Photo Review - Bains Lodge #Bloemfontein @Bains_Lodges #SouthAfrica

Hi Friends, 

Bains Lodge is an another township right inside the Bloemfontein where you don't need to go out unless you have job or work outside. Everything you want is right inside this complex be it barber shop, car wash, groceries shop or full fledged independent bars/pubs to even action football stadium - this property has everything to help you enjoy your stay at this lovely property. 

Bains Lodge Main Entrance

This property has people living on monthly rental plans as well as for overnight stays.

Bains Lodge Reception Entrance

The reception is full of stuffed wild animals decorated all over the place and their sheet size and stature will take your breathe away.

Bains Lodge Reception

The pool side is amazing to enjoy a warm cup of coffee and have the view of the property.

Bains Lodge Poolside

The restaurant serves breakfasts for its guests along with other snacks throughout the day.

Bains Lodge Restaurant

The rooms are stacked in different building and provide ample of space to make it your own.

Another view of the Bains Lodge Poolside

This property is worth a visit and will take you away from the city noise and rush. You don't have to stay to enjoy various pubs located inside the property.

Bains Lodge Room

The rooms are spacious and good enough to make you rest properly. The rooms are well ventilated and clean. The property is gated with security cameras all around and your car is parked inside the locked parking if you are staying for long and will need access card to go out.

Bains Lodge Corridor

The corridors between the building offers a different view and no one is similar to the next one making it worth a morning or evening walk. It also offers a platform to meet new people staying in various rooms inside this property.

It also provides enough space for vegetation to flourish and makes the view amazing. I really admired this concept and fell in love with the same.

Lovely place to walk inside the Bains Lodge

Bains Lodge are well taken care of by its management who are quick in their response and takes well care of its guests too. The prices are reasonable and it's a great place to stay overnight on your road trip to Cape Town or any other city on N1. Go check it out and enjoy your stay! 

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Hotel Review - Sangiro Lodge #Bloemfontein @LodgeSangiro @Bains_Lodges #SouthAfrica

Hi Friends, 

I completed my 10th year in the IT company I have been employed since 2007 after my post-graduation of Master in Business Administration. It's been a long time and I wanted to really unwind myself and SA Commuter to my rescue and asked me go and check out the Sangiro Lodge in Bloemfontein. What a lovely property this one is! I really enjoyed and loved my 3 nights stay there at this property in one of the self-catering chalets in the lovely and picturesque outskirts of the capital city of Bloemfontein, South Africa. 

Sunrise at Sangiro Lodge

Sangiro Lodge is one of the properties belonging to Bains Lodges which is headquartered in Bloemfontein itself. As we reached in the afternoon, we got the keys to our chalet no. 7 and said no to the breakfast as we wanted to make our own food and enjoy some relaxed meals. 

Reception and Restaurant at Sangiro Lodge

Our chalet was right in front of the long territory of animals from Zebras to antelopes to Giraffes to ostriches and peacock. There is a crocodile also right in front of the small restaurant where breakfast is also served every morning. It was like staying in the jungle but without any fear of carnivorous animals. 

Chalets and other rooms

Each chalet has 2 rooms along with a kitchen, bathroom, drawing room and a balcony opening towards the braai area. Each evening and morning peacock and ostriches starts roaming around your rooms in search of food. Kitchen has enough utensils to prepare your own meals but I did miss the coffee table in the TV room as it was difficult to hold the plates in the hands.The rooms are fitted with centralized air-conditioning as it can be quiet hot during the day time. I loved watching the Wimbledon Semi-finals on the TV while enjoying the surroundings and away from hassles of the city.

View from Balcony

Every morning and evening at Sangiro Lodge, I watched the sunrise and sunsets and the view was simply stunning. Main bedroom has the whole wall made of glass sliding door and you can watch the sky and stars and the vast lands right in front of your chalet. You could see all the animals drinking water from the water body right near the N1 highway and then vanishing into the mountains behind the rooms of the lodge. 

