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Sondela Guest House

18 reviews
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Review Summary

4 out of 5from 18 reviews for Sondela Guest House
Cleanliness
4.2/5
Service
3.9/5
Location
4.1/5
Safety
4.2/5
Value for money
3.8/5
Audrey P - Dec 2023
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Audrey P
With partner

Rustig.

Baie rustige oornagplekkie gewees. Met baie behulpsame eienaars.

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Restful.

It was a very peaceful overnight stay. With very helpful owners.

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Adéle D - Jan 2023
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Adéle D
With partner

Mooi kamers.

Die eienaar het nie van ons bespreking geweet nie. Gelukkig het ek my besprekings en e-posse gehou. Eienaar was vriendelik en het vir ons kamers beskikbaar gehad maar nie die eenhede wat bespreek was nie. Baie dankie vir die eienaar se hulp en vriendelikheid. Sal Sondela aanbeveel.

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Nice rooms.

The owner did not know about our reservation. Luckily I kept my bookings and emails. Owner was friendly and had rooms available for us but not the units that were booked. Many thanks for the owner's help and kindness. Would recommend Sondela.

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Dylan B - Dec 2022
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Dylan B
Family with young children

Great stay.

We were well received and made to feel at home by Sandra. She went the extra mile to make us feel comfortable.

Sondela Guest House 's response

Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed your stay. Stay safe
Sandra

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Ludwig S - Aug 2019
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Ludwig S
Individual traveller

Verblyf by Sondela is voldoende.

Sandra het regtig baie moeite met my akkommodasie by Sondela gedoen. Die verblyf is voldoende en die mense is vriendelik. Daar word tot besprekings gemaak by eetplekke vir die aand. Sondela se eienaar gaan die ekstra myl om mens welkom te laat voel.

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Accommodation at Sondela is sufficient.

Sandra really put a lot of effort into my accommodation at Sondela. The accommodation is adequate and the people are friendly. Reservations are made at places to eat for the evening. Sondela's owner goes the extra mile to make you feel welcome.

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Ludwig S - Jul 2019
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Ludwig S
Individual traveller

Verblyf is netjies en genoegsaam.

Sondela gastehuis is voorwaardelik 'n aangename en netjiese plek om te oornag na 'n lang pad of vir besigheid in die dorp of nabye omtrek. Ek sal Sondela definitief aanbeveel, hulle is vriendelik en hulpvaardig en bereid om tot in die laat ure van die aand die plek oop te sluit vir mens.

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Accommodation is neat and pleasant.

Sondela Guest House is conditionally a pleasant and neat place to stay after a long road or for business in town or nearby. I would definitely recommend Sondela, they are friendly and helpful and willing to open the place until late at night.

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Sondela Guest House 's response

Baie dankie.

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Jan V - Aug 2019
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
4/5
Location
5/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Jan V
With friends

Goed.

Goed vir oorbly, maar nie 'n regte self sorg-eenheid nie.

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Good.

Good for an overnight stay, but not a real self-catering unit.

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John P - Dec 2019
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
John P
Family with young children

Very comfortable and hospitable.

Their biggest unit has 4 beds but we are a family of 5, they gladly accommodated us with an extra mattress. Also happy to accommodate our pets.

Sondela Guest House 's response

John, baie dankie. Ek is baie bly u het dit aangenaam gevind.
Sandra

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Willem V - Feb 2018
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
1/5
Location
4/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
2/5
Willem V
On business

Nooit weer nie.

Die eienaars is totaal onbetrokke. Ek moes maar hoe dinge werk uitvind soos ek gaan. In 5 dae nooit die WiFi password gekry nie. Oggend 2 van my verblyf moes ek in swembad gaan bad want daar was geen water nie! (Geen grappies nie.) Ek het 05:00 opgestaan omdat ek vroeg afsprake gehad het. Tot my skok moes ek agterkom daar was geen water nie en niemand by wie ek kon navraag doen nie! Die (ek neem aan) bestuurderes het teen 06:00 opgedaag en water krediet opgesit wat toe water verskaf het. Teen hierdie tyd was ek reeds "gebad" in die swembad. Die kamer was ongelooflik warm en die waaier in die kamer was soos om met 'n klein teelepel 'n 1000 liter drom leeg te skep. Die lys is eintlik eindeloos. Van stort waar die water dan warm en dan koud is tot stukkende vensterknip, wat beteken dat ek nie venster in ongelooflik warm kamer kon oopmaak nie. Maar in kort as ek nooit weer daar kom nie, sal dit presies 1000 jaar te gou wees. Die enigste ligpunt was die bereidwilligheid van die (ek neem aan sy is die on-site bestuurderes) om te help waar sy kon.

