艾琳鄉村小屋飯店 - 傲途格精選®(Irene Country Lodge, Autograph Collection®)

It was a very safe and comfortable hotel. Will totally recommend for family and friends.

I booked the Romantic Pamper Getaway for myself for 28-29 December. The booking went smoothly, thank you to Elizabeth in this regard. I booked and paid extra for a picnic lunch on 28 December and specified that I was vegetarian. We arrived at the Lodge and checked in – the process went smoothly. We were asked to choose a spot for our picnic so that they could set up for us. We chose a spot and the blanket and cushions were placed there and we were given the picnic basket which contain a number of boxes each with different food in them. When we unpacked the picnic – the main part of the meal consisted of two chicken rolls, two chicken kebabs and a salmon trout wrap – there was no vegetarian option. There were 2 fruit kebabs, dried fruit in a container with the nuts and biltong, cheeses and four (4) biscuits to eat with the cheeses and two boxes containing a variety of sweet treats. We went for a walk around the lake and discovered a dying duck lying in the flower bed. My friend went back to the restaurant and informed a female manager who initially laughed at him. When he told her he was serious, she mumbled something and walked off. He eventually gave up waiting for any feedback. When we returned to the spot after walking around the dam, the duck was still flaying about in the flower bed. He informed one of the male managers in the restaurant who said he would get someone from maintenance to attend to it. Our room was lovely despite smelling of cigarette smoke when the door was closed, as a result we left the door and windows open whenever we were in the room except when we were sleeping. We had booked for the gin and milkshake experience – I received three mini milkshakes – a peppermint crisp one, a banana one and a chocolate one. The banana one really should have been made with real banana and the chocolate one was terrible. The gin experience consisted of a waiter placing three bottles of gin on the table and informing my friend that he knew the first two (the pink gin and the standard gin) but he didn’t know the third one (the Rooibos gin). My friend was provided with a glass containing ice and a few pieces of fruit into which a single tot of the pink gin was poured along with the pink tonic. The waiter then disappeared then reappeared some time later and poured the standard gin and blue tonic which he again spilled. By the end of the tasting he had spilled each drink he poured and would disappear and return with a cloth to wipe the table. No serviettes were provided at any stage. Thankfully the view made up for the poor tasting experience which is a misnomer as there is no experience – you are just tasting three gins. The television sound was on and was quite loud and this was competing with loud music that was playing too. Can't understand why is such a peaceful setting. At some stage during the afternoon, we were informed that the dinner was not a buffet but a la carte. As I looked through the menu at dinner time I realised that the

Un bel endroit situé juste à côté d'Irene Farm. Sur le bord d'un petit lac. De bons soupers dans une belle salle à manger. Personnel très disponible à l'accueil. Chambre spacieuse. Malgré les rénovations sur le terrain (saison morte) cela ne nous pas dérangé.

Fantastic hotel and stay. Beautiful, large and stylish rooms. Set around a lake. Food lovely in excellent restaurant setting. Contemporary and comfortable. A special experience. Good lakeside walks where we observed many birds. Wish we could have stayed longer.