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African Footprints Lodge

4.0 star property
Bloemfontein guesthouse in Universitas with a 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool

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Family Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets
Outdoor pool
Exterior
Dining
Daily buffet breakfast (ZAR 80 per person)

Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Pet friendly
    Pet friendly

Room options

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Double Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Free cribs/infant beds
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
Plasma TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Twin Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
Pet friendly
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
Pet friendly
In-room safe
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
219 President Paul Kruger Avenue, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9300

What's nearby

  • University of the Free State - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Free State Stadium - 4 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Mimosa Mall - 4 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Central University of Technology - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Supreme Court of Appeal - 5 min drive - 4.3 km

Getting around

  • Bloemfontein (BFN) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Burning Spear Spur Steak Ranch - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Mugg & Bean - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Panarottis - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Steers - ‬4 min drive

About this property

African Footprints Lodge

Upscale guesthouse located in Universitas
At African Footprints Lodge, you can look forward to a garden, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a bar. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a business center and a restaurant.
Additional perks include:
  • An outdoor pool
  • Free self parking
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and luggage storage
  • Meeting rooms, a 24-hour front desk, and barbecue grills
Room features
All guestrooms at African Footprints Lodge include perks such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with tubs or showers
  • Refrigerators, coffee/tea makers, and daily housekeeping

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) from 8 AM - 10 PM
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–9 AM: ZAR 80 for adults and ZAR 40 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Refrigerator

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of ZAR 150 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: ZAR 395 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately ZAR 80 for adults and ZAR 40 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 250 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: ZAR 250 (one-way), (from 3 to 12 years old)
  • Pet fee: ZAR 150 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

African Footprints Lodge Bloemfontein
African Footprints Lodge
African Footprints Bloemfontein
African Footprints Bloemfonte
African Footprints Lodge Guesthouse
African Footprints Lodge Bloemfontein
African Footprints Lodge Guesthouse Bloemfontein

Frequently asked questions

Does African Footprints Lodge have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is African Footprints Lodge pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property. There's a fee of ZAR 150 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking at African Footprints Lodge?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at African Footprints Lodge?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at African Footprints Lodge?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Does African Footprints Lodge provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs 8 AM–10 PM on request. A fee of ZAR 250 per vehicle applies.

Where is African Footprints Lodge located?

Located in Universitas, this guesthouse is within a 10-minute walk of Forsyth, University of the Free State, and Twell Cresent. Kwarts and Jim Fauche are also within 10 minutes.

African Footprints Lodge Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 12 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

5.4/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service
A conference venue only
I booked based on location and my regular preference of venue being unavailable. I will not book here again. The housekeeping, general attentiveness and facilities leave much to be desired. Check in was an unpleasant experience. No staff ever checked on me throughout my stay or explained any meal options or services. Dirty cups were not even removed from my room for two days. The staff seemed fully focused on their conference guests and completely ignored me as a guest.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021

6/10 Okay

Yvette

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was OK
It was an OK stay - just thought it very odd that there was never a staff member or a drinks/coldrink menu or self service fridge or anything. We had to call the lodge number everytime we wanted assistance as there was never anybody on site.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Bad experience
First bad impression from the rude receptionist.The room was not that clean,the receptionist refused to move me to the other room.The decor was beautiful,beautiful bathtub and good selection of TV channels. Terrible breakfast that looked like left overs from the previous day. The service was purely terrible.

6/10 Okay

Belinda

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay
Safe, clean room and friendly receptionist. Would like to return sometime

10/10 Excellent

johanna, cape town

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice
Free wifi, would be nice if it extended to the room. Spacious room, clean and friendly staff. Shopping centre down the road.

10/10 Excellent

Thabo, south africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good
had a good stay, clean and safe. Please add more organic food to breakfast. Friendly receptionist

4/10 Poor

Sarah, Johannesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not again.
The room was clean and comfortable, the hot water had been turned off at the stopcock under the basin and the mixer was so loose it had to be held down to operate. The shower mixer handle was not even attached and only either ice cold or piping hot settings where available. On leaving we mentioned this, the receptionist said that they were aware of the problem, and why didn't we ask for another room? Why were we put in this room anyway, if they were aware of the problem?

2/10 Terrible

Theo, Rome, ITALY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fine if you enjoy below-par service
Booked one room over two days and we were moved from one place to another. The got us to stay the one night in the one venue and then moved us to the other venue for the second night.

6/10 Okay

Thabo, Pretoria, SA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Easy access to public transport
Using public transport to and from the accomodation proved too easy and convenient.

2/10 Terrible

Johann, Pretoria

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never again
I was severely disappointed by the misrepresentation on the Hotel.com app. This was not a lodge!

2/10 Terrible

Camihlle

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This lodge was a huge disappointment. The rooms have 4-5 beds crammed into them, no staff at the premises, our toilet was leaking so floor was full of water and at first they didn’t want to give us another room. WiFi is only available at common areas. Breakfast was supposed to be included but the staff said it wasn’t until I showed her my booking. Staff was awful, not service minded or friendly. Don’t recommend this place to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017