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Reviews of Ndiza Lodge & Cabanas

4 out of 5
Ndiza Lodge & Cabanas
153 Hornbill Street, St. Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 55 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay and great staff
Very helpful and pleasant staff. Word of advice- if you are in SA in summer, beware of power cuts(this id country wide), as during those times there are no air-conditioners, only fans (Ndiza has a generator). When it is 40 degrees that makes a difference.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Alison

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous patio and outdoor space
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from Amanda on 26 Jan 2021
Thank you Jan!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Amanda on 10 Feb 2020
Thank you Caroline! I am glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Warm regards Amanda

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Breakfast was good even though it seemed the staff had no interest in being there!!! The staff service was disappointing, especially the receptionist!! We were having a drink at the bar at 10.45pm and was told the lodge closes down at 10pm. We had had a 10hr drive and arrived at 6.45pm so once we found somewhere to eat we just wanted to relax with a drink after a long day. If we had known this we would not have stayed. We have traveled around Africa and have stayed in some wonderful places with wonderful staff service at a fraction of the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Amanda on 17 Jan 2020
Dear Guest, It is with regret that I read your bad review. At Ndiza we consider all our guests and their relaxation is very important to us. You were four adults and not the only guests we had during your stay. You were asked to retire to your rooms when other guests complained about the noise you were making at 22h40. Other guests also had a long day and would also like to relax and sleep. It is evident from our other reviews that Ndiza is a lovely place and our staff receive daily compliments. Regards Amanda

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
In quiet part of town, well kept property, nice garden. Excellent breakfast, good range incl fresh fruit, eggs cooked fresh. Beach and ocean can be seen from top deck where breakfast served, really nice location to start the day. Insect repellant required in the evening tho. Overall a good town to stop, we stayed 3 nights.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cabana
Excellent stay spotlessly clean, helpful staff and great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Amanda on 20 Sep 2019
Thank you Helen for the lovely review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed was very comfortable. Great to have self catering facilities in the cabana. Bathroom was a bit small and sometimes had difficulty getting in and out of the shower.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The wifi was none existent during our stay. They said to sit by reception if the signal was weak in the room. The signal wasn't weak. Our cells couldn't even see the router. I understand there are problems in Africa with such things. Funny, restaurants a short distance away had wifi every time we ate there.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Amanda on 17 May 2019
Dear Guest, Looking at the date you did this review - you stayed with us during the period when we had hardly any signal due to lightning damage. Our phone lines, wifi, TV's were all damaged. Regards Amanda

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Shaun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fresh, clean, well serviced. Superb view. Close to everything. Would recommend it more for adults than families (due to lack of a grassy area/playground and small pool).
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed in the Lodge and had an excellent room with quiet air conditioning. A most satisfactory stay, St Lucia is very pleasant little town with lots of eating options,
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Jonas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice apartment. Friendly staff. Good Value for money
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic lodge with lovely staff
The location of the lodge is stunning, with fantastic views from the terrace out to the sea. St Lucia is a lovely place to stay while exploring the local area. Staff were extremely kind of helpful, even upgrading a friend's room for free so she could stay in the lodge next to some of the other members of our party. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Thorntons, UK/SA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place to stay, great value for money too!
We stayed in a Cabana which was perfect for our little family of 4. We could eat in if we wanted and leave early for Safari without feeling like we'd wake anyone. Booked a lovely breakfast up on their decked balcony with amazing views over the trees looking out onto the river mouth. Great care is being taken to keep the eco-system working so whilst it was a pity that there were loads of trucks up at the beach you can appreciate what they are trying to do. Would definitely return to stay given the chance.

10/10 Excellent

Maria, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I had booked a 2 bedroom cottage in Ndiza but was alloted one in Little Eden which is in the same compound with access to the same facilities. The cottage was spacious, well furnished, with a lovely private garden and attached car park. Check in and check out was a breeze. The buffet breakfast was limited but sufficient. The resort doesn't serve lunch or dinner. The restaurants and shops are a full 15 minutes walk away. To get to the beaches a car is a must. All in all I would heartily recommend Ndiza.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Deon, Pretoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
luxury stay in St Lucia
Good rates,friendly staff and well looked after facilities, relaxing stay.