Ostriches looking for food around chalets

Sangiro Lodge offers multiple types of accommodations for each type of commuter and stay-cations requirements. The honeymoon rooms are lovely and best kept on one end of the lodge to stay away from any disturbances whatsoever. The one room suites are right in front of the main reception and has all the facilities to make your stay comfortable and Shell Ultra City is just a kilometer away. 

Chalet - Main Bedroom

Chalet - Second Bedroom

Chalet - Drawing room

Chalet - Kitchen

While staying at the Sangiro Lodge we had the opportunity to visit Bains Lodge and various other points of interest in Bloemfontein. Botanical garden is nice and a great place to unwind. There are good markets and great shopping malls to visit in the lovely city of Bloemfontein. Windmill Casino by Sun International is one of the properties to go and visit. We had a lovely encounter with Gru and Minions during our time there and my daughter loved meeting them. 

Sunset at Sangiro Lodge

In the end, I would highly recommend this place for a night stay on your road trip to Cape Town or just there to enjoy the city of Bloemfontein. I would love to stay there every time I pass this property. Thanks to Geniene for arranging the stay there and Kudos to Bains Lodge for maintaining this property. For more photographs of the property, do visit my instagram.com/araijain page.

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Hotel Review - All Seasons Boutique Bed and Breakfast #Pretoria @Bains_Lodges #SouthAfrica

Hi Guys,

Pretoria for me was just a place to go and get the official documents submitted for one or the other VISA requirements. I came closer to the city when I took my parents around the Union Buildings and various other monuments last year in July 2016 and also then went again to the same place in search of Jacaranda trees with friends and their families. So when Geniene Preston from UKSACommuter presented this opportunity to join their family in braai at a place in Pretoria, I gladly accepted the same. It was at All Seasons Boutique Hotel and what a wonderful overnight stay we had with a lot of new people who became friends. 

I always wanted to stay in a place where the balcony can give the view of the valley and this was a perfect place and this is one of the photographs I clicked from the balcony of the Private room, I was offered to stay for a day. It took me one hour to reach the place in extreme traffic on a friday evening but the view took all the traffic pain away. 

Now coming back to the property, All Seasons Hotel in Pretoria belongs to the Bains Lodges. They have various properties all over the country and is an upcoming brand. This property is run by Mr. Thinus who is the General Manager along with Chef and everything all in one for this property. 

All Seasons Bed and Breakfast is a perfect place for those travelers who are on a long term business trips to Pretoria and nearby areas. The staff is extremely friendly and takes a lot of care of your needs.

All Seasons have rooms as per the seasons of the year - Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring along with a Private room which is the biggest of them all and some self-catering units are also part of this property. You can choose to stay as per your choice and availability at the hotel. 

There are many places of wine and dine along with many to do breakfast so you will never feel bored. It's a casual and relaxing atmosphere that brings people together. 

Swimming pool is nice and good for a hot scotching summer when you want to cool yourself. 

Some of the areas are just perfect like this one on Porch of the hotel, doesn't give a lot of view but is perfect for the rainy seasons lunch and brunches with your family and friends. 

Every sitting area is fitted with a TV so that you and friends can watch a game of sports or a movie. 

The decor of the place is highly taken care of and you will admire each and every piece of the same. You will definitely fall in love with this property from the Bains Lodges and will want to come visit again or stay for longer period of time. 

I really fell in love with this Zen Garden kind of setup with so much of nature, water and light which brings a lot of positive energy to your soul. There are a lot more photographs I have posted on my instagram.com/araijain channel which you can see for this property. I have not touched on the rooms and the decor in this post but will share those photos on my instagram channels. 

Do check it out on your next trip to Pretoria as this is on 741, Frhensch St, Moreletapark, Pretoria 0181 and follow them on instagram, twitter and facebook.

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