Winburg Hotel

If you want to delve into the history of the Freestate, then this will be for you. Stay in a hotel that's nearly 200 years old. It's literally a trip back in time. Our room only had a bath, no water pressure so it took ages to fill even a minimum amount. Later on we discovered another room with a communal shower! Sadly we weren't told that we could perhaps use it, considering that we were THE ONLY GUESTS. Make sure to shower/bath before 5...Winburg has no water after that...huge problem when your companion develops diarrhoea...and there's only 1 toilet roll available...no food service and not even coffee making facility in the rooms. We had 2 tube TV's in our room but no idea how to operate them or if they even work, no wifi either and with loadshedding you really get taken back to before the Boer wars...bring your own candles or lamps! Winburg itself is sadly a rundown old town fast becoming a ghost town...

So difficult to review this. This town has been hit very hard by urbanization and deserves a chance. The hotel is just hanging in and needs every little bit of support. Let me stress this is only for real hardened travellers. The rooms were clean but very old. Situated in the centre of town with a huge stoep overlooking the church. Dinner was extremely disappointing. The stake was super tough, this is strange considering it is in the heart of cattle country. Basically very affordable, friendly and if you want to help support local and have some travel stories to add to your collection, sleep here. Oh I nearly forgot. The bar was lots of fun.

Friendly management. No breakfasts. Dinners only when you order. Quiet town with little old shops. Buildings dating from the 1857's. When power failures occur there's no cell coverage or water. Winburg reminds me of a town in the wild west without cowboys and horses. No huge shopping centers.Rooms: 2/5

Watching rugger with the locals in the grovy old bar was fantastic, but otherwise the place is simply too run down to offer accommodation. I appreciate their best efforts but I can't recommend it at all.

What a lovely bunch of people! We had such a great time! Best chicken burgers by farService: 4/5

Rooms need a serious upgrade. Coffee pods but no coffee machine. Aircon wasn’t working. Other room had a terrible smell coming from the bathroom drain.

Great place to visit for a mid morning beer. Low key Great service and cold beers for under a couple of usa $. Take a ride back to the old days of south Africa!

Deon we become Friends . Safety: Quiet town

Great atmosphere and the friendliest owner! A real hidden gem in the middle of the Free State. Definitely one of the best places to sleep over on the N1

Typically Afrikaner hospitality. Service was excellent. Maintenance up to standard and I want to congratulate Deon for Afrikaners heritage he maintain. Well done and keep it up .