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Self Catering in North West

Butterfly River Cottage

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2.6/ 5

Based on 1 review


Cleanliness
5.0
Location
5.0
Value for money
1.0
Service
1.0
Safety
1.0
Wikus S
Short stay With friends
2.6
Feb 2026

Monkey with a gold ring, stay away. We cut our weekend here short and went home without a refund after the first night. The one en-suite bathroom smells like sewage — so bad that the whole room stinks. There is a TV, but no WiFi or DStv; you have to hotspot your phone to use the TV. There are no blinds or curtains in front of the large folding stacking doors; the sun reflects off the river and burns you to death. There is no air conditioning and it is inhumanly hot. I spent two hours tossing and turning in front of the fans. The solar system is your only power source here; it is not a backup. By 11pm our power went out and we had to listen to the inverter beeping all night while I had to put up with the bad smell. We couldn’t braai that night because the insect plague (looks like flying ants nesting somewhere uncontrolled) will carry you away alive if you dare to turn on a light (or make a fire). Oh, and the main doors don’t lock; the key doesn’t work, so we slept in the dark, without power, with doors that wouldn’t lock. I personally called the owner twice: the first time to find the place — the phone went straight to voicemail and I had to call the website — and also at 8:00 PM that night when the door wouldn’t lock; it just rang and no one helped. The owner asks that you please not park on his grass, just remember that. No, it’s a mess, guys — stay away. Monkey with a gold ring, that one.

Aap met n goue ring, bly weg. Ons het ons naweek hier kortgeknip en huis toe gegaan sonder ’n terugbetaling ná die eerste nag. Die een en suite-badkamer ruik soos riool — so erg dat die hele kamer stink. Daar is ’n TV, maar geen WiFi of DStv nie; jy sal jou foon moet hotspot om die TV te gebruik. Daar is geen blindings of gordyne voor die groot folding stacking-deure nie; die son weerkaats oor die rivier en brand jou morsdood. Daar is geen lugversorging nie en dit is onmenslik warm. Ek het myself twee ure lank rondgegooi en voor die waaiers gestaan. Die sonkragstelsel is jou enigste kragbron hier; dit is nie ’n rugsteun nie. Teen 23:00 het ons krag afgesny en ons moes die hele aand luister hoe die inverter aanhoudend piep terwyl ek die slegte reuk moet verdra. Ons kon die aand nie braai nie, want die insekplaag (lyk soos vlieënde miere wat iewers onbeheerd nes maak) dra jou lewendig weg as jy waag om ’n lig aan te sit (of ’n vuur te maak). O, en die hoofdeure sluit nie; die sleutel werk nie, so ons het in die donker, sonder krag, geslaap met deure wat nie sluit nie. Ek het persoonlik die eienaar twee maal geskakel: die eerste keer om die plek te soek — die foon het direk na stempos gegaan en ek moes die webtuiste bel — en ook 20:00 die aand toe die deur nie wou sluit nie; dit het net gelui en niemand het gehelp nie. Die eienaar vra asseblief dat jy nie op sy gras stop nie, onthou dit tog net. Nee, dis ’n gemors, ouens — bly weg. Aap met ’n goue ring, dié.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
1.0
Location
5.0
Safety
1.0
Value for money
1.0
Ronel
Butterfly River Cottage

Dear Wikus, Thank you for your feedback. We take all reviews seriously, but it is important for us to state the facts regarding your stay correctly. No surprises: We clearly advertise that there is no WiFi or air conditioning available, although there is a freestanding air conditioner. Heat and glass: The large doors you refer to are equipped with specialized solar-blocking glass designed to keep out heat and block UV rays, precisely to make the view of the river enjoyable without the discomfort you refer to. Hygiene and safety: We thoroughly inspected the unit immediately after your departure. There was no sewage smell present and the bathroom is in perfect condition. The locks have also been tested and are fully functional. Power and nature: Our solar system is the main source of power, not a backup, which is also communicated as such. We are investigating why the inverter would have beeped, as the system must be used within its capacity. Regarding the insects: this is a natural river environment and beyond our control. We regret that our "off-grid" concept did not meet your expectations, but we are confident in the quality of our facilities. Kind regards, The management

Beste Wikus, Dankie vir u terugvoer. Ons neem alle resensies ernstig op, maar dit is vir ons belangrik om die feite rakende u verblyf korrek te stel. Geen verrassings nie: Ons adverteer duidelik dat daar geen WiFi of lugversorging beskikbaar is nie, alhoewel daar 'n losstaande lugversorger is. Hitte en glas: Die groot deure waarna u verwys, is toegerus met gespesialiseerde sonwerende glas wat ontwerp is om hitte uit te hou en UV-strale te blokkeer, juis om die uitsig oor die rivier genietbaar te maak sonder die ongemak waarna u verwys. Higiëne en veiligheid: Ons het die eenheid onmiddellik na u vertrek deeglik geïnspekteer. Daar was geen rioolreuk teenwoordig nie en die badkamer is in ’n perfekte toestand. Die slotte is ook getoets en is ten volle funksioneel. Krag en natuur: Ons sonkragstelsel is die hoofbron van krag, nie ’n rugsteun nie, wat ook so gekommunikeer word. Ons ondersoek waarom die omskakelaar sou gepiep het, aangesien die stelsel binne sy kapasiteit gebruik moet word. Wat die insekte betref: dit is ’n natuurlike rivieromgewing en buite ons beheer. Dit spyt ons dat ons "off-grid" konsep nie by u verwagtinge gepas het nie, maar ons is vol vertroue in die kwaliteit van ons fasiliteite. Vriendelike groete, Die bestuur

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