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Kosi Forest Lodge

4.0 star property

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Photo gallery for Kosi Forest Lodge

Boating
Lobby sitting area
Aerial view
Outdoor pool, sun loungers
Interior

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Kosi Nature Reserve, Elephant Coast, Manguzi, uMhlabuyalingana, KwaZulu-Natal
  • Ponta do Oruo Market
    46 min drive
  • Rocktail Bay
    49 min drive
  • Malongane Park
    62 min drive

Room options

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In-room safe, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room | View from room

Family Room

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, bed sheets

Double Room

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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The price is $154
per night
$177 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 8 - Dec 9
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About the neighborhood

Manguzi

When you stay at Kosi Forest Lodge in uMhlabuyalingana, you'll be on a lake and 3 minutes by foot from iSimangaliso Wetland Park. .This eco-certified guesthouse is 13.8 mi (22.1 km) from Rocktail Bay and 23.4 mi (37.7 km) from Ponta do Oruo Market.
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What's nearby

  • Ponta do Oruo Market - 46 min drive - 23.5 miles
  • Rocktail Bay - 49 min drive - 13.8 miles
  • Malongane Park - 62 min drive - 27.3 miles
  • Lake Sibaya - 75 min drive - 41.6 miles
  • Tembe Elephant Park - 79 min drive - 34.0 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪KFC - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Steers - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Umdoni Coffee Shop Kosi Bay - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Zangomeni - ‬19 min drive
  • ‪Thengane Butchery - ‬18 min drive

About this property

Kosi Forest Lodge

Lakefront guesthouse with free breakfast and an outdoor pool
Kosi Forest Lodge offers 8 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to patios. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor pool.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms. Rooms have private patios. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This guesthouse also features wireless internet access (surcharge), babysitting (surcharge), and gift shops/newsstands.
At Kosi Forest Lodge, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast.
Kosi Forest Lodge has a restaurant on site.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Fair Trade Tourism, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (ZAR 80 per day)

Parking and transportation

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

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining

Things to do

  • Boat tours
  • Ecotours
  • Fishing
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rowing/canoeing

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • On a lake
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 private bathrooms
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Fan
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 5 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Destination fee: ZAR 110 per person, per night. This fee does not apply to children under 13 years of age.
  • Resort fee: ZAR 79 per person, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for wireless internet in public areas: ZAR 80 per day (rates may vary)

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 major credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Kosi Forest Lodge Manguzi
Kosi Forest Manguzi
Kosi Forest
Kosi Forest Lodge Guesthouse
Kosi Forest Lodge uMhlabuyalingana
Kosi Forest Lodge Guesthouse uMhlabuyalingana

Kosi Forest Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

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

8.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Simone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Phantastic place, lovely and caring staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked The Whole Place
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the most beautiful places in the world! I loved every second of my stay there. Peaceful. Gorgeous. Incredible birding!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Allan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nature at its best
Lodge set in forest on lake edge in one of most pristine areas in South Africa. Friendly, helpful staff. Plenty of activities - day trips on lake, canoe trip on lake over, forest walk, watching turtles land and lay eggs. Impressed by lodges efforts to be eco-friendly, but don’t expect fluffy white towels or air conditioning. If you love nature and being away from the crowds we highly recommend this lodge.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is well located in Kosi Bay. The communal areas such as the dining, lounging and pool areas are very nice - well appointed, clean and outdoors. The rooms are the exact opposite - they are quite old, very dark and rather dingy. The outdoor shower area is full of leaves and bugs making it unattractive to use. The indoor shower was leaking heavily. The rooms are not well sealed which allows many bugs etc to enter. The mosquito netting was also torn in several places so does not serve any useful purpose unfortunately. I think this hotel is highly overpriced and not very good value for money. We expected much better accommodations for the price we paid. We were very disappointed. There are better options in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Joël

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Vent et pluie personnel disponible et charmant
Peu d'animation disponibles malgré les efforts du personnel à la suite d'un séjour avec vent et pluie. A éviter au debut du printemps. N'avons pu profiter d'une région reputée splendide
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pierre

Havre de paix au milieu de la forêt Il fait y aller pour l’évite eau et forêt pas pour les animaux
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mooi hotel op een mooie plek. Personeel is behulpzaam. Je komt helemaal tot rust.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Preis-Leistungsverhältnis stimmt nicht
Wunderbare Umgebung, gute Ranger, Moskitonetze leider mit einigen Löchern (Malariagebiet) und Frühstücksbuffett recht dürftig. Mittagessen und Abendessen sehr gut. Unserer Meinung nach sollten bei diesem sehr hohen Übernachtungspreis alle Exkursionen und Softgetränke inbegriffen sein. Waren 3 Nächte dort, 2 Nächte hätten uns im Nachhinein gereicht.