Name: Abberley Guesthouse
Address: Currys Post Road, Balgowan, Balgowan, Balgowan, 2735, South Africa
Rating: 9

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Upon arrival at Abberley Guest House on Saturday the 20th December we quickly realized that nothing was as it had appeared in the images provided for the guest house on the website. There were very limited basic ammenities to speak of (not even a fan for the 30 degree heat) and the rooms were outdated, musty, dark and dingy. The dining area was unrecognizable apart from the signage hung above it. This appeared to be due to negligence.

Sigi the gentleman who seems to be managing the Guest House was pleasant enough, however based on the poor facilities and gross false advertising of the establishment we opted not to stay and find an alternate location. When i enquired about a possible refund on my deposit based on our dissappiontment I was told that i would need to speak to the owner.

Sigi then put me in contact with the owner Lee over the phone. I then addressed the issues i had and enquired about a refund. He stated that he would be arriving at Abberley the next day and promised to be in contact with me. 

I have not heard from him since and despite numerous attempts to contact him and numerous replies from Sigi stating that Lee will be in contact, i have heard not one word.

I am massively dissappointed in the false advertising, the lack of facilities and further more dissappointed in the complete lack of communication or respect for their customers and their concerns. I am extremely angered, by how badly i have been treated over and above losing a fairly large sum of money based on false advertising and would hate for anyone to have to go through the same experience. 

FALSE ADVERTISING AND NO RESPECT FOR CUSTOMERS

Abberley are basic but clean and friendly value for money cottages
Service of rooms was a bit wanting if staying more than one day
Quaint and relaxing place 
Food excellent from Zigi 
We will definitely be back

Abberley

Second time staying at Abberley. Under new management now but still had a very welcoming, friendly host (Siggi) and lovely staff. Parsley Cottage was great and perfect for our family. Rooms and bathrooms were clean and functional. We all enjoyed our stay.

Abberley Guest House

We had the opportunity to stay here for a weekend. And what a great experience. A cold front moved through just before we arrived Friday evening. And when we arrived we found a nice warm room and a bed warmer. The breakfast was hot and delicious. The staff friendly and helpful. We can recommend this place to anyone. 

Such a nice and quiet place in the Meander. 

Abberley was a delight! We loved our host Ziggy and his cooking is amazing! Excellent supper and breakfast! Room was comfortable and Ziggy puts in little touches that make it so special. My favourite was finding 2 hot water bottles in the bed when we were ready to fall into it! What a special thought from him. Will definitely go back to Abberley and Ziggy. Thank you.

What a lovely place 💗

We stayed in the Basil room. Perfect 4 night stay.
Ziggy’s and Janet’s breakfast and hospitality was superb. 

They have big plans to get the wifi back up and running as previous owner took a lot of the electrical equipment. TVs with Netflix if required are on the way.

Ziggy was the head chef at the brass bell in Cape Town for over 10yrs. The breaky is the perfect start to the day in the midlands setting you up for a wedding or golf and the drinking that goes with that.

Superb 4 night stay. New owner has big plans

We were welcomed by Ziggy who made us feel at home.
Unit was clean and comfortable. Since there was a cold front we got a surprise the one night (warm water bottles in the bed) which made the experience very special. With the small catering nook there were some rusks also which came in handy.
Overall great experience

Great weekend

For self catering cottage - 2 bedrooms
Overcharged on arrival and still awaiting credit over a week later!
Linen and towels not clean.
Beds very uncomfortable.
Bathroom not private - see through curtaining!
No reception area - hard to get hold of when we had a problem.

Our stay at Abberley Guest House

My family were in town for a wedding June 1.  Managers were extremely accommodating to us allowing an early check-in to get ready for the ceremony.  A quiet, peaceful spot, great breakfast!  Our only regret is that we were only there for one night!  Next time we will stay longer...

Great little getaway spot!

The generous sized room was very comfortable and the breakfast delicious.  The bathroom did have a few missing or cracked tiles but this is only affected the aesthetics.  Overall an excellent priced comfortable room that was centrally located to the Midlands meander.

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