We had an unforgettable experience at Oceana as returning guests, visited already in 09/2023. The combination of luxury, privacy, and nature is superb. The pool suites are beautifully appointed with breathtaking ocean views, and the service is warm and attentive. Attention: Other suites are not as modern and up-to-date. There’s only two pool suites. On booking.com it is shown as „Executive Suite“. Game drives were intimate and personal, there’s only few animals, don’t expect Big 5. It’s more about the feeling and nature, views. Some smaller species around. The beach is pristine and secluded. Totally amazing, 7 km long, 1 km broad - private, ountouched. Unbeatable for walks and enjoying nature! The absolute highlight! Unfortunately we experienced (vs 09/2023) that the type of guests changed. Also family members of staff were staying at this game reserve, which creates vatiety of downsides for foreign guests. We probably won‘t come back, the other guests are an important piece of the experience in staying in such a game reserve- you meet for breakfast, lunch, game drive, dinner. I also had the feeling, that there‘s different pricing schemes & rates for foreigners & locals.

Location is stunning. Rooms were incredibly spacious and luxurious. Staff obviously very proud of the hotel and worked hard to make our stay enjoyable.

This is not a game reserve. Any pretence to this is misplaced. But the rangers are very dedicated and obviously take pride in their work. Main disappointment was the food. If you want to put beef Wellington on the menu you'd have thought the chef would know that it's not served with raw pastry for example. Dining room is too small to have much of an atmosphere so conversations are held in whispers. Apart from the obnoxious guests who felt it was acceptable to continue business calls during mealtimes at the top of their voices. Sadly the hotel can't do anything about people's manners.

Room was great - large, comfortable, private. Beautiful views of the beach and sea. Game drives were enjoyable even though no big 5. Food was excellent.

Too disconnected from the beach - simply too far and walking was discouraged. Picnic lunch at the beach - monkey problem.

staff, views, size of room . drives. proximity to beach and easy transport there .

dining room and sitting room could easily be made so much better . the dining room is far too bright- lighting is not well thought out. Needs softer lighting , even decent size candles on tables would improve things if ambient lighting reduced. Shame not to create the right atmosphere if providing good food . Sitting room is a strange mix of clashing colours and fabrics . Not a welcoming space. wouldn’t be a massive outlay to improve it drastically and bring it up to the proper standard of a ‘luxury’ lodge.

This was the first place I visited that offered 2 course meals. The food was out of this world. The views for our room was breath taking.

The weather but no one really had control over this.

The tranquil & relaxed setting was absolutely refreshing & the ocean views from our suite were stunning. Kudos to the chefs for the amazing food and all the friendly and accommodating staff for being quite helpful. We enjoyed every bit of the game drive & lunch on the beach which was the highlight of our stay.

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Oceana was easily accessible from the R72 and on arrival, we had someone waiting to show us parking, carry our bags, and show us to our room. I traveled with my <6mo old baby and the staff was all so helpful in making my stay and eating experiences worthwhile, offering to hold the baby so I could find a comfortable way of eating etc... The place was cozy with fireplaces lit all over the lounges for dinner dining. The meals were all well prepared, barring one incident of a well-done lamb steak bcz it was a slow roast; but was quickly turned around as chef made cutlets from scratch. The lodge rooms were massive, typical Mantis style rooms, and a cot with baby linen was decked out in my room on arrival. They have an exquisite range of house wines complimentary during your stay. I loved the food, the room views, and the serenity of the area. We also had a custom game drive pf about an hour to accommodate the young kid. All staff is friendly and accommodative of the photo-life :-D . It was truly a serendipitous experience.

They should mark the deck area at the beach with a flag or anything to show it as a landmark. The few of us that did take the very stretchy walk down to the beach from the deck got lost coming back. We weren't able to see where we had come from. The pool area is a waterfall feature and not actually a pool you can swim from if you're in the lodges.

Oceana certainly exceeded our expectations from the time we arrived until the time we left. Friendly and accommodating staff, awesome food and a generally great environment to be in! Will definitely return for another holiday soon!

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Oceana has the perfect location for sea and bush lovers. We had exceptional views of the sea and some wildlife grazing from our room. The rooms are opulent and spacious. The staff are amazingly friendly and helpful. The office staff always went an extra mile, and even printed personal documents for me upon request. The ranger, Desmond, was quite well-informed and kept us entertained during the game drive.

The food wasn’t great at all. At breakfast time the sausage was under-cooked and the omelette too dry. Even though there is a 3 course menu for dinner, the portion sizes are just too small. We also had a problem with housekeeping not cleaning our room until we asked at 15:30 on the second day. The games room also doesn’t have a variety in games.

We’ve been going for 18 years and it’s a magical stunning setting and super classy operation.

Some of the furnishing started to show a tiny bit of wear after time but generally lovely still magnificent.