Kruger Gate Hotel
Our own footage from this stay. The walkthrough plays without sound.
The short versionGuests rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 4,322 Google and Tripadvisor reviews; the lowest-rated category is value, at 4.5. The least you'll pay in the next six months is R4,800 (about $296), on 9 Dec 2026. No points program, so it is cash only.
What guests like
- Friendly, attentive staff, with safari guides, spa therapists and servers named individually
- Location at Paul Kruger Gate for easy park access; hotel and SANParks game drives bookable on site
- Infinity pool and deck overlooking the Sabie River, with elephants, hippos and buffalo seen from the hotel
- Varied breakfast and dinner buffets (half board), evening entertainment and outdoor dining
- Spacious, clean, comfortable rooms; good for families with children
What guests flag
- Packed safari breakfast box a poor substitute for the hotel breakfast (hard sandwiches)
- Pool water cold in the cooler months
- Minor room issues: a faulty door lock, neighbours audible through walls
What comes up most in recent Google and Tripadvisor reviews (Tripadvisor reviews dated Jun to Sep 2026 (20, 19 of them Sep 2026) plus 7 Google reviews dated 3 weeks to 3 months ago).
The stay
- Nights
- 3
- Traveled as
- Couple
- Paid
- Cash
Dinner, bed and breakfast for two, the only plan sold. Free cancellation until 25 Nov, pay today, public rate. The engine shows no tax line and no tax note
- Room
- 4.5
- Bed and sleep
- 4.7
- Value
- 4.5
- Service
- 4.5
- Cleanliness
- 4.6
- Location
- 4.9
- Star rating
- 4-star Tourism Grading Council of South Africa, shown by the hotel
- Michelin Keys
- In the guide, no Keys
- Forbes Travel Guide
- Not rated
- Last renovated
- 2019: R100 million refurbishment, 96 rooms to 138
Rates move. The figure above is the cheapest night we found on krugergatehotel.com, reading every night in the window on 22 Sep 2026. The conditions and taxes are under the rate.