Accommodation @ Van der Post
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Retha D - Mar 2024
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Baie rustige kuier in 'n pragtige stil omgewing.
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Very peaceful visit in a beautiful quiet environment.
Beautiful, well-furnished unit. Lovely oasis after a long journey.
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Zahn-michelle A - Jan 2024
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Lovely stay in the Karoo.
Sacha H - Jan 2023
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We really enjoyed our one night stay at Van der Post.
Ina V - Jan 2024
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Die Van der Post huis is pragtig.
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The Van der Post house is beautiful.
Beautiful - "cozy". The cottage is comfortably furnished for an overnight stay. The sounds of the farm animals and peaceful Karoo silence are blissful for your soul - you forget you are in the village. Sorry we weren't in time for Ouma Anna's restaurant - next time!
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Ants S - Jan 2024
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Mini vakansie in een oorslaap.
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Mini holiday in one overnight stay.
Had a wonderful stay. Grateful for the Weber braai and also the fans. Host was great.
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Anonymous Guest - Jan 2024
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The price paid was a bit expensive for what was offered. Both the accommodation and rest.
The accommodation was a bit cramped but very neat and clean. We got there earlier than I told them and then had to wait for an hour+ for them to get the place right. . The meal at the restaurant came to R280 per person. Little food for that price. Well very tasty.
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Marli H - Feb 2024
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Absolute teleurstelling vir die bedrag wat ons moes betaal.
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Absolute disappointment for the amount we had to pay.
On arrival we drove past the place, as there was a poor indication of where the house was. We were quite disappointed with what we got. On arrival there was no water - the place forgot to plug in the pump. A big problem was, when there is loadshedding, there is no water and you have to work with jugs of water in the bathroom. It was a big inconvenience the morning we wanted to drive - everyone was wet with sweat after the night of sleeping in an "oven", but none of us could shower the next morning before we wanted to drive. There was no table inside the house to eat at, the only table was outside and both the table and chairs were particularly dirty and you just sat down completely to eat there. The place has only two (one big and one small) steel fans whose heads cannot turn. The one fan stood on the floor at the bottom of the double bed. So the fan could only kind of blow the one person sleeping on the double bed cold. The other small fan was upstairs in the loft. Three people can sleep upstairs - the fan's head can't turn either. Luckily only one person had to sleep there otherwise there would be a fight over who gets the fan. The master bedroom has a fireplace with a built in staircase. The double bed is against the stairs, my parents over 70 had to sleep there and my father's foot caught on the stairs more than once - something that could potentially be very dangerous. The house's floors are also very slippery and all three of us slipped and almost fell a few times. The bathroom had no place to put your bath bag or clean clothes. We couldn't unpack any of our "toiletries" and had to put everything on the floor. Except for the toilet, there was no place to put your clean clothes to put on after showering. The gate outside the vehicle lock did not work, so we could not close the gate. For a place that is pet friendly, the place was not well fenced at all and a small dog could easily get away from the premises. For R1800 a night I really felt there could at least be decent standing fans. At least a coffee table in the living room to eat at and another plan with loadshedding to provide the guests with water.
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Marli,
Eks baie ongelukkig oor die negatiewe resensie wat julle vir ons gegee het.
Julle is die eerste mense wie so ongelukkig is met ons plek.
Eerstens verstaan ek nie hoekom julle gesukkel het om die plek te kry nie aangesien ek vir julle ‘n "pin location" gestuur het en Divan vir julle gestaan en wag het by die hek.
Die krag is regoor die land ‘n krisis, en ons loadshedding is net 2 ure. Divan het met julle bespreek watse tye dit is (6-8am die volgende oggend) en julle het gesê dis geen probleem, julle gaan so vroeg as moontlik ry. Die water in die bottels is om die toilet te spoel in geval van nood en nie om te bad of tande te borsel nie. Ons almal werk maar rondom loadshedding tye i.v.m. bad en tandeborsel.
Verdermeer is daar ‘n volle beskrywing van die eenheid en wat dit bied t.o.v. ‘n tafel en stoele. Julle het gesê julle gaan op die pad iets eet en daarom het ons nie die restaurant tafel vir julle voorberei nie.
Ons eenheid is wel dierevriendelik, dit beteken geensins dat jy jou troeteldier vrye teuels kan gee nie, soos by enige gastehuis of vreemde plek.
Die twee waaiers is die beste vir ‘n gastehuis omdat dit die minste geraas maak en nie op hoë staanders is wat dalk omgestamp kan word nie.
Behalwe vir die drukpomp wat die werker vergeet het om aan te skakel (soos ek verduidelik het toe ek daar was binne 5 minute) was daar geensins fout met wat julle vereistes was nie.
Julle het nooit gebel en oor enige iets anders gevra vir hulp nie en ons is net 5 minute weg.
