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Buhala Lodge

5.0 star property
Luxurious Colonial lodge with spa

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Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
12km Beyond Malelane, N4 Highway, Kruger National Park, Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, 1320
  • Mjejane Nature Reserve
    23 min drive
  • Ligwalagwala Nature Reserve
    30 min drive
  • Lukimbi Private Concession
    91 min drive
  • Malelane (LLE)
    14 min drive

Room options

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Room, River View

  • 30 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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Suite, River View

  • 30 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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Room, River View

  • 30 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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Room

Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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About the area

Emjejane

Near the airport.Within 12 miles (20 km) of this lodge, you'll find Malelane Gate and Leopard Creek Country Club.
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What's nearby

  • Malelane Golf Club - 17 min drive - 15.8 km
  • Malelane Gate - 19 min drive - 17.4 km
  • Kwa Madwala Game Reserve - 22 min drive - 17.5 km
  • Leopard Creek Country Club - 23 min drive - 19.8 km
  • Crocodile Bridge Gate - 35 min drive - 46.6 km

Getting around

  • Nelspruit (MQP-Kruger Mpumalanga Intl.) - 75 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hamiltons Lodge & Restaurant - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪Dulce - Malelane - ‬13 min drive

About this property

Buhala Lodge

Luxurious Colonial lodge with spa
Buhala Lodge offers its guests a full-service spa and an outdoor pool. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Spa services, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the luxury Buhala Lodge. An airport shuttle (available on request) is available for a fee. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Colonial Nkomazi lodge.

  • 18 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Built in 1994
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (free)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Wedding services available
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Television in lobby
  • Bellhop
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Buhala Lodge offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations with bathrobes and designer toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. This Nkomazi lodge provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the lodge's full-service spa. Services include hot stone massages and massages.

Languages

Afrikaans, Dutch, English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free extended parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) from 7 AM - 6 PM
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Game/wildlife viewing
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 6 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
At check-in, guests must provide either a negative COVID-19 test result or a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
Negative COVID-19 test result requirement applies to all guests aged 10 and up, and test must have been administered no more than 48 hours prior to check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Buhala Lodge

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 1400 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: ZAR 1400 (one-way), (up to 14 years old)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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, debit cards, and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. At check-in, guests must provide either a negative COVID-19 test result or a record of full COVID-19 vaccination. The negative COVID-19 test result requirement applies to all guests aged 10 and up, and the test must have been administered no more than 48 hours prior to check-in.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for golf tee times and massage services. For reservations, contact the lodge before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

Buhala Game
Buhala Lodge Hectorspruit
Buhala Game Lodge Malelane
Buhala Game Malelane
Buhala Lodge Malelane
Buhala Lodge
Buhala Malelane
Buhala Hectorspruit
Buhala Lodge Lodge
Buhala Lodge Nkomazi
Buhala Lodge Lodge Nkomazi

Buhala Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 22 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Blissful Buhala
Truly amazing place & people!! We will definitely be back. Martje & all the staff were brilliant.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Nuno

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Brian

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location!
Fantastic staff and great owners. The food was awesome. The place needs updating and maintenance as well as a thorough cleaning. I later stayed at the Kruger Gate Hotel which had more amenities, free meals, cleaner and much cheaper.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

G

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible view
Quiet beautiful room with a splash pool on the river, we were greeted by a heard of elephants meters away
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Tiamiyu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing experience
Great hospitality and breathtaking views. Awesome
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful experience but!!!!!
We spent 2 nights at Bhula primary to enable us to play golf at Leopards Creek, however we took advantage of a couple of game drives our guide Pat was truly amazing and Sean so helpful thanks guys for fab memories. The lodge whilst physically in the Kruger is on the edge and you have to drive to Malelane Gate approx 15mins. The staff are wonderful and so helpful if there was one fault it would be the quality and choice of the evening meal I sent my salmon back because it was raw the same piece came back recooked this should never happen under any circumstances
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

