We stayed here for three nights in August. The Self-Catered Guest House is huge, with a very large kitchen, open floor plan dining and living room, three bedrooms, and two very large bathrooms. The view into the estuary is great. The private pool was covered while we were in town, but it could have been nice. June was very helpful with things to do in town.

St Lucia itself is OK as far as towns go. Food in town is average, and some restaurants are quite bad. The Spar supermarket sells almost nothing useful in terms of food. Town architecture feels mid-70's. Its basically one main street with lots of tourist shops, safari offerings, and some restaurants.

The drive to Cape Vidal is lovely and can take a day. The beaches are wonderful, but quite windy in August. We saw Hippos in the estuary on the banks down the road, which was great. The Croc Farm is also interesting as you will come so close to some monster crocs. I've done boat tours on the Zambezi so we decided to skip that. We came from Ithala Game Reserve and were gamed out.

As a place to relax its good for a few days if you bring your own food or have modest expectations. The wildlife nearby is fantastic and the ecosystem is pristine. But compared to Knysna or other South African beach areas, there isn't too much to do here beyond three days.

But if you are coming, Zulani Guest House is a great place to stay.

This is an amazing guest house situated in St Lucia South Africa. The guest house has a wildlife theme, a beautiful pool and the rooms are so clean, modern (with air conditioning etc).
June and Gary are the best hosts in the world. We stayed for three weeks and enjoyed every minute.
This guest house has everything. June and Gary can organise Safaries and various tours for guests which makes your time in St Lucia so special.

From the second we arrived we felt welcome and looked after by June, from the welcoming glass of wine through to the advice on looking out for Vincent the one-eared hippo!
The rooms are individual, very comfortable and the attention to detail inspiring.
Breakfast is superb - fruit and cooked options.
St Lucia is an excellent location and we will definitely return.
Thanks to June for making our stay memorable and setting the bar for friendly service. We could not have been happier.

This is without a doubt a 5 star B&B. Rooms, decor and furnishings are out of this world and we found it no more expensive than most of others that we enquired to.
We booked for one night and stayed for four!.June the owner give us good advice re what to see and do in the area - just like having a mom is South Africa. If we hadnt been on a trip schedule we would have stayed longer.

Ian & Pam
Seasoned Backpackers