Rooms were warm and comfortable for winter, there was a generator so we could at least watch TV and the breakfast the next morning was delicious.

We had dinner and breakfast which were both balanced and delicious.

Friendly and warm breakfast service accompanied by a stellar meal the next morning completed another awesome stay at this venue.

but the fillet stir fry we were given was delicious, with a very nice salad.

Warm welcome at Reception, most comfortable rooms, lovely gardens and surrounds and excellent breakfast.

Breakfast good

Suggestion - don't make it compulsory to have 200 characters in this field.

As a business destination it ticks all the boxes, the breakfast was particularly good.

Wifi was very good, and breakfast offered pretty much everything you could ask for.

The rest of the service was fine with bed and breakfast is highly recommended.

The restaurant staff were fantastic, taking into account our dietaries, and served us a delicious meal.

I did have some problems finding the entrance to the site after dark.

I would have liked better lighting in my particular room (26), it tended to be a bit dark.

Once I am in the Hotel it is good if it's not necessary to go out driving again, especially if you don't really know the area in the dark.

What a pleasure to enjoy the old fashioned welcome to a lovely site and garden in the forest,

Amazing and awesome place in the middle of this industrial town.

The Haggards Hilldrop is near these landmarks: Fort Amiel, Schuinshoogte Battlefield, Victorian Theatres, Simply You, Munro Art Gallery Vulintaba, Newcastle Town Hall, Newcastle Armoury, iPhiva Tours and Hüttenpark

The ambience was awesome, staff were friendly.

Dinner was in a room with two others present, which made for a fairly depressing atmosphere.

best stay in Newcastle.a quiet setting with peaceful atmosphere.

Its just beautiful and has a calming atmosphere.

The room was very spacious with modern decor, clean white linen, and with all the amenities required for a business trip.

Surroundings good, security good, upkeeping of venue good.

The beautifully tranquil and extremely well maintained surroundings, the exquisite and spotless rooms, the  professional and friendly staff, not to mention and best of all, some of the best meals I've had prepared for me, will no doubt, surpass the expectations of any well seasoned traveller, or just someone / couple looking for short and well deserved getaway.

Our family unit was spacious and well furnished with two bedrooms and a kitchenette.

This was really an elegant stay at a truly remrkable establishment!

Clean with nice gardens and surroundings.

Has nice pool with comfortable surroundings and 'honesty' bar.

It was spacious and clean with nice décor.

The times of staff starting on this requirement should change or put a iron and board in the rooms for guests as a self service.

Please avail iron and ironing board in the rooms.

When driving through the gates of Haggards, I thought I was in a Harry Potter Movie (the front gate is beautiful)
I would recommend this establishment to anyone travelling to Newcastle.

though I was travelling late I was guided to the place with patience and understanding.

Cycle Tour / Dad's Tour 2016, Fantastic hospitality and stay.

Stayed at Haggards en-route to Durban on our Cycle Tour - great accommodation, good food and awesome staff that are willing to make their guests feel at home.

I liked the new girl, she was fun and took me on a tour of the place when I got there.

Newcastle is a nice town although not really on the tourist route - most of the guests were single business men -

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but the hot water in the shower ran out on me several times.

Rooms are looking old - showers need more water pressure or modern shower heads.

Room 303 carpets very filthy , whilst showering water stops and mostly cold water coming out of shower.

The sink in the bathroom not draining water properly, I reported this

food is too cliché, normal, usual and below standard especial for buffet .

Was a pleasant stay, good value for money, nice breakfat, reception staff very efficent,
Breakfast was nice except had to wait for refills of food.because there was a function on we found waitress could not accomodated the lounge for hotel staff, waited for service to order and receive drinks

The buffet breakfast is always great and has a wide verity of foods on offer.

Breakfast was ok in the main Grill restaurant,

warm & friendly staff; excellent service at dinner & breakfast; superb food quality; absolutely cosy, neat & tidy rooms & amenities for 24 hrs.

Loved the take away breakfast, was very convenient because we had to leave at the crack of dawn.

Blackrock was awesome, The room was super clean nicely decorated and what I like the most is that I had a Frigde on my room
The staff members were professional and pleasant, and the breakfast was Delicious

The breakfast was excellent and the staff was very helpfull.

The Mid city Grill with the outstanding breakfast.

Rooms were clean and breakfast was on point.

The breakfast menu provides a variety and is scrumptious .

