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Hippo Pools Resort

3.5 star property
Riverfront lodge in Hoedspruit with outdoor pool and restaurant

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; African cuisine, pool views
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Free cots/infant beds, rollaway beds
Free cots/infant beds, rollaway beds

Reviews

8,4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Airport transfer
    Airport transfer
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Laundry facilities
    Laundry facilities
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free parking
    Free parking
Main amenities
  • Restaurant and bar/lounge
  • Outdoor pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Coffee shop/cafe
  • Airport shuttle
  • Coffee/tea in a common area
  • Air conditioning
  • Garden
  • Arcade/game room
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Laundry service
Feel at home
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Playground on site
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Television
  • Garden

Room options

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Free cots/infant beds, rollaway beds

Luxury Double Room

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
TV
Rollaway/extra beds
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Free cots/infant beds, rollaway beds

Family Room (Budget)

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
TV
Rollaway/extra beds
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Free cots/infant beds, rollaway beds

Luxury Triple Room

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
TV
Rollaway/extra beds
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Free cots/infant beds, rollaway beds

Standard Room (Budget)

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
TV
Rollaway/extra beds
Private bathroom
Microwave
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Free cots/infant beds, rollaway beds

House, 3 Bedrooms (Boabab)

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Separate dining area
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Private plunge pool
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • 150 sq m
  • Sleeps 7
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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TV

Cottage

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Yard
Separate dining area
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Private plunge pool
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
  • 135 sq m
  • Sleeps 14
  • 1 Twin Bed OR 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Free cots/infant beds, rollaway beds

House, 3 Bedrooms (Marula)

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
TV
Rollaway/extra beds
3 bedrooms
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 7
  • 1 Twin Bed OR 2 Double Beds and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Map
Oxford Farm, R40, 22km North of Hoedspruit, Hoedspruit, Limpopo, 1380

What's nearby

  • Makalali Game Reserve - 23 min drive
  • Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate - 26 min drive
  • Phalaborwa Gate - 57 min drive
  • Jessica the Hippo - 58 min drive
  • Blyde River Canyon - 103 min drive

Getting around

  • Hoedspruit (HDS) - 36 min drive
  • Phalaborwa (PHW-Hendrik Van Eck) - 57 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪Three Bridges Restaurant, at The Outpost - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Hippo Pools Resort

When visiting Hoedspruit, Hippo Pools Resort is a great choice to consider. You can splash around at the outdoor pool, grab a bite to eat at the coffee shop/cafe, or unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge. A snack bar/deli and a garden are offered, and in-room conveniences include refrigerators and microwaves.

Languages

English

At a glance

Hotel size

  • 14 rooms
  • Arranged over 1 level

Arriving/Leaving

  • Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 7 PM
  • Late check-in subject to availability
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
  • Check-out time is 10 AM

Restrictions related to your trip

  • Check COVID-19 restrictions

Special check-in instructions

  • This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
  • Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
  • To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
  • If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Required at check-in

  • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
  • Government-issued photo ID may be required
  • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

  • Pets not allowed
  • Service animals welcome

Internet

  • Free WiFi in public areas

Parking

  • Free onsite self parking

Transfers

  • Airport shuttle (available on request)*

Other information

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (surcharge) each morning 8 AM–10 AM
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Coffee/tea in a common area
  • Barbecue grills
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Snack bar/deli

Traveling with children

  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Children's menu

What to do

  • Mini golf
  • Pool table
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Safari nearby
  • Rafting nearby

Working away

  • Meeting room
  • Conference space (1980 square feet)

Services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Dry cleaning/laundry services
  • Wedding services
  • Pool loungers

Facilities

  • 1 building/tower
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Television in common areas
  • An outdoor pool
  • Arcade/game room

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • Television
  • Satellite TV channels

Home comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Coffee/tea maker

Sleep well

  • Free crib/infant bed
  • Rollaway/extra bed available

What to enjoy

  • Balcony or patio

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom

Food and drink

  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Microwave

Special features

Dining

Onsite venue - This poolside restaurant specializes in African cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.

