What a lovely place to end a wonderful trip in South Africa. The house and the family have been so welcoming. Thank you for everything, The Lyttle family, (Belfast N. Ireland)
Thanks for the wonderful stay in your nice guest house and the very nice food. Hopefully we can also stay next time. Martin, Holland
Dear all Thank you for the wonderful stay. Sorry Malcolm for all the traffic that I caused. Food, accommodation and atmosphere was fantastic. Thank you for everything Carmel, Waterford, Ireland
Wish I could stay for more than one night. Feels like I have come home to my folks. Thanks for a fantastic end to my trip. This place is magical! I can think of no better way to have ended my two and half month trip through Southern Africa. You have thought of everything and made me feel at home and I thank you for that. The food, conversation and history were fantastic, again thank you. Kelly
I enjoyed an absolutely wonderful stay at Ekala. Thank you to Malcolm for the great tours. Thanks to Linda for the amazing meals. Thanks for the great hospitality. Thanks to Claire for the fun stories. Thanks to Janet for making it all happen And thanks to the dogs for providing smiles and entertainment I will definitely be back!! Thank you Meghan, LA, CA, USA,
Dear Malcolm, Janet, Linda, James & Claire (and all of the dogs) Thank you so much for allowing us into your wonderful home!! We could not have imagined a warmer and welcoming experience – Beautiful house, delicious food, great tours, wonderful company!!!! We are sad to be leaving and wish we could stay longer. So long for now – we’ll be telling everyone that we know to come visit Joburg and more specifically you!!!!!! We hope to be back soon. Lots of Love Lauren and Justin Bernstein, New York, U.S.A
Dear Malcolm, Janet, Linda, James, Claire, Astro, Cleo, Bruno, Luna & Bo We had such a short stay but it was lovely. It is beautiful here with the flowers, trees and the wonderful fragrance outside our window. Thank you for the wonderful hospitality and great food. Next time we will plan to stay longer in your area and we will tell our friends and family about your home. Thanks again - Dennis & Marilyn, Littleton, Co, U.S.A
Thank you all for the nice welcome & stay! I wish we had more time – I guess we’ll just have to come back and see this beautiful place in the daylight. Great food & great company. Stacey and Gail, Ontario, Canada and Prince Ruppert, Canada
Thank you for your service, you guys were very nice to us. Keep the good work up and I’ll remember to tell people about you guys. Onwill I had the best time of my life here at the guest house, I felt like I was home………..so comfortable I would certainly come back again, keep up the good work. Palesa
Your home is welcoming & one feels at home and not in a house. Thank you and keep it up. Selloane
Thank you for the hospitality, you guys were great hosts. I personally wouldn’t mind coming back again and I am surely going to tell people about your amazing guest house. Lots of Love Shirley (The kasi Girl)
A beautiful place and wonderfully warm and attentive hospitality. We greatly enjoyed seeing the baby barn owls, lambs, birds and the dogs of course. We shall leave feeling relaxed and refreshed – thanks to you all. Piers and Sally Sholto and Joy
Dear all at Ekala What can I say as the longest staying guest so far (almost 9 weeks) but we always say “time flies when you have fun” and fun I had!!!!! Great food, Braai and you friendly people. I had a great stay and I am looking forward to next time, when Norit will install a second filter. Party time again!!!!! Will be back soon and thanks for now. Leo, the Netherlands
Dear Ekala Family Thank you for all your love and hospitality: Being my home away from home… We’ll meet soon again for beer, Bacardi and Braai All the best and no stress Emiel, the Netherlands
Dear Malcolm, Janet, Linda & James (all the dogs of course!) From the minute we were met by Malcolm at the airport we knew we were going to have a fantastic time. We can’t tell how much we’ve enjoyed your company and being made to feel so at home during our short stay here was wonderful. We’ve marvelled at your amazing house and the location and absolutely loved all the food. The way we were made to feel so relaxed and yet allowed to be waited on was great and we couldn’t have wanted for a better stay in Johannesburg. Thank you so much for everything and for accommodating our desire to explore the area so willingly. We will let you know how we “get on” with the gorillas. Love Lorraine and Will