10/10 Excellent

SIMON, Lyon (FRANCE)

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Magnific place and conditions !
One night in a great place. Everything was excellent. my wife and myself were very happy of our stay in such beautiful and comfortable place !

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Great place

8/10 Good

Thomas, Lachen SZ, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good solid small hotel with very friendly staff
Small, tidy place in a very safe area. Friendly staff and kitchen is well equipped. Overall solid.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
St. Lucia / South Africa
Very good location, quiet position, but easy access to the village of St. Lucia, you could walk at night, but best not to, as the hippos come out of the river and walk in the roads grazing.

10/10 Excellent

Jacob, Nottinghamshire, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Couple 1 night stay- Lovely!!
Had 1 night at the lodge in one of the 2 bedroom chalets. Really enjoyed our stay. Relaxed by the lovely pool with a few drinks and had a braai right outside the room. Only complaint is we were in the chalet closest to the entrance gate which was particularly noisy as people were leaving in the early hours for safari etc. Apart from this, the place was extremely impressive and I would recommend to anyone looking to stay in St. Lucia.

6/10 Okay

Mara, rome

economic but lovely accomodation
I was Here For only one night and our room was so pretty. there is parking free inside and the patio where breakfast is served is very nice. It s an economic but very nice accommodation.

8/10 Good

Karin, Capetown

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very recommendet
Very friendly staff, clean appartment close to city.

10/10 Excellent

Andre, montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extremely nice. Well located, and convenient
We felt at home immediately, very friendly staff, good facilities

10/10 Excellent

Daniel, sweden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place, highly recommended!! It was self-service but the service minded staff did our dishes, cleaned our room and made our beds anyway. A small minus for being abit far from the main street. There arent many streetlights, we didnt have a proper flashlight and there was hippos roaming the streets (which sounds like fun but they can be very dangerous). So if you want to be safe, take the car or bring a flashlight and thread carefully. I recommend doing a boatcruize, we saw crocs and hippos. And also take a drive to cape vidal were there is a nice beach and the drive there is amazing, with lots of animals. Enjoy your stay here, we sure did!

10/10 Excellent

Silke

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wunderschöne Lodge. Beim Frühstück eine herrliche Sicht auf das Meer.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Amanda on 27 Nov 2023
Thank you Silke!

8/10 Good

Ludovic

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bel hébergement à proximité du centre de St Lucia
Bel hébergement à proximité du centre de St Lucia. La piscine est petite et n'était pas utilisable pendant notre séjour mais la propriétaire nous a permis l'accès à celle du voisin qui était très bien !
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Steffen, Mannheim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Der Service ist top und es wird sich um jeden Wunsch gekümmert. In einer Geschwindigkeit, die unglaublich ist - z.B. zwei Koffer voller Wäsche in 8 Stunden gewaschen zurück. Der Blick von der Terasse ist traumhaft.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Amanda on 21 Oct 2019
Dear Steffen, Thank you for the lovely review! I am glad you enjoyed your stay with us. I look forward to seeing you again should you be travelling in our direction in the future. Warm regards Amanda

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Peter , Potsdam

Liked: Staff & service
Schöne Cabanas am Ortsrand
Etwas entfernt vom attraktiven Zentrum liegt diese Lodge. Man sollte Abends das Auto nutzen wg. Affen und Flusspferden.Ansonsten ist alles vorhanden :gute Gaststätten, Einkaufsmöglichkeiten, Ausflugsziele, Nationalparks.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tres agreable et excellent rapport qualité prix
Trés agréable séjour de 2 nuits en juillet. Accueil agréable et efficace, logement grand, propre. Espaces communs trésor agréables avec terrasse en hauteur avec vue sur mer. Très sécurisé Un excellent rapport qualité prix ! Ville de st lucia trésors agréable pour profiter de la région (lac + côté)
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

laurence, Hondelange

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
le luxe dans un écrin de verdure
tout était parfait :la chambre, le personnel, le breakfast,le village...

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness
Good place to stay!
Good Place for some Days in ST.Lucia.

