Niel_vd_Wath wrote a review Jul 2015
Paarl, South Africa
Hochland Nest camping site !! Do Not Ever Go There !!
Hochland Nest Camping site is not owned by the Lodge although they do the bookings and should therefore make sure that the facilities are kept clean and presentable to the public. It is confusing because the camping and lodge operate under the same name, but are not at all on the same standard.
The camping site is owned by the Namibian Water Works and is run by Hochland Nest Lodge. The facilities at the camping grounds are beyond disgusting (spider webs in the showers, foul smelling water, condoms in the toilets and no drinking water ANYWHERE!!
The camping site itself is not kept up to standard and there are thorns big enough to puncture your car's tyres. This is ironical because you can't drive to where you are camping and have to carry everything down a 5 meter long steep hill. There are about 10 or 15 camping plots but they are each just a few meters wide and they all share the same disgusting ablution block that is at the top of the hill by the reception.
The guy who took our booking was very unorganized and could barely speak English. The owner of the Lodge then showed up and showed us the camping plots in the dark. There is also no power or water at the camping plots. When we asked about water to drink they scurried and "please explained" and after 30 minutes they brought 10 liters of drinking water for 13 people. We had to cook, make coffee, brush our teeth and wash hands with that water because the tap water is sickening.
They are so ashamed of the place that when we complained they offered to fully refund us for the entire two nights we booked (we only stayed that one horrible night).
We drove very far that day and expected a relaxing evening. Instead we arrived at a horrible place like Hochland Nest. Even their rates where ridiculous. We payed the same amount at Daan Viljoen Game Reserve and Erindi Private Game Reserve and got to see some of the Big Five and had nice and clean ablution blocks.
Date of stay: July 2015
Paarl, South Africa
Hochland Nest camping site !! Do Not Ever Go There !!
Hochland Nest Camping site is not owned by the Lodge although they do the bookings and should therefore make sure that the facilities are kept clean and presentable to the public. It is confusing because the camping and lodge operate under the same name, but are not at all on the same standard.
The camping site is owned by the Namibian Water Works and is run by Hochland Nest Lodge. The facilities at the camping grounds are beyond disgusting (spider webs in the showers, foul smelling water, condoms in the toilets and no drinking water ANYWHERE!!
The camping site itself is not kept up to standard and there are thorns big enough to puncture your car's tyres. This is ironical because you can't drive to where you are camping and have to carry everything down a 5 meter long steep hill. There are about 10 or 15 camping plots but they are each just a few meters wide and they all share the same disgusting ablution block that is at the top of the hill by the reception.
The guy who took our booking was very unorganized and could barely speak English. The owner of the Lodge then showed up and showed us the camping plots in the dark. There is also no power or water at the camping plots. When we asked about water to drink they scurried and "please explained" and after 30 minutes they brought 10 liters of drinking water for 13 people. We had to cook, make coffee, brush our teeth and wash hands with that water because the tap water is sickening.
They are so ashamed of the place that when we complained they offered to fully refund us for the entire two nights we booked (we only stayed that one horrible night).
We drove very far that day and expected a relaxing evening. Instead we arrived at a horrible place like Hochland Nest. Even their rates where ridiculous. We payed the same amount at Daan Viljoen Game Reserve and Erindi Private Game Reserve and got to see some of the Big Five and had nice and clean ablution blocks.
Date of stay: July 2015
