VJ'S Guesthouse
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Janiene H - Sep 2024
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First class.
Corina G - May 2024
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Helpful kind service. Pleasant stay.
Layla J - Dec 2023
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Beste vakansie in 'n lang tyd.
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Best vacation in a long time.
We had such a nice stay. Lucinda, Milda and all the workers treated us wonderfully. My husband and I already want to go back.
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Liana D - Oct 2024
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Clean and good value for money.
Monique R - May 2024
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Peaceful.
Anonymous Guest - Jun 2024
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Had a good time for other reasons, but could have been better for the same price.
Well I finished paying and had to stay, there is better for the same price, it could be better for the price.
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Cherish J - Jan 2024
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Teleurstellend.
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Disappointing.
No. The unit was dirty. Bedding should be replaced. That place lacks attention.
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Jacques M - Mar 2023
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Skoon.
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Clean.
Safety for vehicles is a problem as there is no secure parking.
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John E - Dec 2022
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Apart from the fact that the restaurant was not available for breakfast, lunch nor dinner, we love the place.
Albertram (berty) V - Jun 2022
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Enjoyable stay.
Raymond W - May 2022
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Kuier was baie lekker - rustig en alles was loopafstand indien jy enige iets nodig gehad het.
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Visiting was very nice - peaceful and everything was within walking distance if you needed anything.
Maybe missed small fridge in unit otherwise no shortcomings.
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Anthony V - Oct 2022
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Kuier was aangenaam.
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Visit was pleasant.
Security is my concern. No access control or remote gates. This is very daring in today's time of crime. Any person can enter premises unseen, especially at night. Location is generally good. Second, the unit did not smell fresh when we arrived and all the windows were closed. Efforts could be made to give you that relaxed welcome, as we had already confirmed all the accommodation in the morning. Finally, there are no Supersport rugby channels. Thanks again.
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Ivan V - Aug 2022
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Not a safe area for visitors.
Agnes B - Dec 2021
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Very very nice.
Madelein V - Jan 2021
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Nie goed geleë nie en die ontvangs is nie voltyds oop nie.
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Not well located and the reception is not open full time.
The guest house is not located in an ideal area. The vehicle could be parked from the street, but not behind closed gates. Would recommend that gates be installed next to the guest house - this will also make residents feel safer, because currently anyone can walk into the guest house's yard from the street. Reception is not always open and is therefore not staffed full time. Coffee and tea facilities are provided in room, but there are no teaspoons available.
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VJ'S Guesthouse 's response
Dankie vir terugvoering, maar verskaf graag terugvoering, wat ligging aanbetref is ons by uitstek goed gelee:
1. Ons is gelee op die nasionale roete van die binneland na die kusdorpe.
2. 'n Pick 'n Pay kompleks is langs ons gelee met onderandere apteke, oogkundiges, Wimpy en verskeie klerewinkels.
3. Binne stap afstand vanaf die provinsiale sportsentrum. Binne stapafstand van meeste skole se sportfasiliteite.
4. Engen garage binne 800m met 'n Woolworths foodshop.
Veiligheid - Reaksiemag sekuriteit met kameras buite en dele van die geboue het beams. Die kamers het elkeen individueel sy eie alarm stelsel.
Ons bly nog in die platteland ons het in die afgelope 20 jaar nog nie enige probleem gehad nie.
Ontvangs
Let wel dit was Nuwe jaars dag, normale ure is van 8 uur die oggend tot 8 uur die aand, kliente word wel hanteer indien daar vroegtydige reelings gemaak word bv binnelandse vlugte.
Op die perseel het die bestuurders draagbare telefone tydens hulle inspeksie van die kamers. Elke kamer is toegerus met die telefoon nommers van die bestuurders by ontvangs is ook die telefoon nommer beskikbaar van die bestuurder aan diens.Die eienaar se telefoon nommer is ook beskikbaar in die kamers.
Ons is jammer as julle nie n teelepels in die kamer gehad het nie, daarom is daar telefoon nommers in die kamer indien u iets benodig.
Dankie vir die ondersteuning. Ons is ingestel om die beste diens te gee wat mens moontlik kan dien.
Mervyn S - Dec 2021
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Kamers lyk nice. Maar diens en netheid is swak.
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Rooms look nice. But service and cleanliness are poor.
Room was full of dust. Nothing was dusted off. Shower was clogged. Reception was not friendly at all. Didn't even welcome us and didn't feel like we were on vacation. Have to pay for WiFi and no one informed us about breakfast also has to be paid even though it shows B&B. All who were friendly were the waiter Lumeri at the restaurant and restaurant staff.
