This is a confident lodge that does what it does extremely well. We were greeted on arrival with a delicious drink but the grape kebab was perhaps not the best idea as it nearly took my eye out!! Also felt a bit of a ninny walking around with it. The common areas are splendid and overlook the watering hole. It... more

We got married at the Royal Malewane and spent 4 days there. This has to be the nicest place we have stayed to date and we could have happily stayed for much longer. Our room was lovely with a big squishy four poster bed and spacious bathroom including roll top bath overlooking the outside deck/plunge pool. All of the staff... more

Wow! My husband and I had a fabulous trip to South Africa for our honeymoon. We loved everywhere we stayed but this place exceeded any place we had ever stayed in before. As a matter of fact, I don't think there is a place on earth that could match it. The staff was exceptional. They greet you when you first... more

We stayed here for four nights and had a fantastic time. Everything is included and the service was friendly and personal (as if you were the only guests). Two game drives a day (with a maximum of four guests in the open topped jeeps with seating for nine). They aim to have the same tracker and ranger with you for... more

Amazing Service, Staff, and Living Quarters. I stayed in the Royal Suite which is absolutely amazing! (I reccommend looking into that if you are staying at Royal Malawane.) I saw a huge variety of Animals, and saw all of the big five my first day there, when my charted touched down, he scared about 200 buffalo off the runway! Good... more

Royal Malewane had the best service of any place I have ever stayed including their closest competitor, Singita. While I would give Singita a better rating for number of animals we saw and our rooms there were even more opulent at Singita I must say that the service was out of this world at Royal Malewane. I would recommend Royal... more

We arrived at Royal Malewane on 17th February 2007 and stayed 4 nights. The charter flight from Joberg is not the best but it's all worth it once you arrive. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful without being overbearing. Rooms are fantastic (suite 3 overlooks the watering hole so is a great place to view widelife from the comfort... more

We stayed at the RM for part of our honeymoon. As other reviews have stated, it was gorgeous. The food, staff, spa and accomodations were all top notch. I will say, however, that the only way in which the RM lacked was in terms of its animal viewing. We saw the Big 5 at the RM and enjoyed the animals... more

After reading the previous reviews, I had high expectations for the Royal Malewane. Let me tell you of our experience. We flew in to the Thornybush airstrip about 2 hours late due to a rain delay in J'berg. Naturally not knowing what to expect we were a little worried about still being met at the airport. We did not have... more