Fees & policies

Refundable deposits

  • Breakage deposit: ZAR 500.00 per stay

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge

Pool, spa, & gym (if applicable)

  • Children under 10 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision

Policies

Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.
This property does not have elevators.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
This property accepts credit cards. Cash is not accepted.

Also known as

Hippo Pools Hoedspruit
Hippo Pools Resort
Hippo Pools Resort Hoedspruit
Hippo Pools Resort Lodge
Hippo Pools Resort Hoedspruit
Hippo Pools Resort Lodge Hoedspruit

Frequently asked questions

Is there a pool at Hippo Pools Resort?
Yes, there's an outdoor pool.
Are pets allowed at Hippo Pools Resort?
Sorry, pets aren't allowed, but service animals are welcome.
Is parking offered on site at Hippo Pools Resort?
Yes, there's free self parking.
Is airport shuttle service offered by Hippo Pools Resort?
Yes, an airport shuttle is available.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Hippo Pools Resort?
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 7 PM. Check-out time is 10 AM.
What is there to do at Hippo Pools Resort and nearby?
Have fun with activities like boat tours, hiking, and rafting, and practice your swing at the nearby golf course. Additional recreation nearby includes spelunking, game drives, and game viewing. Enjoy a swim in the outdoor pool or use the lodge's other amenities, which include an arcade and a picnic area. Hippo Pools Resort also has a garden.
Are there restaurants at or near Hippo Pools Resort?
Yes, there's an onsite restaurant that offers African cuisine, garden views, and poolside dining.
Does Hippo Pools Resort have any outdoor private spaces?
Yes, every room features a balcony or patio.
What's the area around Hippo Pools Resort like?
Hippo Pools Resort is located by the river. Popular attractions include Kruger National Park, which is 57 minutes away by car.

Hippo Pools Resort Reviews

Reviews

8,4

Very good

8,4/10

Cleanliness

8,6/10

Staff & service

7,6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Very good

Hippos close up !
Hotel has riverside location, set back from road. Mirelle very welcoming and took us on tour of hotel area to show us hippos and took us to room, she also recommended 3 bridges restaurant 5 minutes drive away which was excellent and had lovely gift shop next door with beautiful objects made by locals. ask for accommodation near river , we wished we had as can watch hippos from there to your hearts content ! Crocs also seen. Lots of monkeys in grounds , didn't see elephants but could see where they had been ! Lovely grounds despite obvious lack of rain recently. Really good value with delicious breakfast I would definitely recommend this place if you like to watch hippos !
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Stayed for a day, wanted to stay longer
Awesome staff, they go out of their way to help you.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Upgrade needed
Friendly owner and staff and nice food, but the resort needs some serious attention in terms of upgrading - at the moment it's just plain ugly with unplastered holes in outside walls, a potholed approach road and half finished building work everywhere. It's a shame because there is great potential given the riverside location.
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10/10 Exceptional

Enjoyed our stay, it was comfortable and quiet, meals were fantastic.
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10/10 Exceptional

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8/10 Very good

Nice, clean with nice swimming facilities
Overall no complaints, enjoyed our stay and enjoyed the swim. Nice and clean rooms, thank you.
Verified Expedia guest review

4/10 Fair

Bad Service
Very disappointing. Resort did not know we were coming, but payment was done two days before. Restaurant was closed because we were the only people. Room was downgraded and now refund was given (too much of a hassle according to them. No warm water at all in the room. The Television did not work.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Fabulous!
What a wonderful time we had here, the owner Meryl was just so friendly and helpful, great local knowledge, absolutely perfect, tranquil location, would totally recommend this place! Fabulous!
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Home away from Home. LOVE IT!
Warm, welcoming resort, a home away from home. The manager is an elderly Multilingual English lady with a heart of Gold,loving and caring for nature. Perfect location for road trips and to use as a base. One can view the hippos at the river, and deers near on the resort. The hippos are indeed her "grandchildren". It also has its own runway for small planes. Security guarded entrance and polite, friendly staff. The hotel is child friendly with a huge pool, table tennis etc God bless the owners and their family for being one with nature and showing us what life should be about. Thank you!
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8/10 Very good

