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Hawane Resort

2.0 star property

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Chalet
Chalet
Property grounds
Restaurant
Outdoor pool

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

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Piggs Peak Road, Hawane, Northern Swaziland, Motshane, Hhohho
  • Traditional Swazi Craft Markets
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Waterford Kamhlaba United World College
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Happy Valley Casino
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Manzini (MTS-Matsapha Intl.)
    ‪38 min drive‬

Room options

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House, Multiple Beds

House, Multiple Beds

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Double Beds

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Chalet

Chalet

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Motshane

Located in Motshane, Hawane Resort is in the mountains, within a 10-minute drive of Traditional Swazi Craft Markets and The Mdzimba Trail. .This family-friendly lodge is 6.4 mi (10.3 km) from The Lobamba Trail and 8 mi (13 km) from Waterford Kamhlaba United World College.
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What's nearby

  • Traditional Swazi Craft Markets - 9 min drive - 12.6 km
  • Waterford Kamhlaba United World College - 10 min drive - 12.6 km
  • Swaziland Theater Club - 13 min drive - 16.6 km
  • Happy Valley Casino - 13 min drive - 18.8 km
  • Mbabane City Hall - 13 min drive - 18.1 km

Getting around

  • Manzini (MTS-Matsapha Intl.) - 57 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪268 Jams - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪VENUE AV VII - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Life Style - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Game On - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Hawane Resort

Family-friendly lodge with a sauna and an outdoor pool
Hawane Resort offers 35 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and ceiling fans. Business-friendly amenities include complimentary newspapers and safes. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available.
Recreational amenities at the lodge include an outdoor pool and a sauna.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 35 guestrooms. Conveniences include safes and complimentary newspapers, and you can also request rollaway/extra beds (surcharge).
Pamper yourself with onsite massages and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find an outdoor pool and a sauna. Additional features at this lodge include wireless internet access (surcharge), babysitting (surcharge), and gift shops/newsstands.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the lodge's room service (during limited hours). English breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Event facilities at this lodge consist of a conference center and a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Hawane Resort has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (SZL 20)

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: SZL 120 per person
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 24-hour pool access
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Ropes course
  • Sauna

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • In the mountains

Spa

  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 floor
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Partially-open bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 11:30 AM; Check-in end time: 6 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

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 available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately SZL 120 per person
  • Fee for wireless internet in public areas: SZL 20 (rates may vary)
  • Airport shuttle fee: SZL 350 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee

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; cash is not accepted
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
24-hour pool access

Property is also known as

Hawane
Hawane Motshane
Hawane Resort
Hawane Resort Motshane
Hawane Resort Lodge
Hawane Resort Motshane
Hawane Resort Lodge Motshane

Reviews

Hawane Resort Reviews

6.0

6.6/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 55 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 55 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 55 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 55 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 55 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mduduzi

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

Hawane

Cool eco friendly place unique and surrounded by local villages, lots of fresh air and Mountain View’s were breathtaking
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ettienne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We went to Eswatini for a Hawane dam fishing trip. Hawane resort was a excellent place to stay , with friendly staff. Unfortunately Hawane dam access is now controlled by Malaloja game reserve and even with a fishing license obtained by Malaloja, we found it extremely difficult to enter the dam premises. It is also extremely sad to see and hear that they allow nets in Hawane dam. We caught this carp, removed pieces of net from it, and released him.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Carine

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Nompumelelo

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Tranquil stay

Good stay. Very helpful and friendly reception lady and staff. Very quiet and peaceful. Breakfast was not too bad, however sausages and juice were not up to scratch. Struggled with water pressure as well but it got sorted out. Overall, my partner and I enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The chalets are beautiful, and the garden too. It is very peaceful, a perfect get away from the city buzz. Thet
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Lindy

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The location is so good, breakfast too nice.Its too cold inside the house and aircon was not working. They didnt clean our room in Day2
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

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

Nice place near Malolotja nature reserve

This hotel is really nice, just 10km away from Malolotja nature reserve. In this period, we were the only host but we could have a good diner at the restaurant of the resort. Each guest has his own small house, it's really typical and original. We recommand the Hawane Resort!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Marie-Jose P

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

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

horrible

I dont even know where to start, the place is horrible, firstly whats on advert is not what we found there, the place was filthy, disgusting, scopions running on beds, spiders all over the room, dirty showers, I just cant explain how horrible it was, breakfast was as bad. We could not stay longer than just a night which we couldnt wait for it to be over, mind you we got there at night and had no where to go otherwise we would not have stayed the night, we called the management to see the state of the environment we had to sleep in, we therefore moved out as fast as we could, we stayed for one night. We hope our refund will be processed sooner as discussed with manager.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Peter, Pretoria, South Africa

