La Dolce Vita Guest House
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Martie M - Sep 2023
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Die verblyf was puik, bespreking was maar pynlik.
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The stay was great, booking was just a pain.
Very nice, clean place.
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Yvonne T - Aug 2023
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Sou graag langer wou bly. Pragtige kamer.
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Would have liked to stay longer. Beautiful room.
Have fun. Will stay there again if I'm in the area.
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Gary M - Dec 2021
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A one night mid-week breakaway and we enjoyed the stay and the view.
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Very enjoyable.
Palesa L - Jan 2020
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Bad service.
Baudine L - Apr 2019
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Baie rustig en die kos was perfek vir die geleentheid.
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Very peaceful and the food was perfect for the occasion.
See stars.
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Anonymous Guest - Jun 2019
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Staff were friendly and the room was neat and clean.
So value for money. It was good news to find out that dinner was automatically included in the quote.
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Anonymous Guest - Jun 2019
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Terribly disappointing
Misrepresentation of how the establishment is presented on their website and what the place looks like in reality. Bitterly disappointing for what you pay and the cleanliness is terrible... The place will never see me again.
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Evaldi P - Jan 2018
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Rustig en lekker.
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Peaceful and nice.
La Dolce Vita's staff are friendly and neat, and the premises is clean and lain out. Lovely view of the dam and a safe area.
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Zelda D - Dec 2017
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Nie waarde vir geld.
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Not value for money.
For a 4 star guest house it is not up to standard, breakware is chipped. Balcony of room was full of cigarette ash and was never cleaned in the 3 days we were there. All the TV channels were not tuned. Breakfast was the same all 3 mornings. Three-course meal in the evening did not take place. On Sunday we got leftover food from Saturday night and Sunday afternoon on the boat. Dessert with just ice cream is not acceptable for a 4 star guest house.
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Frances D - Nov 2017
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Uiters teleurstellend.
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Extremely disappointing.
First of all it was way overpriced for what you get. The food was extremely poor and tasteless. The guest house did not inform us at all that there was going to be a 21st on the floor above us on Saturday night and the boat trip was a total flop. Guests were not warned at all that they had water problems, and did not tell the truth and said that it was the reservoir of the town and then it was always their water tanks that were not maintained. On our first night we could not bathe and had to scoop water from the pool for toilets. And some of the other guests told us that there were massages included in the prices and we didn't get them either. The one night even ice was a problem to serve with our drinks. On the porch where you can eat outside there were no outside lights or at the stairs where you enter the portal and this is a risk as these are stairs that you have to climb down to the front door. For the price we paid we could have even checked into Sun City and stayed in luxury, at least you got what you paid for. Some of the guests who were booked in together even got chewed bone on their dessert plate one night along with her chocolate! We checked out a night earlier due to the poor quality of the place and I know some of the other guests have too.
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Harry B - Mar 2016
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Fantasties. Sal dit enige dag weer doen.
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Fantastic. Would do it again any day.
It was a nice experience.
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Theo V - Nov 2016
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Uitstekend!
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Excellent!
Wonderful guesthouse, very neat, nice and peaceful. Top class food.
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Marilise S - Aug 2016
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Die fasiliteite in die kamers moet meer volledig uiteengesit word.
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The facilities in the rooms should be detailed more fully.
There are no showers (which is a requirement at a 4 star place). The cupboards are by the toilet and they are too small and in awkward spaces. Too few hangers. No mats in the toilet, just ice cold tiled floor. The maintenance is poor. I took pictures of various things in the room that needed fixing. The bed's base and mattress had a hole in it. I complained about it after 1st night. The next day they just put a double bed mattress on the queen-size base. I had to put pillows under the mattress as I was sleeping in a hole. Complained again the 2nd morning, then they just put a board on the base with the double bed mattress! And this while it costs you about R3000/night for a room! We booked 2 rooms. The fantastic boat in the picture is only used for the Sunday ride. A smaller, much less luxurious boat is used for the Saturday. The spa is dirty, white sofas are brown from the dirt, there are oil stains on the carpets. And the same set of dark brown towels is used for several clients and for several days, without being changed. When I asked for clean towels, there weren't even clean towels in the spa! Everything is presented so beautifully on the internet, but it's poor! I will never go there again, and will also advise other people to go there. I think for the price they are asking, they should have immediately put a new bed in the room and also refunded the 1st night's money. I slept extremely uncomfortably for 3 nights.
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La Dolce Vita Guest House 's response
Goeie Dag Hendrik,
Hoop dit gaan goed. Baie dankie vir u terugvoering. Asseblief gun ons die geleentheid om aan u ons terugvoering te gee.
