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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Thornhill Safari Lodge in Hoedspruit offers family rooms with private bathrooms, air-conditioning, and garden or pool views. Each room includes a balcony, terrace, or patio, ensuring a pleasant stay. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a sun terrace, lush garden, and a year-round outdoor swimming pool. The property features a family-friendly restaurant serving African cuisine, a bar, and free WiFi throughout. Dining Experience: Breakfast options include continental, buffet, full English/Irish, vegetarian, vegan, halal, and gluten-free. The restaurant offers lunch and dinner with halal, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free menus. Convenient Location: Located 26 mi from Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport, the lodge is near attractions such as Drakensig Golf Club (22 mi) and Blyde River Canyon (25 mi). Guests appreciate the friendly staff and excellent service.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.9)

Breakfast Info

Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal, Gluten-free, Buffet

Free Private Parking Available On Site


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Availability

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Room Type
Number of guests
 
2 twin beds
and
1 queen bed
2 twin beds
1 queen bed
3 twin beds
1 full bed
Bedroom 1
1 queen bed
Bedroom 2
1 queen bed
Bedroom 3
1 queen bed
Bedroom 4
1 queen bed
Bedroom 5
1 queen bed
1 twin bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • 1mellemel
    United States United States
    The Food, The STAFF. The Lodge Host. The decor added to such a great feeling to this great place to visit, I will return.
  • Araujo
    South Africa South Africa
    Peaceful and relax place, lovely staff. Comfortable house and very clean.
  • Anna
    United States United States
    The staff was wonderful. The game drives were well organized and the guides were incredibly knowledgeable.
  • Jelle
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Amazing location in the middle of a nature reserve. Lots of animals wander around on the property, like impala, nyala, zebra, mongoose and even a hyena (not a threat). The staff is really nice and the rooms are comfortable and clean. You are able...
  • Joel
    United States United States
    Our room was very charming and beautifully furnished. The sunset deck was wonderful. We enjoyed watching the colors change. The setting was very well kept.
  • Bogdan
    Romania Romania
    We woke up with an ostrich staring at us. Many antilopes nearby. Giraffes are coming close, just a few meters from the hotel entrance. Ostrich and monkeys are roaming free in the lodge area. Seen some big cat paws near the backyard waterhole. So...
  • Aditi
    Singapore Singapore
    Nice little lodge in the middle of jungle. Staff was super friendly. Anya and Reese took great care of us. Every night the chef Nmbya cook amazing food for us keeping in mind that I am vegetarian. We even saw Giraffes right outside our property....
  • Ashley
    United States United States
    The room was nice, the bar and reception area was vibey, fun sunset deck with great views, loved the bartender, food was amazing, and we loved that dinner was served around the fire with all the hotel guests.
  • Jagoda
    Poland Poland
    It was overall very good experience, the staff was super nice, the trips booked through hotel were great
  • Michiel
    Netherlands Netherlands
    The facilities, the prepared food and the possibilities of day excursions

Area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
  • Restaurant #1
    • Cuisine
      African
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
    • Ambience
      Family-friendly • Traditional
    • Dietary options
      Halal • Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free

House rules

Thornhill Safari Lodge takes special requests – add in the next step!
Check-in
From 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
From 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 13 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Crib upon request
Free

The number of cribs allowed depends on the option you choose. Check your selected option for more info.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cribs are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Thornhill Safari Lodge of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.