Hacklewood Hill Country House

The decor is old fashioned - it reminded me of hotels I stayed in as a child with dated dark furniture. I suspect this is the look they are trying to achieve but it didn't strike me as a 5* country house hotel and some rooms smelt rather fusty. Our room was large with a huge bathroom complete with free standing bath. The air conditioning was efficient and quiet. However, the decor felt dated and done on the cheap with poor a finish. I emailed in advance to ask for anti-allergy bedding with no feathers (as had my travel agent), but both the pillow and duvet contained these. Fortunately I found one pillow which was foam and it was warm enough not to need the duvet. The hotel said the requests had not been passed to them from reservations but they did receive our request for a quiet room, which is strange. I emailed to say we would be late due to flight problems and asked if they could leave a salad for us. However, I got no response until the next day, which was too late. By the time we arrived the chef had gone home and no food was available. The lady on reception kindly got us drinks and tart, for which we were grateful. We had breakfast outside on the terrace. The choice as breakfast was good as was the food quality. However, the terrace and the table would have benefited from a power wash as they were very dusty and cobwebbed. Also apply mozzie repellent if eating outside as I came away with multiple bites on my ankles! Overall a disappointment.

We had a lovely 2 days stay at Hacklewood Hill. Lovely big bestond, great bed and fine breakfast. No buffet. Near Port Elisabeth and beautiful garden. All the staff were wonderful. We Will come back.

Such a lovely place to spend the night in Gqeberha . Comfortable , peaceful , friendly, excellent dinner and breakfast. A real treat .Highly recommended. Lovely pool and garden and an easy short drive from airport . Every thing seems effortless due to the hard work of all the staff. Thank you.

Wonderful We booked this hotel in very short order and were not disappointed. Once inside the gate it is an oasis of greenery and calm. It's quite a transition from wide open non-descript street to find yourself parking by huge rubber plants and beautiful established gardens. The house is incredible and super comfortable - our room was perfect and very big! From the host through to the staff we met this is a friendly, professional and kind establishment.. we loved it and would have no issue whatsoever in recommending this property...

Great short stay in central Walmer Nice comfortable one night stay in the heart of Port Elizabeth. Well located in central Walmer close to the best coffee shops and dining options. Service and welcome was fantastic and service throughout exceptionally good from all staff members. Feel the furnishings are dated and need some upgrading, appreciate that the style is Victorian however I feel that some of the general areas need upgrading. The rooms were extremely large and well equipped.