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Tala Game Reserve

3.0 star property

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets
Living area
Paperbark Room | Terrace/patio
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Paperbark Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

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R603 Umbuvbula Road, Greater Midlands Meander, Camperdown, KwaZulu-Natal, 3202
  • Pietermaritzburg City Hall
    26 min drive
  • Golden Horse Casino
    27 min drive
  • La Tala Resturant
    8 min walk
  • Pietermaritzburg (PZB)
    29 min drive

Room options

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Cottage, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds (Leadwood) | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Cottage, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds (Leadwood)

  • 150 sq ft
  • Water view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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FigTree Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

FigTree Room

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • 151 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Presidential Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Paperbark Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Paperbark Room

  • 151 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Tala Game Reserve

3-star Camperdown lodge with 2 restaurants
Along with 2 restaurants, this lodge has an outdoor pool and 2 bars/lounges. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a conference center, conference space, and free use of bicycles.
Tala Collection Game Reserve offers 49 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
Guests can experience the thrill of a safari, and enjoy recreation facilities including complimentary bicycles. Other recreational amenities include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Tala Collection Game Reserve features an outdoor pool and complimentary bicycles. Dining is available at one of the lodge's 2 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the lodge's 2 bars/lounges. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This Camperdown lodge also offers a terrace, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance. Complimentary secured self parking is available on site.

Tala Collection Game Reserve has designated areas for smoking.

La Tala Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Fusion cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Paperbark Restaurant - Onsite restaurant. Open daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free secured self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants

Restaurants on site

  • La Tala Restaurant
  • Paperbark Restaurant

Things to do

  • Archery
  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Game drive
  • Game viewing
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Safari

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In a regional park
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 floor
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 5 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 5 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Service fee: ZAR 10 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Tala Collection Lodge Camperdown
Three Cities Tala Private Game Reserve Eston
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Tala Collection Camperdown
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Tala Collection Game Reserve by Dream Resorts

Tala Game Reserve Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 33 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tala Getaway
Leadwood cottages at Tala are fantastic. The cottages are huge with an incredible open plan design leading directly into nature. They are also extremely private. Everything was clean and well presented. The wildlife sightings were amazing, with minimal effort.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sanelisiwe

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

ailsa

Disliked: Cleanliness
A disappointing stay but great animal sightings.
The location is beautiful, having not been there for a few years it was not as good as it had been. Paperbark, where we stayed had amazing staff and the food was great. The accomodation could do with a good clean and paint. Looking out of the bedroom window and seeing animals right there was wonderful.Checking in and out was quite difficult. One incident involved a manager arguing with american quests about the advertised web site price and the other with guests complaining about the food in the picnic basket that cost R 600 being still frozen. Not sure if we would return. The animal sightings were great. Generally the place needs maintenance.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Leon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very peaceful and clean accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful scenery, peaceful and a great experience
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fab staff, towels are not provided for the rock pools.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jason, Iowa, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was our first time staying at Tala and we had a wonderful time. Since we were traveling for work and this was a two day getaway, we did not have a car. The staff was quite accommodating, picking us up so we could meet a friend for dinner at the Aloe Restaurant even though we were staying on the other side of the reserve (thank you, Maxwell!), arranging car pickup for our return to the airport, and picking us up to return to reception for check out. The food was wonderful and the staff, particularly Teresa at Paperbark, were exceptional. The front desk was quite kind and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Atul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service, unique experience
The location and rooms were amazing. The staff were very friendly, the only issue was the lack of access to facilities and a missing TV in the room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Monica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Tala
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The staff are friendly and very helpful. We stayed in Leadwood Cottages and were impressed by the accommodation. Unfortunately, we did have some bad weather and our cottage leaked a little but the staff were quick to assist.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Wim, Houston TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great service and great people, in restaurant,reception and all others who helped us
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Barney

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed at Leadwood 3... beautiful setting and room. Although the finer detail and small touches have been missed. Being in the hotel industry I know that these are by biggest crowd pleasers. Advertised is turndown service which was not done at all.. Wifi is advertised your the room also had no internet. It is also advertised with a minibar. The only part of the mini bar we could locate we those and 5 drop milk triangles, other than that there was no fresh water or anything to drink. Biggest disgust is that soon chech I is the we were seated waiting for our key and other genetaleman walks I to check in...3 ladies facing our direction while watching a PC screen completely ignore the fact that there are paying customers needing something, when I tried to flag them down and call them out, the door was simply slid closed. Won't be back and would not recommend. I have been in the luxury hospitality industry for years no and my no means the beat but if never treated my guests in that manner.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

NOMBUSO

Overnight getaway
It was really nice and quiet however the Wi-Fi was bad,staff very aloof and unwelcoming.The duty manager was out of reach and there were creepy crawlers in room and spider con webs in the bathroom. The breakfast was substandard, I suppose because it's free.The cappuccino machine was not working and the waitresses acted as if they were doing you a favour.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

PASCAL

Liked: Staff & service
days in Tala game reserve.
Beautiful game reserve, you can watch a lot of different animals ! But the buildings are quite old and not very well maintained. The employees are very helpful. Pascal
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

nqobile

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden beauty
Beautiful game reserve with plenty of animals to see, friendly staff. Our room was neat and tidy, we had specifically asked for this room as it was close to the pool but to our disappointment the pool was unkept. Buffet breakfast was tasty, too bad they don't make cupaccinos. Overall we had a lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Cedric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Bertus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Siphelele

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Claudette, Durban

Liked: Cleanliness
Tala
Overall stay was good. Food was average. Breakfast was good however we did not enjoy all the food for dinner. For the prices of the dinners I expected far superior food. We ordered steak which was over cooked and not medium as requested and the lamb shank was the smallest lamb shank i have ever seen. The General Manager was present all the time in the dininigroom talking to guests. Would have loved to have comfortable chairs in the room we stayed in which was Paperback number 1. Unfortunately there is a factory not far from where we were and made a terrrible noise early in the morning even on the Sunday. Great rock pool and picnic area and we did a self drive around the reserve and this was fantastic.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay,a must to do. Lots to see, and the restaurant and staff are very nice

8/10 Good

grant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Rinal, Durban

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Looking forward to another stay at Tala :)
On the first night our fireplace was not even lit and it was so cold. Unfortunately the electrical fire place was tricky to put on. The second night we called from around 18h30 to get the fireplace put on and only after two phone calls and way after 20h00 someone had come to start the fire. Other than that it was an amazing experience. The hotel was great with a absolutely stunning views. The staff were so friendly and always had a smile on their face. The food was so delicious. We enjoyed holiday our looking forward to plan our next one at Tala. Well done guys

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short but so sweet. We spotted 5 rhinos and 8 Gira
We stayed in the FigTree Lodge - it was so spacious and comfortable. Restaurant food was good and the staff most helpful and understanding.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dont expect too much and you will enjoy it
Great game drive. Very informative guide - Milton. Air con didn't work in the room we stayed in and bath towels were very old and tatty. Sliding / Door coming out of restaurant onto verandah needs repair or replacing. Evening meal was satisfactory, but service in restaurant was average. There seemed to be a shortage of staff on duty. Both in reception and in restaurant?

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
An overall beautiful stay. However there is much needed to improve this venue. 1. A refurbishment of certain areas 2. I would expect to be met at my room by someone with some explanation of the venue. 3. Little or nothing to do once been on the game drive. (Perhaps a television in the room) An entertainment area perhaps. Pool Table, Table Tennis maybe. Staff are friendly, breakfast and dinner were good. Game Drive was superb.