The buffet meals in the Mid City Grill are better than most hotel buffets and the traveller might be interested in sampling some typically African dishes which are often on offer.

The Garden Court Blackrock Newcastle is near these landmarks: Fort Amiel, Schuinshoogte Battlefield, Victorian Theatres, Simply You, Munro Art Gallery Vulintaba, Newcastle Town Hall, Newcastle Armoury, iPhiva Tours and Hüttenpark

I had the pleasure of visiting the Shebeen pub last fri evening with a few friends .the place is a true authentic irish pub.the owner came to our table for a few minutes.his charm and Irish wit really makes the place electric.

I Was very happy with my stay at BlackRock - as always they are very efficient and the environment is excellent, clean and relaxing.

I would like to thank Garden Court Blackrock Newcastle for the opportunity to Stay at the hotel in a VIP style.

Good lights,not too bright and not too dark.

My check-out was almost clinical, and no apology, nor an explanation was offered to me.

I loved my stay there :) The scenery, environment and everything else was up to standard.

Comfortable and tranquil environment, inside the rooms and outside.

Exquisite hotel in a very good location.I like the fact that you are next to the Mall.Please check your GPS coordinates, they are misleading.I like the fact that someone from reception pro-actively called me.

the hotel service and room is excellent, also service, cleanliness, location, sleep quality, parking is available and very safe with 24 hour security, toilets are , I am very happy with the entire environment particularly with friendly staff

but the hotel manage to keep my stay as comfortable and fun as possible , the room was good enough and much relaxing after a long day of work and back to back meetings, as for the entertainment its was exquisite much fun and good for a person my age, I really enjoyed my stay.

The room allocated was a recent refurbished room and everything was spot on.

Its os well build and beautiful design and yet very economic.

That on it's own made my stay at Garden Court exciting.

Service excellent, friendly, warm and professional staff, with good ambience.

The Breakfast staff was very accommodating and the food served was a variety for all cultural groups, the only negative was on my departure I noticed the Dining service was having a "Spit Braai" which should really be on a Saturday instead of the departure day as we would not have to travel out for a place to eat when such a lovely meal was prepared.

they could improve on the restaurant service a bit.

The service in the dining room also was a huge disappointment.

-Restaurant service is below average,I only eat seafood when I'm away

The service at the restaurant was not good during supper.

Poor dining service and the breakfast was not catering for everyone, for example there was not a single hot porridge.It was a poor experience in general , the attitude of the staff could have made it better though

Service at the restaurant was also poor, with food taking a very long time to be served - on average 40 mins.

Wi- fi speed is a little bit slow though.

Check out was slow since the ladies were not really interested.

Positives are:

1) clean;
2) safe parking;
3) modern rooms; 

Negatives are:

1) hotel has a captive market therefore the price charged per room per night expensive;
2) hotel rooms are quite noisy seeing some are on walkway to casino and adjacent to parking lot;
3) chefs in the breakfast area are slow or missing in action. .

newcastle has really changed and is a boomiong city
ok the hotle staff are a bit slow,

We booked online on route to Newscastle as a last minute stay over - literally 1 hour before we arrived.

When I checked in, I paid upfront (was charged more than I was quoted) and since I paid in full, I expected value for my stay
1 Comfortable rooms
2 Peaceful sleep
3 No disruptions 
4 No invasions
5 No smoking

I got 20% of my expected (minimal) value, let alone only being stocked with 2 towels (not bathsheets, just towels) for a 4 sleeping family room.

She also ensured there were extra hotel amenities and towels in the room for him when he finally got there late that night.

Poor welcoming service By the receiving staff, unclean facilities, the room and the gym, no towels provided.

A family of four will struggle to hang up towels in the room due to lack of towel hooks.

service the air conditioners
install fridges in room 
more checks must be done at breakfast cereals and bakery selection
toiletries must be according to number of guests in room
towels must be according to number of guests in room
hotel was running short of towels and had to use swimming towels

However there were only 2 bath towels in the room and 1 hand towel.

but with only one hand towel for two guests!!

Rooms are very small and lack basic amenities like a hair dryer, face towels, guest services directory, writing pad & pen etc.

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The lodge is extremely well priced and offers a great breakfast.

The breakfast absolute worth the money and cooked to perfection.

The breakfast was wonderful, good home style cooking and most enjoyable.

