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Hlane Royal National Park

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Local and international cuisine
BBQ/picnic area
BBQ/picnic area
Bicycling
Family Cottage (Self-catering)

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Simunye District, Hlane National Park
  • Hlane Royal National Park
    8 min drive
  • Mkhaya Game Reserve
    85 min drive
  • Samora Machel Monument and Museum
    102 min drive
  • Manzini (SHO-King Mswati III Intl.)
    36 min drive

Room options

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Double Room (Self-catering double cottage )

Double Room (Self-catering double cottage )

  • 30 sq m
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room (En-suite Rondavel huts )

Twin Room (En-suite Rondavel huts )

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Cottage, 4 Bedrooms (Self- catering group)

Cottage, 4 Bedrooms (Self- catering group)

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 8
  • 2 Double Beds and 4 Twin Beds

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Family Cottage (Self-catering Bhubesi )

  • 24 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Family Cottage (Self-catering)

Family Cottage (Self-catering)

  • 24 sq m
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 8
  • 1 Double Bed and 6 Twin Beds

About the area

Hlane National Park

When you stay at Hlane Royal National Park in Hlane National Park, you'll be in a national park and 8 minutes by car from Hlane Royal National Park.
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What's nearby

  • Hlane Royal National Park - 8 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Mkhaya Game Reserve - 85 min drive - 83.9 km
  • Samora Machel Monument and Museum - 102 min drive - 91.7 km

Getting around

  • Manzini (SHO-King Mswati III Intl.) - 36 min drive

About this property

Hlane Royal National Park

Lodge in Hlane National Park with a restaurant and a bar
Hlane Royal National Park offers 25 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 25 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as tour/ticket assistance. Additional amenities at this lodge include a picnic area and barbecue grills.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Ndlovu serving guests of Hlane Royal National Park. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 6 AM to 9 AM for a fee.
Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 9 AM.
Ndlovu - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 6 AM–9 AM: SZL 130 for adults and SZL 65 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Ndlovu

Things to do

  • Game/wildlife drives
  • Game/wildlife viewing
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Mountain biking

Guest services

  • No housekeeping
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 6 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

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 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 2 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Destination fee: SZL 60 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately SZL 130 for adults and SZL 65 for children

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, and window guards

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

Property is also known as

Hlane Royal National Park Hotel Swaziland
Hlane Royal National Park Hotel
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Hlane Royal National Park Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 33 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Lovely.
Fantastic. Great game drives. Lovely restaurant with a nice view. Great staff. Lovely comfortable bed and so quiet. We loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

BrianT, Cypress, Ca.

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very enjoyable stay at Hlane. Nice clean rooms with excellent game viewing, saw many Rhino and this is one of the reasons for coming here. The only negative is that there is no electricity at Ndlovu camp so rooms are lit with kerosene lanterns and I’m not real fond of that lingering odor, so we just set them outside and used torches to see. Overall I would definitely recommend a stay here if you want to see Rhino.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An enjoyable stay at a unique national park. Highly recommend the accommodations and restaurant. Welcoming and helpful staff. All in all, a pleasant experience.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
awesome place to relax and be offgrid. safari setting great service for food and place was well kept. recommend highly for those staying in manzini area and looking for the real deal of swaziland
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Katrine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Cloggy

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Lodge has great waterhole in front of restaurant. Nice game drive.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
A fantastic up close with nature experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Joseph, New York, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rustic lodge in natural setting
Such a peaceful setting. We can hear the lions at night. The staff were cery friendly and accommodating. No electricity, so they came and lit out lanterns as we were out on a game drive.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Tommie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay, except for addititional costs.
Room clean and equipped with everything needed. We were very unsatisfied to find out on arrival that we have to pay E110 gate fee. Not on Hotels.com or on Hlane's website was this mentioned. The cost of the game drives (E370 per person) is very expensive for what is included. In an mail received from Hlane, they said the cost was E345 per person but we had to pay E370.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

NOEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We knew the place and wanted to try it...
Excellent for relax and adventure
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent wildlife safaries offered by the hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Experience In Swaziland
Hlane Royal National Park was an incredible experience. You can hear the lions at night or enjoy a drink while watching the rhinos, elephants and antilopes around the water hole in front of the restaurant. I highly recommand this place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Swazi experience
This was a down to earth, rural Swazi experience. The huts are quite modern and comfortable and yet no electricity. The kerosene lanterns add a nostalgic ambience. The dinner was nice yet it did not agree with my tummy. The reserve is more of a open air zoo with different animals in each enclosure. You can self drive except for the lions which you can hear from your hut. You do see quite a variety of animals in their native habitat at close range. It was an experience to remember.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Tara, Perth Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Perfect back to nature hut
Fantastic accommodation beside a waterhole with hippos and many wildlife. Stunning room with mosquito netted canopy bed very comfortable fully equipped kitchen with fridge running on gas. No electricity but kerosine lanterns are supplied staff even came and lit ours while we were out watching the wildlife. Rooms also have BBQ and outdoor seating are. Restaurant on site with reasonably priced food. So close to the wildlife could not fault the location. Loved our stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice but hot!
Room is beautiful. Bathroom very small and dark. Kitchen is fine. It's hot - and there is no fan or air as no electricity. The propane fridge creates more heat in room!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Better than expected
We were not expecting a lot, but it was great; room was nice and clean, lovely to have a drink around the watering hole.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Safari swazi
Love this place. Serene and peaceful.

