Rock Cottage

Comfort and quiet.

This was our 2nd stay, bathrooms nicely upgraded. We just love this place, lots of special family memories.

Lovely bushveld weekend.

Beautifully isolated venue away from the hustle and bustle of Mabalingwe, but close enough to the shop and other entertainment. Good amenities and plenty of little creatures came to visit. Fire pit and plunge pool were the cherry on top for us.

Ongelooflike uitsig oor die bosveld!

Ons het heerlik by Rock Cottage gebly. Die uitsig is ongelooflik en vernaamlik van die klein swembad oor die bosveld uit! Die cottage was mooi skoon en alle geriewe was daar, asook 'n airfryer, skottelgoedmasjien en self 'n pod koffie masjien. Rock Cottage is aan die agterkant van Mabalingwe, en ingang word hoofsaaklik van die Elandsfonteinhek gekry. Mens is egter instaat om deur Mabalingwe self te ry ook, waarvan die grootste gedeelte teerpad is, met die laaste 2 km omtrent grondpad. Soos aanbeveel sal 'n hoër motor beslis beter werk op die laaste stukkie - dis beslis die moeite werd. Lynette was 'n wonderlike gasvrou en ons hoop om weer daar te bly in die toekoms.

Disappointed.

Extremely disappointed. Cottage had not been cleaned from previous guests. Bedding was provided promptly and the place was cleaned the next day. Spoilt the weekend for me.

Pleasant and peaceful place to relax.

In general, this is a quiet, peaceful location and a good place to relax. We were well received and received great hospitality from the owners who were always available for any problems. The cottage needs a lot of maintenance; door handles come off easily, sliding doors are difficult to open, and when it rains, there are a lot of leaks in the lounge area. Also, no hot water in the kitchen.

Ideaal vir 'n paar dae se sielsrus in die bos.

Indien jy van absolute afsondering en stilte hou, is dit die ideale plek. Mens is letterlik in die bos met niks en niemand om jou. Ons het dit vreeslik geniet. Baie gaan stap en Mabalingwe-reservaat besoek. Ons sal beslis weer gaan, maar die plekkie kort bietjie aandag. Die kamers en badkamers is bitter klein en beknop met geen kaste of hangplek nie. Die plek is perfek vir 4 volwassenes, beslis nie 6 nie. Die kombuis het ook net die basiese toebehore, maar is gerieflik. In die sitkamer is 'n klein bankie met ekstra kampstoele onder die trap. Aangesien die kamers so klein is, kan die meubels of sitplek in die leefarea beslis opgegradeer word. Die linne was pragtig netjies en skoon. Met begrip dat dit wel in die bos is, kort die plekkie net 'n oordentlike skoonmaak, veral die stoep/braai-area. Lynette was altyd beskikbaar en het gereël dat ons waterprobleem binne minute uitgesorteer word. Baie dankie!

Ideaal vir die persone wat rus en vrede soek.

Linne, beddegoed en matrasse redelik nuut en baie skoon. Volledig toegerus met koffiemaker, mikrogolfoond, skottelgoedwasser, skoonmaakmiddels ens. Pragtige swembad met lekker braaiplek en pizza-oond. Lynette het ook sommer hout (R15/sak) vir ons laat aflewer vir die kaggel. Bokke en vlakvarke kom kuier in die aand. Klein dingetjies wat krap: Hoewel die cottage baie privaat is kort die badkamers gordyne of blindings. Baie min/geen hangplek in kamers vir klere nie. Daar moet definitief 'n bietjie onderhoud gedoen word op die kaslaaie, deure en stortdeur wat nie mooi oopmaak nie (niks wat 'n bekwame "handyman" nie in een dag sal kan regmaak nie). Yskas sal veel kouer en ekonomies wees as dit weer met gas gevul is. Nie sitplek vir 6 mense nie, wel beddens - ek sou sê gerieflik vir 4 volwassenes en 2 kinders. Mabilingwe se restaurante en ontspanningsgeriewe is 9 km (+-30 min) van die cottage af. Dit is 'n stil teerpaadjie met baie wild en mooi damme. NB: Daar is so 1,5 km grondpad af na die cottage toe wat jy beslis net met 'n voertuig met 'n hoë grondvryhoogte kan ry. Sal enige tyd weer daar bly!

The cottage was overall very disappointing and there were very little redeeming qualities except for the pool.

The only reason I am bothering to even write this review in the first place is to help people understand exactly what they are getting themselves into. My family and I feel as though the owners of this cottage do not care about the wellbeing, the safety or the comfort of their guests and this is why: The road to the cottage from the point where one exits Mabalingwe is probably the worst road that I have ever had the displeasure to drive on, to call it “bumpy” would be an understatement. The road is far from suitable to drive on unless you have a 4x4 and even then it would be advisable to go slow on it. There was no warning that the road would be unsuitable for normal cars, otherwise I would not have booked the cottage in the first place. The location itself has a great view and is very secluded but the seclusion could be more of a problem than a good thing because in the booklet that is in the cottage, it states that there are frequent opportunistic robberies (which is also not stated on their website) which does not make one feel safe as there is no burglar bars or alarms or any safety measures except for: “hide your stuff”. There were many problems with the house including: A distasteful zebra skin carpet, dirty bedsheets and pillows on three of the beds, a hole in the ceiling upstairs, a sliding door/window that leaked during a thunderstorm, inadequate ceiling fans, extremely small bathrooms with doors that don’t cover the door frames properly, neither were the bathrooms properly cleaned, a lack of kitchen equipment, such as pot holders or oven mitts, a wipe up cloth, measuring equipment, side plates, a fridge, that could hardly be called cold even when turned up to capacity, air conditioning not properly installed, and only in one bedroom and lastly the cottage does not really cater for 6 people in spite of sleeping 6, as those sleeping upstairs had to use one of the en-suite bathrooms, the indoor dinner table has only 4 chairs and the couch only sits 3 people. The last thing I will mention is that there are no bug screens on the doors and windows which means windows and doors can’t be opened at night for air otherwise you’d be inundated with insect life and mosquitoes, and the fans really were inadequate to cool the cottage properly. The only really good feature in this cottage is the pool, it was excellent, only it was a shame that it’s “infinity” feature was not on because the pool was not filled enough. The cottage was definitely not worth the money I paid. We were so looking forward to this getaway but it was overall a disappointing and stressful experience.

Rustige familietyd.

Pragtige cottage, baie stilte en kilometers van bosveld om jou. 'n Moet as jy wil wegbreek van die besige stad en lawaai. Die cottage is volledig toegerus met topgehalte-handdoeke, beddegoed asook kombuisware. Dit was 'n baie warm naweek en 'n lugverkoeler sou beslis 'n bonus gewees het. Sal beslis weer besoek, verkieslik in die wintermaande met 'n volgende geleentheid!