We get constant positive feedback from guests with lots of positive comments. These are reinforced by our ranking on Tripadvisor and our on-line reviews, our occupancy rates, the word of mouth referrals, and the high number of repeat guests. Here are some of our guest comments: Coffee and rusks “Please please will you sell me […]
Read More »Best of both worlds- lots of choice but within quiet surroundings Craighall Park is remarkable in that it has a whole range of neighborhood eateries but yet it has retained its suburban feel without the rowdy party scene of the main drags (and weekend mayhem) in suburbs like Melville and Norwood; the parking challenges of […]
Read More »Being “plugged in” While chatting with a friend about some good theatre we had both seen recently, (in this case Master Class with the extraordinary Sandra Prinsloo), he bemoaned the fact that so many people missed this outstanding performance. He said it’s a case of not being ‘plugged in’. The hangover from the Covid Lockdowns, […]
Read More »Creating community: Craighall Park Guests comment continually about the how conveniently located Liz at Lancaster is and I have written often about how central Craighall Park is in Johannesburg and within the Parks area. Surrounded by green lung spaces, with neighbourhood shops and restaurants, sports facilities and two high-end malls close by, it really has […]
Read More »The Oak Tree at Liz at Lancaster In the early ’70s after buying the house at no 79 Lancaster Ave in Craighall Park, my then-husband and I planted a tree … an oak tree. Those were the days before the rightful concerns about planting indigenous. The oak tree loved its new location with lots of […]
Read More »Genuine positive reviews are blocked by TripAdvisor Guests who stayed in July (our wonderful locum Nicole was standing in for me while I was away), sent this email about their stay. The review mentioned above was never published by Tripadvisor. This is another example of where genuine positive reviews are withheld by TripAdvisor with no […]
Read More »With the upturn in occupancy now that travel has opened up, we have been able to encourage our birds back into the garden again. Guests are loving the variety and activity at the bird table. by
Read More »This post is for those guests for whom Lewis is the most important person at the guesthouse and we all know that all cat’s are 4 legged purring people – and royal ones at that. But especially for Milly, for Little Lebo and for Caitlin! by
Read More »Walter Oltmann’s exhibition Armour and Lace: a Bestiary at Goodman Gallery I’ve taken a very welcome enforced break after a hip-replacement just over 4 weeks ago. A week of lots of sleeping and binge-watching Britbox. being waited on hand and foot (literally) by the wonderful Liz at Lancaster team: Thank you Mr. T, Thandie and Catherine. It’s […]
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