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De Old Drift Guest Farm

4.0 star property

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Dining
Standard Apartment (Self Catering) | Private kitchen
Standard Apartment (Self Catering)
Standard Room | Terrace/patio
Self Catering Garden Cottage | View from room

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Main Road, Addo, Eastern Cape, 6105
  • Sir Percy Fitzpatrick Lookout
    ‪26 min drive‬
  • Sundays River Dunes
    ‪48 min drive‬
  • Schotia Tooth and Claw Safari
    ‪54 min drive‬
  • Port Elizabeth (PLZ)
    ‪52 min drive‬

Room options

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Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Mountain View (Self Catering)

Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Mountain View (Self Catering)

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room | View from room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Self Catering Garden Cottage

Self Catering Garden Cottage

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Suite (6 sleep)

Family Suite (6 sleep)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 4 Twin Beds

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Standard Apartment (Self Catering)

Standard Apartment (Self Catering)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Addo

With a stay at De Old Drift Guest Farm in Addo, you'll be 11 mi (17.6 km) from Addo Elephant National Park and 12.5 mi (20.1 km) from Sir Percy Fitzpatrick Lookout. .This guesthouse is 18 mi (28.9 km) from Schotia Tooth and Claw Safari.
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What's nearby

  • Sir Percy Fitzpatrick Lookout - 26 min drive - 20.1 km
  • Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium - 47 min drive - 51.6 km
  • Sundays River Dunes - 48 min drive - 53.0 km
  • Matyholweni Gate - 48 min drive - 24.2 km
  • Schotia Tooth and Claw Safari - 54 min drive - 29.0 km

Getting around

  • Port Elizabeth (PLZ) - 52 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Molo Lolo - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Elephant House - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Valentine Hall - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Africanos Inn - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Hazels Organic Country Kitchen - ‬8 min drive

About this property

De Old Drift Guest Farm

Guesthouse with free parking, in the vicinity of Addo Elephant National Park
De Old Drift Guest Farm offers 9 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to patios. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 9 individually decorated guestrooms. Rooms have private patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This guesthouse also features complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The guesthouse also offers room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8 AM to 9 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 9 AM.
De Old Drift Guest Farm has a restaurant on site.
Room service is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Xhosa

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8 AM to 9 AM for a fee: ZAR 150 for adults and ZAR 150 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Cot (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 6 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: ZAR 500 for check-in between 8 PM and 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 5 PM
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 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for ZAR 150.00 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately ZAR 150 for adults and ZAR 150 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-in fee: ZAR 500 for check-in between 8 PM and 10 PM
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: ZAR 150.00 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Old Drift Guest Farm
Old Drift Guest Farm Addo
Old Drift Guest Farm House
Old Drift Guest Farm House Addo
Old Drift Guest Farm Guesthouse Addo
Old Drift Guest Farm Guesthouse
De Old Drift Guest Farm Addo
De Old Drift Guest Farm Guesthouse
De Old Drift Guest Farm Guesthouse Addo

De Old Drift Guest Farm Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 64 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 64 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 64 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 64 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 64 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

william

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Timothy, Pleasant Hill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant stay, excellent food, clean and tidy.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bjorn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed for one night and was taken super good care of the crew working here. Place is very clean and tidy. Food great and service level fantastic. Did the morning safari tour with them which also was great. If you goin to addo park, you come to the right place :)
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property and gardens were all beautifully kept, and dinner was delicious. It is a bit out of the way if you're not there to explore the Addo National Elephant Park.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

bill W.

Relaxing, Beautiful & Peaceful

Room was beautiful, bed was great along with all the help. Breakfast and Dinner were wonderful and romantic. Safari with Igna was informative and fun - saw lots of animals. Met very nice people which made our stay more memorable !! Pool was delightful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

Drift off at De Old Drift

We booked this place online as somewhere to base ourselves to explore Addo and surrounding area and the pictures don’t do it justice. From the moment we drove up the lemon grove drive I knew I’d made a good choice. An oasis of calm after a hectic drive down the garden route, two ponds frame your entrance whilst weaver bird nests hang from surrounding trees. A beautiful setting near the Sundays River where the reception and restaurant look out to the welcoming swimming pool. The staff are so welcoming and helpful. My small family and I all felt our stay there was particularly special.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Hidden Gem!

Arrived late in the evening and was greeted by a very warm welcome by the lady at the reception. Really appreciated how they make arrangements for us to have dinner too. Great place and strongly recommended. Breakfast and dinner were both wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel with the most wonderful staff - highly recommend- we loved our stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

oasis in addo

outstanding location with great / modern room - book your dinner in advance. Definitely recommend a stay here! I did my tour to the Addo with criscross adventures - also highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a wonderful time. It is a beautiful unique property. Fantastic breakfast. The staff was very pleasant. I would strongly recommend staying there!!!!!!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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

Difficult to improve on this place

De Old Drift Guest Farm is a wonderful place to stay. We stayed for three nights in a self catering unit but ate at the restaurant as well. The food wasv excellent. It is about 25 minutes drive to Addo National Park. We took a game drive with Lindo in the farms safari vehicle. Very informative and worthwhile. One h Night we went on one of the parks night drives. We got within 30 feet of two male lions amazing There are other restaurants locally if you want a change of scene. We went to Addo Wildlife which was great, and a neat place for kids
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

2/10 Terrible

Raj, UK

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

Terrible - never again

Informed would arrive late, called them but no answer. Had to wait outside the gate till another guest arrived and opened the gate and waited in car park till someone saw us and gave a room key. Bathroom is a hazard, sheets not clean, worst part was no heating as the AC would not heat and we froze and could not sleep at night. AVOIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD! Many other better options in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

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

Charming and tranquil setting

We stayed in the very spacious well-appointed two bedroomed air conditioned thatched cottage which had very good outside space including its own braii and garden with views. Ideally located for visiting the parks. We only stayed one night and wish it had been longer.

10/10 Excellent

Jari, Cape Town / Oulu

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

Review for De Old Drift Guest Farm

Charming guest farm with a service. Breakfast and dinner were prepared by professionals. Relaxing location out of the main road. If you are looking for relaxation rather than pretentious service like Hilton or Kempinski this is the place.

6/10 Okay

Ulrich, Swiss

Old Farm Lodges is ok

Is ok, for the Trip to Addo park

10/10 Excellent

David, Edinburgh

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

Nice self-catering room on guest farm

We only stayed one night but wish we had stopped for longer!

10/10 Excellent

Mrjars, Australia

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

Lovely! Really happy

My mother and I stayed two nights in a self-catering cottage. Very comfortable and clean and a lovely location to return to after an afternoon driving around nearby Addo Elephant N.P. The owners' three resident canines are the sweetest-natured, most well behaved fellows! They were so cute the way they'd come for a walk with us down to the river, or quietly sit outside the door in the morning waiting for a "good morning" pat! This was one of the best places we stayed in our trip around South Africa!

10/10 Excellent

Frances, Northampton, UK

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

Great for everyone

This was a great great guest house very helpful staff with great ideas of what to do and places to stay.

8/10 Good

CHUCK, Maine, USA

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

BEST SAFARI TOUR

TAKE THE SAFARI TOUR WITH DELANO, THE OWNER....INFORMATIVE,EXCITING...A TRUE LIFE EXPERIENCE.

10/10 Excellent

Henrik

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

Great place

Simpelthen bare et fantastisk sted. Super service, rent, lækkert og smukt. Tæt på elefantparken, hvor hotellet også har ture.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

magnus holm

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cute place, great breakfast and nice staff. Short drive to Addo. Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019