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Elephants Footprint Lodge

4.0 star property

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Terrace/patio
1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
$80
includes taxes & fees
Sep 30 - Oct 1

Explore the area

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1 Riverside Drive Riverside Park, Colchester, Eastern Cape, 6175
  • Place, Sundays River Dunes
  • Place, Matyholweni Gate
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Market Square
    ‪30 min drive‬
  • Airport, Port Elizabeth (PLZ)
    ‪35 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Twin Room | 1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Superior Twin Room

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds, 1 Twin Trundle Bed and 1 Large Twin Trundle Bed

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1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Honeymoon Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room | 1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 Twin Trundle Bed and 1 Large Twin Trundle Bed

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1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Elephants Footprint Lodge

4-star Colchester guest house with rooftop terrace
An outdoor pool, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge are available at this guesthouse. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a rooftop terrace, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
Elephants Footprint Lodge offers 4 accommodations with minibars and safes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Plasma televisions come with digital channels. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor pool.

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

The guesthouse offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This Colchester guesthouse also offers an outdoor pool, a rooftop terrace, and multilingual staff. Complimentary uncovered self parking is available on site.

Elephants Footprint Lodge has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Elephants Footprint Lodge has a restaurant serving breakfast and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured, uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 24-hour pool access
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1 accessible parking space
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • No elevator (single-level property)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Plasma TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
24-hour pool access
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Elephants Footprint Lodge Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 22 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 22 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 22 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 22 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Abdulhamid, Chicago

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and quiet place to stay when going to Addo national park.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kate

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

Brilliant place to stay near Addo Elephant Park

Absolutely loved our stay. We had 3 nights (spent one day self-driving in Addo Elephant Park and one day on a safari at a nearby private game reserve). Lovely place with really lovely and friendly staff and good food. Excellent location near the entrance to Addo Elephant Park. Highly recommend staying here!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony, Portland

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was a lot better than the website pictures well worth a visit
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffery

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

Always amazing...

Always amazing. The best place to stay near the South gate of Addo!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Wonderful place to stay and explore Addo!

We spent 2 lovely nights here, in a gorgeous suite with very comfy furniture and anything one could need. Ceiling fan works really well! The private rustic outdoor shower was a highlight! Very good dinner and breakfast.The boat trip on the Sundays River is also a great experience which Christo the manager organised for us. We would definitely recommend and hope to come again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hendrik

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

Great stay

Great stay with friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

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

Krazy American amazed in ZA

The Lodge is beautifully built-designed and maintained. to see such a massive Thatched hut look so perfect is amazing. there was no chipped paint, cracked items etc. the staff is always smiling and eager to please. the meals ( buffet style )are very good and plenty to go around. I was not sharing the rolls, they were to good to let go of. the honor bar is a great advantage as we made good use of its good selection. we were there after a cold front moved in, but the rooms were warm and beds even had e-blankets. there are no side noises from roads or neighbors, and the landscaping and fountain-pool attract a lot of beautiful birds. they are trying very hard to win your approval here. also it should be noted that they have contacts with all the best tours in the area and we got an award winning guide all to ourselves for 4 hrs. ADDo was great.I highly recommend this area in the winter. the animals are of better nature and seen easier against al the greenery that the rains bring. it was very lush looking and made the photography of everywhere just more stunning. also with current world financial forces we got a hotel, food and tours for 3days and two nights for what we would spend on dinner and a show in Chicago. There will always be another show, but living a few days here n SA will change your perspective forever. I have one negative, that was not of the resorts doing. the Internet is a gov agency and like all things ZA.gov, its a mess, but you will be to tired to use it
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Bärbel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Großes Zimmer, Dinner empfehlenswert. Wer früh los will, kann eine Frühstücksbox bekommen. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Piet

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

Mooie lodge

Leuk, die buitendouche aan de kamers!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

VILMA STRAVINSKI

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Pascale

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ontbijt

Wij hadden dit hotel gekozen omdat het ontbijt start om 7u volgens de beschrijving,en we vroeg wilde doorrijden,bij aankomst in restaurant om 7 u was er zelfs nog geen koffie,het personeel kwam juist binnen en het ontbijt buffet moest nog klaargezet worden.wat ook niet in beschrijving stond is dat het zeer dicht gelegen is bij ingang addo olifanten park,wat heel zeker een pluspunt is
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Andre

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Henri

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

Perfekte preiswerte Anlage

Herrliche Hotelanlage mit äusserts hilfsbereiten Personal. Eine Person kann sogar perfekt deutsch. Hervorragenden Essen in sehr gemütlicher Athmospäre. Nahe zum Eingang des Addo Park. (Achtung: Eintritt Addo Park kann nicht mit Kreditkarte bezahlt werden, nur bar)
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Henri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wunderbare Athmosphäre und ausgezeichnetes Essen. An der Rezeption spricht Semione ausgeichnet deutsch. Sie hat zwei Jahre in Bayer gearbeitet. Die Zimmer sind sehr geschmackvoll eingerichtet. Es gibt sogar eine herrlich Aussendusche.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yanik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Anton

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Das Essen war nichts besonderes, dafür zu teuer. Zimmer modrig. Toilette hat durch aseptischen Abwasserrank gestunken.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

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

Top! Aanrader!

Mooie, schone, ruime kamers met heerlijke, warme douche! Super vriendelijk personeel en heerlijk eten! Perfecte locatie om het Addo Elephant parc in te gaan!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019