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Dollery House

Self Catering

Review Summary

4.1 out of 5from 42 reviews for Dollery House
Cleanliness
4.1/5
Service
4.1/5
Location
4.1/5
Safety
4.0/5
Value for money
4.3/5
Nikki V - Apr 2024
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Nikki V
Family with young children

Lovely family holiday home.

We loved Dollery House. Perfect for a family with children. Beautiful big garden, and safe and secure in a good area. We had everything we needed and had a very relaxing weekend. So grateful we found it and will definitely go back.

Dollery House 's response

Thanks for the lovely review, Nikki. You are welcome back any time.

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Romaine S - Mar 2024
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Romaine S
With partner

Definitief waarde vir geld!

Baie stil en rustig in die area. Eienaar is baie gasvry en die perseel is mooi skoon gehou. Ons het baie lekker gebly!

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Definitely value for money!

Very quiet and peaceful in the area. Owner is very hospitable and the premises are kept very clean. We had a great stay!

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Shannon Shanice P - Sep 2023
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Shannon Shanice P
With partner

Very comfortable, the house was clean and the owner was very kind.

Everything we needed was there, the place was spotless. Everything was perfect.

Dollery House 's response

Thanks for the lovely review.

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André P - Mar 2024
Overall rating
Cleanliness
3/5
Service
4/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
André P
With partner

Pleasant, relaxing and safe.

Very peaceful and safe environment. Clean and neat without bells and whistles as expected for value of money. All comforts as advertised.

Andre C - Jul 2024
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
4/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Andre C
With partner

Place was nice and comfortable. Everything was neat and tidy. Will visit again.

Have a nice stay and good service.

Cameron B - Apr 2024
Overall rating
Cleanliness
3/5
Service
2/5
Location
3/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
3/5
Cameron B
Individual traveller

Die area was rustig. Die bad het nie warm water nie. Die matras is van baie.

Plek was baie vermuf. Moes amper 'n uur wag vir die eienaar om te kom oopmaak. Hy het vergeet om ons te kom help.

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The area was peaceful. The bath has no hot water. The mattress is of many.

Place was very musty. Had to wait almost an hour for the owner to come open. He forgot to come help us.

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Dollery House 's response

We sent an email to the client requesting to let us know the time of arrival as we had a previous engagement. When he failed to reply, we assumed they would be coming later as so often happens on a Friday. We have even had guests arrive at 2.30 am without communication, so we cannot sit around waiting for guests all day. On receiving his call that he had arrived, we came straight from Grahamstown to let him in. The flat does not have a bath, so we are not sure what he means by no hot water in the bath.

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Zukile B - Dec 2023
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
5/5
Zukile B
With partner

It was very nice and I've enjoyed my stay, and everything was as advertised.

Lovely and enjoyable.

Jadene O - Apr 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Jadene O
On business

Vriendelik gerieflik en naby aan Bathurst vir die skou.

Niks meer te vertel nie.

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Friendly comfortable and close to Bathurst for the show.

Nothing more to tell.

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Nondumiso Cynthia M - Jan 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Nondumiso Cynthia M
Family with teenagers

We enjoyed our stay, the service was excellent.

The house is big and has nice big rooms.

Elizma O - Jan 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
4/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
4/5
Elizma O
Large group

Lekker stil woonbuurt en lekker gerus.

Enigste probleem is maar die water in die Oos-Kaap maar dis nie hulle probleem nie. DiemMunisipaliteit sal regtigwaar iets aan dit moet doen om te voorkom dat daar nie toeriste is wat ander pad kies nie.

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Nice quiet neighborhood and good rest.

The only problem is the water in the Eastern Cape, but that is not their problem. Diem Municipality will really have to do something about it to prevent that there are no tourists who choose a different path.

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Johan V - Mar 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
3/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Johan V
With friends

Was oornagstop.

Baie gerieflike huis en goeie beddens om in te slaap. Die stortgerief was teleurstellend met stortkop wat so min water deurlaat wat tot slegs misstrooi lei wat uiters swak was in vergelyking met al die ander plekke wat ons gedurende die reis ervaar het.

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Was overnight stop.

Very comfortable house and good beds to sleep in. The shower facility was disappointing with shower head letting so little water through resulting in only misting which was extremely poor compared to all the other places we experienced during the trip.

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Anonymous Guest - Dec 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
3/5
Service
3/5
Location
2/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
3/5
Anonymous Guest
With partner

Gut pretty quiet.

Owner provided wood for barbecue.

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Adrian V - Mar 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
2/5
Service
3/5
Location
2/5
Safety
2/5
Value for money
2/5
Adrian V
Family with young children

Teleurstellend, nie wat ons na uitgesien het nie.

Net ons aankoms moes ons uitvind dat hulle nog besig was met teëlwerk. Het gebruikte kondoom papier onder die bed gevind. 2de oggend was daar geen water vir stort nie. Ventelasie is swak. Kan bietjie opknap.

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Disappointing, not what we were looking for.

