Active since Oct 2025
We had one of the most disturbing accommodation experiences of our lives at Olifants River Lodge by Dream. Our bed was infested with maggots, ****roaches, and bugs. This was not a minor issue — it made the room completely unsafe and uninhabitable. We immediately called the emergency number provided on the flyer at check-in. That number went to security (Jeffrey), who told us he did not have keys to any other rooms and could not tell us where we would be sleeping that night, despite our bed being infested. Jeffrey then gave us the numbers of the supposed managers: • Hennie Van Staden • Gregory Allan Neither answered their phones. Later, security Joseph came to inspect the room, asked us to send videos, and forwarded them to the resort work group. Someone in that group said they were “coming now”. We waited over 20 minutes in pouring rain. No one arrived. Joseph then told us to call another person, Corel. Her response was shocking. She said: • “What should I do?” • “I’m at my house, I’m not walking in this rain, I’m going to get sick” • “What do you expect me to do?” This was said while we had maggots and ****roaches in our bed and nowhere to sleep. She eventually said the only other room available was a dirty, blocked-off room, that we could not stay in either, again of no help to the situation. Despite repeatedly explaining that the current room was infested and unsafe, we were refused any alternative accommodation whatsoever. This goes against the consumer protection acts. At one point, security Joseph suggested we put blankets from the cupboard over the bed and sleep on top of them, despite the infestation. To make matters worse, it was pouring rain, there was so electricity or backup power during this time, we were in the pitch black darkness, soaking wet from the rain with no towels in the room as we didn’t receive any towels, and the lodge is accessed by a 5km dirt road, making it unsafe to leave. We were effectively trapped overnight with no assistance. This experience violates basic hygiene standards and multiple sections of the Consumer Protection Act. A 3-star lodge should never leave guests in this situation. This lodge should be shut down with this kind of violent to its clients, by law we are entitled to a hygienic and safe place to say. We paid for an accommodation and were left without a place to stay and stranded. Avoid this place at all costs.
I am absolutely disgusted with the level of service I’ve received from Vodacom Fibre. I placed my order on 29 September and sent through my proof of address on 1 October. I was told that the router would be delivered and that Openserve would contact me to schedule the ONT installation. The following week, during the week of 6 October, I was out of town and made that clear to the consultant when they called regarding the router delivery - but at no point did I ever say that the ONT installation should be put on hold. When I returned on 13 October, I called to follow up and was then told that the installation was on hold because I was away, which makes absolutely no sense. On 16 October, I spoke to Nikita who assured me that she had logged the request and that Openserve would contact me within 24–48 hours to confirm an installation date. That never happened. From 13 to 22 October, I called the Vodacom Fibre call centre every single day, and every time I spoke to a different consultant who gave me a completely different story, each one confidently saying that everything was now sorted and that Openserve would be in touch “soon.” Every day I was **** to and strung along with empty promises. When I asked to speak to a manager, I was told it wasn’t possible - the best they could do was “leave a note” for a manager to call me back. I requested a call from a manager on Monday afternoon and was told I’d be contacted by end of day Tuesday. Tuesday came and went, no call. When I phoned again, I was told the same thing - “you’ll get a call by end of day Wednesday.” It’s now well past that, and I still haven’t received a single call from a manager. To make matters worse, when I eventually emailed Openserve directly to find out what’s going on, I was told the ONT was already installed on 5 October. If it was supposedly installed, why on earth would I still be emailing and calling every day to ask when the installation will take place? This entire experience has been beyond frustrating and unprofessional - a complete failure of communication, accountability, and basic customer service from Vodacom.
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