Relaxing place to chill out
went there in Feb so few people around, staff made the place clean while doing the maintenance to improve the hotel, and were very helpful, and the pool was a great place to cool off and have a beer, food in the evening was very good.
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very good

Very Good Value and Great Service!
The owner Ryan is very nice and helpful. The staff was super friendly and went above and beyond to serve your needs. When we got there late... we were hungry so they served us dinner even though we were their only customers late at night. The ribeye steak and pot pie stew were so delicious... the best we had in South Africa!
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Extremely Pleased & Satisfied. What an Experience!
When you go to see nature, you do not need the same hotel you stay in when you go for a luxury visit to New York City or Paris. You need clean, pleasant and friendly staff; you need comfort, and people saying “Madam, is there anything else I can do to make your trip better?” We knew about Hippo Pools Resort from the internet and our colleagues. We wanted a two night stay that will not cost us an arm and a leg but still be safe, clean, and with GOOD food. All of these were there and much more. The manager at the time, who is also the owner, is very pleasant and accommodating; he ensured that we were satisfied with the rooms. When WE, in the last minute and against all wisdom, asked for a ride on the quads, there were no guides because we did not make a reservation, Ryan was willing to guide us himself and was patient with me who had her first ride at that time. If you are a practical tourist looking for a great value, make this your choice. A snobbish tourist might want to go elsewhere, rather than the natural reserves in and around Kruger Park. And by the way, they provide transport service to go to the near-by gates at 4 a.m. for the morning drive. And, forgot to say, very quiet and the view of the stars in the sky was breathtaking. The children enjoyed a swim in the very clean swimming pool.
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very good

Trevligt att komma tillbaka till
Ger en skön start på semestern inför kommande safariutflykter i krugerparken.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Hôtel sympa
Hôtel un peu isolé mais très bon accueil et séjour agréable.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

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8/10 Very good

Nice place next to the Kruger Park
Nice place, perfect stage on the way to go to the Kruger Park ( close to the Orpen and Phallabora Gate ). We stayed in a roundavel totally equipped for a very good price. The name of the hotel is real, on the morning, take time to go to the river and have a look on hippos …be careful of crocodiles ( not seen for us ). Merrill gave us very good advices and we were perfectly welcomed in this hotel.
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8/10 Very good

Cadre paradisiaque, personnel hyper accueillant
Hôtel situé dans un parc arboré partagé par plusieurs hôtels ou Guest house. Celui-ci bénéficie d'un restaurant en terrasse donnant sur une piscine très bien entretenue. Les lodges sont en forme de "rondavels", propres mais très sommaires en ce qui concerne les sanitaires. Un peu d'investissements serait les bienvenus.
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

perfetto su tutti gli aspetti
eccellente in ogni sua valutazione
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Heel fijn hotel
Door onoplettendheid waren we een nacht dakloos tijdens onze Zuid-Afrika reis. Snel op Expedia gekeken en op de goeie gok dit hotel geboekt. We waren zeer aangenaam verrast. We kregen twee kamers, een met een complete keuken en voor vier personen ontbijt. We hebben heerlijk bij het zwembad gelegen, genoten van de aapjes en heerlijk gegeten. Voor ons was het een spontaan doorreis hotel, maar het kan super als uitvalsbasis voor het Krugerpark. Het personeel is ontzettend vriendelijk en behulpzaam.
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very good

Poolen var fantastisk. Ren, stor och härlig.
Maten var mycket dålig samt att vi fick vänta i en timma innan maten kom till bordet.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Swimming Pool und WLAN
Kühlschrank und ausreichend Platz und sehr viel ruhe. War einfach nur o.k
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Suverän service
En trevlig lodge, med väldigt trevlig personal.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

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6/10 Good

vacances en famille
personnel tres agréable et à l'écoute mais hôtel en cours de travaux, la literie est confortable mais chambres très defraichies et équipement tres vieux .Tres difficile a trouver
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Quiet Hide out
Very friendly and generous staff. A perfect stay. Thank you.
Verified Expedia guest review