"Archie is a perfect host...his lodge is built with attention to detail, the cuisine is really fine. The safari drive with the ranger at Addo Elephant National Park was interesting! We suggest spending at least 2 nights in this fantastic location! "
"Top design and equipment of the separate African styled rotundas. Excellent service, breakfast and dinner. Guided Addo Elephant NP- tour very recommendable. Ground is located on the edge of a high plateau with a wonderful lookout."
"Fabulous lodgings with excellent food and service in a stunning location close to the Game Reserves - all watched over by larger-than-life owner Archie.
If you possibly can go there for several days."
"Very short stay (2 nights) but had a great time there. Excellent staff, unpretentious and very dedicated. Excellent dinner.
Memorable Safari, all organized by Archie to the final details.
We were all very pleased and I will certainly return with my family."
"Absolutely beautiful accommodation, hospitable hosts, and a safari adventure drive to get to the lodge!!!"
"This is a superb place to stay. The service, food and wines were excellent and Archie and his team made us feel welcome the moment we opened the front door.
The rooms are large and well decorated with all the luxury one can hope to find at a lodge. All rooms overlook the stunning Sundays rive..."
" The staff was amazing, rooms were incredible: clean, beautifully decorated and designed well. Meals were quality and in a lovely setting, the scenery was phenominal, the host was totally entertaining and it felt like a true getaway. The Addo park guide arranged for us was wonderful (John). We tr..."
more"Archie and his team provided us with wonderful service. The facilities and lodges are absolutely 1st class, the location quite incredible, the views stunning and the helpfulness of the team at Hitgeheim was the icing on the cake - YES we will be back ~ "
"On arriving here we didn't think much as the 'dirt track' reminded us of being on safari again!! However, once Archie opened the front doors, there was definitely a WOW factor to this place. We were shown to the bar area where we were given a glass of homemade lemonade while we checked in and our ..."
more"This was a wonderful experience, and we wish we had had more time to enjoy it, especially their entire eco-farm - we could only be there for one night. If you are into food and wine, you definitely have to make this one of your stops! As we were traveling in the middle of winter, we were the only ..."
more"Great place to stay ! Wonderful accommodation and very friendly staff and host."
"I would recommend Hitgeheim to anyone. The rooms are exquisite and the bathrooms are an absolute treat - especially the outdoor showers. The food is excellent. I HAVE to go back."
"Archie and his team were very helpful, professional and attentive. Rooms stylishly appointed."
"We stayed at Hitgeheim for 3 nights and it wasn't long enough. The place is absolutely breathtaking. The rooms are huge and absolutely immaculate and the views really are spectacular. Its difficult to drag yourself out of the shower when you've got views that good!!
Archie and his staff are ..."
"What a beatiful place to stay it's a shame the weather was against us but we were made to feel warm and cosy in front of the big open fire. Would love to visit again and see it in it's summer glory. "
"Thanks a lot for the nice stay in the lodge. Also the children enjoyed the stay very much."
"We thought Hitgeheim was very good. Archie was a perfect host and very helpful. It was very good to see some of their animals up close just a stroll away. My only gripe about the room was that the toilet should have a door - call me old-fashioned I suppose.
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"It is a very nice lodge.
A wonderfull experience, nice big rooms, very good food, nice people."
"221 - Great!"
"Hitgeheim Country Lodge is one of the best hotels (if you can call this a hotel) we have stayed in, that's for sure. It is situated pretty much in the middle of nowhere near Addo Elephant Park (the park is close enough though) on a huge piece of land shared with Zebras, many kinds of Antilope, birds..."
more"We arrived after dark and were warmly greeted by Ronel and Thando and were treated to a wonderfully prepared dinner. The food and service through out our stay can not be faulted. The four of us were the only guests and nothing was an effort to make us feel at home. Choosing your wine for dinner from..."
more"After leaving Durban early on Monday morning the 26th of May 2008, our plan was to stay for two nights at Hitgeheim Country Lodge. It was a long drive, and arrived when it was already dark. Although we were running late, someone (Ronel) was waiting for us at the entrance, helping us with our luggage..."
more"I had a friend from the UK visiting South Africa for the first time and we booked into Hitgeheim Country Lodge. It looked brilliant on the website, but we were pleasantly surprised and it was better than we expected!!! It was absolutely amazing and the best place I have ever stayed in by far! Eve..."
more"Very beautiful! Spacious bungalows with beautiful view! The staff was very friendly and the wine cellar brought us lovely wines!"
"We had an excellent stay at Hitgeheim. The staff made us feel extremely welcome. They are very child friendly (we had our 1 year old daughter with us). Very nice rooms, food and pool deck with splendid views. Would recommend this place to everybody!"
"We had a lovely stay at Hitgeheim and can recommend this accommodation to anybody looking for some farm-feeling and a great countryside. We enjoyed the professional service from Archie and his very friendly staff. I almost hesitate to post this review as Hitgeheim still seems to be a kind of secret ..."
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