JAMES

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfectly Awesome!!! Shawn and Marji along Tuckeee are the best. Spent 5 days and loved everything. Just what we wanted - a high end lodge in a perfect setting!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
From the moment we arrived we were welcomed as if we were family. Marjie and Erica were fabulous and the entire staff went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable and well fed. From our room we watched crocodiles and hippos enjoying the river, an elephant visited the riverbank, kudus and bushbuck were everywhere. We enjoyed wonderful massages in a tent overlooking the Crocodile River and Sean, the guide took us on a wonderful tour of the panorama route. This is a lovely spot with wonderful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paulo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice safari lodge facing the river and KNP
We had a wonderful weekend stay at Buhala Lodge. Breakfast and dinner were tasty and served in the dinning room which opens into the garden and to the crocodile river. Beautiful location near the Malelane gate. The lodge offers golf in the surrounding courses and safari drives in the KNP. We were extremely happy with our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rob, Nevis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Miss it... :) Beautiful place. Peacefull. I'm still in South Africa and thinking to going back tomorrow for 2 days. :)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

JG, Oregon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxury of afternoon tea while watching elephants
Loved the afternoon tea and scones while watching elephants and giraffes come down to river to drink. You can sit in room balcony using wifi to broadcast photos to your friends at home or if feeling social you can join others on back deck as sun goes down. Dinner has great options for both meat eaters and vegetarians. Room peaceful and bubble bath a relaxing way to get dust of Kruger safari off. (Staff helpful in setting up safari rides in park if you don't want to self-drive.) You drive through a commercial papaya grove to get to the property adding an air of adventure. Mistakenly parked under mulberry-like tree. Staff kindly washed car before we left demonstrating the high level of service. Highly recommend for relaxing getaway.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, New Brunswick, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A real find - gem guest house
Had a fantastic two night stay with some co workers during a trip to South Africa for a conference. This place was a real gem, great place situated directly on the crocodile river which borders Kruger National Park. It is located just minutes from the gate. The rooms were wonderful and the food was five star. We had breakfast and dinners each day which were served el fresco on a beautiful patio overlooking the river. This place is perfect for couples, small groups and I would definitely return with my family.

10/10 Excellent

Lobel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Überragender Aufenthalt in einer super Lodge!
Tolle Lodge gegenüber des Krüger Nationalparks. Blick auf eben jenen mit Blick auf Elefanten, Büffel (vor dem Fenster), Impalas und jede Menge Nilpferden (Ohropax mitnehmen für die Nacht!) Die Zimmer sind traditionell aber modern eingerichtet. Das Personal super klasse, immer freundlich. Das Essen war ebenso super. Die Safaris auch. Wir kommen gerne wieder!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Espectacular!
Espectacular!! Muy buena ubicación, para no ser hotel dentro del parque, prácticamente nos sentíamos dentro, con los elefantes en los jardines, una belleza! Servicio, comida cuartos, espectacular!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best hotel in South Kruger
Best experience ever!!! Love the place, accommodations, service and Erika! I will always recommend this hotel! Love the food and where is located. 10/10. We also saw elephants, impalas and monkeys from the hotel. Amazing sunset and sunrise.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traumhaft
Sehr schöne Lodge mit Blick auf den Crocodile River. Man sieht dort fast immer irgendwelche Tiere. Gute Küche! Guter Preis!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

SB

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Duur maar wel dik in orde
Het is wel een heel duur verblijf, wellicht een tikkel overpriced, maar alles is wel super en dik op orde. Vriendelijke mensen, ruime comfortabele kamer, heerlijk bed, kwartiertje van de gate van het Kruger Park en het diner en ontbijt waren zeer goed verzorgd. Het uitzicht vanaf het terras over de Crocodile River en het park waren subliem.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ulrich, Full-Reuenthal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Winter in Südafrika
Winter in Südafrika / waren fast alleine

6/10 Okay

Margrith

Zu teuer
Preis leistung stimmt nicht

8/10 Good

Emil, Wittenbach (Schweiz)

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Erlebnisreiche Lodge
Tolle Lodge an sehr gutem Standort mit ebenso gutem und persönlichen Service.