Elephant House
1 Main Road, Addo, Addo, South Africa, 6105 - See map
The car parking and the Wi-Fi are always free, so you can stay in touch and come and go as you please. Conveniently situated in the Addo part of Addo, this property puts you close to attractions and interesting dining options. Massage, restaurant and indoor pool are among the special facilities that will enhance your stay with on-site convenience.
Highlights
Hygiene Plus
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Safety Features
Staff trained in safety protocol
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Preventative Equipment
Hand sanitizer
Free face masks
Health and Medical
First aid kit
Doctor/nurse on call
Facilities
Airport transfer
Valet parking
Shuttle service
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
Swimming pool [indoor]
Kids club
Luggage storage
Check-in/out [private]
Cheaper than 73% of all properties in Addo in the last 24 hoursCompared to 26 Addo properties at Agoda for various dates
Beautiful hotel”
Our stay at the Elephant House was wonderful. We particularly liked the colonial-feel decor, and the spacious 'open-air' lounges. the grounds are lovely with two swimming pools and sunbeds. Dinner and breakfast were excellent. Our room (#6) and bathroom were comfortable and spacious, but two little niggles...(a) there needs to be a door or curtain so the bathroom/loo has a little more privacy, (b) the 'courtyard' with the table and chairs and the outdoor shower needed to be cleaned and swept regularly. The Staff particularly Charlene were very helpful especially with info and options on safaris in the park. We will definitely stay there again if we return to Addo.
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Wish I had stayed longer than one night”
What a find! A wide expanse of green lawns, very spacious accommodation and so close to the Addo Elephant Park main gate. The hotel has the feel of a colonial era property but it is less than 20 years old. My family of 4 stayed in one of the separate 'cottages' but we were intrigued by the main hotel building; there are so many spaces in which to relax with large, soft sofas and chairs or large tables and chairs arranged around courtyards. You could chill out and read some of the books on offer or play cards and drink tea. The ambiance is terrific. There are two swimming pools and a delightful-looking restaurant terrace where you can eat on white cloth tables under the shade of a grapevine. Sadly we did not eat here. I would absolutely love to visit again and I would be sure to stay for longer.
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Exceptional”
Thank you Charlene and the whole Elephant House Crew! We spent 6 nights there and would be still there if we had the time. It was awesome. From A like Awesome Area with the garden and the love rooms, D like Delicious Dinner & Breakfast, F like Fresh Flowers every day in our awesome & beautiful room and everywhere else in the hotel, L like Lovely Laughter (like Charlene), P like Plenty cool Poolsessions, S like Super-excellent Service and many many many more. Not a single thing to complain. Ok, just one, I missed a full body mirror in the room, but honestly, this was not really a complain. We couldn't be happier to spent our honymoon there, I would like to come back, immediately! We recommend to take more than 3 nights to enjoy the awesome pool and nice surrounding. We were always the only ones at the pool because we split all of our activities on more days, That was so relaxed. It is just a little hotel but that is the best way for us to travel, you will feel magnificient.
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Wonderful oasis”
This was an incredible experience, charming, warm and an excellent place to stay outside of Addo. The food was thoughtfully prepared and tailored to the guests and nothing was too difficult. We would definitely recommend this hotel to anybody visiting Addo.
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Perfect Accommodation near Addo ”
We stayed here in 2015 and the standard was outstanding, 5 years on the stable cottages have been enhanced and needless to say the standard remains outstanding. Ideal for visiting Addo but would recommend to enjoy and explore the area. Needless to say we will return.
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Very satisfactory”
Very good. I would go again. The gardens were beautiful and a joy to walk around. The staff were wonderful, but we found that we could not always find someone on hand to whom to ask directions or pose a question. This was not a great problem ,however ,and we had a wonderful time at Elephant House
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Colonial Suite”
We stayed for 1 night in the colonial family suite which comprised a super king sized bed, living area, second room with 2 beds, plus bathroom which was as big as the entire downstairs of my own house! Breakfast was very quaint being on a covered area next to the pool and accompanied by very tame sparrows. The weather was not so good when were there so we did not get the chance to make the most of the leisure facilities at the Elephant house. Overall, if you are just visiting the area to go on safari and want a place to rest your head for 1 night only, then don't stay here. You need to stay longer and spend time at the elephant house to make it worthwhile as the rooms are not cheap.
