The Nest Drakensberg Mountain Resort Hotel

Beautiful gardens, magnificent setting, staff were friendly and helpful

Nothing

The receptionist Nombuso was very professional and helpful. Even when we were on the road, she kept checking on us. They kept dinner for us.

The room was not cleaned after last guests, no new linen, soap, toilet paper (the basics) when we arrived it was not ready. The b/fast was not to our expectation, it was too limited. Dinner had too limited options, small portions and didn't taste great just food. The whole stay was not worth the price.

Dinner and Breakfast were good. Staff friendly and accommodating. Stunning setting.

In what world would you give a grown ass adult a single bed? This hotel was apparently built in 1933 and the decor shows. Felt like I had been teleport-ed back to the 50's. The rooms really needs a face lift.

Situated at the centre close to the main road. Rooms were clean and food was super 👌 . The staff is friendly; it felt like home away from home.

A small fridge in rooms will be appreciated

Food and the room.

N/A

I loved the greenery, the fresh air, soothing and tranquil environment, the open space but the treatment from the waiters was basic. Some of the food like the lamb

And what we didn't like was how we were looked at, we felt judged and uncomfortable because off all the looks we got from all the white people around, the menu we were supposed to be given a wide variety of food as some of us aren't able to eat certain food or dont like them. We felt as of we were outsiders as many guest were white and we felt judged for our skin colour. Mainly the treatment and looks

Had a great berg view from our balcony. Staff were friendly and helpful, food good. Gardens very well kept

Our bed was a double not queen rock solid and needed an upgrade . You had to run the shower for at least 10 min for the hot water to come , what a waste of water. 😔 Very limited DStv no major sports

Everything, view, breakfast, room, dinner, and welcoming staff.

Nothing

Clean, quiet. Dinner and breakfasts were good.

Bathroom and toilet was very dated. From the Sixties or seventies

Food was good, well prepared and friendly staff.

Room facilities needs improvement.

Excellent breakfast.

Everything was great

The experience was good

Tolle Lage des Hotels mit Aussicht in die Drankensberge. SPA sehr gut und preiswert! Sehr zu empfehlen.

Hotel ist etwas in die Jahre gekommen. Zimmer sollten renoviert werden. Warmes Wasser kommt erst nach ca. 10Minuten. WLAN in den Zimmern bescheiden.

We love the old world charm

You get the sense that they're struggling. The food is not as good as it used to be but overall still a special place

Location and food

Room furniture and the grass was not cut and games for kids is not enough

Well catered for as vegetarians!

Exceptional value for money and a great holiday spot in the mountains. Food and atmosphere was stunning. Great overall experience.

The restaurant and the garden

The bedroom has a bad smell

Excellent location, lots of eye candy in terms of nature and scenery, beautiful views of the mountains, very peaceful and restful. Loved the Quad bike route led by the guide. Lots of activities to keep yourself occupied. Staff was friendly, and rooms picked up attentively. Meals on the lunch menu had a good variety and decently priced with good servings. (Please note that lunches are not part of the meal plan, but worth it, photos attached)

I'm not a fan of the alacarte offering provided at the Nest. Although the meals are well prepared, they were too small for my usual serving and had to request a 2nd plate for supper and breakfast on the half board meal plan included. Very rigid with the menu in my experience. We requested to change our gnocchi for rice for dietary reasons, but was told that it was not possible, only to later see that rice was served on the table opposite us. The restaurant does not operate all the time, so if you feel like eating anytime in-between, you need to leave the premises to go eat out. This was the case when I arrived at 15:30 on Saturday after our four and a half hour journey from Mpumalanga. The toilet in the room that we stayed in is an open plan, something that we were not a fan of. This would have easly been a 10 rating, if the meals were offered in a buffet and the toilet was properly partitioned.

Everything

The pool wasn’t clean for the guests to use

Hospitality

N/A

Food was excellent - not too much and very tasty. Room was very comfortable but the sheeting didn't fit the bed and kept slipping off the mattress - didn't sleep very well.

SHEETS ON BED

The location and staff were great. Service was excellent. Food was good but not amazing.

Rooms very plain and old fashioned. Bathroom needs updating.

Good

Music in dining room needs to be updated.

Its in a beautiful place

No activities within the property except the tennis and table tennis

The view.

Room 52 needs upgrading.

Great location, friendliest staff, relaxing and homely atmosphere. Delicious food.

Loved everything.

ON arrival we found out the our "Room with Garden View" was actually a rondavel. The rondavel was old and stank of damp/mustiness. The bathroom desperately needs an update, The shower is an over the bath type. Not at all attractive to use. There are no pictures of the bathroom on their site - I now know why!