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasant area

I requested and booked and paid for a house with double beds to accommodate two adults and two children in the resort. On arrival I was informed and given a cabin boat with single double bed to be found on a lake 35 miles away from the resort!!!!!! I refused this insult and left immediately to try and get emmergency accommodation elsewhere for my family.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Donald

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

6/10 Okay

Glenn, Boston, MA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Charming design but no internet

A charming tourist village of thatch-roof "chalets" in a rural setting, but many amenities are not as advertised, most importantly NO WIFI. Expedia and other on-line listings clearly said they had wifi for an additional charge, but staff said it's "not working now" for the two days of my stay, with no indication of when it would be back. (The front desk was also without internet, so my Expedia reservation was on a sheet of paper evidently printed elsewhere.) Alleged internet was the main reason I chose this property. They could offer no alternative except driving into town to a cafe that had it. (I ended up driving 3 km to a point on the access road where I could get cellphone coverage from South Africa.) Other issues: No soap in bathroom. No hot water. (Although there's red and blue spigots, both came out the same temperature, which is acceptable for showering but not bathing in the roman tub.) Comfortable bed, but also a nightly mosquito visitation that disrupted my sleep. In all, I found workarounds and had a pleasant stay, but not happy that I was misled on the Wifi. Note: Poor signage if coming from South Africa. Take Exit 4. Beware of Google instructions that lead only to the highway turnoff. Continue on this road for about 7 km until you see signs for the resort. If you have a South Africa cellphone, load your maps and do your internet work before you leave the border.

4/10 Poor

sanele

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

2/10 Terrible

Goitsemodimo

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

not as advertised....bad

not so good.....not as advertised. need renovation. interior luks very old.....

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Do not book a stay in this hotel

We arrived with a confirmed, pre-paid booking, and the hotel was overbooked. Instead of a chalet, they put us in their backpackers - formerly their stables, very uncomfortable and irritating.

6/10 Okay

meyer

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

line, pretoria

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

not good value for money

a little bit expensive for what they can offer. room are not very big, you need to wait for 5 minutes to get any hot water in the shower. it's quit dark in the room, a bit old (broken window, bed + linen) there's no fridge in the room and a very basic kettle with 2 cups that you don't really want to drink from. THe restaurant is ok but nothing fancy and in my opinion very expensive for the food. They allegedly have a sauna but apparently it's connected with the kitchen so you can not really use it. overall it's alright but it needs to be renovated and painted fresh.

8/10 Good

Hans Beat, Somerset West

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

Nice , but...

The b uffet for dinner was more then poor. Not even a good reclame, when the half buffet is empty, when more guests arrives and the a la card kitchen is closed.

2/10 Terrible

Siyabonga

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

WRONG INFORMATION GIVEN

Very wrong information was given to us, VERY MUCH DISAPPOINTED on our arrival.

2/10 Terrible

kgabo

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

horrrrible. pigs can stay there

Horrible. Hotels.com why do u allowsuch places to be advertised. I ddnt even sleep there . I want my refund back

8/10 Good

Jade, Cannock

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Backpacker experiance

We stayed in the 'backpackers', which was very basic at best as reflected in the price. Could do with a lick of paint in the barn as the walls had dirt marks all over them.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

Hawane Resort

A very disappointing experience. The room was in desperate need of an upgrade. The bedside lamp did not work and had a big hole in the shade. The bathroom light did not work. Request for a bulb for the bedside lamp was ignored. The lighting between the Dining room and the bungalow did not work and I stumbled over a rock gutter trying to see in the dark.

2/10 Terrible

Musa, Nongoma

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

Not at all satisfied.

If I had my way: I would be refunded for the second night because I could not go back there for the second night. The place lacks a lot of amenities and even water was cold on the night.

6/10 Okay

Becky, US ex SA

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Chalets and restaurant overpriced

Suggest you try Bulembu lodge if looking for accommodation in this area. The backpackers in dark and dingy, upgraded to chalets which were expensive and simple. Maintenance is not a priority and ended up with a cold shower in the morning. Suggest you eat before arriving, dinner is $15 per person for simple buffet and no options close by. Stayed in awesome accommodation throughout SA and Swaziland and this was most disappointing.