Name: Everglades Hotel & Conference Centre
Address: District Road 132, Balgowan, Balgowan, Balgowan, 3265, South Africa
Rating: 6

Smoking areas

Garden

Television in lobby

No elevators

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Laundry

Safe-deposit box

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Coffee/tea for guests

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Restaurant

Meals

Multi-language staff

Languages Spoken

Sun Deck

Recreation

Free parking

Parking

Event facilities

Meeting and presentation facilities

Conference Hall

Business

Beauty and wellness

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Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hotel

Pietermaritzburg Airport

Everglades Hotel & Conference Centre

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wired-internet-access

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The hotel has been closed since November 2017 , we had to find alternative accommodation late at night after a long drive , you need to contact me urgently re a refund plus costs , I am currently still on holiday and will be in a position to resolve this very disappointing experience next week Monday , how on earth can you advertise a hotel , take my money in advance , when the establishment has been closed for 5 months ! Tony Riley

We traveled specially up to Everglades Hotel to park our car and do the beautiful hike up Inshlosane mountain. The whole place is a  ghost town, dilapidated and the entrance gates are bolted and locked so no access is possible. I wouldn’t recommend that anyone waste their time and petrol going up there.

Basically doesn’t exist!

Absolutely terrible stay! The whole place is a construction site and should not be taking in guests! They charged us R750 per person for bed and breakfast, so we thought for this amount it would be as wonderful as they said it would be! No! Our rooms were very run down, clean yes but shower doors were broken, no duvets on beds, just ugly blankets. No electricity and the dinner for R200 a head was a curry and this is just not acceptable - our 3 year old twins had to eat cereal for dinner! Literally ate weetbix! We booked for 2 nights and could not and would not stay the 2nd night and asked for a refund which they agreed too but we have not received anything! So huge warning to not spend your hard earned money expecting a wonderful beautiful get away here as you will find a dusty ugly construction site. We were very disappointed as this was a special weekend for my moms birthday. 

Shocking! The place is a construction site!

The chef was so gracious, offered us a lovely meal.  The Hotel is going through a revamp and the staff went out of their way to welcome us .  The therapists gave us real value for money with the massages.  Great work ladies, keep it up

Wholesome home cooked meals, great!

We recently celebrated our anniversary and decided on an impromptu road trip to the Midlands. The weather was wet n windy, a winter wonderland. I was looking forward to cozying up next to the fireplace and enjoying our time together. Instead we were put up in a room with dirty carpets, chipped basin n bathtub, wall paint was patchy and don't even get me started on the size of the gap beneath the door. It was a disaster. I hated that room 29 and the room they eventually moved us into had cracks on the door which we covered up with paper just to keep the cold air out. The room was cold, the decor uninspired, totally not worth it. It's off our list forever! Kudos to the cook though, the food was at least the only plus.

What a disappointment

The room was filthy, stuffy and no manager to attend to our concerns/complaints. 
An hour later we got moved to another family room which was also rundown, especially the bathroom and stained floor carpet. Our TV only had SABC 3 with no remote control. 
We had problems with hot water the following day and it got "fixed" in the late afternoon which was day 2 of our stay and breakfast was served way later because buffet was no longer an option as people "ate too much" the previous day? 
So what`s the reason/point for charging a buffet option then?

We waited almost 30 minutes and got served the worst oily eggs and bacon. Hotel staff is very rude!

The Everglades was a total disaster for my family!
What`s advertised on their website is a complete opposite! 
DO NOT STAY THERE!

NO SERVICE!! RUDE MANAGEMENT! DISGUSTING FILTH!!

It was horrible...the place is decapitated.There is no security..torn bed linen.The room smell was terrible..The good and housekeeping dreadful.

Disappointing vacation

Upon arrival with our 2 young children we were hoping to rest and have a buffet dinner in their restaurant. When we enquired about it they said that they in fact only had 2 items to eat and nothing for the kids. Much to our surprise as the receptionist told us on the phone earlier on the day about the buffet dinner. How on earth is a person to feed their kids after a long day on the road and no shops nearby, and the kids are tired and hungry. This is definitely not a family friendly place. On the website it shows a lovely blue sparkling pool and a trampoline for the kids. The pool was in fact black on the edges and full of debris and the trampoline had no padding for safety and missing springs. As a parent on holiday, one would expect to have a safe place for your children to play while you sit and watch. Even the jungle gym needs attention. It's really quite sad because it is an absolutely breathtaking setting and the rondavel that we stayed in was well kept. I wish that they were more accommodating for the little ones.

Not a family friendly place

The staff was not accommodating. My husband was vegetarian and they did not make a plan even when requested.

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