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Hippo Hollow Country Estate

3.0 star property

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2 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
2 restaurants, breakfast served
2 restaurants, breakfast served
Aerial view
Property grounds

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
R40, Mbombela, Mpumalanga, 1242
  • Perry's Bridge Reptile Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Elephant Whispers
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Hazyview Elephant Sanctuary
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Nelspruit (MQP-Kruger Mpumalanga Intl.)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Chalet, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds, Garden Area

Chalet, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds, Garden Area

Chalet, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds, Garden Area

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Cabin

Deluxe Cabin

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Chalet, River View

Chalet, River View | Living area

Chalet, River View

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Chalet (River)

Minibar, in-room safe, bed sheets, wheelchair access

Deluxe Chalet (River)

  • 28 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, Courtyard Area

Standard Room, Courtyard Area | View from room

Standard Room, Courtyard Area

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Mbombela

With a stay at Hippo Hollow Country Estate in Mbombela, you'll be on a river, within a 15-minute drive of Kruger National Park and Perry's Bridge Reptile Park. .This family-friendly hotel is 28.9 mi (46.5 km) from God's Window and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Hazyview Juction Mall.

What's nearby

  • Perry's Bridge Reptile Park - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Elephant Whispers - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Shangana Cultural Village - 6 min drive - 5.5 km
  • Hazyview Elephant Sanctuary - 9 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Numbi Gate - 20 min drive - 18.9 km

Getting around

  • Nelspruit (MQP-Kruger Mpumalanga Intl.) - 53 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kuka - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Elephant Whispers - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Pioneer's Butcher & Grill - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Nando's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Tanks - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Hippo Hollow Country Estate

Riverfront hotel with 2 restaurants and 2 outdoor pools
Hippo Hollow Country Estate offers 91 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators, coffee/tea makers, and minibars. Additionally, rooms include complimentary toiletries and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.
2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a lazy river.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 91 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools or enjoy other recreational amenities, which include a lazy river. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Satisfy your appetite at Hippo Hollow Restaurant, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a computer station, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and a meeting room. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Hippo Hollow Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Kuka Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Hippo Hollow Restaurant
  • Kuka Restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Lazy river

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • In-room babysitting
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lazy river
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On a river
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • 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 lift
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:30 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

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

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Hippo Country
Hippo Hollow
Hippo Hollow Country
Hippo Hollow Country Estate
Hippo Hollow Country Estate Hazyview
Hippo Hollow Country Estate Lodge
Hippo Hollow Country Estate Lodge Hazyview
Hippo Hollow Estate
Hollow Hippo
Hippo Hollow Country Estate Hazyview, South Africa - Mpumalanga
Hippo Hollow Country Estate Hotel Hazyview
Hippo Hollow Country Estate Hotel
Hippo Hollow Estate Mbombela
Hippo Hollow Country Estate Hotel
Hippo Hollow Country Estate Mbombela
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Hippo Hollow Country Estate Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 67 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 67 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 67 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 67 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 67 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

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

4/10 Poor

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Nicu Catalin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the style and staff service. Even if the hotel is in a more remote area there are few things to do around. The helicopter scenic flights from the hotel is definitely unique service.

8/10 Good

Moipane

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Add tv
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rebekah

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

Highly recommend Hippo Hollow Hotel.

Hippo Hollow was a excellent hotel. Staff was amazing and provided excellent customer service. We stayed 8 nights and after the first day, they knew what drinks we wanted and other preferences. We stayed in a delectable chalet and the room the beautiful, but the view was the best part. We saw elephant and hippos everyday. Wonderful location, 15 min drive to Kruger. Restaurant was delicious.
View of elephants from our balcony
This guy lives on the grounds with his family.
Room and service was excellent
Nice pool area
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful atmosphere, great food, lovely views and a very pleased experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Abraham

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

Excellent place to stay.Close to the Kruger Park.

