Accommodation Testimonials

Let me say it was great speaking to you again today after such grand hospitality we enjoyed over the festive season at Calderwood Hall. Such was the tranquil and enjoyable hospitality that I ended up forgetting my well cherished amasi Calderwood Hall which I know through your kindness will rejoin me in Bloemfontein very soon when your kind mother in law passes through on her way to Upington. once more thanks a lot and the best for 2012. See you again in December 2012.
Bye,

Isaac M. Garaba
19.01.12


We stayed there Sunday night after Comrades. We were blown away with the service, facility, hospitality, tranquility of area and your meals.We wish we can bring family and friends to confirm their wedding vows.Thank so much for moving us closer to the main building and facilities to kindly assist with us in view of having my elderly parents and my own self-inflicted pain. My wife and all of us were so impressed and refreshed!! Dankie ook Tinus vir jou uitstekende diens en opregtheid as innemende persoon.

Kind regards
Bennie
B.F. Stadler
Principal
Lake Farm Centre
03.06.11


Dear Wade, Brigid and staff

Thank you very very much for the most fabulous night away......I am still overwhelmed at the generosity of the prize given me, and my friends and I had a really fantastic time at your beautiful guest house. Being a couple who have always had a special love for victorian
homes, (and living in a rather old home ourselves), Geoff and I just loved the feeling of Calderwood house and marvelled at the beautiful stained glass, pressed ceilings and gorgeous staircase and fireplaces! (I was fascinated by its history too!)

The atmosphere and feeling of Calderwood is one of "home from home" where we were made to feel most welcome and had full reign of the manor house. The rooms are beautifully decorated too. Thank you for the lovely meals and snacks and absolutely everything you did for us. My friends and I have come away feeling re-energised having had a good catch-up and some great laughs- we just wish now that we had made a full weekend of it!!!! Your guest house is certainly one to be highly recommended and we'd certainly love another visit sometime.Thank you again for absolutely everything!

Kind Regards
Daph and Geoff Bouttell
04.04.11


... I am Elisabeth from Norway, and I stayed together with my boyfriend at you last weekend.

I just wanted to send a few lines telling how much we enjoyed it!! We had the best time, wedding or no wedding, and we have been around a lot the last 7 years in South Africa. If you ask us, this cant be compared to anything at all!!! It was just magnificent!! I have gotten a lot of "pepper" from my boyfriend, because I have to admit that I brought along the small shampoo bottles, hope you dont mind? It did not say please dont remove or anything.... Next Friday I am getting my family visiting, my sister, husband and three kids. I am going to "play" you guys then with my shampoo bottles... :-) Anyway, it is Saturday evening, and we have had a party, been in Durban, Umhlanga and another city with friends, they bought a car, so it has been a busy day, with a celebration of that, so I will not bother you too much I think. But THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR STAY, WE LOVED IT!! And you are already recommended in a lot of countries. If it comes something out of it remains to be seen, but hope to get back to you!

Best regards
Elisabeth Rummelhoff and Steinar Aarhus, Southport Kwa Zulu Natal, and Kristiansand/Risør in Norway!
15.02.10


The hospitality is excellent. Home from home. A lovely way to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Thank you to all at Calderwood. Graham and Wendy Hardman We were very impresses with everything and will definitely be back! We will recommend
Calderwood to everyone. Thank you.
Nicky and Sharlae Hebbron


As always we had a marvellous time here. Calderwood is my favourite place. Thank you.
Gillian Allison


A lovely room with so many extra little comforts! The most comfy bed with such a snug duvet.
K da Silva


An incredible place with tranquility like you have never experienced. The hosts Viv and Brian are exceptional. Annemarie and Chris Rowan. Thank you very much to Viv, an amazing friendly host. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Nicole Lee, Franco Alexander


I would like to thank you most sincerely for the absolute TREAT my husband and I experienced in the company of Viv and Brian at Calderwood Hall these past 2 days. The generosity of your extending us a chance to "sample" the delights of Calderwood, its idyllic setting, its delicious food, its beautiful rooms, its cleanliness and its attention to detail - was nothing less than a magical pleasure! I must especially commend Viv, Brian and Tinus for their superb hospitality and friendliness to us.

Kindest Regards
Ingrid Roberts
25.11.09


Thank you for a very enjoyable weekend. Calderwood Hall is a beautiful place to recharge batteries and the food was fantastic. The fillet was as tender as butter and my son says the mousse was definitely worth coming back for. The bedrooms were of the highest standard and the decor magnificent. You wonder about every vase, every portrait and every candle about the history behind it.
Thank you very much

Cathy Thompson
14.04.09


I just wanted to say thank you very much for a wonderful stay at Calderwood Hall.

Calderwood Hall exceeded both our expectations and was absolutely superb! The Food was amazing and we found ourselves waiting eagerly for the next meal.. even though we had been eating all day on the Meander! The staff were so friendly and accommodating and really made us feel at home. We loved the building and all the rich history that goes with it and enjoyed reading all about it in the booklet. The grounds were so serene and it was bliss just sitting watching the Weavers build their nests quietly sipping a drink or two.

The Honeymoon suite is … ummm.. well… what can I say but WOW! We have never felt so pampered and special. Everything about our stay was PERFECT and we couldn’t have asked for anything better for our Honeymoon.

Thank you so much!
Martin Scheepers
27.01.09


Wow did I just get the best feedback from my parents!!! They were at a loss for words. They said the food was out of this world, the service was exemplary, their room was described as something out of a fairytale etc etc etc. You have now got a long list of new guests. I cannot thank you and the staff more for making it as romantic and memorable as I ever could have hoped for. Their stay there is something they will remember forever…I think the only negative remark about the stay was that it was too darn SHORT! The blame is solely mine!...

Thanks again…we will be visiting soon
Sincerely,
Yvette Sirchia
09.01.09


This is absolutely the most awesome hotel we have stayed in the Midlands... I salute you. We will be back.

Jenny Nolte
June 2008


Had a wonderful, relaxed stay. Thanks for the hospitality!
Andrew and Genevieve, Johannesburg
21.12.07


Had a wonderful stay and will come again. Great hospitality and excellent food!!!
Athol Smith, Barberton
28.10.07


Thank you for a wonderful time. We were treated with timeless elegance. Really felt like royalty.
Nick & Candice
20.03.07


Absolutely stunning! What wonderful service – we felt at home! Great food. Thank you! See you soon!
Michael and Lisl Barnes
01.05.07


Thank you for a great stay! Really nice and relaxing! Keep up the Hospitality!
Jaco and Andrew
23.01.07


The best two days of our honeymoon. Would have loved to stay longer. Next time we will. Thanks for everything!
Patrick and Grace Cairns
27.01.07


I have never yet stayed in a place where my hosts have been more thoughtful than yourselves. I refer to all the little things you make available for the comfort of your guests.
I enjoyed, my stay here, thank you very much.
John Ekstein


Exceptionally great place to stay. Service, atmosphere, ambience tie magnificently well.
Keep it up Guys.

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