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Never again.

The owners are totally uninvolved. I just had to figure out how things worked as I went. Never got the WiFi password in 5 days. On the 2nd morning of my stay I had to bathe in the pool because there was no water! (No jokes.) I got up at 5am because I had early appointments. To my shock, I found that there was no water and no one to inquire with! The (I assume) managers arrived by 06:00 and set up water credit which then provided water. By this time I was already "bathed" in the pool. The room was incredibly hot and the fan in the room was like emptying a 1000 liter drum with a small teaspoon. The list is actually endless. From shower where the water is then hot and then cold to broken window trim, meaning I couldn't open window in incredibly hot room. But in short, if I never get there again, it will be exactly 1000 years too soon. The only bright spot was the willingness of the (I assume she is the on-site managers) to help where she could.

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Liesel B - Dec 2017
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Liesel B
With partner

Voldoende vir 'n vinnige oornag - netjies en skoon.

Diens met ons aankoms laat in die aand was puik. Verblyf was skoon en netjies, perfek vir 'n vinnige oorslaap voor ons weer verder sou reis. Voorstel vir melk i.p.v. poeier melk saam met koffie en tee in kamers.

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Sufficient for a quick overnight stay - neat and clean.

Service upon our late evening arrival was great. Accommodation was clean and tidy, perfect for a quick stopover before we would travel on again. Suggestion for milk instead of powdered milk with coffee and tea in rooms.

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Sondela Guest House 's response

Ek is baie bly julle het dit geniet. In die toekoms sal ek vra vir vars melk of is die sakkies reg.
Groete
Sandra

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Elizabeth V - Jul 2017
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
5/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Elizabeth V
On business

Goeie verblyf met 1 of 2 klein probleempies.

Oor die algemeen, goeie verblyf. Ons was 3 kollegas wat saam daar gebly het. My ondervinding was heel goed, maar beide my kollegas moes in koue water stort, aangesien daar nie warm water was nie. Een het ook gekla dat dit die ongemaklikste bed is waarop hy nog ooit geslaap het. Klein goedjies wat aandag kort, maar oor die algemeen, 'n bevredigende ervaring vir die prys.

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Good stay with 1 or 2 small problems.

Overall, good stay. We were 3 colleagues who stayed there together. My experience was very good, but both my colleagues had to shower in cold water, as there was no hot water. One also complained that it was the most uncomfortable bed he had ever slept on. Small things that need attention, but overall, a satisfactory experience for the price.

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Sondela Guest House 's response

Beste Elize,

Jammer oor die water. Soos ek genoem het, is dit baie koud hier in die winter. Ek noem ook aan almal om eerder in die aand te stort of bad omdat die water eers later die volgende oggend weer warm word want dit vries gedurende die nag. Rakende die bed - ek kan dit nie glo nie aangesien al my matrasse nuwe Cloud 9 matrasse is. Al wat ek kan sê is dat ek vreeslik jammer daaroor is.

Groete,
Sandra

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Alessandro P - Nov 2017
Overall rating
Cleanliness
3/5
Service
2/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
3/5
Alessandro P
Individual traveller

Only passable.

Even though there were health reasons the owners were absent. The room was not the one booked, no air conditioning on a very hot day, and still the booked one had the air conditioning broken. There is no way to pay with card because the machine to attach on the smartphone was with the owner, absent.

Taco V - Jun 2017
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
3/5
Location
3/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
2/5
Taco V
Family with young children

Very cold. In winter it was warmer outside than in our room. Hospitality starts with turning on the heating.

Okay apartment. In winter only warm water in the evening.

Sondela Guest House 's response

Beste Taco,

Ek is baie jammer oor die water storie, in die winter is dit regtig koud hier. Gelukkig het ek julle meegedeel om in die aande eerder te stort of te bad want in die oggende is die water gevries.

