Cape Vidal Camp Reviews

We had a great stay at Cape Vidal despite it raining and the wind blowing everyday. The accommodation is basic and although not 5 star it was more than suitable for us , including 2 very busy toddlers.Usually the accommodation shows its defects in situations like this but we were never frustrated. The braai areas are very unlevel and should be attended to. At night time it can be dangerous.
A big positive is the amazing service we received. Very friendly and proffessional.

The shop could have better supplies i.e milk, bread and newspapers. Staff were very friendly but often failed to pass on necessary info i.e that should you require to leave the camp to top up your supplies that you require a pass out disc. Very annoying when they insist that you drive the 5km back to the office to obtain this. I thought that the cabins were quite expensive for the level of comfort.In spite of these observations we had a really enjoyable stay because of its proximity to the beach, the weather and the wild animals around at night added to the atmosphere.

The improvements that are being carried out at the park indicate that the up keep and maintenance are well attended to. Our accomodation was clean and adequate. We enjoyed the Game Viewing and the roads and routes are in good shape with a large selection of game. A recommend above the Umfolozi Park with its bad roads.

Hi,

We had a lovely holiday, and appreciate what you do to preserve the environment.
The toilet in our cabin (no 15), was however wobbly, and we were afraid that it will fall over when sitting on it. And one tile in the bathroom was broken.

Pleasant stay. friendly staff. Beautiful surrounding. The showers however need some anti mildew attention. Otherwise great stay.

This camp is in a fantastic location. The cabin we stayed in was a little shabby and the home for several colonies of bats which come with their own special smell. The monkeys removed a pane of glass and got in to steal food. The newer cabins have mesh on all the windows so ask for one of these. Staff were very helpful.

Cape Vidal is an amazing location. Beautiful beaches and game park. Great snorkelling. The accommodation was decent, (we got the upgraded units) however still quite dirty etc
Nice time was had by all in general.

Seasand in beds + torn bedding Mosquito screens torn
Loose double decker bed Bedside carpets worn
Leaking fridge Ceiling plugged with toilet paper
Missing knobs on stove Shower built for dwarfs
Fans corruded Pots and pans insufficient
Unable to eat at restuarant due to gate times

My family and I received a very warm welcome at the gates and reception. The staff are pleasant and very helpful. The accommodation was comfortable and my stay was enjoyable even my 9 month old daughter had a fun time. The beach is safe, clean, beautiful and the fishing is great. I will definitely be going back soon. Well done Cape Vidal....

Cape Vidal is a beautiful natural area. However more should be done to keep the areas clean around the cabins. We are non smokers and the area around the cabin and braai area were littered with sigarette buds. A sign and stiff penalties might work.
The cleaners should also remove their brooms and cleaning materials as it spoils the "natural" experience of the bush.
The interior of the cabins are run down and the bedding should be replaced regularly. The roof fans in our cabin were delapidated. At the price we paid per night one expect a better service.
The booking experience was a nightmare trough "Accommodation Direct". The service was poor and because of their delay I was forced to take a 8 bed cabin (2 adults and 1 baby. I had a 4 bed cabin lined up but the agent took several days to come back to me. I was overcharged and had to contact them again to rectify the mistake. After this the wrong days were booked. Once again I had to rectify it.

Our stay at Cape Vidal was great but there was a huge mix up with our booking. I had booked 2 chalets, each with a separate reference number, and separate payments were made for each chalet. However, when we arrived at Vidal on 27 March, only one chalet had been allocated to us. The office staff seemed completely disinterested and incapable of dealing with the problem , and I feel we would have had to cancel our holiday and go home had it not been for Leo, the camp manager. He managed to sort things out and allocated us a chalet that was still under renovation.
In future it might be a good idea to make sure that a chalet has been allocated to each reference number.

Otherwise we had a good holiday.

For us this was a first time stay-over at Vidal. We arrived on Saturday 20/03/2010 and had confirmation to stay at Log Cabin no.14. During registration we were instructed to stay at No.2 as a result of the new booking system which no longer allocates a number....

After we entered no.2, I soon discovered funny noises up in the roof which never stopped along with a bad smell internal and external to this unit. During the early mornings this got worse. Not able to sleep, I did some investigation and discovered that a large bat colony was housing in the roof. The terrible smell and noise never stops!!!

This cabin condition is not happening over night and how can they allow to book guests into such a unit knowing these conditions?

After planning for a memorable time with my family, this weekend turned out into a disaster!!

We do expect compensation for this bad experience.

The bathrooms nead attension. A huge sand problem, Sugar Loaf do not have the same problems. Overall we had a great stay, staff friendly beaches beautiful and clean, we had some animals early in the morning on our stand. Children loved that. I can higly recommend Cape Vidal. Just give a little attension to the bathrooms.

Cape Vidal was terrific. The cabins was perfect for
5 guys. Two bathrooms were ideal for the guys.
Would definitely come back again and enjoy fishing on
those lovely beaches. Recommendation : cleaners
should not start cleaning an hour before checkout.

Thank you to Accommodation Direct for choosing this wonderful resort, for Mr.Chetty and other executive members as they enjoyed the area as well as the excellent accommodation. We had fun in comfort. I would recommend Accommodation Direct to anyone.

We found the accommodation liveable but in dire need of renovating. The bathroom floor tiles were coming loose, there was mildew in the shower and the blankets, although had no holes, need to be replaced as they were very thin and scratchy. The kitchen utensils were also a very limited.The setting is lovely and well placed, within easy access to the beach and snorkeling was great.