Lourie Lodge

This review makes me sad as the staff at the Lourie were exceptional - and they can only work with what they have - but no money has been put back into this place for years and it is dire. We booked and paid for 4 nights - non refundable. The location is excellent, they have on site parking and fabulous staff. We arrived and our rooms were not ready so we suggested we sit outside and have a sandwich we had brought with us and would wait till the rooms were ready. The outside was just awful - the couch was torn, sun damaged, rotten through. We tried to make a cup of tea from the communal kitchen area - but there was no milk on site and no teaspoons to be located - not even in the main kitchen. The previous guests had not vacated their rooms, nor the premises. The piles of luggage, guests ( a school of chess students ) were running, shouting and screaming around the pool area. (Check out is at 10am and this was 1:45 ) We stayed for around and hour - then decided to leave and find somewhere else to stay ...even though we didn't actually get to out room - we could tell from the tattered mess of everywhere else - that the rooms would be the same. Unfortunately - the staff could only do what they could. An utter shambles of a guest house.

Facilities were not as offered. Manager Colin was very accommodating BUT my stay was not worth the money. Date was 25/26 December 2024...NOT June 2024.

A very nice place that is not far from the restaurants and one can easily walk as the place is very safe

Rooms are large and comfortable and the staff is very helpful. I enjoyed a scrumptuous breakfast in the morning.

I have stayed at Lourie Lodge many times over the last 15 years. The staff are wonderful and the service is well above average. Thank you Regina, Colin, Mtombi and staff