U het tydens u verblyf aan ons personeel die punte gemaak en u was gelukkig toe u uitgeboek het. Ons het tans al die onderhoud probleempies reggemaak. Asseblief let wel dat ons vir die laaste 11 jaar deur die Tourism Grading Council van Suid Afrika gegradeer is as 'n 4 ster gastehuis. Dit is nie vereiste om 'n stort in die kamers te hê nie, ons luxury kamers het elkeen 'n spa bad in, ons 3 Honeymoon kamers het die bad en stort in. Die prys is R 3 130 per paartjie per aand, dit is 'n pakket wat u akkommodasie, drie-gang aandete, ontbyt, bootrit en sjampanje in u kamer met aankoms, bos blomme vir die dame en aromatherapy basket vir u bad insluit, die prys werk uit op R 1 565.00 per persoon per aand wat mark verwant is, ons lokasie op Hartbeespoortdam en uitsig van Hartbeespoortdam van al ons kamers is ook mark verwant is.
Ons sit ongelukkig nie matjies voor ons toilette nie omrede dit 'n gesondheid/higiëne risiko is. Ons het 5 hangers in elke kas wat die standaard is. Die bed is intussen vervang na dat hy gebreek het tydens u verblyf in die kamer.
Ons spa handdoeke word elke dag na elke behandeling gewas, die aromatherapy olies wat gebruik word los 'n sterk reuk en al word dit gewas ruik dit nog steeds na die olies, u kan by elke spa dieselfde reuk op die handdoeke ruik. Die banke is beige en is saam die matte intussen ook laat was, die naweek wat u gebly het was lang naweek en ons was baie besig, met baie gaste wat in en uitkom so ons kon ongelukkig nie onderhoud doen of matte was ens. tydens gaste in die gastehuis is nie.
Ons dank u vir u terugvoering en dat u by ons kom bly het, dit was ons plesier om u te gehad het as gaste en ons waardeer al ons kliënte se terugvoer om ons te help om ons diens en produk te verbeter.
Laat weet gerus as u enige verdere terugvoer verlang.
Vriendelike Groete,
La Dolce Vita Gastehuis Bestuur.
Chantell H - Sep 2016
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Baie slegte ondervinding, sal niemand aanbeveel om na La Dolce Vita te gaan nie!
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Very bad experience, will not recommend anyone to go to La Dolce Vita!
We had the worst experience ever at La Dolce Vita. I booked a weekend package for me and my husband for our 11th wedding anniversary. The total cost of our stay was R7140 and included breakfast and dinner as well as a boat trip with a 3 course meal on Sunday. I had arranged in advance with the staff at the guest house to make extra efforts with our room as it was a special occasion. There is for us A 15 cm chocolate cake placed in the room at R200 extra and 4 regular red balloons at R100 extra. The cake had no cover left and we had to cut it with a blue butter knife that was set before us. There were no cake plates or forks, we had to eat from coffee saucers and with spoons. This at R200. The next morning the cake was removed from the room, without asking if we still wanted it or not. Upon our arrival in our room, we were told by the guesthouse manager that we had been given the very best room. However, the headboard of the bed was in a disgusting state. The ladder is down where previous guests' heads have rested and trying to fix it with normal paint! The sheet as well as the duvet cover had purple and brown stains on them. The drinks are incredibly expensive, passion fruit and lemonade at R36! The next day when we got back into our room the bed was made like a five year old, and the floor was cleaned. The same dirty stained towels from the day before were back hanging in the bathroom. When we inquired about this the same lady at reception brought new bed linen and towels which she had to change herself. It was also stained. Her answer was that the owners refuse to buy new ones. We also did not get fresh milk or water in our room on Saturday or Sunday morning. The glass cup from which the fruit juice was served at breakfast was broken, as was the milk cup. The overall condition of the guest house is disgusting, from the broken stairs and walls to the dirty furniture and linen. In Aug 2016, a previous guest wrote a review about the dirty carpets and dirty couches, and the feedback was that it was cleaned. It's a month later that we were there and this is not the case at all! It's a shame! I have several photos that I would very much like to publish so that other people never have to suffer the same blow as us. The so-called SPA consists of two beds behind transparent curtains. There is no privacy as we walk right past the spa to our room. I canceled the neck and back massage I booked for us at R760. According to the staff, they are not authorized to refund money and so I have to wait for the owner to contact me regarding this. It's now a week later and I still haven't heard a word from them. During our stay, my husband contacted the owner and also sent a text message to which they have not responded until now. The staff who work there say they never get hold of the owners and they are not allowed to make any decisions themselves. The same person who receives and checks in guests must also serve all the tables and also take and serve drink orders. It's also the same person who has to clean the rooms! So there is not enough staff at all. Those who currently work there have also all already submitted their resignations due to the large amount of complaints that are submitted, but nothing is done about them. They have a certificate of tourism grading for a four star guest house which is valid until March 2017 which means they must have had their inspection very recently. However, there are very few of the four star specifications that they meet. It's anything but a great place! To top it all off, there was something that looked like hair in my husband's breakfast on Sunday. We informed the manager about it. The boat trip on Sunday only caters for a small group of people's musical taste. The boat can 200 accommodates guests at a time and is not at all suitable for a romantic couple or someone with a quiet Sunday in mind. We did see the owner on Sunday, but we were not aware that it was him as he did not even introduce himself to us. He was only at the guest house for 5 minutes. I want to make it very clear that I am not going to leave this matter here. The total amount I had to pay was R8200, for a four star guest house that does not even meet the necessary requirements.