10/10 Excellent

Werner, Liederbach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Empfehlenswerte Unterkunft
Wir waren insgesamt 4 Tage in dieser Lodge und haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt Das Frühstück ist landestypisch mit Toast, Ei und Speck. Aber auch Muesli und Rösti stehen zur Verfügung. Der Blick von der Veranda auf das Meer ist schon beeindruckend. Die Zimmer sind geräumig, das Bad ist zwar bestimmt schon einige Jahre alt, aber sauber. Im Zimmer steht ein Kühlschrank zur Verfügung, der jeden Tag mit 2 Flaschen Wasser befüllt wird. Die Anlage ist sehr geplegt und zur Gartenseite hin offen. Abends läuft schon mal ein Nilpferd an der Veranda vorbei (so geschehen am letzten Abend). Wir haben uns rundum wohl gefühlt und würden diese Logde jederzeit wieder buchen.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Traumhaft schöne Unterkunft
Wir waren 2 Nächte in dieser wunderschönen und liebevoll eingerichteten Unterkunft und rundum zufrieden!

10/10 Excellent

Jan Erik, Norge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Flott lodge - god valuta for pengene!
Nydelig lodge med flott beliggenhet i grøntområde. Veldig god valuta for pengene! Jeg glemte gifteringen min på nattbordet, men de tok kontakt med meg etter jeg hadde reist og spurte hvor de kunde ettersende den. Super service!

8/10 Good

rolf, Norddeutschland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Frühstück auf dem Topdeck
Das geniale an dieser sehr guten Unterkunft ist die Lage und die Aussicht. Das Frühstück auf dem Balkon mit Blick auf den Indischen Ozean werde ich nie vergessen. Die Bar, der Service, das Personal - es stimmte einfach alles. Nachts kommen die Hippos in den Garten, der im Übrigen wunderschön ist, man fühlt sich ein bisschen wie im Dschungel.

10/10 Excellent

DAVID

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Magnifica estancia
Fantástico! Ni una sola queja !

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel ok
Anlage insgesamt gut (Terasse mit Blick auf Bucht)

10/10 Excellent

Koji, Zermatt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a great stay @ the Ndiza Lodge in St. Lucia
- Cooler Ort mit vielen Aktivitäten wie Turtles & Whale Watching, Game Drives und Schnorcheln. - Sehr freundliches Personal - hat uns die Aktivitäten organisiert.

8/10 Good

paolo, italia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bello e pulito in ottima posizione
buono in tutte le sue caratteristiche ,gestito bene ed organizzato, piacevoli persone che lo gestiscono

6/10 Okay

Federica, Brescia

Liked: Cleanliness
Potrebbe migliorare
Struttura esternamente bellissima e internamente…kitsch! Senza quella moquette scura e quei tristissimi quadri avrebbe già un aspetto più piacevole. Questo viene compensato con la bellissima veranda esterna di legno circondata da una fitta vegetazione dalla quale si intravedono, in lontananza, l’oceano e il lago. La signora receptionist tutto fare è molto gentile a differenza delle donne che servono a colazione che sembrano intimorite e stentano a salutare.

8/10 Good

Michael, Geneve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vue sur la mer au petit déjeuner
Nous n'avons fait que passer une nuit à St Lucia et avons beaucoup apprécié le petit déjeuner sur le balcon du premier étage avec vue sur la mer. Les chambres sont simples et fonctionnelles et le parking devant l'hôtel est grand. Le wifi est malheureusement pas très bon dans cet hôtel.

10/10 Excellent

Nico S., Leer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schön, gut, besser
Ein sehr schönes Hotel, hat etwas von einem Baumhaus. Das Zimmer war recht groß. Kühlschrank, Klimaanlage, Balkon, große Dusche und alles sauber. Man muss abends aufpassen das die Hippos einen nicht beißen :), da diese in der Nacht überall durch die Straßen laufen können. Die Kriminalität ist in diesem Bereich von Südafrika viel geringer. Von da aus kann man sehr viel schöne Landschaften (Cape Vidal etc.) und auch sehr gute Restaurants anfahren (aber nie nach Sonnenuntergang ohne Auto - die Hippos! :) ). Alles in allem eine schöne Möglichkeit die Flitterwochen um ein paar schöne Eindrücke zu erweitern :)

10/10 Excellent

Ulrich Steinberg, Hannover

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Herrliche Aussicht, geräumige Zimmer
Ein sehr schönes B&B in einer ruhigen Nebenstraße. Sehr empfehlenswert.

10/10 Excellent

Ditte Sørensen, Danmark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little lodge with nice location
Great little lodge with very friendly and helpfull staff. Nice location at a quiet street at the back of St. Lucia.