Where to stay in Marloth Park
Most places to stay in Marloth Park are self-catering houses you rent whole. Here's what they cost by size, when they book up and how the specials work.
Last checked 26 October 2026
In October 2026 the middle asking price in Marloth Park was about R1,500 a night for a unit sleeping two and about R1,988 for a house sleeping five or six. Per person, bigger houses work out much cheaper. Book early for December: 92% of places were already taken for Christmas week by late October.
What kinds of places there are
Most of Marloth's accommodation (verblyf, if you're searching in Afrikaans) is self-catering: a house or a cottage on its own stand, rented whole, with a kitchen, a braai and often a pool. There are also guest houses and lodges that let rooms or units, and a few large villas at the top of the market. We counted 552 places to stay in Marloth Park listed online.
What guests rate most is the animals. Kudu, zebra, warthog and giraffe walk through the gardens, and bushbabies come out at night. Guests rate Marloth stays 4.6 out of 5 from 1,797 reviews on average. The complaints that come up most are about gravel roads, heat without enough aircon, power and slow Wi-Fi. Our checklist for before you book covers what to ask the host about each.
The houses aren't inside Kruger. Marloth Park is on the other side of the Crocodile River, and you drive into Kruger through a gate on the days you want to. If you're weighing a house against a rest camp, read Marloth Park or inside Kruger.
Prices per night by size
We checked the "from" price of every Marloth Park place to stay we could find listed online on 26 October 2026, with no dates set. The middle price is the one half the places are above and half below; the lower and upper quarters show the normal range either side of it.
| 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 we saw was R600 a night and the dearest R17,000. These are asking prices, after any special the listing was showing but before cleaning or admin fees, and the price for your dates can be different. 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
As a rough guide for a couple, under R1,200 a night is the budget end, R1,200-R2,500 is the middle of the market, and above R2,500 you're into the upper end. For a house sleeping six, budget is about R1,200-R1,500, the middle R1,500-R2,500 and upper R2,500-R3,500, with villas from 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 is R750 each a night. A house for six at about R1,988 works out at about R330 each. Across all listings, the middle price per bed was about R400 a night.
So families and groups get the best value in Marloth, especially compared with a rest camp inside Kruger, where you pay per unit and pay the daily park fee for every day you're there. Couples should compare more carefully: a mid-range Marloth unit and a Kruger bungalow aren't far apart.
December and Easter
Marloth fills up over the December school holidays. When we searched 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
Prices for the places still free in December were only a little higher than usual. The real problem is that so few are left, especially houses for a family: 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. We couldn't check these across all listings, so ask before you book.
Specials
About 22% of Marloth listings were showing a special on 26 October 2026. The middle discount was 10%, and the biggest was 60% for a last-minute booking. The same few kinds of special come up again and again:
- 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 each special needs, such as a minimum stay or a non-refundable booking, before you count on it.
Compare the price for the whole stay
Some listings add a once-off cleaning or admin fee, and we've seen cleaning fees of R260-R1,200. Some ask for a refundable breakage deposit. Cancellation terms differ a lot between hosts. One we looked at refunds the full deposit if you cancel more than a month ahead and half if it's more than a week, another the full amount up to a week before and half up to 48 hours. Read the terms before you pay.
Before you pay, also run through our before you book checklist, and read the Marloth Park rules that apply to every guest.
