We spent three nights before New Year Eve here. The surroundings are absolutely beautiful! Unfortunately, the hotel is updated and smelly. We booked 2 twin chalet and when we come in found bugs on the bed and a awful smell. We go to reception and the staff was very nice and upgrade us to a family chalet. This is very... More

We arrived at this beautiful hotel by the manager with welcome drinks with our tour. In spectacular surroundings this hotel is comfortable and we slept very well here. After an hour we took ourselves off to the bar only to spot people surrounding the steps on the patio area, to or surprise there were hippo grazing out of the water... More

We had the best table at the window, facing the Sabie river. The area around the restaurant had bright lights so you could see the river. The restaurant specialise in venison, but we prefer them alive, so we sticked to chicken and beef. As starter we had the tempura prawns with mango and for mains I had the beef spareribs,... More

This Hotel situated at a small river with Hippos and Krokodiles only ten minutes from Kruger National Park. Outside the nice restaurant there is a beautiful terrace overlooking the river where the Hippo comes up to graze sometimes at night. There is also a nice pool and the area around it.

An ideal location for safaris in Kruger. Room overlooking carpark noisy at 5.00am with coaches running their engines, other than that a super 3 night stay. Staff very helpful and charming, food always good, Shangaan evening worth going to. Don't miss Elephant Whisperers, very informative and wonderful to get up close to elephant (and I mean close.)

We arrived in Mpumalanga with high hopes; to see the hippos and the unique wild life as advertised on the website. Sorely, disappointed. Can't blame the hotel for the hippos, they have their own schedules .... Fortunately the Phabeni Gate is about 10 minutes drive. We had two cabins overlooking the Sabie river; the rooms are dated. A change of... More

The hotel itself is incredibly charming. The restaurant and patio area overlook a river and we were lucky enough to see a crocodile and a hippo during our 3 night stay. The best part of our time here was the hospitable and accommodating staff. They watched out for my friend and I during our stay giving us tips on the... More

After having booked down the road in Hazyview and been totally disappointed with our inferior accomodation, we decided to cancel and try and find a new place at the last minute. to my amazing surprise, Hippo Hollow did not only find us last minute accomodation, they also gave us a 20 percent discount on a river cottage to make up... More

Only wish we could have had more time here. We were lucky enough to get one of the chalets by the river. Luckily weather was good for us, so it didn't matter that there was no air conditioning, the fan was enough. The bathroom is huge and shower is the best I have ever had. There was just the two... More