4/10 Poor

Martin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bhubesi Camp og åbning af porte...
Vi havde glædet os meget til 3 dages ophold i Hlane royal national park - men blev ret så skuffede, da vi fandt ud af, at vores hytte lå 30 minutters kørsel fra restauranten og vi kunne ikke spise aftensmad der pga lukning af porten til Bhubesi camp kl. 18 - faktisk noget inden solen gik ned. At man ikke koordinerer åbning og lukning af porte således, at vi kunne nå at komme med på morgen og aftensafari var vildt skuffende! Derfor forlod vi Campen før tid, da vi følte os som lukket inde i Bhubesi Camp - uden mulighed for den bedste safari og uden mulighed for at nyde vores ferie i restauranten. Vi bestilte to gange lidt i restauranten midt på dagen og begge gange tog det en evighed at lave en toast... (40 minutter!) Derved måtte vi hugge maden i os for at nå at komme tilbage til Bhubesi, inden porten skulle lukkes. Så alt i alt - vi fik kun en guidet safari i parken - og den var rigtig god! - men det var skønne spildte kræfter at køre dertil. Der må tænkes mere på gæsternes behov.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent accommondation
Excellent accommondation in Hlane National Park. Waterhole in front of the restaurant, where we could follow hippos, elefants, waterbucks and impalas. No electricity in chalets, lights with old fashioned oil lamps - cozy! In rainy weather the roads get muddy.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Unterkunft im Hlane war gut. Die mittelmäßige Bewertung bezieht sich ehr auf dem Weg dort hin. Der Hlane National Caravon Park hat zwei Camps, das war uns bei der Buchung nicht so klar. Es gibt das Ndlovu Hauptcamp, in diesem sind die Hütten, einfach ausgestattet und ohne Strom - wir hatten uns irgendwie auf dieses Erlebnis gefreut. Im Camp gibt es ein Restaurant, in dem es sehr leckeres Essen zum fairen Preis gibt. Man hat den Blick auf ein Wasserloch, an dem sich im Laufe eines Tages etliche Nashörner tummeln. Ein wahrer Genuß dem einfach zuzuschauen. Wir waren allerdings im Simunye Camp untergebracht. Dieses Camp ist im Hlane National Park, allerdings 12 km außerhalb. Meine schlechte Bewertung bezieht sich auf den Weg dort hin. Die Strecke ist selbst mit einem 4 Radantrieb schlecht zu fahren. Wir benötigten für die Strecke 40 Minuten!. Und diese Strecke mussten wir immer fahren um irgendwie in die Zivilisation zu kommen. In dem Camp Simunye selbst gibt es 6 Häuser - sonst nichts. Wer die absolute Ruhe fern ab von jeglicher Zivilisation sucht ist dort richtig. Es gibt eine Küche, ein Wohnzimmer, 2 Bäder, 2 Schlafzimmer mit guten Betten. Die Wohnung war sauber, zweckmäßig eingerichtet, es gab Strom. Also echt okay. Aber für uns zu weit entfernt von allem, zumal wir nicht wußten (oder es überlesen haben?) das es dort ein zweites Camp gibt.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Camp et parc impeccables
Très belle découverte. Les animaux à voir dans le parc sont intéressants et le point d’eau devant les habitations est une bonne occasion d’observer les rhino de près. Mais c’est surtout le camp lui même qui est génial. Le restaurant est parfait. Les rondavels sont super bien équipés avec un éclairage à la lanterne, une literie au top. Très dépaysant et agréable découverte
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Attenzione la struttura non si chiama in questo modo. Per trovare la struttura bisogna entrare nel Parco. Sulla strada c'è il cartello d'entrata del Parco con il leone (simbolo), poi chiedere all'entrata le indicazioni. La struttura è immersa nella natura, si possono scorgere gli animali comodamente seduti sulle sdraio. Il Parco non è nulla di eccezionale, se si vuole fare una visita con la propria auto (anche solo due ruote matrici) si può percorre una sola strada. La vegetazione è molto alta, quindi è veramente difficile scorgere animali. Non c'è elettricità nella struttura, la sera è illuminata da lampade a petrolio che lasciano nell'aria un odore molto sgradevole anche se l'atmosfera è incantevole.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Schöner Ort mitten in der Natur.
Wir waren in einem Cottage ohne Strom, aber mit Küchenzeile und Kühlschrank. Wer sich darauf einlässt, dass es abends nur Licht von 3 Petroleumlampen gibt, kann hier sehr schön und idyllisch im Nationalpark schlafen. Nachts hört man die Tiere und man ist nur wenige Schritte vom Wasserloch einfernt. Das Essen war sehr gut und das Personal war freundlich. WLAN gibt es gegen kleinen Aufpreis im Rezeptionsbereich. Noch ein paar Tips: Der Weg vom Restaurant zum Zimmer ist abends stockfinster. Man braucht eine Taschen- oder Stirnlampe. Auch im Zimmer ist es z. Bsp. zum Lesen zu dunkel. Man sollte besser eine kleine LED-Lampe o.ä. dabeihaben. Bei Anreise mit Mietwagen von Süden sollte man unbedingt die MR16 vermeiden, das sie über ca. 30 km von Schlaglöchern durchlöchert ist wie ein Schweizer Käse. Lieber einen Umweg fahren. Sonst waren aber alle Straßen in gutem Zustand.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018