Name: Porcupine Ridge Guest House
Address: 5 Vanaxe Estate, 1260 Sabie, South Africa, 5 Vanaxe Estate, Mpumalanga, 1260, South Africa
Rating: 9.0

Porcupine Ridge Guest House

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About this property

Elegant Accommodation: Porcupine Ridge Guest House in Sabie offers a 4-star experience with a sun terrace, lush garden, and free WiFi. Guests enjoy private check-in and check-out services, a lounge, and outdoor seating areas. Comfortable Amenities: Rooms feature private bathrooms, tea and coffee makers, and garden or mountain views. Additional amenities include a minibar, work desk, and free toiletries. Free on-site private parking is available. Delicious Breakfast: A variety of breakfast options are served, including continental, buffet, full English/Irish, vegetarian, and vegan. Local specialities, warm dishes, fresh pastries, and juices enhance the morning experience. Explore the Area: Located 66 km from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, the guest house is near Sabie Country Club (5 km), Mac-Mac Falls (18 km), and Sabie River (43 km). Activities include walking tours, hiking, and cycling. Highly rated for its convenient location.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.5 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.7)

Breakfast info

Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Buffet

Free private parking available on-site

Availability

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Room type	Number of guests
Superior Double or Twin Room with Mountain View 3 single beds
Superior Queen Room 1 large double bed
Deluxe Queen Room 1 large double bed
Deluxe Twin Room 2 single beds

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Guests who stayed here loved

Yong
China
“Full of peaceful and great view and nice hospitality.”
Gomotsegang
South Africa
“The property was nice and clean, located about 1 hour outside of Mbombela, it’s surrounded by lush greenery. The dirt road leading to the property wasn’t so bad, we were able to drive on it comfortably with a sedan.”
Alvaro
South Africa
“Janet and John were great hosts. Everything at the property was as described. Great place to spend a night or two. Will be back if we are ever in Sabie again.”
Estian
South Africa
“Great location. Beautiful views. Excellent breakfast. Nice facilities. Hosts are very friendly and helpful. Great hikes on the property. Close to town.”
Eliphus
South Africa
“The breakfast was very good prepared to my preference. The location was good except that it was gravel off-road. Cool and cosy location.”
כרמל
Israel
“The hosts are lovely, and the area is great. There's a good restaurant called the wild fig tree just 15 mins from there in sabie. There's a stunning place to sit and drink wine in the guest room or outside. The breakfast is very good too.”
Lisa
Germany
“Perfect place to explore Panorama Route and surroundings. Beautiful location and garden, very friendly and welcoming owners, having good advice what to do and where to go. Great room and breakfast!”
Ute
Germany
“Just beautiful, calm, clean place with a beautiful garden, very nice owners, lovely dog and cat, beautiful view, beautiful and very clean room and bathroom, super Breakfast, had made reservation for us at a restaurant...very good 'the wild Fig...”
María
Uruguay
“Un encanto de casa, paisaje, personas y animales. Todo muy cuidado y amoroso.”
Stefan
Germany
“Extrem tolle, freundliche, hilfsbereite und ortskundige Gastgeber und eine fantastische Lage mit tollem und erhöhtem Ausblick über die Landschaft. Es war eine sehr angenehme Atmosphäre.”

Managed by Janet & John Wills - Owners/Managers

Company review score: 9.8Based on 50 reviews from 1 property

1 managed property

Company information

Originally from England, we came to South Africa for a two year adventure in 1974 and never went back! Over the years we have travelled extensively throughout southern Africa and have lived in Johannesburg, Durban and now Sabie since 2016. We are wildlife fanatics and have been to Kruger Park more times than we can remember, staying at every camp. Janet has done eight Wilderness Walking Trails in the Kruger and loves to share those experiences with our guests. We are always happy to offer advice and tips about Kruger and the Panorama Route area we know so well. We are also both keen birders and actively encourage our nearly 100 species of garden birds with feeders and plantings. Porcupine Ridge is also our home and we extend a friendly welcome to all our guests and encourage you to kick back, relax and enjoy our guest house and the gorgeous natural surroundings of our lovely area.

Property information

Porcupine Ridge was the first 4 star guest house in Sabie and we have proudly maintained that standard since 2008. We are situated 5 km from the town, 1km down a private lane off the main Sabie/Hazyview road, ensuring absolute peace, quiet and privacy for our guests. The glorious mountain views and 2 acre garden surround you with nature. The original part of our home is a historic gold miner's cottage, which has been extensively extended and re-modelled to create a stylish, modern guest house, whilst keeping a cosy, homely atmosphere. We pride ourselves on our high standard of housekeeping, our top quality room facilities and our superb breakfasts. Porcupine Ridge was created as the kind of guest house we like to stay in ourselves and we hope you will love it too!

Neighbourhood information

The Panorama Route is one of South Africa's most spectacular natural attractions but is sadly not known outside South Africa as well as it should be. Sabie is the perfect stopover point between Johannesburg airport and Kruger Park and a minimum stay of two nights is essential to experience the wonderful highlights of the Panorama Route before moving on. The Blyde River Canyon, Bourke's Luck Potholes, God's Window, Pilgrim's Rest and a host of spectacular waterfalls are the main features but Sabie is also home to adventure activities, hiking routes, trout fishing, mountain biking and more. The town has all basic amenities plus a wide choice of restaurants but our guests favourite is always The Wild Fig Tree restaurant for their exotic game dishes, think Crocodile, warthog, springbok & local trout. Sabie is a popular holiday destination for many South Africans so make sure you stay awhile and experience our friendly area yourself!

Language spoken

English

Property surroundings

House rules

Porcupine Ridge Guest House takes special requests - add in the next step!

Check-in

From 14:00 to 19:00

You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.

Check-out

From 07:00 to 10:00

Cancellation/ prepayment

Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.

Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 6 years are welcome.

Children 12 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction

There is no age requirement for check-in

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Accepted payment methods

Cash

Smoking

Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Porcupine Ridge Guest House in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

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

In accordance with government guidelines to minimise transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property may request additional documentation from guests to validate identity, travel itinerary and other relevant information, during dates where such guidelines exist.