As soon as we arrived we had to find out that they were still busy with tiling. Found used condom paper under the bed. 2nd morning there was no water for shower. Ventilation is poor. Can do a bit of renovation.

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Eleanore B - Mar 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Eleanore B
Family with teenagers

Was very nice.

We enjoyed our stay in Port Alfred.

Dollery House 's response

Thank you for nice review. Hope to see you again sometime.

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James M - Dec 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
James M
Individual traveller

Wonderful. Highly recommend.

You wont be disappointed. A lovely, peaceful, homely base from which to explore this lovely seaside town.

Dollery House 's response

Thank you for the lovely review.

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Nokwanda N - May 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Nokwanda N
With partner

Safe place. Stay was good.

Though there was scarcity of water, an arrangement was done for getting clean and pure water.

Dollery House 's response

Thanks for good review

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Ntombekhaya B - Apr 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
5/5
Ntombekhaya B
With partner

It seemed like we owned the place.

Friendly, caring hosts. Nice and clean place, everything expected was there.

Terry L - Dec 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
4/5
Location
5/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
5/5
Terry L
Large group

Very pleasant stay.

Everything we needed was there with enough room for everyone.

Dollery House 's response

Hi Terry,
Thank you for a good review.

Dollery House
Lulama M - Dec 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
5/5
Lulama M
Family with teenagers

I loved it. Friendly hosts.

The place is affordable though far from the beach it's reachable. Will recommend them.

Rozanne H - Oct 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
1/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Rozanne H
With partner

It was nice and clean.

Owner was a bit rude and arrogant. Does not know how to talk in a civilized way. Also disrespected and disregarded my partner.

Chester M - Dec 2021
Overall rating
Cleanliness
3/5
Service
3/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Chester M
Family with young children

The stay was nice and safe.

We enjoyed our time, just had a problem with the geyser not working.

Richard W - Feb 2020
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Richard W
With friends

Had a great time.

We were felt at home the minute we arrived. Very neat and spacious and the quietness is just what was required. Very safe location for a breakaway rest.

Dollery House 's response

Thank you for super review. Would love to host you again sometime.

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John S - Nov 2020
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
3/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
John S
Family with young children

Great hosts, great environment. We had a wonderful stay.

Would recommend it anytime. We had a blast. Great hosts and a very nice place.

Dalda P - Dec 2020
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
4/5
Location
4/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
4/5
Dalda P
Large group

Netjies en skoon.

Eienaar baie behulpsaam en netjies en skoon.

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Neat and clean.

Owner very helpful and neat and clean.

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Dollery House 's response

Thanks for the review. Hope to see you again sometime.

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Adrienne B - Apr 2019
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Adrienne B
With partner

Clean and comfortable.

Dollery House was clean and comfortable which is just what we needed for our stay! Our hosts were extremely accommodating and made sure that we were well looked after, thank you!

Dollery House 's response

Thank you. It was a pleasure to host you and we hope to see you again.

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Nontsikelelo L - Mar 2019
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Nontsikelelo L
With partner

The host was very welcoming and the place is very clean and neat.

My husband and I really enjoyed our stay.

Dollery House 's response

Thank you for the lovely review. Hoping we can see you again.

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Tumeka X - Mar 2019
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Tumeka X
With friends

Enjoyed staying there, everything was great.

Very beautiful, would love to come again.

Dollery House 's response

Dear Thumeka,

Thank you for the great review. We enjoyed sharing our home with you.

You are most welcome to return.

Regards,
Vyv and Lolly

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Elmari J - Jul 2019
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
5/5
Elmari J
On business

Was gemaklik en bekostigbaar.

Ons werkers het lekker en gemaklik gebly.

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Was comfortable and affordable.

Our workers stayed nice and comfortable.

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Sonette L - Oct 2019
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
5/5
Sonette L
With partner

Rustige atmosfeer.

Ja, ek sal teruggaan as ek in die omgewing is.

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Calm atmosphere.

Yes, I will go back if I'm in the area.

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Dollery House 's response

Thank you, you will be most welcome.

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Thandeka D - Nov 2019
Overall rating
Cleanliness
3/5
Service
4/5
Location
3/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
3/5
Thandeka D
With friends

We had a great stay.

The owners were so warm and welcoming.

Dollery House 's response

Thank you. Hope to see you again.
Regards Vyv and Lolly

Dollery House
Caren V - Jul 2018
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
5/5
Caren V
Family with teenagers

Netjies en vriendelik.

Huis is ruim en netjies. Ons het net 'n oornagslaapplek gesoek en hierdie was ideaal. Eienaars baie vriendelik.

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Neat and friendly.

The house is specious and neat. We were looking for a place to stay the night and this was ideal. Owners are very friendly.

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Dollery House 's response

Thank you for pleasant review. Hope we will see you again some time.

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Stuart L - Jan 2018
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
5/5
Stuart L
Family with teenagers

Accommodating.

Nicely set out and spacious. Shower and toilet in passage need a little maintenance.

Dollery House 's response

Hi Stuart,
Thank.you for your honesty. We enjoy feedback so can do our best to improve.