Baie dankie,
Sandra

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Natalie V - Jan 2016
Overall rating
Cleanliness
5/5
Service
5/5
Location
5/5
Safety
5/5
Value for money
5/5
Natalie V
Individual traveller

Dit was baie lekker gewees.

Dit was baie lekker gewees. Sal dit definitief aanbeveel.

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It was very nice.

It was very nice. Would definitely recommend it.

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Sondela Guest House 's response

Goeie dag Natalie,

Baie dankie vir die terugvoer, ek is so bly jy het dit geniet.

Groete,
Sandra - Sondela B&B

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Morgan W - Dec 2016
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
4/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Morgan W
Family with young children

Good.

Sondela is good for one night stop over, value for money.

Sondela Guest House 's response

Good day Morgan,

Thank you for your comments, we appreciate it.

Regards,
Sandra

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Surina N - Dec 2016
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
4/5
Location
4/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
4/5
Surina N
Family with teenagers

Netjiese kamers en lekker oornagplek op reis.

Sien sterre.

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Neat rooms and a good place to stay over when travelling.

See star rating.

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Sondela Guest House 's response

Beste Surina,

Baie dankie, ek is bly dat u lekker gebly het, ons waardeer dit baie.

Groete,
Sandra

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Jannie M - Mar 2016
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
3/5
Location
4/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
4/5
Jannie M
With partner

Raserig en min slaap.

Die ander inwoners was baie besig en het baie lawaai. Hulle het eers 02:00 tot ruste gekom en 05:30 het hulle alweer laat waai. Die nag vir ons was dus baie kort en vir 'n 8 uur-lange reis die volgende dag was dit nie lekker nie. Ek glo en hoop dis nie die norm nie.

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Noisy and little sleep.

The other residents were very busy and made a lot of noise. They only came to rest at 02:00 and at 05:30 they started blowing again. The night for us was therefore very short and for an 8 hour long journey the next day it was not pleasant. I believe and hope that is not the norm.

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Sondela Guest House 's response

Hallo Jannie
Ek is vreeslik jammer om dit te hoor; jy moes my gekontak het dan sou ek definitief hulle kom stil maak het. Jammer daaroor ek belowe dit sal nie weer gebeur nie en dit was die army mense en hulle het vroeg gery ook. So ek's baie jammer daaroor maar u moes my gekontak het.
Groete
Sondela BB
Sandra van Heerden

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Anonymous Guest - Sep 2016
Overall rating
Cleanliness
4/5
Service
3/5
Location
3/5
Safety
4/5
Value for money
3/5
Anonymous Guest
With partner

Neat and clean.

Our stay was badly disturbed by dogs barking all night. I am very reluctant to recommend the guest house.

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Theo V - Oct 2015
Overall rating
Cleanliness
3/5
Service
2/5
Location
2/5
Safety
3/5
Value for money
2/5
Theo V
Individual traveller

Die plek ruik na hondemis.

Ons het ten einde nie eers oorgebly nie en maar eerder ons deposito opgegee. Jy het geen privaatheid nie, daar is hondemis oral en jy kan die geraas van die dansplek in die dorp hoor. Hou eerder verby.

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The place smells like dog poop.

In the end we didn't even stay and instead gave up our deposit. You have no privacy, there is dog poop everywhere and you can hear the noise from the dance floor in town. Stop by instead.

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Sondela Guest House 's response

Sondela Gastehuis wil graag met u deel dat nuwe eienaars oorgeneem het. Hiermee wil ons graag onverskoning vra vir die negatiewe ervaring en u in kennis stel dat die bestuur alles in hul vermoë doen om die gastehuis se standaard te verbeter. Ons bevestig dat daar geen honde aangehou word nie en dat die privaatheid van die gaste van nou af verseker is. Al die geriewe op die perseël word opgegradueer, onder anderre die swembad, die eetsaal, die tuin en die slaapeenhede.
Die slaapeenhede word heeltemal oorgedoen met nuwe linne en gordyne. Daar is ook twee eenhede wat verbeter word met nuwe teëls en waarvan die dakhogte ook gelig word.
Hoop dit sal u laat her-oorweeg om ons weer n kans te gee want ons kan u verseker dat dit heeltemal n ander ervaring sal wees.

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  • Capacity: 25 people
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  • Check-in: 14:00 to 23:00
    Check-out: 10:00
  • Address: 63 Durban Street, Aliwal North, 9750, Eastern Cape
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