Pennylane Guest House
Pennylane Guest House | Midlands Bed & Breakfast Accommodation
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Pennylane Guest House is a traditional country guest house situated on a farm in the heart of the Midlands, which offers guests a collection of beautiful surroundings, local events with many gourmet cuisine restaurants and coffee shops, revitalising outdoor activities, historic landmarks, and wildlife conservation.
It offers guests, 10 comfortable en-suite bedrooms, furnished with a modern look. This is a perfect venue for honeymooners or a relaxed holiday.
We have a small restaurant providing breakfast and dinners at extra cost.
One can also make use of the on-site braai facilities, communal- fridges and microwave or visit the restaurants and coffee shops within 5 km from the guest house. Braai meat packs on availability.
Whether sitting quietly in the formal lounges with a book from the library or playing the piano or chatting with fellow guests in the reading lounge, the emphasis remains relaxed. Other facilities include a swimming pool and tennis court.
Pennylane Guest House is situated near Lidgetton, in the heart of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands Meander. Pennylane is on the R103 Meander route, 10 km from the N3 Howick North/Tweedie Interchange, exit 107, towards Lions River. It is a comfortable 4-hour drive from Johannesburg and a 1 hour 15 minutes drive from Durban.
It offers guests, 10 comfortable en-suite bedrooms, furnished with a modern look. This is a perfect venue for honeymooners or a relaxed holiday.
We have a small restaurant providing breakfast and dinners at extra cost.
One can also make use of the on-site braai facilities, communal- fridges and microwave or visit the restaurants and coffee shops within 5 km from the guest house. Braai meat packs on availability.
Whether sitting quietly in the formal lounges with a book from the library or playing the piano or chatting with fellow guests in the reading lounge, the emphasis remains relaxed. Other facilities include a swimming pool and tennis court.
Pennylane Guest House is situated near Lidgetton, in the heart of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands Meander. Pennylane is on the R103 Meander route, 10 km from the N3 Howick North/Tweedie Interchange, exit 107, towards Lions River. It is a comfortable 4-hour drive from Johannesburg and a 1 hour 15 minutes drive from Durban.
Double Room – Queen Size Bed
- Configuration : Room in Guesthouse/B&B
- Bed : Queen-size bed
- Priced From : R0 per unit
- Capacity : 2
The Double Room has a private entrance which leads into a comfortable spacious room which consists of 1 queen-size bed with an en-suite bath and shower. It also offers guests a tea- and coffee facility and is equipped with a ceiling fan, hairdryer and electric blankets for more comfort.
Double Room – King Size Bed
- Configuration : Room in Guesthouse/B&B
- Bed : King-size bed
- Priced From : R0 per unit
- Capacity : 2
The Double Room has a private entrance which leads into a comfortable spacious room which consists of 1 king-size bed with an en-suite bath and shower. It also offers guests a tea- and coffee facility and is equipped with a ceiling fan, hairdryer and electric blankets for more comfort. Guests can also enjoy a great morning breakfast on the patio.
Family suite – Queen + 2 Single beds
- Configuration : Room in Guesthouse/B&B
- Bed : Queen-size bed
- Priced From : R0 per unit
- Capacity : 4
The Family Suite is ideal for a family of 2 adults and 2 children. The room consists of 1 queen-size bed and 2 single beds with an en-suite bath and shower. It also offers guests a tea- and coffee facility and is equipped with a ceiling fan, hairdryer and electric blankets for more comfort.
Family Room – Queen + 1 Single bed
- Configuration : Room in Guesthouse/B&B
- Bed : Queen-size bed
- Priced From : R0 per unit
- Capacity : 3
The Family Suite is ideal for a family of 2 adults and 1 child. The room consists of 1 queen-size bed and 1 single bed with an en-suite bath and shower. It also offers guests a tea- and coffee facility and is equipped with a ceiling fan, hairdryer and electric blankets for more comfort. Guests can enjoy a lovely morning breakfast on the patio.
Local area description
Die area het onveilig gevoel. Vir ontbyt was twee items nie beskikbaar nie, wat hulle wel geoffer het. Ander gaste in die kamer langsaan was baie rumoerig tot laat. Mure baie dun en nie klankdig nie.
| Value: |  (3.0 / 5) |
| Safety: |  (2.0 / 5) |
| Location: |  (1.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3.0 / 5) |
Die plek het instandhouding nodig. Was skoon en en netjies binne, maar buite nie. Lyk baie onversorg. Personeel baie vriendelik en hulpvaardig.
| Value: |  (5.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3.0 / 5) |
Room very dusty, toiletries are sparse. Buildings & facilities are run down & not maintained. Food from restaurant was very good & well priced.
| Value: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (1.0 / 5) |
Such honest staff. Bonnie even found the cell phone the boys left near the cattle and returned it to the boys. Lovely, clean rooms.