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Marie L - Jul 2015
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Dit was 'n groot lekkerte gewees.
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It had been a great treat.
It was quality time with my husband. Thank you very much for the hospitality and kindness. We enjoyed it very much.
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Rob D - Aug 2015
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We would like to express our gratitude to the management and staff of the La Dolce Vita Guesthouse.
Lindy V - Feb 2015
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Was 'n ongelooflike ervaring het dit geniet, was net ongelukkig omdat dinge in my eenheid nie was soos ek versoek het nie.
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Was an amazing experience enjoyed it, was just unhappy because things in my unit were not as I requested.
I sent pictures from the photos on the website and requested that the rooms be made up exactly like this. It was also promised that things would be included in our unit such as the sparkling wine and the picnic. I followed up regularly to see if everything would be as we asked and it was promised that things were in order. I apologize if there was a misunderstanding, I just ask that the problem be resolved. The guest house itself was amazing and I would go again any day. The place is beautiful.
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Leon En Louise F - Jan 2015
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Redelik teleurgesteld in die Wittebrood-suite.
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Quite disappointed in the Honeymoon suite.
On the website, the room looks enticing with sparkling wine, a bunch of flowers, rose petals strewn over the bed, a view of Hartebeespoort Dam, candles and a collection of little things that usually lead to a pleasant atmosphere, especially on your 38th wedding anniversary. We had to ask for the promised flowers and sparkling wine. Also that bedside cabinets' loose tops must be fixed, a small single-door cupboard with too little storage space for two people, the cupboard doesn't even reach the ceiling, and yet the cupboard's roof is open at the top. The handle hangs from one screw (it belongs to another door?). There were no blinds in front of the window at the Jacuzzi. One bedside lamp kept going on and off, the strainer in the shower on the floor was broken in two and the shower was blocked. There was no soap dish in the shower and a "plastic curtain" instead. a nice glass door that would fit in well with a 4 star unit. We asked for a 4 star rating certificate to no avail... Some years' ones do adorn the wall at reception. Air conditioner is a loose unit on the floor with a plastic pipe that discharges hot air to the outside through a hole in the wall. Pipe is glued with plastic which loosens due to heat. It makes a lot of noise and warm air comes back into the room. In addition, the room is right above the kitchen which is very noisy until late. After the second breakfast we did not eat breakfast again. It was tasteless and wrongly served. The ordered fresh coffee was delicious. We filed a complaint with the management the first night and repeated the next morning. At least it led to an apology and a lot of corrections in the room: other bedside tables, flowers, champagne, blinds. whole shower screen and blockage fixed. The rest: Bedside lamp, hanging cupboard still open upstairs, air conditioner not even reported. Neither is a door lock that is inserted backwards. After the corrections, the room gets 40%! On the evening of our anniversary, we were pleasantly surprised with rose petals in the shape of the number "38" unwrapped on our table and a complimentary bottle of table wine of our choice for a better aftertaste! 4 star? Not really...
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Jacobus Cornelis V - Jul 2014
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Amazing!
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Amazing!
The most incredible weekend ever!
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Karen H - Jul 2014
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Van die aankoms tot die afklim van die boot was dit een "awesome"-ervaring, baie dankie.
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From arrival to getting off the boat it was one "awesome" experience, thank you very much.
The pool's "creepy crawly" during the night was a bit disturbing, but otherwise it was "awesome".
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Mirriam M - Apr 2014
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Enjoyed my stay.
Chrissie V - Oct 2014
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Rustig en heerlik!
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Peaceful and delicious!
The service at the guesthouse was good. Had a restful weekend. Nice food and the host was very nice. The boat meal was also nice, only the atmosphere was too busy. Many people, but surely everyone's right, they paid for it after all. I would just like to experience a romantic, peaceful atmosphere on the boat. But otherwise delicious.
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Theuns R - May 2013
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Lekker gekuier.
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Have a nice time.
Very quiet and nice visit.
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Thys N - Apr 2013
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Baie mooi uitsug.
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Very nice extraction.
Staff very friendly and helpful. Enjoyed it a lot. Thank you very much Lekeslaap. Your arrangements were very good after I struggled to get the deposit slip from you.
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Anelise S - Sep 2012
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Relaxing!!
Kobus V - Jun 2012
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Thanks we enjoyed our stay there
Andy S - Oct 2012
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Nice getaway. Everything was as expected
Shannon X - Jul 2011
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The place is stunning & we enjoyed our stay there
Lindie P - Oct 2010
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What a pleasure it was for mind, body and soul
- Capacity: 14 people
- All ages welcome
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Check-in: 14:00 to 20:00
Check-out: 11:00 - Address: 105 Jocelyn Street, Kosmos, Hartbeespoort, 0216, North West