Breakfast was a treat : aside from the normal menu items, there was fresh banana bread, muffins, fresh fruit, good coffee and even an Easter egg!

The breakfasts are good as are the little extras - news paper and bed time chocolate.

i enjoy breakfast in the warm and cosy diningroom.

Breakfast was hearty with a variety of offerings.

The rooms are very clean and they pay great attention to detail.They do provide supper on request which is delicious and well worth ordering and you get to have whatever you desire for brealfast.

The price suits my company's pocket and the breakfast suits me ;-)
I stay here every time I do my trip to this area and wish every place I stayed were as nice as this.

The owner offered us a very good rate for the night - excluding breakfast since we were departing early in the morning for work.

a Lovely  breakfast is served from 06.15 which is what  businessmen wants.

The breakfast every morning motivated me to get out of bed, it for sure also provide enough energy for my children for the day's swimming.

The breakfast was delicious - with a good choice of things to eat ranging from Cereals, Fruit Salad and hot food.

Beautiful lodge style B&B, well located as an overnight stop between a range of places (for us en route between Graskop and Drakensburg).

The Farmhouse Lodge is near these landmarks: Fort Amiel, Schuinshoogte Battlefield, Victorian Theatres, Simply You, Munro Art Gallery Vulintaba, Newcastle Town Hall, Newcastle Armoury, iPhiva Tours and Hüttenpark

It is a
hidden gem in a tranquil environment with vast spaces and a forest like garden.

The unit appeared to be recently renovated and the decor was warm and inviting.

The room was well decorated and comfortable,

Their new Tuscan styled rooms make you feel like a king, opulent and spoilt, a place to relax in the tranquil gardens and be comforted by the whisteling pine trees.

The room was spacious (allowing me to do my yoga) and nicely furnished.

The guest house is run very professionally by its owners and is located on the outskirts of town in a rural environment yet close to a large mall in case one runs out of toothpaste or climbing equipment.

I often stay at the farmhouse lodge and must say that the service I receive is always excellent and the atmosphere is pleasant.

The rooms were well maintained and pleasing to the eye.

A charming atmosphere where I can relax after a day with customers.

The Lavender room was superbly furnished, spacious and inviting.

The rooms and bathroom facilities are clean, well maintained and tastefully decorated.

Rooms are spacious inviting and warm, sanitary facilities were more that satisfactory.

The rooms are spacious and tastefully decorated and the gardens are very pretty and tranquil. The food is outstanding (our evening meal was absolutely delicious!!)

We tried to phone the owners on both the cell number and land line numbers supplied in the room directory without any success.

The shower taps have ants coming out both hot and cold this was an absolute shame that with such tranquality and peace the units for that price reflected poor maintenance 
The omlette and the breakfast staff were

The breakfast was a little poor, fruitsalad not fresh,

It is a great  stop over en route from the Lowveld to KZN.

We were greeted immediately at reception with a smile and guided to our room, even offered a free newspaper and some suggestions on places to have supper.

We woke up at 06h00 in the morning without water.

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Great value for your money.We used this guest house as a stop over to Kruger park, nice n quiet with shops nearby n breakfast was lovely.

Clean apartment, friendly welcome and friendly service during our stay and a delicious breakfast.

The breakfast was excellenet and we will definitally stay there again when we pass Newcastle again..

Palesa took great care of us, breakfast was delicious.

The staff are very friendly and the choice at breakfast is superb.

The place is beautiful, rooms r so clean, comfortable, staff very welcoming and the food is delicious.

The Service was excellent and the breakfast was very good. Variety.

Good breakfast from their kitchen and friendly staff.

Our hosts, Colin & Lynn were so gracious and helpful and the breakfast (which we didn't know was included in the rate) was more then adequate.

Breakfast was great and served early for us.

There are ample and safe parking, great rooms, best shower heads ever, and fantastic breakfasts !

Great 3 course dinners and very good breakfasts served with fruit, cereals and a variety of cooked options.

The following morning our traditional cooked breakfast with sausage, egg, beans, tomato etc were well presented and tasty.

The Aberdeen House is near these landmarks: Fort Amiel, Schuinshoogte Battlefield, Victorian Theatres, Simply You, Munro Art Gallery Vulintaba, Newcastle Town Hall, Newcastle Armoury, iPhiva Tours and Hüttenpark

Decoration and lounge area is soo homey and clean.

The pool is very inviting and this was the best stay so far..