| Value: | (5 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5 / 5) |
| Location: | (5 / 5) |
| Service: | (5 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5 / 5) |
Daar is plek gemaak vir ete, maar ete word nie verskaf nie. Wanneer ‘n mens in ‘n gastehuis bly wil jy nie rond ry vir ete nie.
| Value: | (5 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5 / 5) |
| Location: | (5 / 5) |
| Service: | (5 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5 / 5) |
I think it needs an update. If we had have paid full price, we would be disappointed. It was extremely cold but no heater. There was no TV either.
| Value: | (1.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Location: |  (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (2.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (2.0 / 5) |
Die werf is onnet en onversorg. Hierdie was voorheen ‘n spesiale plek. Die betowering is heeltemal weg.
| Value: | (3 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4 / 5) |
| Location: | (4 / 5) |
| Service: | (2 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (2 / 5) |
We had a lovely room – clean and spacious. Our host was awesome and very helpful. Thank you for recommending this accommodation.
| Value: | (5 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5 / 5) |
| Location: | (5 / 5) |
| Service: | (5 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5 / 5) |
Ons het baie lekker hier gebly, weg van die hoofpad, lekker rustig op die plaas.
| Value: | (4 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4 / 5) |
| Location: | (4 / 5) |
| Service: | (4 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (4 / 5) |
For obvious reasons, accommodation near Michaelhouse (private boarding school in Balgowan, about 10 km north on the Midlands Meander) can be expensive, particularly at weekends – not so Pennylane Guest House. Great find!
| Value: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5.0 / 5) |
Definitief die moeite werd vir ‘n oorslapie, skoon, netjies en ruim. Sal dalk na iets anders kyk vir langer verblyf.
| Value: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (1.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5.0 / 5) |
The place is quiet and peaceful especially for those who want to be away from the busy and noisy city life. However, it is a little bit too quiet for kids as there are no TV’s in the rooms. The direction board next to the road is small and it is not easily recognized during the night. It took us some time to see it until the “guardian angels” next to Lythwood turn-off assisted us. I suggest that the bigger board along the route to the guest house be placed next to the road and the smaller one along the route. The big board says B&B while there is no breakfast, even with the self catering facilities, only the tea/coffee facilities are available. An appliance such as a microwave can be useful especially for a person who arrives during the night when the neighbouring restaurants are already closed. The rooms are clean and equipped with the electric blankets for cold nights. I finalized the booking and payment on time only to find that the guest house was not aware that I was coming, luckily there was an empty room for us.
| Value: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5.0 / 5) |
Alles is per e-pos hanteer. Ons het ontbyt versoek, maar het voor geslote deure geland. Die elektriese kombers op die bed het slegs aan die een kant gewerk. Daar was géén ander verhitting in die kamer nie. Kamers nie klankdig nie!
| Value: | (2 / 5) |
| Safety: | (3 / 5) |
| Location: | (1 / 5) |
| Service: | (1 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3 / 5) |
Hulle het geen selfsorgfasiliteite nie. Die eienaar het ‘n braai aangebied maar waaruit sou ons dan eet!? Daar was net ‘n koppie en geen eetgerei nie. Die kamer was ‘n 3-bed kamer maar net een stoel was beskikbaar. Ons het wel lekker geslaap.
| Value: | (2.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3.0 / 5) |
Good value for money staying at short notice.
| Value: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (4.0 / 5) |
Place is difficult to find with address available, landline number provided did not work to get the correct directions. Road to guest house is full of potholes. Rooms are clean inside, but bed lamps was not working, very low light in the rooms over all during evenings. Parking area needs attention. No consideration from surrounding guests, woken early morning after a long drive the previous day.
| Value: | (1.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (2.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (2.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (2.0 / 5) |
Road to property needs to be upgraded, far too many ditches. Some gravel needs to be used. Very quiet and peaceful.
| Value: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (4.0 / 5) |
Sien die sterre.
| Value: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (2.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (1.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3.0 / 5) |
Fantasties geleë. Tuine en parkeerplek is swak.
| Value: | (3 / 5) |
| Safety: | (2 / 5) |
| Location: | (5 / 5) |
| Service: | (2 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3 / 5) |
Baie lekker gekuier by Pennylane.
| Value: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (4.0 / 5) |
Ons het Pennylane gekies as ‘n oornagbestemming en was spyt ons het nie vir langer bespreek nie. Ons is met ope arms ontvang en het ‘n heerlike aand in die rustige omgewing gehad.
| Value: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5.0 / 5) |
Ons het ‘n koninggrootte-bed bespreek, maar ‘n dubbelbed gekry. Geen TV, geen stoel in die kamer nie, geen verwarming nie en dit was baie koud. Net ‘n elektriese kombers, moes 17:00 al in die bed gaan lê vir ‘n bietjie hitte. Geen kopstuk vir die bed nie.
