| Chelmsford |
Chelmsford KZN Park
Aan Ngagane River, KwaZulu-Natal, Zuid Afrika
South of Newcastle
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| Reception | Friendly |
| reservation | Yes |
| price | from R340 per self catering cabin without breakfast |
| Room | |
| cleanliness | Not really, floor is not cleaned. Daily cleaning including dishes |
| atmosphere | 8 cottages with 2 cabins with view of the dam and the nature reserve |
| space | Family bungalow with 2 bedrooms (1 with bunk bed and single bed), kitchen with microwave and oven; living room |
| appearance | Looks a bit outdated and maintenance is quite inadequate: window breakage, some lamps and 1 stove plate not working |
| beds | Reasonably hard, replacement planned. |
| bathroom | Toilet, shower is leaking, replacement planned |
| coffeemaker | Kitchen, bring your own coffee |
| AC/fan/heating | No. When we were there is was 17 °C and inside nearly the same. There is a wood stove but no wood. Using the oven helped a bit. |
| sound from neighbours | The cabins are linked with a door, but our neighbour was really quiet. |
| Restaurant | no |
| breakfast | - |
| lunch | - |
| dinner | - |
| Neighbourhood | In season there can be a lot of water birds in the nature park, but not in November. It is possible to walk or drive around; you can see zebra's, oribi, wildebeest etc. |
| view | dam and nature park |
| noise | nature sounds; staff |
| pool | no |
| note | The office is open from 7u30 till 11u30 and 13u00 till 16u00. Drinking water is not safe, but there is a large container with drinking water. |
| extra | |
| date | November 2012 |