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VJ'S Guesthouse 's response
Ons antwoord graag op u kommentaar.
Die bestuurders is profesionele, opgeleide personeel. Die bestuurder aan diens het u vergesel na u kamer om u vertroud te maak en seker te maak u is gelukkig. Die volgende dag het u en u maat die bestuurder ontmoet in die gang waar u vriendelik gegroet is. U het dus ook geleentheid gehad om enige klagte aan haar oor te dra indien daar enige klagte was, dit het egter nie gebeur nie.
Die bestuurders het 'n draagbare telefoon, en op inligting binne die kamers, is die eienaar se selfoon nommer ook beskikbaar, u het nie van hierdie dienste gebruik gemaak nie.
Met u vertrek het u die sleutels aan die kamer personeel oorhandig en nie by die kantoor ingehandig nie, om sodoende terugvoering te kon gee aan bestuur.
Wi-Fi is gratis, u het nie daarvoor betaal nie, die wagwoord was beskikbaar by die kantoor.
Ons is nie 'n Bed en Ontbyt nie, maar wel 'n gastehuis en sluit dus nie ontbyt in soos by 'n Bed en Ontbyt. Daar is wel 'n privaat restaurant wat onbyt aanbied, wat u besoek het.
Ons het van Januarie tot Desember 2021, 'n bespreking koers gehad van 78.1%. Wat gelyk is aan 6844 gaste, om dit te kan reg kry moet ons kamers van 'n hoe standaard wees en ons kommunikasie met kliente uitstekend wees.
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Magda V - Mar 2021
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Nooit weer sal ons daar tuisgaan nie.
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We will never stay there again.
What a terrible disappointment! We booked for 2 nights and only slept 1 night. We then had to find out that there is a bar above the guest house. Did not turn a blind eye to the noise and visited. There is no gate to keep guests' vehicles safe. All the unwanted elements then come through to the back of the guest house where the visit then takes place. Right next to the guests' stalls. I would recommend that you take the guest house off your list immediately. We have always booked through you and trust that these are places that are up to standard but this was just one big mess.
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VJ'S Guesthouse 's response
Geagte Mr & Mev Van Der Walt
VJ's Gastehuis bestaan alreeds 23 jaar. Die gastehuis is deur AA as Superior gegradeer en het al oor die afgelope 10 jaar j 'n getal van 37 076 besoekers aan ons gastehuis gehad. Sedert Januarie 2021 is 'n besettings persentasie van 84% gehandhaaf. U erken dat u 'n vriendelike ontvangs gekry het, die kamer skoon en netjies en alles gerieflik in die kamer was. U het by ontvangs 'n dokument geteken wat ons gedragskodes aanwys en ook wat die covid-wetgewing van ons verlang. Buite op die perseel voor alle ingange is daar kennisgewings wat aandui dat stilte tussen 23:00PM tot 06:00AM gehandhaaf moet word. Die gastehuis het 'n privaat parkerings area wat deur 'n reaksie-mag sekuriteit (Topflight )bedien en gereeld besoek word Elke kamer het ook 'n eie alarm stelsel by die deur en die perseel word gedek deur kameras, en beamers" . Ons beskou die plek as veilig. U sal dus besef dat ons van VJ's se kant af alles in ons vermoe doen wat deur die vereistes van die gastehuis bedryf gestel word. Ons by VJ's gastehuis doen dus ons deel en vind u aantygings vreemd.
1 .Daar is geen kroeg fasiliteit wat op die perseel bedryf word en drank verkoop nie. U aanname dat 'n kroeg bestaan is verkeerd.
2. Daar is wel 'n firma wat die 3 self catering eenhede huur.
Die geraas faktor is die volgende oggend skriftelik deur die eienaar aan die gaste in die self catering oorhandig en die bestuurder het onderneem om die geraas faktor aan te spreek en hulle het dadelik daarop gereageer.
3. Die reels volgens die gedragskode is dat enige buite persone wat die perseel besoek by die kantoor moet aanmeld om sy temperatuur te laat neem en om ook die vorm te teken vir kennisname.
4. Ek as W Viljoen (eienaar) sou dit waardeer as u my persoonlik ingelig het toe die probleem opgeduik het. My selfoon nr is beskikbaar in alle kamers,
Ook verdien my personeel om met respek behandel te word wanneer n probleem gekommunikeer word.
Die Uwe
W. Viljoen
Terrence N - Sep 2020
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The location is perfect if you want to be in Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth
Christa E - Dec 2020
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Oornagplek op pad huistoe van Overberg.