| Value: | (3 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4 / 5) |
| Location: | (2 / 5) |
| Service: | (3 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3 / 5) |
Die kamer en versiering is goed, maar die toestand buite is skokkend. Daar is ook geen verwarmers in die kamers nie, teen -3 grade? Toe ons opdaag by die gastehuis, was dit so onversorg buite, dat ons byna gery het. Dit het gelyk of daar weke laas mense was. Ons het besef dis winter en bome verloor blare, maar die hele stoep was bedek met blare en stof. Die kamer binne is mooi versier, maar dit was bitter koud. Die enigste plek waar jy gemaklik kon wees was in ‘n warm bad of in die bed wat elektriese komberse het. Ons was dus 18:30 al in die bed! Teleurstellend. Ook geen TV.
| Value: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (2.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (2.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (1.0 / 5) |
Die blyplek is in ‘n lieflike omgewing en ons het lekker geslaap. Die plek kan egter opgeknap word. Ons het ons kussings daar vergeet en Pennylane was so vriendelik om dit na ons te pos.
| Value: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3.0 / 5) |
The least there could have been is a microwave oven and a TV.
| Value: | (2 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4 / 5) |
| Location: | (4 / 5) |
| Service: | (2 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3 / 5) |
Eenvoudige verblyf met goeie kliëntediens en naby aan ‘n goeie plek om die Midlands Meander vanaf te beleef. Definitief nie ingerig om heel dag by te sit en te ontspan nie. Hierdie is vir die persoon wat graag heeldag wil uit wil wees en die plekke in die omgewing wil verken.
| Value: | (3 / 5) |
| Safety: | (3 / 5) |
| Location: | (3 / 5) |
| Service: | (4 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (2 / 5) |
Alles was netjies en skoon.
| Value: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5.0 / 5) |
Hoewel die kamer skoon en netjies was, wys die geboue en afwerking tekens van ouderdom. Sal wel die plek aanbeveel, maar ook aanbeveel om na alternatiewe te kyk.
| Value: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3.0 / 5) |
Sien die sterre hieronder.
| Value: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (4.0 / 5) |
Penny Lane is a wonderful place to be, the management, staff, food and location are a perfectly fit for any event or occasion. It was such a wonder to spend a week here and get the same consistent, perfect service. I am definitely returning to Pennylane to have another Holiday, I have never got such great service before and I have been around South Africa and abroad.
| Value: | (5 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5 / 5) |
| Location: | (5 / 5) |
| Service: | (5 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5 / 5) |
Sien die sterre hieronder.
| Value: | (3 / 5) |
| Safety: | (3 / 5) |
| Location: | (3 / 5) |
| Service: | (3 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3 / 5) |
Enjoyed our stay very much!
| Value: | (5 / 5) |
| Safety: | (5 / 5) |
| Location: | (5 / 5) |
| Service: | (5 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5 / 5) |
This was our second time staying here and it was lovely. Though we didn’t spend much time there during the day, the overnight accommodation is very comfortable with cosy linen and electric blankets. The breakfast was very good and the friendly host kept us company.
| Value: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5.0 / 5) |
A good guest house that was suitable for our needs.
| Value: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (3.0 / 5) |
A very cute stop over, with beautiful views!
| Value: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (4.0 / 5) |
Wonderful customer service!
| Value: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (5.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (5.0 / 5) |
We enjoyed our stay. Food excellent.
| Value: | (4 / 5) |
| Safety: | (4 / 5) |
| Location: | (4 / 5) |
| Service: | (4 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (4 / 5) |
Had a great time. Beautiful rooms and friendly hosts. Pennylane is also excellent located on the Midlands meander. Will definitely return in near future.
| Value: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Safety: | (3.0 / 5) |
| Location: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Service: | (4.0 / 5) |
| Cleanliness: | (4.0 / 5) |
SummaryActivities OnsiteFacilitiesLanguages SpokenPayments Accepted OnsiteConferencing FacilitiesActivities NearbyParking Facilities
- Swimming Pool
- Braai Area
- Wheelchair Friendly
- Secure Parking
- Conferencing Facilities
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Swimming Pool
- Braai Area
- Guest Lounge
- Laundry Service
- No Smoking Indoors
- Satellite TV
- Serviced Daily
- Wheelchair Friendly
- Conferencing Facilities
- English
- French
- German
- Russian
- Cash
- Electronic Bank Transfer
- Flip Charts
- Internet
- Slide Projector
- Venue Up To 30 Delegates
- Horse Riding
- Trout Fishing
- Bass Fishing
- Wine Tasting
- Mountain Biking
- Swimming
- Secure Parking
Pennylane Guest House
N13 on the R103 Lidgetton 3290 KwaZulu-Natal
From R368260964.08 per unit
38 Reviews (3 / 5)
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