Hotels in South Africa Region Eastern Cape

Bushman Sands Golf Lodge is situated in the heart of Alicedale. Rooms overlook a central, outdoor pool and the Bushman Sands Golf Course. The modern rooms are furnished with locally, handcrafted furniture and original art. Some rooms enjoy private balconies with tranquil views. The hotel bar offers an ideal place for enjoying refreshing drinks and light snacks. For casual, outdoor dining, there are also barbecue facilities located onsite.

Our Eastern Cape guest house in King Williams Town is one of the top accommodations in the Amatola region. The guest house is a great base for people wanting to explore the history in the area with the owner being a tour guide. The six-bedroom guest house gives you the type of service and attention you deserve. It is a modern face-brick house in a beautiful garden. One has a view from the dining room over a sparkling pool to the beautiful Amatola Mountains in the background. Each room has a ceiling fan, a wall heater and an en-suite bathroom. Parking is in a secure area behind an electric gate.

Wolwefontein Hotel is one of four remaining railway hotels in South Africa. Owner Marius Herselman took great pride in restoring this historical hotel by adding modern day luxuries, while preserving the history of the 1930's when the hotel was built.Accommodation is provided in Standard Rooms, a Family Room and a spacious Executive Suite. All the rooms have a more rustic historical feel with modern facilities. Some rooms share the separate ladies and men’s bathrooms. The Executive Room has an en-suite bathroom and a private entrance making it the ideal honeymoon suite for couples.Come and join the rich history while escaping to the quiet village of Wolwefontein in the Eastern Cape.

A country hotel set in true African scenic splendour with a wealth of history that dates back to the 1850?s. With the Greater Addo Elephant National Park on its doorstep, Zuurberg Mountain Inn has become a popular getaway. After trekking up the first road to Johannesburg, guests are accommodated in thatched-roof cottages, or in the old original 1861 Manor House. All our accommodation is furnished to meet international standards. Boasting a myriad of activities, including a restaurant, English pub, chapel, function facilities, swimming pool, all-weather tennis courts, private guided game drives departing from the hotel and the all-important Elephant Experience. A preferred destination for honeymoon couples from South Africa and all over the world.

Thornycroft is situated on the banks of the Nahoon River on a country estate and offers good value, budget conscious accommodation for a relaxing stay. Designed for outdoor living , all our guest suites and rooms open onto a lush inner garden courtyard with abundant bird life, creating a tranquil setting. The thatched poolside bar and restaurant has a big screen, pool table, table tennis and darts. Our spa offers massages, manicures, pedicures and facials. Steam in the sauna or soak in the Jacuzzi, followed by a splash in the pool (bookings must be made at least 24 hours in advance). Enjoy nature walks and fishing on the property or enjoy an adrenalin rush at paintball and go-kart racing nearby.Our 120-seater function hall is an ideal venue for your wedding or conference. Thornycroft Camp is just behind the lodge and caters for budget conscious large groups, accommodating a maximum of 80 people in 20-bed dorms.We are 5 kms from the N2 Amalinda exit, 2 kms of which is well maintained gravel road with concrete slabs for most of the way. Quick and easy access to the highway for most of East London’s main attractions and about 30 minutes from the airport. The nearest beach is about 20 minutes away.

Unique accommodation experienced in an enchanting tower at a vibrant Arts Centre in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda. The Bethesda Arts Centre Tower is located two minutes' walk from the fascinating Owl House, surrounded by stunning mountains, under an amazing array of stars. See the artists at work making huge colourful wall hangings and lino-prints, or catch a performance at the outdoor theatre while enjoying a Karoo-style meal at our great restaurant. The Tower is a fairytale building three stories high.  On the top floor is a huge round bed, covered with a ?love quilt? made at the project.  The middle room has twin beds, so the Tower is ideal for a couple wanting a romantic night, or an adventurous family wanting a completely unique experience.  There are wonderful views of the surrounding hills from the Tower balcony, and at night you can sit and sip your wine under the stars in the round stone courtyard, in privacy and complete safety.  Delicious meals are served in the Arts Centre's restaurant/gallery, where you can browse the exquisite bags, cushion covers, wall hangings, and prints made at the Centre, or chat to the artists while you wait for a fine meal prepared from local produce in the Tower kitchen. The Priory is named after the Priory in England where its stunning 1820 stained glass windows came from. It sleeps a maximum of seven people, with the beds covered quilts and the walls covered with artwork both made at the Centre.  A beautiful stone courtyard with its own barbecue area offers privacy in a charming outdoor setting. Here you can gaze at the famous Bethesda night sky while you sip your wine. Nights spent in the Centre's friendly and quirky accommodation will not only give you the chance to meet the local artists, but to know that you are supporting a worthwhile project that is changing people's lives.