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Stopover on the way home from Overberg.
Website mentions that each room has its own entrance and one can relax in the garden. Wasn't the case. We were squeezed into a corner of a corridor overlooking a set of flats. We had to park our vehicle in an open area with no security and I was so uneasy. Had to get up every hour to check if everything was still okay. The noise of people in the corridor was so disturbing that I hardly closed an eye that night.
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Martin W - Jan 2020
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Baie vriendelik staff en baie gemaklike plekkie.
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Very friendly staff and very comfortable place.
Staff very helpful and place was very comfortable.
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Anonymous Guest - Aug 2020
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Expected much better when you compare it with photos on web.
Place is excellently located but rooms need attention, walls are cracked, also don't provide water/soft drink in fridge although there is one in the room though it is battered. WiFi does not exist, DStv channels are limited, vehicle is parked in open yard without gate or fence. The restaurant's food was good. Reception is full of stuff and looks very cluttered. It creates a bad first impression of the place. Breakfast is not included in the price, had to eat at the restaurant and pay extra.
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David S - Nov 2019
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Ligging perfek en netheid en gerief ook 'n pluspunt.
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Location perfect and cleanliness and comfort also a plus.
Location of guest house ideal. Easy to find. Rooms were neat and amenities in room a plus.
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VJ'S Guesthouse 's response
Baie dankie vir goeie terugvoering! Ons streef daar in om altyd te verbeter.
Groete Willie Viljoen
Karin B - Mar 2019
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Loadshedding meestal en geen lampe of kerse.
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Loadshedding mostly and no lamps or candles.
Room was neat and clean. Disliked two single beds against each other. Sleep uncomfortably. Loadshedding one whole night until six o'clock next morning. No lamps or candles. Parking unsafe. Meal in restaurant was of excellent quality.
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VJ'S Guesthouse 's response
Beste Karin,
Baie dankie vir die terugvoer en jul ondersteuning.
Die bed is veronderstel om 'n dubbelbed matrasbedekker oor te hê. As dit nie die geval was nie, dan vra ons om verskoning.
Jammer die ongerief met beurtkrag. Daar is wel lampies beskikbaar vir die kamers by die kantoor. Die krag was veronderstel om aan te gaan om 21:30, wat nie gebeur nie. Dit het eers om 06:00 die volgende oggend aangekom, wat ongewoon is.
Die bestuurder het tot 01:00 aan diens gebly terwyl hulle normaalweg om 22:00 van diens af gaan. Daar is wel kameras op die perseel en in 21 jaar het was daar nog nie probleme nie, waaroor ons dankbaar is.
Groete,
Willie Viljoen
Dieter L - May 2019
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Sal nie weer hier bly nie.
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Will not stay here again.
Although the room was not too bad, the rest was not standard. The old TV dates from Noah's ark. I see in another review that they would replace the TV's in the new year, but 5 months later they still didn't do it. The two single beds were not comfortable at all, even though they were covered with a sheet to hold them together. The one mattress was covered with some hard plastic and made noise when moving on it. There was only one geyser I could see to provide hot water to the rooms. It wasn't big enough and our last shower had to be cold. The mat in front of the shower was a black rubber carpet from a vehicle. The photos looked very nice, but we left with other impressions of the place. Will definitely not come back.
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Antoinette D - Apr 2018
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Was lekker rustig.
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Was nice and quiet.
Place clean, tidy with aircon.
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VJ'S Guesthouse 's response
Baie dankie vir die uitstekende terugvoering.
Groete,
Willie Viljoen (Eienaar)
Debbie B - Feb 2018
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Heerlik.
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Delicious.
Had a great stay except for the people next to us who were knocking on doors at half past one looking for her boyfriend.
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Lize S - Dec 2018
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Vriendelike ontvangs.
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Friendly reception.
The linen is not white, but was clean. The room was quite big.
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Derick A - Jun 2018
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Behulpsame en vriendelike mense.
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Helpful and friendly people.
Very friendly and helpful people at VJ's. The room was neat and clean. Only problem was the Cocktail Bar's loud music that kept us awake on the Friday night.
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VJ'S Guesthouse 's response
Dankie Derick, vir die goeie terugvoer. Ek sal terugvoering gee aan die huurder van die Cocktail Lounge.
Willie Viljoen
Annarine P - Apr 2018
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Nie te sleg nie.
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Not too bad.
