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Big Five Guest House

3.0 star property

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Dining
In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Exterior detail
Standard Room | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Standard Room | Mini-refrigerator

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
$45
includes taxes & fees
Oct 18 - Oct 19

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27 Atwell Madala Street, Northcrest, Mthatha, King Sabata Dalindyebo, Eastern Cape, 5100
  • Place, Nelson Mandela Museum
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, BT Ngebs Mall
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Savoy Conference Centre
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Mthatha (UTT)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room | Mini-refrigerator

Standard Room

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Big Five Guest House

3-star King Sabata Dalindyebo B&B with bar/lounge
A bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli, and dry cleaning are available at this smoke-free bed & breakfast. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are onsite.
Big Five Guest House offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The bed & breakfast offers a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. For a surcharge, the property provides an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle. This business-friendly bed & breakfast also offers a terrace, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Big Five Guest House is a smoke-free property.

Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: ZAR 120 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 floor
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; your host will greet you
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 3 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately ZAR 120 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 500 per person (roundtrip)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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

Big Five Guest House Umtata
Big Five Umtata
Big Five Guest House B&B Umtata
Big Five Guest House B&B King Sabata Dalindyebo
Big Five Guest House King Sabata Dalindyebo
Big Five House King Sabata Da
Big Five Guest House Bed & breakfast
Big Five Guest House King Sabata Dalindyebo
Big Five Guest House Bed & breakfast King Sabata Dalindyebo

Reviews

Big Five Guest House Reviews

8.4

Very Good

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 19 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 19 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 19 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 19 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Shaheen Ismail

Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hi i think this guest hose should have a 1 or 2 star rating. The reason is the hand was torn and the towels where hard. There was no water in the morning to shower. The chair in the room when you sit on it you sink into it.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Hlonelikhaya

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela, Cleveland

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bedding was very clean and the mattress were extremely comfortable. The staff was very friendly and provided excellent customer service.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Olivier

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mduduzi

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Hans

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

Comfortable Stay

The bathroom doors need to be replaced with doors closing the door area completely Little overpriced though
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They were great and could not do enough for you, very friendly . great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Leann

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

Relax following a long drive or just as a gettaway

The accommodation was amazing the host and staff were great! The serenity from sitting on the adult swing overlooking the adult swing was wonderful ‼️
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tim

A warm, friendly welcome, clean comfortable room and hearty breakfast. When the time came to leave our hire car would not start and the extra help from the staff in dealing with Europcar was invaluable in helping us continue our journey.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

MR MOHAMMED

mediocre stay at Big Five

the stay was not so good - the area was not good its also very far from centre and it takes such a long time due to traffic. we had to skip breakfast as it only starts at 7 am wont use this place again - not for our type of business we needed a business hub as well for our emails and scanning
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Neil, Shediac, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were en route to Port Shepstone from East London and this location was midway. A bonus with this stay was the home cooked meal — especially welcome since there were no restaurants nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Ayanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Nico

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Nice, but dirty.

Room was dirty.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Archibald

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

8/10 Good

Pete, Plettenberg Bay, RSA

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

Comfortable guesthouse, convenient location

Nice guesthouse conveniently located just off the main road to Kokstad in the northern suburbs of Mthatha. Polite staff to welcome your arrival. Comfortable, well-appointed rooms with a few minor flaws like a leaking shower head and 2 blown light bulbs in the bedside lamps. Good breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Stéfanie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

B&B bien placé, propre avec un magnifique design

Ce B&B est idéal lorsque vous avez besoin d'un transit sur votre route. Nous nous rendions vers Durban (et venions de Tsitsikamma). Cet endroit est idéal pour passer une soirée tranquille, se reposer et avoir un bon petit déjeuner avant de reprendre la route. Les alentours ne sont pas attirants niveau touristique mais ce n'était pas ce que nous cherchions non plus.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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