Golden Lantern Lodge

My family and I stayed here as the first stop of our road trip. All of the staff are so friendly and helpful, we instantly felt relaxed and at home. The rooms were extremely spacious and the whole accommodation was spotless. We had everything we needed to be completely self sufficient. The communal area with the pool table, seating, extra kitchen facilities, swimming pool and toilets worked perfectly. It has a very traditional feel to it, with loads of quirky furniture and artifacts to look at while enjoying the sunshine. I love they way things have been recycled into useful furniture and beautiful decorations. Although Bela-Bela is considered a tourist destination as it is ideally located as a weekend get away for people from Johannesburg and Pretoria. This is a fabulous destination to see real life in South Africa, in a small town. It is also a great stop off destination before heading to Kruger National Park or travelling further North. We had a fabulous 4 days here as there is so much to see and do. We could have stayed longer and still not seen everything. I would highly recommend The Golden Lantern as a place to stay for it's convenience to Johannesburg Airport and all it has to offer in the area. Weather you are backing, need an over night stay or somewhere to explore for a few days. This place offers everything you will need. Rooms: The rooms where extremely spacious and clean. The beds were comfortable too. Nearby activities: Absolutely loads to see and do here Elephant experience Cheetah experience Natural hot springs Crocodile farm Zip lines The list goes on. Safety: Safety was not an issue at all. They have security and everything is gated. Walkability: We felt completely safe walking round the local area. Food & drinks: Within walking distance to the shops to buy everything you need.

Amazing place to stay. Great accommodation, relaxed pool area and games room decorated in safari style, and super friendly and helpful staff. Located on the edge of town so convenient to walk to shops and bars but also has secure parking. Highly recommended.Rooms: 5/5

The place was very neat and quite aswell. Their rooms are beautifully decorated with nice portraits. I loved being hereRooms: 5/5

Jooo jooo I've never seen such poor service.. You share 1 iron with almost 10 rooms, 19 people share the same kitchen with 1 stove... My kidz got sick cz of the swimming pool... This place its enter at your own risk

What a terrible service I have received in this lodge. I complained last night that the blanket they gave us is dirty I sent them pictures on WhatsApp, nobody attend to that. I called to ask for an iron, the reception lady told me that I should come and get it myself, she just gave me an iron with out an ironing board. I complained to her, that why she asked me to collect an iron, why they can't bring, and she told me it's just an iron, where is hospitality and professional service no value for money. I told her that our blanket we found it dirty and I complained last night and nobody attended to that, she said I'll check, I told her I'm not happy with the service we are getting, she just said ok. We always choose this lodge when we come to Bela Bela, but I don't see myself coming here again. I can't be made to feel like I'm being done a favor, and yet I paid to be here, and there is lot of options around to choose from. This has to change or else it will negatively affect this business. The owner needs to take the staff for customer service training, to better this kind of service we receiving as guests.

The service was very great, rooms were clean and the list could go on. I would recommend anyone looking for accommodation to visit the lodgeRooms: 5/5

It's a 24 hour lodge that don't answer there fone. Very bad place I'll never try them again

No water for 2 days because "someone" closed off the water. Not nice. Safety: Very safe. Gates are locked at 10h00.

Truly enjoyed my weekend stay here. Francois & Alice were quite hospitable, and willing to go the extra mile. The rooms were quite clean and comfortable, with house keeping each morning to freshen up. The swimming pool is well maintained by a well mannered and pleasant gentleman. The place is overall peaceful, and close to essential amenities.

The service is terrible, we slept on a bunker bed. The lady at the reception doesn’t know anything. We called the manger but she dropped the phone on us!!!!!!! Rooms not so clean aswell. I wouldn’t recommend this place!!!!!Rooms: 1/5