Premier Hotel The Winkler
R538 Numbi Gate Road, White River 1249 South Africa
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What you can expect during your stay
- All linens sanitised in high-temperature wash
- Face masks required for guests in public areas
- Face masks required for staff in public areas
- Hand sanitiser available to guests & staff
- Stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
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With its ideal location, Premier Hotel The Winkler is the perfect location from which to explore the beautiful surrounding area. Only 20 minutes drive from the famous Kruger National Park and with easy access to attractions like the Blyde River Canyon, Sabie Waterfalls and Pilgrim's Rest. Premier Hotel The Winkler provides visitors with an incredible base from which to explore the rich African beauty of the Mpumalanga province. Founded around 1890, the town of White River has a rich history and has become both a tourism centre and a point of interest for those wishing to witness one of the most unique farming cultures in South Africa. Premier Hotel The Winkler is situated just 14km for the Kruger Mpumalanga Airport, a short 20 minute drive from the Kruger National Park, 10km outside of White River and a 30 minute drive to Nelspruit. The climate is said to be one of the best in South Africa, neither excessively hot in summer when rainfall is at its highest, nor overly cold during the sunny winters. Known for its scenic beauty, Mpumalanga offers visitors a front row seat to the majesty of Africa. The largest and most famous game reserve in South Africa lies at the heart of the Lowveld, a 20 minute drive from Premier Hotel The Winkler, the Kruger National Park is a wildlife experience like no other and allows visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the unpredictability of this iconic piece of Africa. The waterways of Mpumalanga offer explorers the opportunity to experience a different side of Africa, from the views over the sheer edges of the Blyde River Canyon 800m above the riverbed below to the tropical rain-forests that dominate the eastern side of the Crocodile River Valley.
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Free parking
Free internet
Pool
Bar / lounge
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Kids club
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Business Centre with Internet Access
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Outdoor pool
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Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
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R538 Numbi Gate Road, White River 1249 South Africa
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We discovered this little gem. As you arrive at the hotel you are in awe with the beautiful surroundings from their well manicured lawn and gardens. The hotel is situated outside White River, approximately 3Km and it was very peaceful. The staff were very professional, helpful and extremely friendly - from the house keeper to the general manager! The rooms were spacious, clean and airy. The AC worked like a dream and the mattress was super comfortable. From our balcony we had a view of the beautiful garden. Next time, I will stay in a room facing the pool area. We had breakfast at the hotel and it was excellent! Although we didn't lunch and dine, we did have a late afternoon toasted sandwiches which were delicious! Again, the waiters and kitchen were very friendly and efficient in their service. I love, love the deck in front of the bar area and dinning area. Every morning and afternoon we were greeted by the beautiful peacocks and we saw impala and monkeys in their picturesque garden facing the pool area. Next time I will be prepared for a swim! The garden also has a play area for kids, a trampoline, tennis court and an oversized chess board and under a tree. This is definitely a hotel I will return too and recommend it to families as well as business people. On my departure date, in all my hurry, i had forgotten a few items of clothing in the hanging section. The hotel contacted us later and informed us of what we had left behind! With a team of this integrity, what else can I say but, SEE YOU NEXT TIME! KANIMANBO!…
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Date of stay: January 2022
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Room Tip: Rooms with a view of the pool area
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they have a great and friendly team, with just minor challenges especially with the doors, sometimes they just don't work and you will spend time outside while they trying to fix them. otherwise, it's a nice place to stay.
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Date of stay: November 2021Trip type: Travelled on business
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Arriving at the hotel, it's very scenic. The area where I stayed was all single story and opened to a large parklike area. Rooms were clean but dated but worked for what I needed it for...sleep. I was disappointed with the shower as the water never got above warm, although I notified the hotel. There is a large patio next to the bar that works well for relaxing at the end of the day. A Breakfast buffet was provided daily with a good complement of local foods.
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Date of stay: January 2021
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Room Tip: Rooms on N/side are older but they are 1 story and open to the park. Newer rooms are in a...
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I stayed at the Winkler for about a week with a discounted rate due to Covid19. The hotel is beautiful, the park in front is huge and the place is perfect for kids and adults alike. I opted not to take my breakfast and dinner there, so can't tell about the restaurant. The staff was always very helpful as in a top hotel. Beds were comfy and the bathroom is smallish but has a bath and is clean. I highly recommend this hotel if you want to have a relaxing stay in White River
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Date of stay: October 2020Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Simon Sutherland, General Manager at Premier Hotel The Winkler
Responded 16 Oct 2020
Good day David, Thank you for your kind words and great review after your recent stay with us at Premier Hotel the Winkler. I cannot agree more regarding the gardens, two weeks of solid rain ensure a beautiful lush green lawn and Spring is most certainly n full swing now. I'll be sure to share your comments with the wonderful TEAM I am blessed to work with Thanks again for the review. Yours in Hospitality. Simon Sutherland General Manager
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Spent the long weekend from 24th September to 26 September with my Family. The Rooms were clean but outdated. The TV is very old not working. The Staircases were full of dust. The place needs serious upgrading. It used to be owned by Protea Hotels and it was up to standard but now, nothing was done since my last visit around 2010.