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ADDO AT PLEASURE LEISURE.”
This establishment ticked all the boxes for me ,situated a few kms away from main gate Addo Park .The grounds the rooms the ambience is really amazing, an experience to be enjoyed ,.before or after the game viewing drives.With the deterioration of the Park services from check in to departure, it is really worth staying outside and commuting into the park.The appointment of the rooms is excellent,and the swimming pools gardens ,lounges really outstanding.The breakfast served on the terrace area is lovely ,breakfasts original and very good.I cannot rate this property highly enough, and as a world traveller i have seen many .
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Great location for Addo Elephant park ”
Large Stable room in grounds of comfortable lodge, very convenient for the elephant national park. Not a luxurious room but well priced with all basic amenities, including milk in the fridge, and large patio overlooking grounds. Lots of character in main house with several comfortable indoor/outdoor seating areas. Staff friendly and helpful. Had a wonderful morning drive through the park with expert guide Aubrey, who made sure we saw lots of animals and gave us plenty of time to watch and photograph them. We were also able to book other park drives through the property.
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Very good”
The Elephant house is a English style landhouse with beautyful buildings and garden with great hospitality and good food.
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Very nice stay in a beautiful house”
We stayed for 2 nights and can only recommend this place. It is located a few minutes in front of the elephant parc and the Building is very Relaxing. We recommend to take the dinner in the Hotel as the only Restaurant nearby is not very good.
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fantastic”
The location is perfect. The staff went above and beyond. We took their private guide Aubry to the park and he is fenominall. The day we arrived it was raining hard so the kids were hard to entertain as there is no tv in the room but on a sunny day they could have swum. Overall, I highly recommend this place.
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Beautiful self-catering farm cottage next to Addo”
We loved everything! We were totally alone on the property and had the full garden and its swimming pool for ourselves. The cottage are spacious with the biggest bed. The outside area is lovely with a terrasse opening on the garden and the swimming pool. There is an outside kitchen with everything you will need (facilities: fridge, gaz etc) and a braai area (they give you wood and fire starters). The + : the fresh roses on our table in the morning coming for their rose garden. Thank you for the incredible stay!
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Relaxing colonial hotel”
Lovely hotel with beautiful Colonial decor. Would recommend to all travellers. My only suggestion would be to heart one of the three pools in winter.
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Exceptional”
excellent but dinner was pricey- staff were amazing and it was beautiful accommodation
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A beautiful place to stay. The staff were exceptionally helpful. The food was delicious ”
Friendly staff. Beautiful surroundings
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Overated”
Beautiful home but we were in the stables which were very basic and away from main lodge, not worth the money and they tried to overcharge on the bill which I picked up on, can get better for less
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Very good”
Please more choice at dinner
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A bat in bedroom”
While we were trying to sleep we saw a bat flying through the bedroom. In the morning we immediately checked out and got reimbursed for the remaining nights.
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Best accommodation during our South Africa trip”
During our trip from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth we stayed at many guest houses and lodges. Elephant House was the best of them. It is at the northern area of Addo, only a few kilometers away from the main gate of the Elephant Park. The location is perfect, it is quiet, not far to the park, and a large Spar and Restaurants are not far away. We stayed in the colonial style house in a very large room which is actually more like a suite as it has a separate living area and a huge bathroom. The rooms and the whole house is beautiful. The house has multiple courtyard and two pools (the cottage area has a third pool, but we haven't been in that area). There are areas for relaxing in comfortable sofas and coffee table books everywhere. The breakfast was excellent and prepared us for a full day of game viewing in the park. We were greeted by a staff member called Graduate who explained everything in great detail and who was super friendly and helpful whenever we met him. The staff and service was amazing, they even had booked a table at a nearby restaurant for us before our arrival just in case we would like to eat somewhere. Overall, we regretted that we only stayed a single night and will return!
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