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Bakubung Bush Lodge

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Bakubung Gate, Pilanesberg National Park 0316, South Africa
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4.5 of 5 stars 57 Reviews
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hermanmyles
perth australia
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 3, 2012

this is on the edge of the park, only a fence separating you from the wild game,top spot built in the style of traditional african dwellings, with grass roofs.great variety buffet style foods , helpful staff, expecially patrick at the front desk who was always willing to help ,he drew us a map to get back to joburg after our... More

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Stephen J
London, United Kingdom
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35 reviews
25 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2012

Quiet, charming, friendly staff, great location, close to Sun city - fabulous for the Game Drive. Food OK. A Great Winter weekend Break. More

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lsjJohannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
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13 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 28, 2012

We took the plunge taking our five month old baby on holiday with us. We were offered free game drives as part of our package but could not take these due to the baby. The accommodation is average and not what you might expect for the price, but perhaps that is because the location has a premium price. The hotel... More

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World T
Greenwich, Connecticut
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8 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 25, 2012

We stayed at Bakubung Bush Lodge in January 2012 and had a fantastic time. Patrick at the Front Desk was most helpful getting us sorted and checked in. The Game Drives from Bakubung Bush Lodge into Pilanesburg Park were great. The guides they had were very knowledgeable and safe. We had two awesome Guides from Bakubung on the safaris! We... More

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Joel Papenfus, General Manager at Bakubung Bush Lodge, responded to this review
January 26, 2012

Bakubung Lodge thanks you for your positive feedback. We rely on guest feedback to enble us to improve our service and standards. Best Regards Joel Papenfus More

Robert W
Johannesburg, South Africa
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9 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 14, 2012
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Visited Bakubung in October 11, having stayed at Sun City on previous visits. We certainly preferred Bakubung's peaceful location. The restaurant with its patio overlooking the waterhole was OK. Both dinner and breakfast are buffet style - with enough variety for adults and children. We booked game drives with the hotel on a couple of days - and hd no... More

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Joel Papenfus, General Manager at Bakubung Bush Lodge, responded to this review
January 24, 2012

May I take this opportunity to thank you for your valued feedback – it is only with this type of feedback that we can evaluate our services and standards and it is also a means of assessing if we have met our guests expectations – judging from you response it seems that we failed. Your comment has been noted and... More

jge97
Johannesburg
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4 reviews
3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 6, 2012
2
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We spent the week between Xmas 2011 and New Years at Bakubung together with some British guests who were coming back for their 2nd time. Since we had last visited Bakubung in Dec 2010, there have been some drastic changes. The management had been replaced, the service levels were poor, the food quality had taken a turn for the worse,... More

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Joel Papenfus, General Manager at Bakubung Bush Lodge, responded to this review
January 24, 2012

May I take this opportunity to thank you for your valued feedback – it is only with this type of feedback that we can evaluate our services and standards and it is also a means of assessing if we have met our guests expectations – judging from you response it seems that we failed. Your comment has been noted and... More

jangSouthAfrica
South Africa
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5 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 28, 2011

Recently spent a week-end in one of the timeshare Lodge at Bakubung. Well equiped and very comfortable - best view - sitting out on the verandah overlooking the central water hole where zebra, buck, warthog, wildebeest, various birds and other game come to drink - if you are very lucky, the elephants even stroll into the area. Had a great... More

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Joel Papenfus, General Manager at Bakubung Bush Lodge, responded to this review
January 26, 2012

Bakubung Lodge thanks you for your positive feedback. We rely on guest feedback to enble us to improve our service and standards. Best Regards Joel Papenfus More

Megsmate
Stafford, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 18, 2011
1
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We spent a week at the Bush Lodge in December. Bakubung offers hotel rooms and individual lodges. We had a lodge, which had two double bedrooms, separate bathrooms (one bath, one shower), a sitting room, small kitchen and barbecue terrace overlooking the watering hole. From there we were able to see wildebeest, zebra, warthogs, a mongoose, jackal and even three... More

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Joel Papenfus, General Manager at Bakubung Bush Lodge, responded to this review
January 26, 2012

Bakubung Lodge thanks you for your positive feedback. We rely on guest feedback to enble us to improve our service and standards. Best Regards Joel Papenfus More

traveller5605
tumby bay south australia
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12 reviews
9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 12, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Initial check in was a bit of a disaster as I arrived at night during a power failure The reception staff tried to just give me a key and directions to my room. Not knowing where to go and not even the offer of a torch was a poor start. I asked to be escorted to my room and from... More

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Joel Papenfus, General Manager at Bakubung Bush Lodge, responded to this review
January 26, 2012

Bakubung Lodge thanks you for your positive feedback. We rely on guest feedback to enble us to improve our service and standards. Best Regards Joel Papenfus More

rymcgovern
Lisle, Illinois
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19 reviews
17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 30, 2011

I loved the lodge, the room was beautiful, the food, while standard buffet type fare, was very decent and the staff was very welcoming. There is a nice pool and a watering hole that you can view from the terrace bar. My main complaint is with the game drives. I did three of them and on two we basically took... More

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Joel Papenfus, General Manager at Bakubung Bush Lodge, responded to this review
January 24, 2012

May I take this opportunity to thank you for your valued feedback – it is only with this type of feedback that we can evaluate our services and standards and it is also a means of assessing if we have met our guests expectations – judging from you response it seems that we failed. And with your help i took... More

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