Where to stay in Marloth Park

What kinds of places there are

Most places here are self-catering. You rent a whole house or cottage on its own stand, with a kitchen, a braai and often a pool. There are guest houses and lodges that let rooms or units too, and a few big villas at the top end. Marloth Park has 552 places to stay in all.

The animals are the main reason people come. Kudu, zebra, warthog and giraffe wander through the gardens, and the bushbabies come out at night. Stays here score 4.6 out of 5 on average. Before you book, ask the host about the road in, the aircon, the backup power and the Wi-Fi. Our checklist for before you book goes through each one.

The houses are outside Kruger. Marloth Park is on the other side of the Crocodile River, and you drive into the park through a gate on the days you choose. If you're deciding between a house here and a rest camp, see Marloth Park or inside Kruger.

Prices per night by size

These are the "from" prices per night for Marloth Park places to stay on 26 October 2026, with no dates set. The middle price has half the places above it and half below. The lower and upper quarters show the normal range on either side.

Sleeps	Lower quarter	Middle	Upper quarter
2 people	R950	R1,500	R2,300
3-4 people	R1,200	R1,650	R2,430
5-6 people	R1,500	R1,988	R2,500
7-8 people	R1,650	R2,405	R3,500
9 or more	R2,350	R3,550	R5,550

Last checked 26 October 2026

The cheapest place was R600 a night and the dearest R17,000. These are asking prices after any special on offer but before cleaning or admin fees, and your dates may cost more or less. For set dates in November, February, Easter and July, see what a Marloth Park trip costs.

How the prices spread

From price per night	Units
Under R1,000	48
R1,000-R1,499	102
R1,500-R2,499	208
R2,500-R3,999	131
R4,000 and up	69

Last checked 26 October 2026

For a couple, under R1,200 a night is the budget end and R1,200-R2,500 is the middle of the market. Above R2,500 you're paying for the upper end. For a house that sleeps six, budget is about R1,200-R1,500, the middle R1,500-R2,500 and the upper end R2,500-R3,500. Villas start at about R5,000 a night.

Couples and families

Couples pay the most per person. A couple's unit at the middle price of R1,500 comes to R750 each a night. A house for six at about R1,988 is about R330 each. Across all places, the middle price per bed was about R400 a night.

That makes Marloth good value for families and groups, especially next to a rest camp inside Kruger, where you pay per unit plus the daily park fee for every day you stay. Couples should compare more carefully, because a mid-range Marloth unit and a Kruger bungalow cost about the same.

December and Easter

Marloth fills up over the December school holidays. This is how the holidays looked on 26 October 2026:

Dates	Places free of 552	Already booked	Couple's unit, middle price
19-21 Dec 2026	83	85%	R1,920
19-26 Dec 2026	42	92%	R1,920
28 Dec 2026-2 Jan 2027	42	92%	R1,895
Easter, 25-29 Mar 2027	357	-	R1,825

Last checked 26 October 2026

The places still free in December cost only a little more than usual. The hard part is finding one, especially a family house. Only about a dozen places sleeping four to six were still free for each of the Christmas and New Year weeks. Book December by the middle of the year. Easter 2027 still had plenty of choice in late October.

Some hosts set a minimum stay over the holidays, so ask before you book.

Specials

About 22% of Marloth places had a special on 26 October 2026. The middle discount was 10%, and the biggest was 60% for a last-minute booking. Most specials are one of these:

• stay four nights and pay for three, mostly in the quiet months from October to early December and in January and February
• about 15% off a mid-week stay with no Friday or Saturday night, usually with a two-night minimum
• 20% off five nights or more, or 30-35% off seven nights or more
• last-minute discounts of 15% or more if you book a few days ahead

Check what the special asks of you, like a minimum stay or a non-refundable booking, before you count on it.

Compare the price for the whole stay

Some places add a once-off cleaning or admin fee. Cleaning fees run R260-R1,200. Some hosts ask for a refundable breakage deposit as well. Cancellation terms differ a lot from host to host. One host refunds the full deposit if you cancel more than a month ahead and half if it's more than a week. Another refunds the full amount up to a week before and half up to 48 hours before. Read the terms before you pay.

Before you pay, run through our before you book checklist too, and read the Marloth Park rules that every guest follows.