Hamiltons Lodge & Restaurant

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Scored 8.1
Rated very good

Excellent location!

9.2

About this property

Hamiltons Lodge & Restaurant is located a short drive from the Malelane Kruger Gate into Kruger National Park. It offers a garden with outdoor pool. The spacious rooms at Hamiltons Lodge are air-conditioned and equipped with a flat-screen satellite TV, USB plug, laptop safe and a small fridge. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while looking out at the pool or garden. The rooms have a private bathroom. Guided game drives can be arranged on advance request and for a surcharge. Guests can enjoy meals at the a la carte restaurant which offers an extensive menu from pizza and hamburgers to steaks and seafood. The wine list is extensive with a variety of South African wines to choose from. Other activities in the surroundings, include golf, mountain biking or a visit to the fully equipped fitness centre, 1 km from the property. Malelane Super Spar and the Inkwezi Shpping Centre are 5 km from the property. The Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, Mozambique Lebombo Border post and Swaziland’s Jeppe’s Reef Border are all just 45 km from the property.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.5 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Fitness centre
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
  • Bar

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

Free private parking available on-site

Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 large double bed
or
2 single beds
2 single beds
and
1 extra-large double bed
1 sofa bed
and
1 large double bed
or
2 single beds
1 large double bed
or
2 single beds
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

Wessels
South Africa South Africa
“The staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. The rooms are spacious and convenient. The service in the restaurant is rather slow, but the food is good.”
Ilse
South Africa South Africa
“The room was spacious and I really appreciate the coffee machine and fridge in the room. It is very convenient to have the restaurant close-by and the food is always excellent. I had supper served as room service and their were promptly on time...”
David
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Good location, clean, good facilities, nice pool, great food, friendly helpful staff”
Priyanka
Botswana Botswana
“Amazing dinner, best service ever from Derek at the bar! Thank you. Rooms were lovely and spacious.”
Ramarothole
South Africa South Africa
“The staff was very helpful, considering that i had dropped a shoes by accident a distance outside of the property. I phoned to notify them and 2 days later the shoe was found by one of the staff members outside of the property and I was contacted...”
Jonathan
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Location, service and food. Dinner and breakfast both very good.”
Ronald
South Africa South Africa
“friendly staff; great location; comfortable beds and good bathroom facilities; really good dinner”
Robert
Netherlands Netherlands
“Hamiltons Lodge & Restaurant is a very good place to visit the Kruger Park. Definitely also visit the restaurant for a great meal. We really enjoyed our stay!”
Christine
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Great rooms with comfortable bed and plenty of space. Super shower. Coffee maker, kettle and fridge. Extensive satellite tv channels. Reasonably priced restaurant with a good choice of food and a wonderful breakfast. We were a multi generational...”
Alison
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The location to Kruga National Park was excellent. Nice pool. Food in the restaurant was good.”

Managed by Trevor and Debbie Tod

Company review score: 9Based on 89 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

Trevor, Owner & Chef has perfected the trade over the years and has worked at various restaurants all over South Africa. These include the Airport Sun Hotel, Gold Reef City and Prohibition Coffee Shop in Joburg, the Blue Lagoon in East London, Artist's café in Sabie District, Ten on Russel in Nelspruit and the Malelane Sun Hotel and the Naboom Lodge and Leopards Creek in Malelane Trevor focuses on contemporary cuisine with Italian influence and his speciality is a deboned chicken peri-peri.

Property information

We are a family owned/run Lodge and Restaurant with a relaxed, casual atmosphere, catering for families with children, group of friends or travelers passing through the Lowveld. Perfectly Located just 500m from the most popular gate to the Kruger National Park It is our mission to make your stay with us as enjoyable as possible and strive to give our guests and diners excellent service. However, living in this beautiful yet somewhat remote area, we do from time to time experience unexpected supply, demand and delivery problems. In such cases we will endeavour to offer and alternative but apologise if we are not able to assist with your first choice.

Neighbourhood information

We only 500m away from the very famous Kruger National Park and privileged to offer our guests access (with prior reservation and subject to availability) Morning Walks and Sunrise / Sunset drivers into Kruger. Situated nest to Leopard Creek Golf Course. 1 hours Drive from both Kruger International and Skakuza Airport. 45min Drive from both Mozambique Komatipoort Border and Swaziland Jeppies Reef Border. We are perfectly located to explore.

Languages spoken

English,Zulu

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Hamiltons Restaurant
  • Cuisine
    Pizza • Seafood • South African
  • Open for
    Lunch • Dinner
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly • Traditional
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian

House rules

Hamiltons Lodge & Restaurant takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00 to 20:30
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 07:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 12 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.

Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cards accepted at this property
VisaMastercardMaestro Cash is not accepted
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Hamiltons Lodge & Restaurant in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.