To the family, Thanx for accommodating me every time in your house. It’s such a pleasure meeting people like you who “understands” the purpose of being alive and to give Love. It is my hearts prayer that the Lord will “Bless your Guest House” more that you can ever imagine or ask for. Once again thank you, Wynand
Danke fuer die schone zeit in Ekala. Die freundlichkeit und die Tatsache Teil der familie zu sein hat uns sehr beeindruckt. Die qute verpflegung war mehr als hervorragend und wir haben die zeit hier sehr genossen. Alles gute fuer die zukunft. Klaus
Home away from Home! Thank you for the tremendous Hospitality guys! Dave
Although we only stayed at Ekala for 2 nights, we sincerely felt your hospitality making this place feel like our home away from home. We are grateful for this and for letting us understand the situation in South Africa. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Wish you all the best for the World Cup and the future. May every endeavour be smooth sailing! BI and Joe
What a lovely place to end a wonderful trip in South Africa. The house and the family have been so welcoming. Thank you for everything, The Lyttle family (Belfast, Ireland) I loved staying here, I enjoyed a lot the room and the cooking. You were veeery nice with us. Sharon
We looked for a relaxing place to spend some days together, my son and I and we found it at Ekala with the Davis family. We wouldn’t swap Ekala for the Palace at Sun City! We felt comfortable, the food was excellent and the company very nice. Thank you! Gunnar and Gustan
Dear Malcolm, Janet, Claire, Linda and James (and Bruno+Clio) Since the pick-up at the airport to the final breakfast with the company of Bruno and Clio, we had a wonderful time here. What a priveledge to be discovering Joburg and Soweto with Malcolm! Had a taste of life in Africa in your beautiful Guest Farm! Count on us to spread the word back here. Stephen, Sabrina, Sebastian and Alexandra from Brussels, Belgium
Thank you Malcolm, Janet, Linda, Claire and of course Bruno and Cleo. We came as clients and were leaving feeling like family. All of you have wonderful gifts!
Thank you for sharing your many talents with us! Lovely food, home, grounds, conversation, tours and most of all you! Be assured we will tell one and all about Ekala and Joburg: Carolyn and John
Dear All, Het was hier erg goed vertoefen. Het eten was erg lekker, elkedag weer! Het bier was ook lekker en het bed sliep erg goed. Jullie zijn erg vriendelyk! Vans morgens tot’s avonds laat! Tot ooit. Barend
Thank-you all for a wonderful stay! We both had a fantastic time in the Pilanesberg and have loved your food! Thanks also for letting me borrow DVD, the computer but mostly for your company today after my sister left. I am very grateful! I’ll let you know how I get on in Uganda. Thanks again, Amy
This place is magical! I can think of no better way to have ended my 2 and half month trip through Southern Africa. You have thought of everything and made me feel at home and I thank you for that. The food, conversations and history were fantastic again thank you. Kelli
We only stayed for one night but WOW! Excellent food, accommodations + company. If we came this way again, Ekala will certainly be our portal call. Thank you for everything. John + Barbara, Minnis bay Kent, Uk
I had the best time of my life here at the guest house, I felt like I was home....so comfortable I would certainly come back again. Keep up the good work. Palesa
From your Alaska Family! Thank you all, Real a First Glass place. Five days is not enough Time. Jim and Darla, Eureka Alaska The accommodations and hospitality were perfect. We had a great stay. The food was great. We are not used to being waited on like this-all top notch-We loved the visiting and all the sights- you are great tour guides- Hope you all stay happy and healthy and enjoy your world cup-Thank you all very much! The dogs are great too. Rick and Lillian. Soldotna Alaska
To the whole Family, Thank you so much for your kindness and hospitality. A few days of not partially doing anything was just what I needed. You were all fantastic. Is there anything Linda can’t do? That girl is a god send to all! Good luck with the dogs as you all say that they get spoiled with attention but it will be worse with all of your guests at the world cup next year! Thank you for everything. Stacy
To the family. Guys you are such a blessing to our country. We really need caring and loving people like you, to help and tourist. Johannes Maliele
Dear Malcolm, Janet, Linda, and Claire, My stay here was wonderful. Your food and convesation made my stay that much more enjoyable. Anyways you have a lovely place and we would definitely recommend you, many thanks, Josh, Vancouver age 11
