With a stay at African Footprints Lodge in Bloemfontein (Universitas), you'll be a 4-minute walk from Forsyth and 6 minutes by foot from University of the Free State. .This guesthouse is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Kwarts and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Twell Cresent.
University of the Free State - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
Free State Stadium - 4 min drive - 3.1 km
Mimosa Mall - 4 min drive - 3.5 km
Central University of Technology - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
Supreme Court of Appeal - 5 min drive - 4.3 km
Getting around
Bloemfontein (BFN) - 21 min drive
Restaurants
Burning Spear Spur Steak Ranch - 3 min drive
KFC - 4 min drive
Mugg & Bean - 4 min drive
Panarottis - 4 min drive
Steers - 4 min drive
About this property
African Footprints Lodge
Bloemfontein guesthouse in Universitas with a 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool
African Footprints Lodge offers 11 air-conditioned accommodations with safes. This Bloemfontein guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 11 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. This guesthouse also features complimentary wireless internet access and barbecue grills.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the guesthouse's room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 9 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this guesthouse consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 9 AM.
African Footprints Lodge has a restaurant on site.
Room service is available.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Return airport shuttle (surcharge) from 8 AM to 10 PM
Airport shuttle on request
Food and drink
Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–9 AM: ZAR 80 for adults and ZAR 40 for children
1 restaurant
1 bar
Room service available
Things to do
Outdoor pool
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Fridge
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Business services
Business centre
Conference centre
Meeting rooms
Outdoors
BBQ grill(s)
Garden
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
This property does not have any lifts
Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
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Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Bed sheets
Bathroom
Bath or shower
Hairdryer (on request)
Private bathroom
Towels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Fridge
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Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
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
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of ZAR 150 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
Deposit: ZAR 395 per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately ZAR 80 for adults and ZAR 40 for children
Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 250 per vehicle (one-way)
Airport shuttle fee per child: ZAR 250 (one-way), (from 3 to 12 years old)
Pet fee: ZAR 150 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
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
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
African Footprints Lodge Bloemfontein
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African Footprints Lodge Guesthouse
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African Footprints Lodge Reviews
Reviews
5.6
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
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7.0/10
Cleanliness
5.4/10
Staff & service
6.2/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
Business traveller
14 Mar 2021
Disliked: Staff & service
A conference venue only
I booked based on location and my regular preference of venue being unavailable. I will not book here again. The housekeeping, general attentiveness and facilities leave much to be desired. Check in was an unpleasant experience. No staff ever checked on me throughout my stay or explained any meal options or services. Dirty cups were not even removed from my room for two days. The staff seemed fully focused on their conference guests and completely ignored me as a guest.
It was an OK stay - just thought it very odd that there was never a staff member or a drinks/coldrink menu or self service fridge or anything.
We had to call the lodge number everytime we wanted assistance as there was never anybody on site.
Yvette
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
8 July 2016
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Bad experience
First bad impression from the rude receptionist.The room was not that clean,the receptionist refused to move me to the other room.The decor was beautiful,beautiful bathtub and good selection of TV channels. Terrible breakfast that looked like left overs from the previous day. The service was purely terrible.
The room was clean and comfortable, the hot water had been turned off at the stopcock under the basin and the mixer was so loose it had to be held down to operate. The shower mixer handle was not even attached and only either ice cold or piping hot settings where available. On leaving we mentioned this, the receptionist said that they were aware of the problem, and why didn't we ask for another room? Why were we put in this room anyway, if they were aware of the problem?
Booked one room over two days and we were moved from one place to another. The got us to stay the one night in the one venue and then moved us to the other venue for the second night.
Theo
6/10 Okay
Thabo, Pretoria, SA
9 Mar 2015
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Easy access to public transport
Using public transport to and from the accomodation proved too easy and convenient.
I was severely disappointed by the misrepresentation on the Hotel.com app. This was not a lodge!
Johann
2/10 Terrible
Camihlle
13 Nov 2017
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This lodge was a huge disappointment. The rooms have 4-5 beds crammed into them, no staff at the premises, our toilet was leaking so floor was full of water and at first they didn’t want to give us another room. WiFi is only available at common areas. Breakfast was supposed to be included but the staff said it wasn’t until I showed her my booking. Staff was awful, not service minded or friendly. Don’t recommend this place to anyone.