Woodall Country House and Spa

–Excellent location – show map
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Scored 9.7
Rated exceptional

Staff

9.9

About this property

Woodall Country House & Spa is a 5-star property offering luxury accommodations and gourmet cuisine in a peaceful location. The guesthouse is close to Addo Elephant Park and Shamwari Game Reserve. This boutique hotel has just 11 guest rooms, all of which have a private porch overlooking the pretty gardens. All of the rooms also boast a private outdoor shower. Breakfast is served buffet-style each morning. Lunches can be enjoyed poolside or on the sun deck and dinner is available in the thatched dining room that overlooks the water. Guests at Woodall Country House can arrange game drives and bird-watching locally. Other recreational facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, gym and spa.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.4 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular amenities

  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Free Wifi
  • Family rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Spa
  • Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
  • Bar
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

    • Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.3)

    • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

    • Breakfast Info

    • Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Buffet, Breakfast to go

Availability

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1 king bed
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1 sofa bed
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2 twin beds
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1 bunk bed
1 twin bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Jean-paul
    Switzerland Switzerland
    “Well kept property , clean, good food! Special thanks to Freddie who went out of his way to help us with his knowledge and able hands!”
  • Markus
    Switzerland Switzerland
    “luxury place, very friendly staff, piano playing during dinner, excellent breakfast buffet and dinner.”
  • Luis
    United States United States
    “The Staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. The rooms are big and well appointed”
  • Devotionaldoctor
    Germany Germany
    “The service was excellent and breakfast and dinner was very delicious. Dinner was accompanied by fantastic live piano music 🎶. The distance to Addo Elephant Park is just 8-10km and it's just a fantastic park. The whole staff is exceptionally warm...”
  • Marc
    Luxembourg Luxembourg
    “We enjoyed our stay here. The whole hotel crew is lovely and attentive. Unfortunately we had cold water in the shower but the manager personally took care of it and within 30 minutes the problem was solved. We were also offered another room as an...”
  • Carmen
    Italy Italy
    “Amazing place, in the heart of the nature so that you feel like in a new dimension. The staff is extremely kind (especially Frederic, that cheered our dinner playing the piano!), and the room really big and cleaned. I had one of my best breakfast...”
  • Aressa
    South Africa South Africa
    “The staff were exceptional — from the restaurant team to Freddy and Eduan, everyone made us feel so welcome. Our cottage was incredibly comfortable with every detail thoughtfully taken care of. We thoroughly enjoyed the delicious breakfasts and...”
  • Laura
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Had the most incredible stay. Beautiful Hotel, very friendly staff that went above and beyond to accommodate us. Would highly recommend and wish we could have stayed longer! Lots of personal touches, a bedtime story left on our Sons cot,...”
  • Fred
    United States United States
    “The entire experience from room comfort and cleanliness to the fabulous restaurant food at breakfast and most specially the dinner...exceptional! On our first night we had one of the best meals of our entire 6 week trip throughout South Africa!...”
  • Laurent
    South Africa South Africa
    “Calm and very good service. Very professional and very reactive for any additional requests”

Managed by Woodall Waiters

Company review score: 9.9Based on 104 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company info

The property is owner run and the locally recruited staff offer excellent, friendly, and attentive service. Woodall is very involved in the upliftment of the local community and have a number of economic and social initiatives in place

Property info

This owner-managed gem, an easy drive from Port Elizabeth & close to the border of the Elephant Park offers visitors a true experience of South African hospitality; luxurious accommodation with exceptionally large rooms; a wide choice of relaxation areas, including indoor & outdoor sitting areas, library, sun-downer deck and a contemporary TV lounge. The exceptional cuisine, for which Woodall is renowned, is a highlight of any stay celebrating the best of local flavours & freshly picked home-grown produce

Neighborhood info

Woodall is situated in the beautiful malaria-free Sundays River Valley, famous for its elephants, citrus and roses. The Addo Elephant Park is home to the Big 5 - Here one can experience exceptional game viewing, and arguably SA’s best elephant sightings. Close by are a nearby private game reserves such as Schotia, Elephant Back Safaris which all offer day safaris. A number of activities such as canoe safaris on the Sundays River, Zip-lining, quad biking, horse riding, hiking aandfishing are available.

Languages Spoken

Afrikaans,English

Area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
  • Restaurant #1
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
    • Ambience
      Family-friendly • Romantic
    • Dietary options
      Halal • Kosher • Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free

House rules

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Check-in
From 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Check-out
From 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 4 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

0 - 3 years
Crib upon request
Free

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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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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.