Dear Janet, Malcolm, Linda, Claire, Bruno and Clio, Thank you so much for a lovely stay, great food and your hospitality. We are already looking forward to our 3rd visit to you. You deserve to be 5 stars. All our love and lots more Gillian and Rod
Dear Janet, Malcolm and Linda, thank you for a wonderful stay at your home. I made me feel at home. I wish you great success in 2010. And I hope you survive the World Cup maniac. Best regards Bill
Dear Malcolm, Janet, Claire (and doggies), Every word in this book is absolutely true- you are an absolutely amazing family. We count ourselves lucky to have been guests in your beautiful home, and even luckier to have you as friends. You are loving, generous people with the biggest hearts, and we wish you all the happiness, love and success that you most definitely deserve. Lots of Love always, Cait and Duncan
Dear Malcolm, Janet and Claire, Thank you for everything-your great hospitality! Everything has been wonderful very restful. Thank you very much for, Picking us up from Greyhound! The rooms, food, service and grounds are all superb. Thank you for inviting us in to your wonderful family. Love Kim+Sam (Australia)
Why would anyone want to stay in a hotel in Joburg city when they could stay on your wonderful farm and be treated as one of the family? Thank you for great hospitality and hope the future holds all that you want and deserve. Very best wishes Sally and Barclay P.S. Barclay says England for the cup!
Thank you so much for your great hospitality, and the wonderful food! Also little Dyon has enjoyed himself so well, I’m sure he’s going to miss this place. Thanks again, this is the best start of our trip we could have wished! Mariska, Pascal and Dyon Doetinchem-Netherlands
Thank you for your hospitality and a nice tour on Thursday. I really enjoyed my stopover in Johannesburg. - Joanna We would like to thank you and your family for the warm reception and kind hospitality. We have enjoyed very much our trip to Africa. - Andrey and Lesia - We were your first Russian and Ukrainian guests
We’ll always keep in our minds the good moments that we had on EKALA. The experience in South Africa was amazing. We always mention to our friends how nice was your reception and we enjoy a lot your hospitality We have plans to come over and visit South Africa again next year because the world cup. Due GOD‘s help and my efforts on my business, my next trip to South Africa will be possible. - Joao e Andrea – Brazil
To The Family Ekala. Thank-you so much for a wonderful time. We experienced lovely hospitality, good food in very beautiful surroundings our memories of our time here will stay with us forever. - Jenni and Ali - UK - Dover Thanks so much for giving us such a lovely time, the company, food, surroundings and animals make you such a unique place and we feel privileged to experience it. Best regards - Alison - Queen of the Channel - UK
We have had a superb time here at Ekala, thanks so much to your whole family for your wonderful hospitality, fantastic food and generosity. The only thing we would change would be to stay longer. Love Simon, Rachel, Cameron & Izzy. Stockton-on-Tees. UK - P.S - Loved the dogs, especially Luna & Bruno.
To Malcolm, Janet, Linda, Claire and the dogs (of course)!!!! - Thank-you ever so much for your tremendous hospitality. It has been a pleasure for me to stay somewhere you are made a part of the family and not just a guest. Until I return I wish all at Ekala continued success. Ciaran - Ireland
Dear Linda, Janet, Claire, and Malcolm. We have had a wonderful time at your fabulous lodge. You have totally spoilt us and been to kind in assisting us in every way possible. See you next time and the door is always open in Holland Love Jacki x - Holland Thanks for your hospitality, splendid food and excellent help in your nice lodge! We felt totally looked after. So I see it again. Thanks a lot. Love Jacqueline - Holland
Thank-you for a very pleasant stay. Lenny (Durban) Thank-you for being so friendly - it was like home. Innocence
Thank-you guys this is home away from home. Keep it up. Show everyone what our country is made up of. Claire thank-you for the information you provided me. I wish you all the best in your future. Busani - Empangeni
Thanks so much for making me feel part of your family - A most enjoyable stay and well worth a re-visit. Mark – the "real" Durban Fire Chief
Home away from home. Thank-you for the tremendous hospitality guys. Dave Empangeni It was a great place to stay. I apologise for Leny & Dave!!!!!!
