Ratings based on 49 Verified Reviews
4.9 Room cleanliness
4.8 Service & staff
4.7 Room comfort
4.6 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler from Tempe
Posted 31 May 2024
It is a very well organized place to stay. Good management and staff members. The bedding is excellent. Transport took us to and from the airport at our convenience.
by A verified traveler
Posted 24 Nov 2023
room and bathroom spacious and spotless
good lighting in the bathroom
DSTV bouquet is more than adequate
breakfast very enjoyable
Comment from Hotel Management
24 Nov 2023 by Elaine, Hotel Management
Dear Anthony,Thank you for your positive review of your stay with us. Our mission is to provide a better home from home to our guests. Looking forward to hosting you in the future.Regards, The Team
by A verified traveler
Posted 7 Nov 2023
Very cozy, clean, friendly staff
Comment from Hotel Management
24 Nov 2023 by Elaine, Hotel Management
Dear Galina,Thank you for the review. We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and trust we will see you again in the future. Warm Regards
by A verified traveler
Good place, but bad reception, and lack of life
Posted 30 May 2023 on HotelsI reached around 7pm and there was nobody in the property, so I had to wait more than 20min for someone to come and open the door for me
Comment from Hotel Management
31 May 2023 by Elaine, Hotel Management
Dear Bashar,Our sincere apology for the unfortunate arrival that you had. Our day and night staff change over at 19h00 and you have just missed Elsabe. After 19h00 our night manager can be phoned for check-in and he will be able to assist guest within 2 minutes after being called. Unfortunately you entered through the motor gate when other guests left. We have a message on the gate at reception how to contact the night manager. You missed that by entering through the motor gate.I am really sorry that you had this bad experience and we will do our best that this will not happen again.
by A verified traveler
Posted 17 Oct 2022 on Hotels
Can not thank everyone enough for such an amazing stay
Comment from Hotel Management
17 Oct 2022 by Elaine, Hotel Management
Dear CherylWe are really happy that you enjoyed your stay. It is always a pleasure to host a lovely guest like you.Do come back.
by A verified traveler
Peaceful and practical
Posted 7 Oct 2022 on HotelsAt a reasonable distance from OR Tambo, in a safe and calm neighbourhood, President Lodge offered a refreshing change for 3 nights between 2 international flights.
Breakfast was pleasant with a wide choice. There's a nice conference room (used and appreciated) and a small swimming pool (untested). There was no issue about cleanliness and the room was fine although I found the decoration to be somewhat drab but that's a personal opinion as I love colours. On the other hand, Internet was fast and the air-conditioner worked well during the heatwave. The owner was helpful and so were her employees.
Comment from Hotel Management
17 Oct 2022 by Elaine, Hotel Management
Hi Andre,Was lovely to have you here and please come back. We try to have the room décor rather neutral so as not to offend conservative guests. we have a lot of Corporate clients but I agree that more color can be nice. We try with our colorful art on the walls.
by A verified traveler
Posted 28 Sep 2022 on Hotels
Comment from Hotel Management
29 Sep 2022 by Elaine, Hotel Management
Dear Brianthank you for your excellent review. We aim to please and hope to see you again very soon.
by A verified traveler
rolling power outages-ask ahead
Posted 9 Jun 2021 on Hotelsstay fri-sun and was picked up by the owners for 300RAND the uber was only 99rand but he was patient and helpful. The room was spacious and clean. the facility I loved. The layout was great. My only complaints were the Power outages. There is a schedule. This needs to be in the description. WARN the guests. I had food in the fridge. our heater shut off. I had business to conduct and I NEEDED wifi. Also, because there was no electricity, they could not offer the full breakfast. but they still had a fair option. Also, after the power restored the internet was still down for an hour or so. Please have a back up data service if you need internet. I wish it was warmer. I wanted to swim. I wish I had more time for the tub. The water pressure was GrEaT. the pillows were also really nice. If the electricity/wifi didn't cut out this would have been a 9.9 review.
Comment from Hotel Management
11 Jun 2021 by Elaine, Hotel Management
Dear Halbert,
Thank you for the positive points in your review.
With regards to the negative points: In South Africa we currently have Load Shedding due to the electricity provider, Escom, that is unable to supply constant electricity and we are switched off randomly. They do have a schedule for power outages but do not stick to the advertised times. They are the only electricity providers and are regulated by the State. It is impossible to warn guests as to when the power will be cut.
The internet was due to a problem on the provider, Vodacom's side. They did apologize for the inconvenience and fixed the system within an hour. They are also the only providers of fibre internet in this area.
This is Africa and systems does not run as efficiently as you are used to in First World Countries.
We do our best to make up for the inconvenience by providing excellent services in the areas controlled by us.
Looking forward to your next visit.
Regards, Elaine, Owner.
by A verified traveler
Posted 8 Feb 2020 on Travelocity
I really enjoyed my stay there the only thing I would complain about is I would like to use a telephone while I'm there.. Also I felt a little rushed when it was time to check out because the woman wanted to clean my Room.
Comment from Hotel Management
10 Feb 2020 by EP, Hotel Management
Dear Guest,
We are really happy that you enjoyed your stay at President Lodge. Guests are always welcome to use the telephone in admin for free telephone calls. Just ask.
We do need guests to check out at 10h00 ( check out time in most hotels the world over) in order to get the room ready for new arrivals.
We are really sorry that you felt rushed on check out but it is important for us to have a room ready for new guests.
Looking forward to your next visit.
by A verified traveler
Posted 12 Oct 2019 on Wotif
It was like staying with loving family. They went beyond making us feel at home. Even taking us to a Doctor when my husband was sick.
Preparing afternoon tea for our visitors to enjoy.
Special comfortable place, with very special people running the President Lodge.
Comment from Hotel Management
13 Oct 2019 by Elaine, Hotel Management
Thank you very much for this lovely review. It was a real pleasure to have you with us and we look forward to a next visit.
