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Aark Guest Lodge

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
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Dining
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Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
7 Groendoring Street, Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, 1911
  • Aquadome
    11 min walk
  • Emerald Resort & Casino
    14 min walk
  • Wimpy
    11 min walk
  • High Stakes
    13 min walk

Room options

Impala

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Springbok

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Kudu

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Gemsbok

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Kameelperd | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Kameelperd

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Zebra

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Leeu

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Olifant | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Olifant

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Renoster

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Buffel

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Visarend

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Luiperd

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Flamink

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Duif

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Hoep-Hoep

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

King Fisher

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Bloukrans

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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4.0 out of 5, Very Good, (9)
The price is $119
per night
$119 total
includes taxes & fees
Jan 1 - Jan 2
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About the neighborhood

Vanderbijlpark

Located in Vanderbijlpark, Aark Guest Lodge is in the entertainment district, within a 15-minute walk of Aquadome and Emerald Resort & Casino. .This guesthouse is 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Vaal University of Technology and 2.8 mi (4.6 km) from North-West University Vaal Triangle Campus.
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What's nearby

  • Aquadome - 11 min walk
  • Emerald Resort & Casino - 14 min walk
  • Vaal University of Technology - 4 min drive
  • Stonehaven on Vaal - 7 min drive
  • Vaal Mall - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • O.R. Tambo Intl. Airport (JNB) - 68 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Gas Monkey Pub and Grill - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Stonehaven on Vaal - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Giramundo - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Horse And River - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Checkers - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Aark Guest Lodge

Guesthouse in Vanderbijlpark with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Aark Guest Lodge offers 17 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Plasma televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 17 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Plasma televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this guesthouse include complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the guesthouse's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast each morning.
Aark Guest Lodge has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 2 floors
  • 3 buildings
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Plasma TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Living room
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property 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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

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

Aark Guest Lodge Vanderbijlpark
Aark Guest Lodge
Aark Guest Vanderbijlpark
Aark Guest
Aark Guest Lodge Guesthouse
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Aark Guest Lodge Guesthouse Vanderbijlpark

Aark Guest Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 25 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Sandile

Traveled with family and small children, Business traveler, Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Precious time enjoyed the stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elmarie

Business traveler
Doreen from SSEM business trip.
It was excellent, Great welcome, clean and welcoming room. Thanks a lot the service was good. I wouldn't mind to refer a friend or come back with my family.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

karl

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Grant

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Neat and clean.
Very neat,freindly staff and very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem in the making
The guesthouse was clean, landscape beautifully designed. Staff went extra mile for us by upgrading our room. Breakfast was devine thanks to the chef.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mongezi, Vereeniging

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was spacious, and stylish.. and comfortable. It was tranquil. If they had room service, it would have been literally a heavenly stay lol.. it was awesome, honestly.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

4/10 Poor

Nico

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Terrible housekeeping
Room had a foul smell, stains on sink, breakfast was terrible asked for an omelette with cheese and tomato filling, got an omelette with avocado. The garden was beautiful and a breath of fresh
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

GF

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesomeness
Enjoyable stay in a neat and tidy room. The staff are friendly and helpful. Attending to your every need. The home cooked meals smells divine and next time I will make sure that I book a meal. The garden is so beautiful and the bonsai trees are a very attractive feature.
The pool gets sun all day long and the water 💦 is beautiful to cool 😎 off on a hot day
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pablo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was great!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I didn't sign up for the Aark!
The theme is attractive and well developed. Management needs to remember that customers are paying to stay at the hotel. A less strict approach will serve them well.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

This was the best South Africa guest house we have stayed in. The staff was superb, the food was outstanding, and the room was phenomenal...excellent experience! Thank you!
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

louis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

louis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nthabiseng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and guest- friendly
We had a pleasant stay at the lodge and the staff was very friendly and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Mothusi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Stay
the staff was friendly and welcoming. the room was spakling clean with a complimentary cherry. I wil definatley visit these vacilities again.

8/10 Good

petri

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place, beutiful and quiet. Been there many weeks during the years. Only thing what needs to be improved is coffee. That light brown substance is not coffee...

6/10 Okay

Umitika, 鎌倉

Business traveler
音に敏感な人は朝の鳥の鳴き声で寝られないと思います。早起きで、自然が好き、鳥の鳴き声で目を覚ましたい人にはいいかもしれません。
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice place and good location but do not take breakfast if you want to be in time after breakfast. First come, first served principle should be followed but when we arrived first we were served last after 1 hour and 20 minutes waiting.No apologies, no explanations, no coffee...
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Goed voor een tussenstop als je op doorreis bent
Op de doorreis van Krugerpark naar Bloemfontein een eenvoudige tussenstop gemaakt bij Aark Guest Lodge. Diner op t laatste moment mogelijk; dagmenu. Ontbijt ook prima. Kamer maakt een erg gedateerde indruk, maar nog steeds goed genoeg voor een doorreis overnachting
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Erina, Florence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Graziosa guesthouse con giardino tropicale, bella atmosfera, nelle vicinanze casinò e parco giochi
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

JEAN MARC, METZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
trés joli guest house
Chambres trés calmes, bon service, une trés bonne adresse pour se relaxer le soir aprés le travail

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A recommander
Une trés bonne destination pour visiter les parcs nationaux de l'Afrique du Sud. De plus cette guest house est vraiment trés confortable