We were happy to see a well furnished, clean and comfortable cottage with two bedrooms, lounge, bathroom and kitchen.

Rooms are very nicely furnished and all the little details are taken care of.

Clean, well decorated, and if you were planning a longer stay, a fully fitted kitchen.

All rooms were tastefully decorated and very comfortable.

We overnighted at Aberdeen House en route from the Kruger National Park to the Natal Midlands, and what a wonderful find it was.

Aberdeen House

we had a evening meal in the restaurant which was very good, the breakfast was buffet style and of very good quality , the grounds and the walk around fantastic

Breakfast was nice with a big enough variety.

but only after saying we had not made a booking 😐

Breakfast was very greasy but they have a decent variety of food choices.

well presented, comfortable  rooms, delicious breakfast, beautiful gardens with added pleasure of ample space for walking, running or just breathing.

After our walk, we enjoyed our buffet breakfast, looking out over the dam.

The rooms are well appointed with everything you could need, the breakfasts are excellent and there is a restaurant and bar on site.

I had breakfast with some of my mates and the breakfast was awesome.

We had delicious dinner on the Saturday evening, followed up by the Sunday buffet lunch, which was excellent.

The setting is beautiful, the accommodation comfortable, the food delicious, the staff friendly and helpful and the geese, ostrich, zebra and wildebeest happy to be on show !

The food there has not disappointed, from breakfast to lunch and the bar late at night.

In the morning we received a buffet breakfast with fresh seasonal fruits that was well prepared
I will recommend this venue to anyone that needs a relaxing time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday living
Mary.

Although we didn't stay at Grey Goose Lodge in Newcastle, we enjoyed an excellent buffet lunch, served on a Sunday.

Service was fantastic, food was delicious, overall cleanliness superb.

Run by people who really care about their environment  Breakfast is good and the Gooseberries Restaurant is great.

The room we were allocated was nicely decorated with a great bed and a nice bathroom.

The Grey Goose Game Lodge is near these landmarks: Fort Amiel, Schuinshoogte Battlefield, Victorian Theatres, Simply You, Munro Art Gallery Vulintaba, Newcastle Town Hall, Newcastle Armoury, iPhiva Tours and Hüttenpark

Great place and atmosphere on the country side.

All in all, a really good weekend to wind down in the quiet and beautiful surroundings.

The atmosphere alone at Grey Goose farm is amazing.

The rooms look very nice and the lodge overlooks cattle grazing, as well as game, including zebras, wildebeest, buck, rabbits, horses, chickens, mongeese, which all add up to a lovely farm atmosphere.

While this lodge is set in beautiful surroundings,  the apathy of the staff and attention to detail was appalling.

it is a mixture of country style and modern.

The rooms did not have fridges, that was something bad as it got hot around my visit.

however again, attention to detail was lacking with insufficient hot beverage sachets supplied and incomplete maintenance in the room showing a lack of personal involvement by management.

The only thing missing was wi-fi in the room - not a big problem

You'd think the ostriches would have worked out the route of the path by now

only stayed the one night as part of our tour, what a beautiful location.

It is perfectly situated for the Battlefield route and is an oasis of peaceful tranquility.

As this is the venue for the parkruns (and a beautiful one too, with the route paved the whole way), we all participated in this event on the Saturday morning.

A lovely small Game farm just outside Newcastle in the heart of the Battlefields route.

Grey Goose Game Lodge

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Breakfast was acceptable, yet provided without a lot of enthusiasm.

The breakfast was excellent with a lot to offer except if you dont eat beef or pork.

Enjoyed my stay staff very friendly great breakfast and dinner room was cleaned well, very pleased with my stay of 3 nights.. . .

The eatery is good and both dinner and breakfast is really worth sticking around for.

Everything such as breakfast, rooms, lunch packs and dinner were all excellent.

The buffet boasted a wide variety to choose from and every dish we had was divine!

The Newcastle Inn is near these landmarks: Fort Amiel, Schuinshoogte Battlefield, Victorian Theatres, Simply You, Munro Art Gallery Vulintaba, Newcastle Town Hall, Newcastle Armoury, iPhiva Tours and Hüttenpark

The pool area is in the middle of the inner yard, not very cozy yet with shaded areas.

Decor is not an issue in my life away from home,

The paintings that are displayed in the reception area are exquisite and add a warm and luxurious touch to this area.

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