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Big Five Guest House

3.0 star property

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Dining
Daily continental breakfast (ZAR 120 per person)
In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Standard Room | Mini fridge
Exterior detail

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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27 Atwell Madala Street, Northcrest, Mthatha, King Sabata Dalindyebo, Eastern Cape, 5100
  • Nelson Mandela Museum
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • BT Ngebs Mall
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Savoy Conference Centre
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Mthatha (UTT)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room | Mini fridge

Standard Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Big Five Guest House

Suburban bed & breakfast in King Sabata Dalindyebo with free parking
A bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli and dry cleaning are available at this smoke-free bed & breakfast. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities, tour/ticket assistance and a garden are on-site.
Big Five Guest House offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a shower, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

During your stay at Big Five Guest House, you'll be close to Nelson Mandela Museum. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a bar.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, laundry facilities and a terrace
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Nelson Mandela Museum and a few minutes from BT Ngebs Mall
  • Airport and local-area shuttle service available for a fee
There's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. A terrace, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly Big Five Guest House. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star King Sabata Dalindyebo bed & breakfast is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a continental breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

Languages

English, Xhosa, Zulu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: ZAR 120 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 8 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

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
There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; your host will greet you
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 3 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: from approximately ZAR 120 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 500 per person (return)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Big Five Guest House offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation 72 hours prior to arrival with your arrival details. This property does not have a front desk. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property at least 24 hours prior to arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. The host will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Children aged 3 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

National rating

Quality graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organisation.

Property is also known as

Big Five Guest House Umtata
Big Five Umtata
Big Five Guest House B&B Umtata
Big Five Guest House B&B King Sabata Dalindyebo
Big Five Guest House King Sabata Dalindyebo
Big Five House King Sabata Da
Big Five Guest House Bed & breakfast
Big Five Guest House King Sabata Dalindyebo
Big Five Guest House Bed & breakfast King Sabata Dalindyebo

Big Five Guest House Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 18 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 18 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 18 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 18 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 18 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Hlonelikhaya

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela, Cleveland

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bedding was very clean and the mattress were extremely comfortable. The staff was very friendly and provided excellent customer service.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Olivier

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mduduzi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Hans

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable Stay
The bathroom doors need to be replaced with doors closing the door area completely Little overpriced though
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They were great and could not do enough for you, very friendly . great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Leann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relax following a long drive or just as a gettaway
The accommodation was amazing the host and staff were great! The serenity from sitting on the adult swing overlooking the adult swing was wonderful ‼️
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tim

A warm, friendly welcome, clean comfortable room and hearty breakfast. When the time came to leave our hire car would not start and the extra help from the staff in dealing with Europcar was invaluable in helping us continue our journey.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

MR MOHAMMED

mediocre stay at Big Five
the stay was not so good - the area was not good its also very far from centre and it takes such a long time due to traffic. we had to skip breakfast as it only starts at 7 am wont use this place again - not for our type of business we needed a business hub as well for our emails and scanning
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Neil, Shediac, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were en route to Port Shepstone from East London and this location was midway. A bonus with this stay was the home cooked meal — especially welcome since there were no restaurants nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Ayanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Nico

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice, but dirty.
Room was dirty.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Archibald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Pete, Plettenberg Bay, RSA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable guesthouse, convenient location
Nice guesthouse conveniently located just off the main road to Kokstad in the northern suburbs of Mthatha. Polite staff to welcome your arrival. Comfortable, well-appointed rooms with a few minor flaws like a leaking shower head and 2 blown light bulbs in the bedside lamps. Good breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Stéfanie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
B&B bien placé, propre avec un magnifique design
Ce B&B est idéal lorsque vous avez besoin d'un transit sur votre route. Nous nous rendions vers Durban (et venions de Tsitsikamma). Cet endroit est idéal pour passer une soirée tranquille, se reposer et avoir un bon petit déjeuner avant de reprendre la route. Les alentours ne sont pas attirants niveau touristique mais ce n'était pas ce que nous cherchions non plus.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort