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Reviews of Acre of Africa Guest Venue

3 out of 5
Acre of Africa Guest Venue
75 Thirteenth Ave, Ravenswood, Boksburg, Gauteng

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 13 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 13 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Hendrik Lodewyk

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unsafe
On 8 August 2023 at 13:21, I called Acre of Africa Guest House to open the gate. They answered and said they will open the gate. In South Africa, too many people have hijacked at gates so I left rather than wait for them to respond. They finally called me back 17 minutes later. - but by then it was too late. Waiting for them to open the gate at night could have resulted in my kidnapping and murder - it's a scary thought. Now they're telling me they won't refund my money because I didn't wait at the gate. It's a terrifying thought - but one we must all remember to stay safe. Always be aware of your surroundings and trust your instincts. - if something doesn't feel right, it probably isn't. And always remember to keep your guard up. Safety first! They care more about money than the guest lives.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Acre on 13 Aug 2023
We do humbly apologise that the staff member on duty wasn't fast enough to open the gate for you! Our CCTV show that you waited a very short time and you didn't even climb out of car to press the intercom or the big red call button?

2/10 Terrible

Dinis, Matola

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff is untrained and unhelpful. As I walked into reception the manager was shouting at kitchen staff.
Response from Madelyn on 5 Nov 2022
Thank you for your feedback the manager have been dismissed and we are busy training with the new kitchen staff. Feel free to book with us again with our new staff

2/10 Terrible

Carl

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic facilities that does not work in the rooms booked: kettle, cold shower. They did not see to check if they were fucntion before the room is ready. All the access are a bit strange, and walls are very thin. Overall, not a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Madelyn on 3 Oct 2022
Totally not true .Our walls are solid clay bricks , mortar and plastered walls .There was/is hot water all the time . all appliances was/is in perfect working order as the rooms and appliances are inspected by an outside company twice a week to verify that appliances are working .

8/10 Good

Wikus

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

MATTHEW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a great time, accommodation was fantastic and management and staff couldn't be be move helpful.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2019
Response from kobus on 23 Jan 2019
Thanks Matthew, we hope to see you soon again...

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Susan J., Denver, Colorado, USA

Enjoyable stay in Johannesburg Area
The venue is very pretty and different from other establishments I've been in . Enjoyed it quite a bit. For a site like HomeAway we didn't really expect a hotel-like room, but it was nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Shayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely, but had to pay for complimentary breakfast
Lovely place, friendly staff, comfortable room. Only problem: they advertised a free buffet breakfast (and the complimentary breakfast was confirmed on our invoice) but they made us pay R50pp for it. Breakfast was not all that great and coffee was bad (instant, not filter). Wifi did not work.
I am sorry for your inconvenience, we did change by bringing in a room only tariff because so many guests asked for a lower price if they didn't take breakfasts therefore you paid only ZAR 595 (43 Usd) for 3 people our special (Normal price R899).(we still pay commission to travel agency) Buffet breakfast at R55 for a really big variety Hot breakfast(9 items) cold breakfast(7 items) yogurt , fruits, 6 serials, Ricofe , Jacobs, rooibos tea, five roses and 3 different juices. Considering a very basic wimpy breakfast is R40 without juice or coffee and other hotels close ask R180 and R120 breakfast I think we give a really big bargain for breakfast as well as this beautiful very clean rooms to stay! Sorry we stopped filter coffee as nobody ever used it with quality coffee like Jacobs .... we will however gladly refund your breakfast as soon as you sent us your banking details!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
I think the owner is in the wrong business
The place is verry nice calm and relaxing... But I found the service really poor No point to have a restaurant if u don't cook No point to have a bar if u don't open it , imagine the owner told me he doesn't like drunk people that why he never open , for wat reason does have a bar ... and why advertising a swimming pool ... that in real life is never clean ..comon it was summer I was on Holliday... once again the owner said it only for him and his kids..
Response from Kobus wrong bussiness lol on 27 July 2017
I am very sorry for the misunderstanding but according to the grading council meals should be open for a 3 star - one hour, 4 star 2 hours and a 4 star 4 hours. We as a 3 star do breakfast from 6h30 until 10 each morning and dinner from 18h00 to 20h00. Our bar lounge is only open for our own guest and we renew yearly our full Liquor licence so our guests can have drinks in and outside anywhere on our premises. Yes drunks do cause to much problems by waking up and knocking on wrong doors and our priority is "sleep". Our pool is and was always see through clean and anybody can go look on the xmeye cctv visitors porthole realtime if our swimming pool (Cam3) and premise is clean (Cam 1 to 32) Kitchen Cam(12) Dining room (cam17+26+31)

6/10 Okay

christine

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Dear Guest Please come again......We strife to do better every day...

8/10 Good

M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a generous relief
A definite YES for : Close to airport Secure and safe Excellent service Very Comfortable Nice on the eye Fab quality deal moneywise First place I will look for accommodation close to OT in the future THANK YOU
Thanks M , I appreciate and we will always try our best..... Please come soon again

10/10 Excellent

Nicolette , Secunda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect situated near Dr EG Jansen school
I here by would like to express my gratitude to the Staff and owner of the Acre of Africa. Thank you very much for the warm welcome and excellent service. The breakfast serve was wonderfull and enough to start a day full of action on the netball courts
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Response from kobus on 13 Aug 2017
Thanks Nicolette You were such nice guests, hope we see you again soon......

8/10 Good

Féthri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
hôtel propre et accueillant
hôtel sympathique, qui ne paye pas de mine mais qui est très agréable aux alentours de l'aéroport de Johannesburg
Thanks Fethri I am glad you enjoyed your stay.......your language lol