Relaxing stay with a fantastic hot tub.
I had a very pleasant stay. The accommodation was comfortable, and the hot tub was definitely the highlight — perfect for relaxing.
Cleanliness
4.0
Service
5.0
Location
4.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Eva C
Short stay ⋅ With partner
4.0
Sep 2025
Peaceful, great and enjoyable.
Stay was great, very close to shops and Hartebees Dam. However, if they can provide a trash bin in the kitchen and matches, or at least inform visitors about the gas stove so as to provide our own lighter.
Cleanliness
4.0
Service
4.0
Location
4.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Koert V
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
3.4
Nov 2025
Just potential.
The place definitely has the potential for a 5 out of 5 stay, but unfortunately it only gets 1 out of 5 from me.
The hot tub needs to be heated beforehand with at least five bags of wood, but nowhere is this mentioned in advance. I had to buy wood there — which was wet on top of that. I used a total of seven bags and at best the water was only lukewarm. A huge waste of time to constantly watch the flames heat the copper pipes, which I suspect were also partially blocked.
The pond next door is shallow and green — a real mosquito paradise. To make matters worse, none of the windows or doors are sealed, so the mosquitoes zoomed in and out freely. It was the worst night's sleep for me and the kids. We couldn't even turn on the fan to keep them away, because the power was out.
Furthermore, there is no privacy — you and your neighbor look in each other's direction all night. Even the bathroom window doesn't open properly.
We arrived with all our food, but the fridge was piping hot because it had never been turned on beforehand. Finally, we had to check in ourselves via an app that would redirect us to the website, but that never happened either — although it wasn't the host's fault.
Net potensiaal.
Die plek het beslis die potensiaal vir ’n 5 uit 5-verblyf, maar ongelukkig kry dit van my net 1 uit 5.
Die warmbad moet vooraf met minstens vyf sakke hout verhit word, maar nêrens word dit vooraf genoem nie. Ek moes daar hout koop — wat boonop nat was. Ek het altesaam sewe sakke gebruik en op die beste was die water net lou. ’n Groot mors van tyd om voortdurend dop te hou dat die vlamme die koperpype stook, wat ek vermoed ook gedeeltelik geblok was.
Die dammetjie langsaan is vlak en groen — ’n ware muskietparadys. Om sake te vererger, is geen van die vensters of deure geseël nie, so die muskiete het vrylik in- en uitgezoem. Dit was die slegste nagrus vir my en die kinders. Ons kon nie eers die waaier aanskakel om hulle weg te hou nie, want die krag was af.
Verder is daar geen privaatheid nie — jy en jou buurman kyk heelaand in mekaar se rigting. Selfs die badkamer se ruit kan nie behoorlik oop nie.
Ons het met al ons kosse daar aangekom, maar die yskas was vuurwarm omdat dit nooit vooraf aangeskakel is nie. Laastens moes ons self inboek via ’n app wat die webtuiste sou aanstuur, maar dit het ook nooit gebeur nie — al was dit nie die gasheer se skuld nie.
Address: Macal Farms, Hartbeespoort, 0216, North West
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From R850 per night (sleeps 4)
4514Macal FarmsHartbeespoort0216North West021 201 890114:00-20:0010:00-25.71467927.829689