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Simon Sutherland, General Manager at Premier Hotel The Winkler
Responded 29 Sep 2020
Good day Jaco bg. Thank you for taking the time to post a review after your recent stay with us Glad to see that your room was clean and up to the post Covid 'Premier Clean Standard.' On the TVs, we ae in process of replacing the current flat screen TVs to an updated version. I was not aware of any issues over the past weekend with any of them not functioning and apologies if that was the case. Had we have known I'm sure we could have dealt with it, as the maintenance TEAM were on hand throughout. Regarding the staircases, as you saw they are exterior stairs and with all the gardens and leaves around us even the slightset wind causes issues. And be assured that the entire hotel was scrubbed in the days leading up to the long weekend in preparation and awakening from the lockdown. On a positive note we have planned a refurbishment for winter next year. Which was due to have been done this year but with all that transpired we were not able to do so. Hopefully it will be completed before your next visit, and please don't keep us waiting for another ten years. Thanks again for the review. Yours in Hospitality Simon Sutherand General Manager
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I travel alot for business and have been subjected to some strange hotels, this however probably the worst by far. So disappointing we packed up and drove home the next morning. Mrs Houston was given a free two night stay in any Premier hotel as part of a prize for work well done so we decided to book our two night stay at The Winkler in Whiteriver (we were in Hoedspruit for holiday at the time) The Hotel promises Wifi and Satellite TV in the room, yes there is wifi but only if you sit in the common area's such as the bar or restaurant. When i asked about the TV, i was told that Management have done away with it...No reason given. We could however watch SABC 1 and 2 and e'tv with BBC on one fuzzy channel. I also had issues with the fact that they dont offer sealed bottle water in the rooms, I was told that they have there own bottling facility in the Hotel and that I should use the bottle of water supplied by them, I was not convinced that the water is safe to drink based on the general state of the Hotel. The Manger eventually gave me a sealed still water...thanks The general state of the room was poor and outdated. The toilet seat was coming apart, Mrs Houston didn't want to use it as she was worried about bacteria lurking in the exposed wood...please see pictures attached No slippers or dressing gowns No emergency evacuation plan attached to the back of the door No staff on hand to helpe with luggage up to the second floor. The house keeping staff did great us as we struggled past them going up the stairs Drinks price...R30 for a small tin of dry lemon as mixer, R75 for a 500ml beer…
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from SimonS5996, General Manager at Premier Hotel The Winkler
Responded 13 Jan 2020
Good day 343adyf, Thank you for taking the time to post a review after your recent stay with us. I can only apologise for the inconvenience caused during your visit and that you felt that you had to depart earlier than anticipated. We do currently provide complimentary, uncapped WiFi in the public areas, but sadly not the entire property, however we hope to have this rectified in the near future and have been engaging with various service providers to have this service. All going well by the end of February, if not sooner. Regarding the Satelite channels, we are in the process of trialing the open view system, due to the challenges currently faced with Multichoice, and you should have had access to many more channels than the ones you mentioned. On checking the TV in your room, I noticed that the tuning was out of synch and has now been resolved. The evacuation sign on the back of the door was broken by a GUEST over the festive season and as each room is customised have had to wait for the sign shop to reopen to order a new one. The chipped toilet seat has been replaced thank you. As with most hotels we use the Vivereau bottled water system as part of our conservation project and guarantee that the water used in the filling of these bottles comes from a filteration machine. However ALL our water at The Winkler is potable and checked on a monthly basis. The Slippers and gowns are not a standard at Premier Hotels, but are always available on request. The drinks prices are again an industry norm throughout South Africa, with the exception of the local craft beer, on tap that you ordered. Nationally produced beers are priced again, at industry norm prices. Once again, sincere apologies for not living up to our standards on this occasion, and would look forward to the opportunity to rectify such and show you what Winkler hospitality is about, given another opportunity to do so. Please feel free to contact myself directly at the hotel. Looking to hearing from you. Yours in kindness. Simon Sutherland General Manager
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Had a wonderful time. The staff very friendly & helpful. Rooms spacious, comfortable & very clean. Restaurant with variety of food to cater for all. Play area for the kids. Day visitors can come for lunch.
