About us
Independent, unsponsored assessments of resort hotels, produced to one fixed rubric.
About the editorial desk
Vandolira exists to assess resort hotels in South Africa's resort provinces and publish what we find. We are an editorial operation: no bookings are taken, no commissions are earned, and no listing position is purchased.
Assessments are carried out on site against an unchanging six-part rubric. We publish the resulting score together with the reservation we hold about the property, in plain terms.
Our assessment framework
Each score is the weighted sum of six assessments. Because the weights are fixed, a nine at one property means the same thing as a nine at another.
- 25% — The casino floor and its lounges
- 20% — Rooms and suites
- 20% — Guest service
- 15% — Dining and bars
- 10% — Location
- 10% — Value
Editorial independence
Nothing in this catalogue is bought. Properties do not pay for inclusion, do not preview their reviews, and cannot have an unfavourable line taken down.
Where we link to a property's own site or to a third-party reservation service, that link is provided for the reader's convenience. Any booking that follows is a contract between the reader and the property, and we take no part in it.
Getting things wrong
Tell us if we have made a mistake. Send the property and the specific point; where the report stands up, the page is corrected and re-dated so the change is visible.