Name: Tala Collection Game Reserve by Dream Resorts
Address: R603 Umbuvbula Road, Assagay, Assagay, Assagay, 3202, South Africa
Rating: 8

Smoking areas

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Terrace

No elevators

Reception desk

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Free Wi-Fi

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Barbecue grill(s)

Hiking

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Barbeque

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Parking

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Conference Hall

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Pets Not Allowed

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Temperature control for staff

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Extra decontamination measures

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Personal protection equipment for guests

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At the cottage

Pietermaritzburg Airport

Tala Collection Game Reserve by Dream Resorts

Assagay

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annex

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

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mini-bar

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kitchen

The most comfortable bed, food was beyond my expectation. Clean and immaculate conditions with an awesome team who catered to our every needs, going beyond their call of duty. Gratitude to Phindi🙏👍😊

Fabulous 😍 stay at Tala. Game drive was extraordinary with a very knowledgeable ranger. Viewing animals was top notch

Thoroughly enjoyed our immersive two day visit to Tala which clearly has an abundance of game.
It was only on arrival that we discovered the properties have no facilities for self catering. However the staff were always helpful and responsive to our food and hospitality requests.
And we got to experience their marvellous fillet steak!
The main tracks around the reserve are mostly fine for normal road cars but the side tracks can be challenging for even a full-size SUV, as we discovered. Puddles can be deep! So great care needs to be taken if you are navigating with the mud map provided. 
The great thing about Tala is that it is a world away, but conveniently close, to the city. The lack of fridge or air con is a pity and load shedding doesn’t help. But the sights and sounds of the bush are ample compensation. 
Early morning produced exciting visits from monkeys and buck. Even a fully grown giraffe called by making our last morning especially memorable.

Exciting mornings as monkeys, buck and giraffe drop by!

Leadwood cottages at Tala are fantastic.  The cottages are huge with an incredible open plan design leading directly into nature.  They are also extremely private.  Everything was clean and well presented.  The wildlife sightings were amazing, with minimal effort.

Tala Getaway

Greg Allen and Tanja was unhelpful and spoke in a condescending way when asked for help and a refund due to false advertising a room and provided the room we selected to a wedding guest even though the wedding guest booked last minute. They had no measure in place to handle the complaint and had a terrible attitude when dealing with my wife and myself. 

Extremely unprofessional.

False room advertising and  pathetic customer service

Best stay with very friendly staff. The cottage was exceptionally clean and exactly like in pictures but better in person when you get to experience all the facilities. I would definitely recommend checking this place out and I will be going back very soon. The activities are appropriate for the venue and the ones we participated on were exceptionally enjoyed and guided by the nicest guys. Thank you

Best stay ever…even in winter!

This reserve bowled me over with spectacular accommodation and scenery. I was in the leadwood cottages and the leadwood manor house had breathtaking views. Abundance of animals and food was totally amazing.

Absolutely Amazing

The location is beautiful, having not been there for a few years  it was not as good as it had been. Paperbark, where  we stayed had amazing staff and the food was great. The accomodation could do with a good clean and paint. Looking out of the bedroom window and seeing animals right there was wonderful.Checking in and out was quite difficult. One incident involved a manager arguing with american quests about the advertised web site price and the other with guests complaining about the food in the picnic basket that cost R 600 being still frozen. Not sure  if we would return. The animal sightings were great. Generally the place needs maintenance.

A disappointing stay but great animal sightings.

Fab staff, towels are not provided for the rock pools.

This was our first time staying at Tala and we had a wonderful time. Since we were traveling for work and this was a two day getaway, we did not have a car. The staff was quite accommodating, picking us up so we could meet a friend for dinner at the Aloe Restaurant even though we were staying on the other side of the reserve (thank you, Maxwell!), arranging car pickup for our return to the airport, and picking us up to return to reception for check out. The food was wonderful and the staff, particularly Teresa at Paperbark, were exceptional. The front desk was quite kind and helpful.

The location and rooms were amazing. The staff were very friendly, the only issue was the lack of access to facilities and a missing TV in the room

Tala Collection Game Reserve by Dream Resorts

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