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Date of stay: September 2019Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from SimonRES, General Manager at Premier Hotel The Winkler
Responded 30 Sep 2019
Dear Tshinyi, Thank you so much for taking the time to post a review after your stay with us this past weekend. Great that you enjoyed the friendly, yet efficient STAFF and the ever canging buffets dinners offered each night. Looking forward to your next visit. Thanks again Yours in Kindness. Simon Sutherland Genral Manager
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Been staying here annually for 10 years. Service poor - no care attitude or attention to clients. Rooms old and outdated - lots of broken things in room, lights flickering, TV remote broken - no attempt to fix timeously. Noisy at night, people making noise outside rooms at late hours, security shine torches into your room late at night. Lack of network and WIFI. Should be rated 2 star not 4 star. Manager made promises he could not keep and did not seem to care. Only good thing is breakfast and great service from ‘retired’ waiter that still greets us by name. Found alternative, cheaper and better accommodation close by. Will not return!
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Date of stay: September 2019Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from SimonRES, General Manager at Premier Hotel The Winkler
Responded 06 Oct 2019
Dear Mishkam, Than you for taking the time to post a review after your recent stay with us, and sincere apologies that we dropped the ball this time and failed to meet your expectations. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the rooms are in full working order, that weekend the hotel was running at full occupancy and possibly why the checkker overlooked some items, the flickering lights, we experienced high levels of interruptions from Eskom that weekend and this may have been the cause of this. On the WiFi and Cell phone signal, thia was also the same reason as the towers in our area could not provide any consistent signal, and sadly was beyond our control. As you are aware this is not the standard that the Winkler is known for and would greatly appreiciate an oppostunity to rectify and show you what we really are all about at the Winkler. Looking forward to your next visit and I assure you of my personal attention and not whichever manager it was you spoke to. Yours in kindness Simon Sutherland General Manager
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we stayed in 2016 and now in 2019 one night there: the breakfast is awesome and good. Dinner is very expensive and you dont have so much choices. The Rooms are lovely, but Standard as we booked. It is a good stop: JNB - Krueger or the other way around
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Date of stay: April 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from SimonRES, General Manager at Premier Hotel The Winkler
Responded 04 Aug 2019
Dear Hagarbutterfly. Thank you for taking the time to post a review after your recent stay with us at Premier Hotel the Winkler. Your most valued feedback and commensts are always a true yardstick of where we are meeting and exceeding our GUESTS expectations. Great that you enjoyed or traditional South African Breakfast. On the dinner I can ony assume you stayed one night last week when we were rather quiet and we only had a limited menu out that evening. Our usual dinner buffet is quite extensive, with hot and cold starters, a soup section with freshly baked breads, carvery, hot buffet, vegetable section, our ever popular live stir fry station, the African station, salads, home made desserts and a cheeseboard. Looking forward to your next visit. Thanks again for the review. Simon Sutherland General Manager
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Friendly, helpful and pleasant staff. They went out of there way after arriving after 21:00. There was no one in the Restaurant only us and a great meal was put before us. The Steak was tender and done to perfection. Sadly the room was a bit broken here and there, maintenance is lacking, furthermore the room was clean and neat. Did not appreciate the hotel alarm going off before 6 in the morning. The gardens are stunning and well kept.
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Date of stay: July 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from SimonRES, General Manager at Premier Hotel The Winkler
Responded 05 Aug 2019
Dear Iona, Thank you for taking the time to post a review after your recent stay with us at Premier Hotel the Winkler. Your comments are a true yardstick of how we are performing, in terms of service, food quality and overal enjoyment of your stay. With regards to the hotel alarm, despite the hotel rooms all being non smoking, not all GUESTS abide by this and if someone does light up, it activates the alarms. A feature designed to keep our GUESTS safe, but can be irritating. Thanks again for the review. Yours in hospitality Simon Sutherland General Manager
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PRICE RANGE
US$71 - US$87 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
South AfricaMpumalangaWhite River
NUMBER OF ROOMS
87
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Which popular attractions are close to Premier Hotel The Winkler?
Nearby attractions include South African National Parks (1.1 km), Casterbridge Lifestyle Centre (2.4 km), and Casterbridge Cinema (4.4 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Premier Hotel The Winkler?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include a pool, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge.
Which room amenities are available at Premier Hotel The Winkler?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Premier Hotel The Winkler?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, a lounge, and breakfast during their stay.
Is parking available at Premier Hotel The Winkler?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Premier Hotel The Winkler?
Conveniently located restaurants include Oliver's, Magnolia, and Picasso's Mexican Taqueria.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Premier Hotel The Winkler?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Does Premier Hotel The Winkler have an airport shuttle?
Yes, Premier Hotel The Winkler offers an airport shuttle for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Premier Hotel The Winkler?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Premier Hotel The Winkler offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business centre, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.
Is Premier Hotel The Winkler accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access and reduced mobility rooms. For specific enquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.