Rio Vista Lodge

4.0 star property

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2 outdoor pools
Balcony view
Honeymoon Suite | In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, bed sheets
Exterior
Reception

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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Stand 1062, Lebombo Drive, Monte Vista Estate, Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, 1320
  • Inkwazi Shopping Centre
    19 min walk
  • Malelane Golf Club
    8 min drive
  • The Deck
    14 min walk
  • Malelane (LLE)
    17 min drive

Room options

Luxury Double Room

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Luxury Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Honeymoon Suite

  • 236 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Family Room

  • 301 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Double or Twin Room

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Malalane

Located in Nkomazi, Rio Vista Lodge is in a rural location, a 3-minute drive from Inkwazi Shopping Centre and 9 minutes from Kruger National Park. .This lodge is 6.2 mi (9.9 km) from Malelane Gate and 7.7 mi (12.3 km) from Leopard Creek Country Club.

What's nearby

  • Inkwazi Shopping Centre - 19 min walk
  • Malelane Golf Club - 8 min drive
  • Malelane Gate - 10 min drive
  • Leopard Creek Country Club - 15 min drive
  • Matsamo Cultural Village - 48 min drive

Getting around

  • Nelspruit (MQP-Kruger Mpumalanga Intl.) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Nando's - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Tindlovu - ‬28 min drive
  • ‪Debonairs Pizza - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Hamiltons Lodge & Restaurant - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Red Falcon Spur Steak Ranch - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Rio Vista Lodge

Lodge in Nkomazi with 2 outdoor pools and free breakfast
Rio Vista Lodge offers 27 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and hair dryers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.
2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a seasonal outdoor pool.

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

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, and Swedish massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 27 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as a seasonal outdoor pool. This lodge also features complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall.
At Rio Vista Lodge, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Portuguese, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Game drive
  • Game viewing
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Hot stone massages
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Deep soaking bathtub or rainfall showerhead
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 8 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 ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra 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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from January to December
Pool access available from 6 AM to 8 PM

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

Rio Vista Lodge Malelane
Rio Vista Lodge
Rio Vista Malelane
Rio Vista Lodge Lodge
Rio Vista Lodge Nkomazi
Rio Vista Lodge Lodge Nkomazi

Rio Vista Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 16 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

JERRY

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice place to stay but very difficult out to find using Google or Apple Maps. Address listed wanted to take us many km out of our way. Suggest property post an address that Apple Maps and Google maps can find.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sumit

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

4/10 Poor

Yvette

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small room, loud fridge, bathroom is in need of upgrade. Not a 4 star hotel by any means (I run a lodge myself and know all qualifications and they don't meet them honestly), a 3 at most. Room not really very clean, bed is good but all furniture is old. Curtain does not close nicely. Restaurant has hardly any options for vegetarians and none for vegan. Nice setting on the river bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Rio Vista
W absolutely loved this place, on the river overlooking the Kruger National Park. Service was excellent, the guys did everything to accommodate us. Very very happy and looking forward to our next visit
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Paul N

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Rio Lodge
Fantastic views, really nice people, friendly helpful staff, real personal touch from the owners, could not be more helpful given the current world situation, bent over backwards to ensure the safety of there guests and staff.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Norma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Rio Vista Lodge 10 out of 10
Great place to stay. Friendly and welcoming and fab breakfast. It is a stone throw from Kruger National Park.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Norma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location for Kruger. Great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

MaryfromAtlanta

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was tasty & what a view of the hippos sleeping from the Deck Restaurant. The owner was kind & we had a nice chat. All staff were so polite & professional. The room is tremendous and so was the view of the grounds, river and seeing Kruger Park on the other side.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

chris, London, uk

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great place!! Location is fantastic for Kruger (10mins drive) and beautiful views over the river into the park! The whole place is clean and tidy with good amenities and facilities. The restaurant is convenient and the food was very good. Friendly and attentive staff. All in all a lovely property that I would definitely stay at again quite happily! And especially good value for the price!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful spot just outside Kruger Park. The staff were extremely warm and the view was stunning. Looking out onto Crocodile river we frequently had lunch looking over hippos, elephants and crocodiles. The room was clean and comfortable and the staff were excellent in helping us organise tours. The onsite restaurant is also excellent and extremely affordable.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good Hotel, we love it! Everything very nice, room, breakfast, river view and of course the staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr schöne Unterkunft. Das Restaurant mit Blick auf den Krokodile River war außergewöhnlich.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr schöne und ruhige Lage mit Blick auf den Fluss. Gepflegte Gartenanlage. Restaurant mit Terasse direkt am Fluss. Sehr gutes Essen. Aufmerksames Personal.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schönes Zimmer und toller Ausblick auf den Fluss. Das Restaurant hat uns nicht überzeugt.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019