Natalie H - Jan 2023
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Comfortable, clean. Good location.
Laetitia R - Apr 2023
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Oulike plek.
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Cute place.
Maintenance needed for moisture problem in bathroom. Would have appreciated if garden area where Weber stands and cobwebs between window and shutters dusted in living room. Otherwise beautiful, durable furniture and bedding and tableware!
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Anonymous Guest - Jan 2023
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Was only okay for one night.
We slept well, bedding was amazing, place inside was very nice neat and clean, shower was good. There was just no Wi-Fi, asked owner to help, just wanted to let kids know we were safe. The outside area needs attention, maybe just keep the grass short. Everything outside needs attention, not very pleasant to sit outside. I will not simply check in there again, there are so many nicer places available in town. At least there was a fan for the heat.
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Amanda B - Jan 2023
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Baie mooi binne maar verwaarloos buite.
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Very nice inside but neglected outside.
This is a very cute cottage. The exterior needs a lot of attention.
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Suzeth K - Dec 2022
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Heerlike verblyf vir 'n gesin.
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Great stay for a family.
Lovely stay in van der Post. Neat and practical with a small kitchen.
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Tanya V - Dec 2022
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Pragtige eenheid, skoon en netjies.
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Beautiful unit, clean and tidy.
Unit is beautifully furnished, neat and clean. Very good quality beds and linen. Fridge was stocked with water, juice, milk and there were delicious biscuits. Host was very helpful. Restaurant was unfortunately closed, so confirm in advance if it is open and book. Our host recommended us to the Philippolis Hotel where we were hospitably received and had a delicious dinner. Guests are welcome to visit the Hotel!
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Ronel V - Oct 2022
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Pragtige, skoon selfsorg-akkommodasie.
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Beautiful, clean self-catering accommodation.
The beautiful accommodation consists of a master bedroom with a king-size bed, with very good quality linen on the bed, an en-suite bathroom with a shower, toilet and a sink. Large bath towels were provided. There is another bedroom with 2 single beds which can be reached by stairs. The kitchen has a small fridge, microwave oven, kettle, crockery and cutlery. There is also a separate sitting room with a fireplace. There is no dining area in the unit, but a covered patio is available, if you exit through the living room doors, and there is a table and chairs where you can eat. We ate at Ouma Anna's Restaurant that evening. The restaurant is located on the premises, where we were spoiled with very good food and dessert. Bring cash to pay for your meal or else you will have to do an EFT. There was also a table specially set for us under the covered porch with candlelight for a romantic atmosphere. There is no TV or WiFi. The unit is pet friendly. The host was friendly and sent us a pin with directions in advance so that we could easily find the accommodation. We were kindly received. There was a water problem, but we were provided with plenty of 5-liter bottles of water. Philippolis is a cute town and we can recommend the accommodation at van der Post for nice and comfortable accommodation.
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Wineen S - Jan 2022
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Philippolis oorslaap.
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Philippolis sleeps over.
Van der Post is a beautiful place to sleep in Philippolis, very nicely done. The restaurant at the guest house is fantastic, we had a very nice evening in Philippolis.
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Stephanie M - Aug 2022
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The host was amazing and the place was stunning.
Alison W - Nov 2022
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Great place, good location and friendly and helpful host.
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Thanks for choosing us as your stopover back home. It was lovely to meet you and your dogs! We appreciate your feedback, we would have loved to assist if there was any issues brough to our attention. For the sake of other guests who might be put under the wrong impression by your review, I would however like to answer on the following. Th new toilet seat has minimal wear and tear movement, which will be fixed asap. The outside front “shutter” door can indeed lock with a slide lock and all our lower level windows has burglar bars for additional safety. Not exactly sure what you expect of the coffee, shampoo supply, etc as at your departure there were 4 servings each of coffee and tea, and two half empty shampoo’s in the shower and a full kitchen towel left. With regards to the water and as explained on your arrival, our municipality only supplies water every second day for a few minutes if we are lucky. In order for all guests to enjoy the comfort of a hot shower after a day on the road we supply 1 towel per person per night and encourage guests to switch the pump on and off to save some of the scarcest commodity on this side of the province for other guests. Hope to see you again soon!
Hans P - Feb 2022
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Ons het baie lekker gebly!
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We had a great stay!
Our stay at Van der Post was very pleasant and comfortable. They have everything we needed and the place is very tastefully decorated. The host Johannes was very friendly and we enjoyed dinner in their restaurant on Saturday evening and simply read a little about the history of the place. The village is very quiet and interesting. We had a great stay!
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- Capacity: 4 people
- All ages welcome
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Check-in: 14:00 to 18:00
Check-out: 10:00 - Address: 15 Voortrekker Road, Philippolis, 9970, Free State