Special hosts for a special place. All the best - Francis (Durban)
Thanks for my second home. It was a beacon of light in the darkness of Jhb. The hospitality and service was of 5 stars. Now I have a 2nd home in Jhb. Lee-Ann (Durban)
Liebe Janet, Linda, Claire, Malcolm, James und naturlich Bruno Thank-you very, very, very, very, very much! We enjoyed our stay at Ekala even more than we ever expected. We felt so welcome and really like as part of the family. Everything you arranged for us was absolutely perfect. We will very much miss all of you, your friendliness, the interesting conversations we had, the comfy beds, your sunny winter, your very delicious avos, getting spoiled all the time and of course Bruno! Christine & Nicole from Germany
I am soooo….. grateful for everything. I have had the most wonderful time and appreciate your friendly and smiling presence. Never have I stayed anywhere that feels less like an hospitality establishment – it felt more like home. Sorry I was so much trouble and I do hope that you will allow me to come again. Please, all take care and God Bless Charisse from Zim
You have a beautiful place here and make superb hosts. You have left us with such a great feeling about Johannesburg & South Africa in general and the bright future ahead. Thank-you for your wonderful hospitality. You clearly are a great family with a great future. Best wishes Steven & Caroline Edinburgh, Scotland
What a wonderful place to call home with this awesome trip to South Africa. You have been so gracious and welcoming, it is very hard to say goodbye. You all have been great ambassadors and hosts for Johannesburg and South Africa. We have seen a great deal and have been overwhelmed by the beauty, the growth and the change that is happening everywhere we went. The B&B is without a doubt the most enjoyable place besides home we’ve ever stayed. Ian from Canada
What a great time we have had here! The food and the conversation was even better. You truly made us feel very welcome. We look forward to coming back sooner rather than later. Thanks for everything. Elizabeth from Canada
Dear Malcolm, Janet, Linda, Claire and my little friends Bruno, Cleo, Astro, Luna & Bo. Thank you all for a very pleasant stay in your beautiful guesthouse. Thank you for your great hospitality and delicious food which you serve with a pleasure. I am looking forward with pleasure to comeback sometime in August and hope to see you all. Erwin from Holland
Did not imagine to find a serene setting in Gauteng, Ekala proved me wrong. The people at the facility are a perfect match, beautiful. Thank you for your hospitality. I love this country of ours. William - Port Elizabeth
Dear Janette, Malcolm, Linda, James & Claire. Thank you all for your wonderful hospitality and beautiful meals. I’m so glad that I decided to spend a few days in Joburg and was to spend time getting to know your family. The guest house environment reminds me of when I visited my family in Australia. So friendly and open in conversation. I will be telling everybody how great Joburg is and what a wonderful and well run guesthouse Ekala is. Ally - Australian
Thank you so much for making me feel more than welcome in your home. Most of the time I felt more like family than a guest. Your guest house is beautiful, the food was wonderful and the service was above and beyond the expected. I was so spoiled :). I really hope that if I am lucky enough to pass through this beautiful country again that I will see you all again. Thank you again for all your time, patience and caring. It was a pleasure. Sincerely Angelina - USA
Thank you for your hospitality and a nice tour on Thursday. I really enjoyed my stopover in Johannesburg. - Joanna - IMF Finance Department
We’ll always keep in our minds the good moments that we had on EKALA. The experience in South Africa was amazing. We always mention to our friends how nice was your reception and we enjoy a lot your hospitality We have plans to come over and visit South Africa again next year because the world cup. Due GOD‘s help and my efforts on my business, my next trip to South Africa will be possible. - Joao e Andrea - Brazil
My vacation in South-Africa was really good and relaxing. Thank you very much for your hospitality and warm regards. Can visit SA soon again, with more time to spend there. - Jukka - Finland
Thanks for the wonderful time at Ekala. Best wishes to you all. Brad Washington DC USA
GUYS YOU ARE GREAT you have been so good. It has been good, so freely discussing everything. Breakfast was great and everything was wonderful We thank you so much Expect us to call again Pastor Tom & Sibolgile
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