ek graag 'n besem of mop met emmer in chalet wou gehad het. Andersins, was alles daar wat mens nodig het. Pragtige uitsig en heerlike kuier stoepie met braaier. Definitief waarde vir geld en sal beslis weer besoek.

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Quiet and clean.

Beautiful resort with beautiful gardens and trees. The house is nice and clean. Although available, and certainly a bonus, we did not take advantage of the daily cleaning services, due to Covid. Decided to just clean myself, and for this reason I would have liked to have a broom or mop with bucket in chalet. Otherwise, everything one needs was there. Beautiful view and lovely visit stoepie with braaier. Definitely value for money and will definitely visit again.

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11 Manzini Chalets - Timone's Retreat 's response

Hi Anlo,
Baie dankie vir die positiewe resensie.
Dit is altyd lekker om te hoor ons gaste het lekker gekuier. Ons vra omverskoning rakende die skoonmaak geriewe en neem kennis daarvan. Ons sal beslis in ag neem wat julle genoem het en die geriewe byvoeg.
Ons hoop julle kom kuier gou weer.
Vriendelike Groete
Colin

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Chantelle S - Nov 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
4/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
4/5
Chantelle S
Family with young children

The premises is well maintained and the unit itself was neat and clean.

Our stay was peaceful and relaxing, the reception staff, however, wasn't very informative and we weren't given any form of introduction or information upon arrival, the keys were simply handed over and we were pointed to our room. Otherwise, we have no complaints, the unit was spacious, neat and very clean. The premises are also very well maintained, it was a very relaxing and peaceful experience. I would however suggest that some other child-friendly activities be made available except for the beautiful sparkling pool as the weather didn't permit for swimming.

Laura E - Jul 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
2/5
Value for money
5/5
Laura E
With friends

Everything we needed was there. Odette was amazingly awesome and went out of her way to assist us with everything. Dexter, the cat, best cuddle buddy.

A cupboard in spare room for clothes would be nice and a plug point too. The security gate was left open at all times which I don't believe was good for safety.

Susan G - Jan 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
4/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Susan G
Family with teenagers

Baie geniet

Mooi en aangenaam, met vriendelike personeel.

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Enjoyed a lot

Nice and pleasant, with friendly staff.

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11 Manzini Chalets - Timone's Retreat 's response

Hi Susan,
Ons is bly julle het julle tydjie geniet.
Ons hoop om julle kom kuier weer in die nabye toekoms in St Lucia!
Vriendelike Groete
Colin en Elrica

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Eddie O - Mar 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
3/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
3/5
Eddie O
With partner

Aanvaarbaar, maar ek sal nie weer daar bly nie.

Plek is skoon en aanvaarbaar, maar donker en verwaarloos, byvoorbeeld die voordeur sluit nie behoorlik nie. Dankie, maar nee dankie.

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Acceptable, but I would not stay there again.

Place is clean and acceptable, but dark and neglected, for example the front door does not close properly. Thanks, but no thanks.

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Nico Smith S - Oct 2020
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Nico Smith S
Family with teenagers

Baie mooi en netjiese terrein sowel as woonstelle

Rustige atmosfeer,tuine en swembad netjies. Personeel op perseel vriendelik en behulpsaam

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Very nice and tidy grounds as well as apartments

Quiet atmosphere, gardens and swimming pool neat. Staff on site friendly and helpful

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11 Manzini Chalets - Timone's Retreat 's response

Hi Nico,
Baie dankie vir die positiewe resensie.
Dis altyd lekker om te hoor ons gaste het St Lucia geniet en lekker gekuier!
Vriendelike Groete
Colin

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Don K - Sep 2020
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
4/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Don K
Family with teenagers

Very suitable and affordable accomodation.

Service was excellent

11 Manzini Chalets - Timone's Retreat 's response

Hi Don,

Thank you for the positive review.
Looking forward to hosting you again in the near future.

We appreciate your feedback.

Kindest Regards,
Colin and Elrica

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  • Check-in: 14:00 to 19:00
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  • Address: 100 Mckenzie Street, Manzini Chalets 11, St Lucia, 3936, KwaZulu-Natal
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