Friendly staff, restaurant's food was good at affordable prices, also nice close to shops, TV needs upgrading and no bar fridge in the room, and the other guests were noisy throughout the night. They might just need to be stricter on it.
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Thank you for your feed back. We will take note of your recommendations.
Anonymous Guest - Apr 2018
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It was okay
The place lacks fridge and microwave ovens in the rooms. Flat screen tv would also be good thing.
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Helena E - Jan 2018
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Altyd netjies en lekker kos in hul restaurant. Goed geleë vir sakebelange in Uitenhage en Despatch.
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Always neat and tasty food in their restaurant. Well located for business interests in Uitenhage and Despatch.
My daughter and I were booked in there. Unfortunately, the reception did not remind us that they had to book our breakfast for the next morning. After a long journey, rest is one's first priority and visitors can easily miss this arrangement. So we had to learn the next morning that we had not made any arrangements for breakfast and the restaurant could not help us with breakfast. I suggest that in the future visitors will be clearly informed about this arrangement when they check in at reception. The previous night's pizzas in the restaurant were excellent and can be recommended as the best in Uitenhage and Despatch.
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VJ'S Guesthouse 's response
Ek vra onverskoning vir die ontbyt aangeleentheid, Ek die eienaar sal dit aanspreek en regstel. Die personeel weet baie goed dat hulle die ekstra myl vir die kliënte moet loop. Al het u nie ontbyt bespreek nie, is daar geen rede dat hulle nie kon bedien het nie. Dit sou net bietjie langer geneem het
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Stephnie C - Nov 2018
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As 'n mens moet oorbly a.g.v. 'n troue of werk op die dorp - sal jy oorleef.
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You will survive if you need to stay over for a wedding of work.
Bathroom's flooring is dangerously slippery, especially if you get out of the shower with wet feet. The TV in our room did not work at all and that after the owner moved us proudly to his newer rooms that had bigger TV's. It was still a very small, old TV set. The area was quiet with secure parking. Wimpy is walking distance, just around the corner - VJ's are on Sundays. Rooms are dark - window overlooks other buildings. There was free WiFi that worked.
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VJ'S Guesthouse 's response
Ons neem kennis van u waarneming, ons neem aanbevelings nie ligtelik op nie. Dankie vir u besoek. Ek noem net die volgende: Daar is 'n stortmatjie binne en buite die storte. Daar is ook n mat langs die beddens. Die TV was nie stukkend nie, maar de dekodeer het foutief geraak en dis die volgende oggend vervang na kamer inspeksie. Die gordyne is doelbewus donker van kleur sodat die gaste ook in die dag kan slaap. Ek bly op die perseel en my sel nommer is in die kamers beskikbaar indien enige van die gaste probleme ondervind. Die twee mans het heerlik saam my die "replay" van die Springbok wedstryd sit en kyk in die restaurant. Groete daar.
Cecil P - Dec 2018
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Improvement needed in a lot of areas.
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Thank you for your feedback. Outside on the buildings, the numbers for the rooms are indicated as well as on the doors themselves. We will give attention to your request. We have an armed response and we have satellite TV cameras on the premises. All beds are covered with double bed protectors which keeps them from moving apart. We will be replacing the old television sets in the new year. Thank you
Helena E - Oct 2017
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Gerieflik en netjies.
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Comfortable and neat.
I personally like quietness, privacy, cleanliness and location. The food is also excellent and the prices good. VJs have it all. However, vehicles park in open parking areas without a security guard. VJ's will be my permanent overnight stay in Uitenhage and surroundings in the future. I highly recommend them.
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Deon B - Sep 2017
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Vriendelike diens.
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Friendly service.
Friendly service and well located.
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Hanneli Z - Dec 2017
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Nie regtig waarde vir geld.
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Not really value for money.
Staff were not very enthusiastic.
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Jacqueline B - Dec 2017
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Very basic, restaurant was closed and this was not mentioned when we booked. No fridge in room and the TV in the room is a joke.
VJ'S Guesthouse 's response
Good afternoon,
The restaurant hours and closed days are on doors of the restaurant and reception, we were only closed over the Christmas weekend but there was a manager with staff on duty every day. The owner and the managers cell phone numbers are on the doors as well as in the rooms. No one phoned the manager to request breakfast which is what is required on public holidays and on Sundays.
Kind regards,
Samantha Lottering
Manager of VJ's Guesthouse
- Capacity: 29 people
- All ages welcome
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Check-in: 14:00 to 20:00
Check-out: 10:00 - Address: 32 Graaff-Reinet Road, Uitenhage, 6230, Eastern Cape