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Selborne Hotel, Spa & Golf Estate

5.0 of 5
Pennington 4184, South Africa
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Selborne Hotel, Spa & Golf Estate
Ranked #1 of 3 hotels in Pennington
3.5 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
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Cookham Dean, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
42 reviews 42 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 1, 2012

Outstanding service, utter tranquility and first class food. All at a fair price. Golf course is a delight too. Tremendous condition and regular sightings of animals including monkeys, antelopes, monitor lizards, mongoose and lots of beautiful birds. You might see the occasional snake too! The breakfast area is mainly outdoors and is very peaceful. Restaurant dinners are just superb with... More

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Leicester, United Kingdom
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Just returned from three weeks at this delightful hotel, sevice was superb, don't think we ever left our room without it being tidied and fresh towels put in. Food was excellent, but remember this is Africa and the pace of life is slower so expect to wait for courses - but all is fresh and of wonderful quality. Rooms are... More

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012

To celebrate my youngest sisters 40th my older sister and I treated her to a day at the spa - booked 3 de-stress packages. On arrival instead of a friendly welcome we were informed that due to staff shortages only 2 of 3 treatments could be done. We explained that this did not suit us - and asked why we... More

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Lance Hurly, General Manager at Selborne Hotel, Spa & Golf Estate, responded to this review
March 2, 2012

To whom it may concern Firstly allow me to apologise profusely for the poor service you received at our Spa. You should definitely have been called and advised that one of our spa staff had failed to arrive for work that morning at 8 o'clock. Unfortunately, as your booking was for 8:30, the Spa manager advised me that she did... More

London, United Kingdom
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 30, 2011
2
people found this review helpful

Just returned from a weeks stay here, despite the weather we had a great stay. The location was great only an hour from the airport and 40 mins to Durban, there was lots to do locally, like Oribi gorge. The golf course on the estate is lovely and a very good test. Good on-site restaurant and not to far to... More

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Senior Contributor
24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 26, 2011
3
people found this review helpful

Selborne is not somewhere I would want to return. Things were going wrong from before arrival. Paying was an absolute disaster. Coming from overseas, we expected to be able to pay on credit card but this has only just been introduced so we were expected to bank transfer. Easier said than done. Despite the huge inconvenience of having to make... More

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Centurion
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 28, 2010 via mobile
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We stayed in one of the villas that allowed us more flexibility with our kiDs. Great activities when it is not ideal beach weather such as golf, cycling and tennis. There are several pools around the estate and the kids especially enjoyed the beach house pool - a few meters from the beach. Well worth it for busy families

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hampshire uk
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2010

A beautiful hotel set peacefully by the golf course. Lovely food & wine. Room large & well furnished but dark as the lush vegetation actually touched the balcony. On the + side, this kept the room cool. Service was very good, nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Large bathroom with toiletries but the floor was VERY slippery, (no... More

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Channel Islands
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 4, 2009
1
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We stayed here recently as it was an excellent location for my husband to go scuba diving at Aliwal Shoals. Although there are closer hotels to this dive location they do not seem to be of a very high standard. Also, as a mother with a young baby we wanted to be able to use a nice pool and go... More

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Berkshire
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 21, 2009
3
people found this review helpful

We have been to South Africa many times but this was the first visit to this hotel. Easy to find, well under an hour from Durban, south on the N4. First impressions were good but not outstanding. However, as the days progressed (4 days, 3 nights there) it really grew on us. Service and friendliness of the staff simply coud... More

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