"Great place and its the best in town."

"Had a great time. "

"We only spent one night, but our room was very spacious and comfortable and overlooked the ocean and river mouth. We had driven a long way and so decided to eat at the restaurant. We were not disappointed. The food was delicious, and our hosts very accommodating. A lovely place to stay."

"We stayed at Umzimvubu for 2 nights. Our hosts were beyond excellent, the food was superb and our room was very comfortable. This is a place we will recommend to all of our friends, and definitely visit again. soon."

"Service excellent View and nature very beautiful"

"Our overall stay in Port St Johns was fantastic. As we had never been there before there was a lot to see and do. Our host at Umzimvubu Retreat (Dries) was most accomodating and had many suggestions for outings etc. The accomodation is clean and comfortable. The food is excellent at Umzimvubu. In fa..."

"Our overall stay in Port St Johns was fantastic. As we had never been there before there was a lot to see and do. Our host at Umzimvubu Retreat (Dries) was most accomodating and had many suggestions for outings etc. The accomodation is clean and comfortable. The food is excellent at Umzimvubu. In fact in general we found the food in the area to be of a very high standard. It would have been better if there was more of a lounge area for guests, but I believe that they are in the process of doing additions and improvements in that area. The DSTV was a bit of a problem in that, when watching a programme suddenly you are watching another programme as it is controlled by the hosts and they therefore change the programme at will, even if it is in the middle of some programme. We would definately visit this area again but perhaps on a self catering basis next time. Thanks for the recommendation."

"As a new married couple, we needed time for ourselves away from the rat-race

and Umzimvubu was the ideal place. The scenery alone is stress relieving "

"Fantastic food and great hospitality.

Thank you Dries and Elsa"

"Beautiful, unspoiled area. Don't want to tell anyone else!"

"It was a nice place, the people are friendly and the food was great. Everything was perfect and I had no complaints."

"We received a very warm and friendly welcome from the receptionist. The room was good and we enjoyed a nice dinner as well. We had a pleasant stay here."

"Umzimvubu Retreat provided such an excellent stay for me. It was really more than I had expected. I will absolutely recommend this establishment and like to return as well."

"The Umzimvubu Retreat is the best B&B there is in Port St John.
Friendly owner, nice view from the front rooms.

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"We had a pleasant stay at Umzimvubu Retreat Guest House. Would recommend this guesthouse to others."

"It is an awesome location where river meets the ocean, great views and service. "

"This place is situated on a beautiful First Beach overlooking Umzimvubu River Mouth and Indian Ocean. Amazing views! We've enjoyed a home-cooked meal at the restaurant after a long drive from East London.
Our room was big but a bit impersonal, all the brochures and information leaflets provided..."

"This place is situated on a beautiful First Beach overlooking Umzimvubu River Mouth and Indian Ocean. Amazing views! We've enjoyed a home-cooked meal at the restaurant after a long drive from East London.
Our room was big but a bit impersonal, all the brochures and information leaflets provided at the place had way too many "don'ts" to our taste. It felt a bit unwelcoming.
Very cute dog and beautiful garden."

"We booked by telephone months in advance after viewing the resort on the internet. It did not disappoint, and the friendly staff lived up to their promise to give us a room with an ocean view. We arrived after dark, were welcomed by name and told not to worry about the formalities until after we'd r..."

"We booked by telephone months in advance after viewing the resort on the internet. It did not disappoint, and the friendly staff lived up to their promise to give us a room with an ocean view. We arrived after dark, were welcomed by name and told not to worry about the formalities until after we'd relaxed and were ready for dinner... where the food and service was unpretentious, but definitely to be recommended. A great place to break the long drive up through the Wild Coast. Our only regret was that we did not spend more time there."

"Lovely views, good service and very friendly welcome. Unfortuantely the heavens opened and it rained for our entire stay. "

"A great guest house and good food. It's a pity that we had fog from and to St John and did not see anything of the environment
The guest house was great"