Ratings based on 49 Verified Reviews
4.9 Room cleanliness
4.9 Service & staff
4.5 Room comfort
4.7 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler
Posted 27 Jan 2024
Comment from Hotel Management
28 Jan 2024 by Denis, Hotel Management
Dear Chin,Thank you very much for the excellent review, much appreciated. It was a pleasure to have you as our guests. And a big thanks for choosing Needles for your safari holiday. We hope to welcome you back in the future. Kind regards, Denis, Lyn, and the team.
by A verified traveler
Posted 22 Jan 2024
Comment from Hotel Management
23 Jan 2024 by Denis, Hotel Management
Dear Roberta & family,It was a pleasure to have you as our guests. Thank you so much for choosing Needles and the great review. We hope to welcome you back in the future. Warm regards, Denis, Lyn, and the team.
by A verified traveler
Posted 30 Nov 2022
My stay at Need was amazing! No need to look further!
Comment from Hotel Management
30 Nov 2022 by Denis, Hotel Management
Dear Oksana,Thank you very much for choosing Needles Lodge. It was a pleasure to have you as our guest! And a zillion thanks for the 5/5 review. Much appreciated.We look forward to your next visit. Kind regards,Denis, Lyn and the team.
by A verified traveler
Posted 24 Sep 2022 on Hotels
Comment from Hotel Management
25 Sep 2022 by Denis, Hotel Management
Dear A&M,Thank you very much for the 10/10! Much appreciated. We are happy you enjoyed your stay. A big thank you for choosing Needles. We hope to welcome you back in the future. Kind regards, Denis and the team.
by A verified traveler
Posted 18 Dec 2021 on Hotels
The stay was amazing….Dennis and Gail are super hosts and the lodge is situated nicely tugged away in the bushes. The staff are super friendly and the food was as good. A really enjoyable trip amd stay we had at Needles
Comment from Hotel Management
20 Dec 2021 by Dens, Hotel Management
Dear L&D,
Thank you so much for the lovely review. We are very happy that you had a great stay at Needles. And a zillion thanks for choosing Needles for your bush break. We look forward to welcoming you back. All the best for a wonderful festive season. Warm regards, Denis, Gail and the team,.
by A verified traveler
Intimate, Delightful Safari Lodge
Posted 30 Dec 2019 on HotelsNeedles Lodge is a fantastic option for a small, intimate safari experience on the edge of Kruger National Park. The rooms are clean and comfortable with sliding doors that look out at the bush in the backyard where zebras, monkeys and wildebeests often gather. Meals are delicious, multi-course family-style affairs with scintillating conversations with guests from around the world. The owner, Dennis and manager, Colin, do everything possible to ensure a wonderful stay.
Comment from Hotel Management
31 Dec 2019 by Denis, Hotel Management
Dear Jamie,
Thank you very much for the wonderful review, much appreciated! And a big thank you for choosing Needles for your safari holiday. We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay and look forward to your next visit. Best regards, Denis, Gail, Colin and the team.
by A verified traveler
Fantastic, peaceful lodge.
Posted 18 Nov 2019 on HotelsEverything about Needles Lodge was excellent. From our room, which was spacious and beautifully finished, to the unbelievable food served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We loved having the animals wander by and spent hours by the delightful pool. The lodge's main areas are great too with lots of books for reading about the animals. The staff were really helpful and kind, it was just the most wonderful few days and we can't wait to return!
Comment from Hotel Management
18 Nov 2019 by Denis, Hotel Management
Dear David,
Thank you very much for the very kind words and taking your time to do a review. Much appreciated! And a big thanks for choosing Needles for your safari holiday. We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay and look forward to your next visit. Warm regards, Denis, Gail, Colin and the team.
by A verified traveler
Posted 12 Oct 2019
Excellent food, wildlife visits and close to Kruger.
Comment from Hotel Management
12 Oct 2019 by Denis, Hotel Management
Dear Anonymous,
Thank you for the 5/5. Much appreciated. We are very pleased you had a great time at Needles. Kind regards, The Needles Team.
by A verified traveler
Charming lodge in Marloth Park
Posted 29 Aug 2019 on HotelsCharming lodge, rooms and host. Excellent breakfast and wine selection. Zebra visits to the lodge was a nice touch. Location in Marloth park is interesting - this is a very unique project to combine human neighborhood with a quasi safari. Dinner was just OK and the idea of a shared table to all guests and hosts is not to everyone's taste, but this shouldn't affect the high rating. We stopped there after our Kruger visit, but the guests who used the lodge for the Kruger safaris seemed happy with the lodge as their basis.
Comment from Hotel Management
30 Aug 2019 by Denis, Hotel Management
Dear Ram,
Thank you very much for your great rating! Much appreciated. I guess it is difficult to try all our delicious food when only staying one night so please stay longer next time! Just in case you did not know guests can choose to be seated alone during meals if the simply request. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Kind regards, Denis, Gail, Colin and the team.
by A verified traveler from Pretoria, South Africa
Posted 19 Feb 2019
Needles was a great place to stay. We were afraid it was going to be in a developed town but it's in a protected area with wildlife coming through the area as well. We saw Kudu, giraffe, a genet, and a bushbaby just on the grounds.
Dennis and Gail were gracious hosts and as Dennis is a guide, he knew everything about birds, wildllife, and the park.
Whatever you want is really the order of the day. Needles can arrange morning walks, game drives, nearby tours, or you can use it as a jumping off point to Crocodile Bridge (about 30 minutes by car) into Kruger National Park. It's an easy drive up to Lower Sabie camp for lunch but the location of Needles is convenient. On departure, we went from Crocodile Bridge to Malelane in the park and then it was about four hours to Pretoria by car.
We had a great time and would love to return. We're talking to friends about making it a group visit.
Comment from Hotel Management
20 Feb 2019 by Denis, Hotel Management
Dear Anonymous,
Thank you very much for the wonderful review. We really appreciate your kind words and are very pleased that you enjoyed your stay. Thank you so much for choosing Needles. We look forward to your next visit with the group. Kind regards, Denis, Gail, Colin and the team.
