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Reviews of Ardmore Guest Farm

3 out of 5
Ardmore Guest Farm
D275 off R600, Champagne Valley, Central Drakensberg, Ardmore, KwaZulu-Natal

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 15 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Touch of Drakensburg Comfort.
Loved staying at Ardmore with its family friendly, as well as couples, atmosphere. The dining staff were excellent and very friendly. Arrival was done very quickly and efficiently. The food was amazing and the Honesty Bar was a perfect touch with a great little atmosphere, each room had a little fire going and made the overall ambience very cosy and nice. Great stay would love to come back oneday.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful room
Beautiful room and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Richard on 17 Jan 2019
HI there Mr Slutzkin. I am glad you had a lovely stay with us and I hope that you would stay with us next time longer then the one night. All the best Richard

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We absolutely loved our stay!
Our whole experience was a fantastic one - service, food, drinks, facilities and amazing scenery!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Ardmore staff on 8 Nov 2018
Many thanks for your stay and positive feedback Darren We hope to welcome you again

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Incredible Location and Staff; Regretable Rooms
I came here on a solo trip to hike the Drakensberg, and it was a wonderful success! Ardmore is situated on a beautiful property with spectacular views and nice walks that leave from the farm itself. 15 minutes driving, you can also start much more adventurous hikes from the Drakensberg Park at the Monk’s Cowl trail head, and those day hikes are wonderful and very well-marked. The service at Ardmore is phenomenal, and I loved their nightly, 3-course dinner (R195 extra per meal). They also have an honesty bar and lots of activities (a pool, paddle board, volleyball, etc.) that you can spend your afternoon doing. My only hesitation with recommending this resort to others, though, is the outdated (and kind of gross) rooms. Everything in the room and bathroom is extraordinarily worn out, and the bathroom had a very unpleasant musty smell. I chose to spend my non-sleeping time in the lovely common areas and only used my room to bathe and sleep.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Gail on 11 Oct 2018
Hi Sean well received and noted. We hope to welcome you again with improvements. all the best

8/10 Good

Nomfundo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Ardmore team on 19 Sept 2018
Thank you Nomfundo

10/10 Excellent

John, Clearwater, FL USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Total Tranquility
We loved the quite solitude and exceptional view of Cathkin Peak. Having tea in the afternoon and all you can hear is the rustle of the leaves in the gentle breeze and various bird calls, including the cooing of doves.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Richard on 5 Oct 2018
Hi there,I hope you are all good. I just want to say thank you for the review on our little slice of heaven here at Ardmore. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed our beautiful surroundings and the lovely chirping of the birds during the day. I hope we will see you again in the future. All the best Richard

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rural idyll.
We received a very warm welcome and staff were excellent for the duration of our stay. We had a large room with views of the Drakensberg, comfortable furniture and bed, and a spacious bathroom with bath and shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Paul on 5 Oct 2018
Wonderful that you so enjoyed your stay here at Ardmore. We are working on getting better wifi to our rural piece of heaven. All the best and come again Paul

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect mountain retreat
Really beautiful location, friendly staff, very pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Richard on 17 Feb 2018
Thank you Amanda, I hope we can see you again in the future and hopefully we will make your stay with us even better then the last one. All the best Richard

8/10 Good

Klaus, Frankfurt

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tolle Aussicht, herzlicher Empfang, gutes Essen, sehr familienfreundlich. Service beim Essen könnte einen Tick besser sein (mehrfach Dessert vergessen, Kleinkind nicht zuerst bedient) aber das schmälert das Gesamterlebnis kaum.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Jonny

Liked: Staff & service
Mycket mysigt ställe suverän personal och service Tänk på att det är en bit grusväg sista biten fram till stället
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Richard on 11 Dec 2018
Hi there, I am glad that our staff was accommodating. I hope you had a lovely time in underberg. All the best Richard

10/10 Excellent

Gertjan, Rijssen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Uitzicht op de Drakensbergen. Activiteiteb in de buurt.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Richard on 28 Nov 2018
Hi there, I am so glad that you guys had a good stay with us. Also glad that we could help get you on to that helicopter. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your holiday. All the best

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Eine ruhig gelegene Farm mit netten, grosszügigen Zimmern, sehr gutem Abendessen, nettes Personal. Nichts für Leute, die gern in boutiquehotels übernachten.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Gail on 8 Nov 2018
many thanks for your feedback we hope to welcome you again

6/10 Okay

Jaykson

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Richard on 17 Feb 2018
Hi there, I hope that we will have you back and we have fixed the issues that we had with your stay. All the best Richard

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Optisch schön gelegenes Guest House
Ardmore liegt sehr schön und günstig für Trips/Wanderungen in die Drakensberge. Man wohnt in einzelnen Hütten bzw. Cottages und es gibt ein zentrales Guest House mit Restaurant und Pool. Wir hatten die größte Art der Cottages, welche recht komfortabel, gemütlich und geräumig sind. Leider sind sie auch schon etwas "angeranzt". Die Anlage ist abgelegen und nur über eine am Ende 4 km lange Schotterstraße erreichbar. Da man das im Dunklen nicht fährt, ist man abends auf das Restaurant angewiesen, welches mittelmäßiges Essen serviert. Preis Leistung von Unterkunft und Frühstück waren ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rustikt lantligt ställe nära underbar natur
Personalen var vänlig, hjälpsam, närvarande och hjälpte till både med rekommendationer på dagsturer såväl som med att visa runt på gården och ta oss med att klappa fåren. Naturen i trakten var storslagen och vandringarna vi gjorde, i närheten av Monk's Cowl, var fantastiska. Rummet låg i ett konverterat stall med tjocka stenväggar. Det var rätt kyligt mitt i den sydafrikanska vintern men bubbelbadet och den öppna spisen vägde upp. Middagarna var också suveräna!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017