Comfortable, relaxing, beautiful views, friendly staff

The room quality

Efficient check in. Room was changed to a family room and the last night was upgraded to an executive room. Meals were good. Staff very friendly and helpful.

The rooms and bathrooms are below a 3 star standard and is in need of refurbishment/upgrades.

Our meals was well prepared and presented with good portions. The waitress had organized a vegetarian breakfast on our request on Monday which we enjoyed. The room was good however it did have a damp smell ( not sure if it was due to the rains)

The pathway was not quite lit up to our room , as its quite dark after supper. We couldn't connect to the Wifi from our room.

Absolutely loved our stay, we will definitely be back! Food was amazing, service excellent, staff are so friendly and welcoming. Location 10/10. So many wonderful attractions nearby.

Delicious dinner. The room was neat and clean.

Everything ambience and location, exceptional view, excellent staff, lovely food and just experience was 💯 percent. Christmas lunch, staff work exceptionally hard to make our experience and stay out of this world.

We didn't like leaving we felt very at home

Hot water system , wi-fi

The location and the gardens. The bowling greens and the owners. Our waitresses and barman. Met very nice patrons.

Grumpy check in. Had a twin room not double. Had to request replacement items in the room eg coffee. Shower gel not replaced 3 days in succession. No non-slip mat in a bath shower. Taps in bath/shower difficult to operate. Items not on our breakfast table a few times. We were the longest staying guests when xmas lunch happened but we were “forgotten” from the guest list and had to be “accommodated” with no menu and no personalisation. Food was nice initially and then deteriorated especially breakfast. Simple items like tissues or hairdryer not supplied. Greens were not playable until the last two days.

Staff was friendly. Rooms were clean. Good activities. Nice food and great kids activity schedule. The ladies that were taking care of the kids really liked their job and well done to them for doing a great job👏 . The morning and afternoon tea was such a good idea, I enjoyed the tea with very nice treats 😋 4 course dinner was nice though some food portions were small, the lamb shank was too little but the oxtail was very nice and fair portion on the plate. Overall it's a very good place and I highly recommend this place for families with kids, very good schedule is in place for kids to enjoy.

Everything was great just few suggestions 1. Walk way is dark during dinner time, I had to use my phone light coming from room 62. Garden lights will make some difference. 2. Consider 2 serving stations for Christmas lunch to prevent long queue. Also consider some curry or stew like mutton or lamb stew on the menu, having only roasts make the lunch a bit dry. I did miss the roast potatoes or butternut from the starch menu.

Comfortable rooms, good food, well organised.

No WiFi in the rooms

Dinner is good and tea time cake is always good

Staff were prompt when we required their service and always smiling .

The room needs some attention, especially lighting and ironing boards were pathetic, needs to be replaced.

The staff is very friendly. We were upgraded to an amazing room (#9) Fantastic view and good food

Some of the rooms are very outdated and do not have the nice views that is shown in the photo’s

The view, the peace and tranquility. The friendly staff.

Would have liked a bar fridge in the room

The staff is friendly and helpfull. The food is good

Our room was outdated, the shower spills everywhere, the toilet does not flush and we had no view. If you look through the window you see another room, if jou open the door you see the parking space

Food was excellent, Room was comfortable, area briliant

Bathrooms need upgrade. TV needs more channels

The breakfast and Dinner was great. Very elegant and the view is exceptional 👌

Well maintained and excellent location

No separate shower

Staff accommodated our needs

Very little hot water

Always a lovely stay..thank you

We loved the peace and quiet. The staff were very friendly, especially our server at our meals(sibonga) she was fabulous. The bar staff were also great.

The table tennis table needs a desperate update, we battled to play. The bats were also falling apart. The trails need clearer markings, we weren't sure where they actually started 🤔

Lovely staff, room was clean and spacious with a good balcony to star gaze

Service from staff at meals and bar

The beds were a bit firm

Good Meals

None

Love the quaintness of the hotel, Toast, the cat and the location. Relaxed and easy

We are regular visitors, and this time the food tastiness had dropped off, new chef?? Perhaps?

No stairs to our room. We had requested a room with a shower as my husband can’t climb into a bath and we got a room that had stairs to get up to the room. We do understand that the hotel was busy.

The views

On 2nd day breakfast sone items on the menu were not available

Great service. Great food.

The mountain views,the food.

There is no heater or aircon in the room,so when its cold the place is freezing,there is no wifi in certain rooms,rooms need to be done up.

The restaurant was excellent, both the service and the food. It's perhaps a given that the views from the hotel are to die for.

The room was bare bones. Contained all that's needed to keep one breathing and nothing more. A big bummer was the lack of wi-fi.

Everything about the place is good. Very accommodating according to our special diet.

Hot water takes a bit long