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Review – Berghaven Holiday Cottages, Central Berg

May 30, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Berghaven Holiday Cottages
Rates 4 Stars
Out Of 5

Before visiting the Central Berg in May 2016, we asked friends for recommendations on where to stay and Berghaven Holiday Cottages was mentioned. I also searched online and discovered it was very competitively priced.

We booked four nights and weren’t disappointed.

In the category of self catering accommodations, I can’t say Berghaven is the best but we discovered a few particulars that definitely make it an attractive choice. [Read more…] about Review – Berghaven Holiday Cottages, Central Berg

Central Drakensberg Offers More

May 25, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Both Are Mountainous
But One Is Better

We recently made our first visit to the Central Drakensberg area (near Winterton) and enjoyed the stay immensely. On the map it’s further north than the Southern Berg (near Underberg) but we found it only requires about 30 kilometers more travel distance from Durban, and that’s if you take the long way. The roads are better, though, so travel time is about the same.

Besides the travel issues, we found it more inviting in every category than the Southern region. Both are interesting but Central more so.

Since both areas are remote, most things you buy will be more expensive so they’re equal in that sense, but two things made the Central Berg more accommodating. [Read more…] about Central Drakensberg Offers More

Riviera Resort – Sea Point, Cape Town

March 10, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Location, Location,
Location!

We recently stayed at the Riviera Resort (timeshare) in the Sea Point area of Cape Town. It was the week of March 4-11. The Cape Town Cycle Tour, which was the reason we visited Cape Town, took place on the 6th of March.

The weather was great the whole week and particularly nice on race day: Cool but not cold, Slightly breezy, sunny and generally very pleasant.

The Riviera Resort was just what we needed. It had a few bad points but it was mostly a great experience. We booked a four sleeper through RCI, but bookings can also be arranged through First Exchange.

Four Sleeper

Our four sleeper consisted of an open plan lounge-bedroom area that had one king size bed and a pull out sleeper couch.

There was a separate bathroom that had a bath-come-shower arrangement. The door for the shower extended half the length of the bath and swung free.

The kitchen had the usual appliances, which I won’t list other than to mention the stove/oven was counter top (microwave sized) and the fridge was half sized. That’s probably standard for a 4 sleeper and was fine for two. [Read more…] about Riviera Resort – Sea Point, Cape Town

Perna Perna Review – St. Lucia

June 7, 2015 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Overall Rating:
3 1/2 to 4 Stars

Just spent a few days at the Perna Perna “Resort” in St. Lucia. We used RCI points to book unit 14 and were there the first week in June 2015.

Overall I would give the resort three and a half stars. My wife thinks it should be four. Following is the assessment.

The Staff: Five stars. Can’t say enough about the staff. One guy looked a bit scary but the rest were friendly and accommodating from the manager at reception right the way through. Great folks!

Ambiance: Four stars. Clean, neat, well maintained. Very welcoming. They even had a small parrot greeting guests at the reception. I give it four stars because it was a bit dated. Comfortable, but old in style and age.

General: Three and a half stars. On paper the recreational facilities sounded great: pool, play ground, braai’s/barbecues, DStv, laundry, bicycles, etc.

But everything was muted. It was tight or limited. There were only four bikes: two for adults and two for children.

You got the sense they added features to create a better image, probably at the urging of RCI. [Read more…] about Perna Perna Review – St. Lucia