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Manu P - Dec 2018
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
4/5
Manu P
Family with teenagers

Very nice place to stay.

Well equipped very spacious self catering unit in a good area, owners are very friendly, acceptable tariffs, I will visit Port Alfred often in future to visit my son at air school, will stay at Dollery house every time I visit. Only 1 negative point is that the front door does not have a security gate.

Dollery House 's response

Hi. Thank you for the positive feedback. You are welcome any time.

Regards Vyv and Lolly

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Anonymous Guest - Jun 2018
Overall rating
Cleanliness
3/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
5/5
Anonymous Guest
With partner

Overnight

The accommodation at Dollery House (the apartment) is not of the same standard as other places we have booked through Lekkeslaap. E.g. there is no hot water in the kitchen. The place in my opinion looks a bit neglected.

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Tom U - Oct 2018
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
4/5
Location
5/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
3/5
Tom U
With partner

Selfdoen-projek nog onvoltooid.

Die binnekant van die verblyf word duidelik nie professioneel gedoen nie en daar is vele voorbeelde van dinge wat beskryf kan word as "Heath Robinson". Algeheel is die plekkie "rustic" maar is tog ruim, gerieflik en goed toegerus. Die tuinslang van 'n kraan na die wasbak is darem te kru.

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DIY project still unfinished.

The interior of the accommodation is clearly not done professionally and there are many examples of things that could be described as "Heath Robinson". Overall, the place is "rustic" but is nevertheless spacious, comfortable and well equipped. The garden hose from a faucet to the sink is at least too crude.

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Johan D - Mar 2018
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
4/5
Location
4/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
4/5
Johan D
With partner

Baie gasvry en netjies. Ons is goed ontvang. Alles was netjies en in plek.

Alles was in plek en netjies.

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Great hospitality and neat. Great reception. Everything was neat and in its pace.

Everything was neat and in its place.

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Rachelle S - Dec 2018
Overall rating
Cleanliness
1/5
Service
3/5
Location
3/5
Safety
2/5
Value for money
3/5
Rachelle S
With partner

Nie op standaard vir gaste nie.

Die gehou binne is 'n laslappie-eenheid.

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Not on standard for guests.

The kept inside is a welding patch unit.

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Sibongile M - Aug 2018
Overall rating
Cleanliness
1/5
Service
1/5
Location
1/5
Safety
1/5
Value for money
1/5
Sibongile M
On business

Horrible place.

No hot water on arrival. Owners harassing us for payment that was made online. We requested to check out after 10 am on Sunday and a R50 penalty fee was agreed on. First thing on Sunday morning was a knock on the door for the R50. No TV as advertised. No thank you. No form of heating in the middle of winter.

Dollery House 's response

The guests arrived at 9:00 for a 14:00 check-in, hence the 'no hot water on arrival'. They also arrived before we had received confirmation of their booking. They could only supply a bank slip as proof that payment was made. With all the corruption we live with these days, I am hesitant to allow guests to check in without a formal confirmation that funds have cleared on the agency's side.

As check-out time is 10:00, we charged the guest a reasonable amount of R50 for the delay in being able to clean the unit. They promised to pay this additional amount on Saturday evening. By 10:00 on Sunday morning, I requested the payment, which by that time had not been paid.

In August, we only had TV for DVDs so had not advertised a TV in the flat at all. Since then, we installed Openview and updated the listing accordingly.

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Grant F - Sep 2017
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Grant F
Family with teenagers

Awesome place to stay at.

Really enjoyed our stay at Dollery House. Comfortable and has everything you need. Lovely, friendly host. Will definitely recommend it to all.

Dollery House 's response

Thank you for super review. Enjoyed having you as guests and hope to see again sometime. Vyv and Lolly

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Martha P - Oct 2017
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
4/5
Location
4/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
4/5
Martha P
Large group

Rustig, waarde vir geld.

Rustig, waarde vir geld, baie netjies.

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Quiet, value for money.

Quiet, value for money, very tidy.

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Hi. Thank you very much for your review. Glad you enjoyed your stay.

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Wilma B - Oct 2017
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
3/5
Location
3/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
3/5
Wilma B
With partner

Very nice.

Clean and comfortable. Owners very friendly. Will definitely recommend Dollery house to my friends. Accommodation is in a quiet area with plenty birds.

Dollery House 's response

Good day,

Thank you for the lovely review. Hope to see you again in the future.

Vyv

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Jan W V - Jan 2017
Overall rating
Cleanliness
2/5
Service
1/5
Location
3/5
Safety
1/5
Value for money
2/5
Jan W V
With friends

Eienaars het nog baie om te leer in verband met die gastehuis bedryf.

Te duur vir wat jy gaan kry.

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Owners have a lot to learn in the guesthouse industry.

Too expensive for what you'll get.

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  • Capacity: 8 people
  • All ages welcome
  • Check-in: 14:00 to 19:00
    Check-out: 10:00
  • Address: 27 Hards Street, Port Alfred, 6170, Eastern Cape
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