We were pleasantly surprised. The hotel is beautiful and the room comfortable. The staff was friendly and helpful. The food in the restaurant was excellent and the service we received was superb. Every member of the staff went out of their way to make matters more pleasant for us. The one lady in the restaurant,Martha, was a star.She quickly noticed that my wife and I were older people (well on our way to our eighties) and she insisted that we remain at our table whilst she dished up for us. She is an asset for the hotel. The security man at the main entrance was also a very helpful and friendly man. We can recommend this establishment to all and everybody. We'll be back
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access to Kruger National Park, good for choices
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property. Stayed in the garden area rooms, lovely and quiet with nice gardens. Great friendly staff
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was in a great location close to Kruger. The property was very clean. The staff were excellent they all provided lovely friendly service.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Nice and handy place

Very handy place for a stopover en route to Kruger. Nice room, friendly staff. Lovely bar overlooking river and hippos. Fun and safe.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

CHARIECE

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

Kruger Park Short Stay

Quality 3 star short stay establishment . This is a decent basic hotel. It's good for a 2 or 3 night stay while visiting Kruger Park or the Hazyview area. It's clean, safe and convenient. The rooms/décor are outdated but in good condition. Restaurant is nice with good service and good food and variety. The hippo comes out by the lake 7 -8 pm each night during dinner
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Kathleen

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

Unhappy and disillusioned Guest

when we arrived at Hippo Hollow we got quite a warm welcome only to find out that the reason was that they had over booked and we were the unlucky couple and was told that we had to move to Perry Bridge Hollow. We were told that the reason was a systems error. This is a really bad reflection on your website. I will think twice before using the application to book. I was wondering which friend or family member received my room at Hippo Hollow. What was done was ethically wrong. I am not sure what the rates are and whether we paid extra to stay at Perry Bridge Hollow. I will think twice before I go to any Seasons in Africa Hotel. I wanted to stay at Hippo Hollow not another establishment.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Moses

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

Excellent

Wooow what a clean, nice place we've been at ,Breakfast was out of this world perfect.And thanks to the Lady by the name of Cebiswa she excel in her job ,she knows how to take care of guests Thank u
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Maria , Mozambique

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

Near Paul Kruguer Park Gate

Third time at Hippo Hollow. Amazing! Cultural Village is a great experience for people who would like to see African Dance.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

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

Hippo view

Cool place as you watch the hippos graze on the grass in front of the restaurant in the evening. Friendly staff and great service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

David

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

More like Hippo Solid!!!

Had an amazing stay at Hippo Hollow. The staff went above and beyond to make our stay a great one. Location is perfect and close to everything. Will stay here again for sure!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Pauleen

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

Cheerful staff and great location

Clean and tidy rooms, well equipped. Views amazing. Hippo on lawn at night! Meals good choice, location to Kruger great. We would go again.

8/10 Good

Jenny, perth

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

Great location with hippo viewing

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay with very friendly, warm staff focussed on providing you with an optimal stay and experience of the area. We had a river view chalet which we highly recommend as you can hear and view the hippos some nights and it is very private and peaceful.

8/10 Good

Vineet Ramesh

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Decent hotel

Hotel was good. The rooms were clean and housekeeping was done daily. However, one complaint which I had was that they never replenished drinking water in the rooms. We always had to go and remind them. Another important thing missing was the intercom. If you need service, you need to walk up to the reception. Staff is courteous and helpful.

8/10 Good

Sly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's a pleasant stay

10/10 Excellent

DED, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very satisfied about this ideal base

Stayed at Hippo Hollow while exploring Kruger and the Panoramic Route by car. The room was very comfortable, the location was easy to find and convenient, and the food was surprisingly good at the restaurant, especially the breakfast. The hotel does get large tour buses, and we found some of the tour group customers disruptive a few times during our stay, but that was not the fault of the hotel. There really are hippos on the property! There is also a nice gift shop on the premises.

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

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