Visiting Nieu Bethesda and the Owl House? Enrich your experience with a stay at Murrayfield Guest House, owned by the author of the The Owl House, Anne Graaff. Murrayfield Guest House is a characterful and gracious village home built in the 1850's, set in a country garden with barn, dam and orchard. A stunning example of a Victorian farmhouse, Murrayfield features a lovely front verandah ideal for sunsets and star-gazing, high ceilings with fans for the heat of summer, a fireplace for cosy winter evenings, an old-fashioned full length bath for a good soak after a country walk, a large verandah overlooking the garden, and of course a large brick barbecue. Murrayfield is artistically and entertainingly furnished with a mixture of old and new, and is equipped with heaters, electric blankets, bed linen, towels, and tea and coffee. There are three units available that can be rented separately or together. Nieu Bethesda is a pretty and authentic Karoo village situated in a beautiful valley in the Eastern Cape, about an hour's drive from the town of Graaff-Reinett. It was founded in the mid nineteenth century and the village has many wonderful country homes which exemplify the Victorian architecture of this period. The village provides a wonderful venue for a Karoo holiday, offering good walks, a great variety of bird life for the bird-watching enthusiast, an artistic and relaxed atmosphere for those who want to unwind and enjoy the creativity and tranquility of the place, and lots of choice from where to eat and what to do. The village is of course famous for being the home of outsider artist Helen Martins who created the Owl House, and a visit to the Owl House is almost obligatory for visitors to Nieu Bethesda. The Owl House inspired the well-known writer, Athol Fugard to write the play The Road to Mecca. Nieu Bethesda also has a fascinating fossil museum, and the valley is rich in pre-mammalian fossils, older than the dinosaurs. In addition, there is the opportunity to visit a nearby farm and view San rock art, the fossil beds, wool shed, and Boer War engravings. Jacob's Donkey Cart Tours provides an excursion around the village with an entertaining commentary, and a visit to Sneeuberg Trading to meet the local brewer and cheese maker and sample his excellent produce is another treat not to be missed. Nearby Graaff-Reinet is a centre of Karoo culture and history featuring National Monuments, and several significant museums and art galleries including the Pierneef Exhibition. Also nearby are the Valley of Desolation in the Camdeboo National Park and the scenic Mountain Zebra National Park which protects one of the world's rarest land mammals.

Luxury accommodation of 5 en suite bedrooms in 140 year old double storey manor house and thatched garden cottage, both situated in magnificent garden and mountain setting. Garden has featured in 'Best gardens in S.A' publication. Cuisine dinners served in gracious dining room in manor house on request. Activities include tennis (clay court); hikes and walks through forest and hills; game viewing; bird watching (250 species); mountain bike trails; fishing (Bass and Trout) and swimming.

Far from the madding crowd you will find the tranquil country village of Paterson, (close to Addo National Elephant Park) where the only sounds disturbing you are the sounds of nature. Here you will find the Sandflats Hotel, where your hosts, Rudy and Denise Wilhelmi, are looking forward to make your stay as pleasant as possible. The Sandflats Hotel is ideally situated for the visitor to make it a base from which to experience the best that the beautiful and diverse Eastern Cape has to offer. You can soak up the early morning sun on one of the many safe beaches around Port Elizabeth, spend the day in historical Grahamstown in the heart of South Africa's Settler country and enjoy an evening game drive at the Schotia Game reserve. Sandflats Hotel/B and B was built at the turn of the last century, and is a quaint establishment reminiscent of a bygone era, offering clean and comfortable rooms and a host of facilities for the discerning traveller. Have your evening meal in the Lapa, browse in the Curio Shop - cool off in the splash pool or meet the locals in the Bar. Accommodation is on a Bed and Breakfast basis , (evening meals a la carte) or self catering in 'The Bank' or 'Winters Cottage' - both sleep up to 6 persons. Centrally situated within 20 to 30 minutes drive of six malaria free game reserves - all offering a unique African experience.

The Happy Jackal offers a choice of five luxurious double en-suite rooms, all with stunning river views. Guests may choose from ground-floor rooms with private entrances and garden patios, or impressively large and comfortable thatched upstairs rooms, one of which has its own outside thatched deck.. All rooms enjoy upmarket facilities. Recline in the spacious, high-roofed lounge, well-stocked with a collection of interesting books. Enjoy a game of chess or a board game by the cosy open fireplace on those chilly winter evenings. The Happy Jackal has a no-smoking policy for indoors. On fine, calm mornings take time to enjoy at leisure a full, English and health breakfast outdoors, whilst watching the antics of our resident Egyptian geese and hoopoes. Stroll with your coffee down the rolling lawns to the water?s edge and plan your day.Delicious evening meals, packed lunches and picnic baskets will be provided on request and will always include a variety of home-grown salads and vegetables. Home-baked bread, pastries and pies; home-cured gammons; home-made preserves will often appear alongside a variety of game dishes. Our ?coronary menu? is of particular interest to those with tender hearts! On request, these tempting dishes are cleverly prepared and tastefully presented. Your continuing health is our greatest concern.

Shamwari Game Reserve, the ultimate luxury Big 5 African safari adventure and conservation effort coupled with responsible tourism. Shamwari Private Game Reserve is home to Africa's Big 5 elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard, is malaria free and is situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. This reserve has received numerous international awards, including the World's Leading Conservation Company and Game Reserve for many consecutive years. Luxury safari accommodation consists of seven different lodges on this private game reserve. Choose a lodge that compliments your ideal African experience. Shamwari is about conserving a vanishing way of life and is the realisation of one man's dream, and the success of many people's passion. Steeped in pioneer history, and dating back to the time when a multitude of game roamed wild and free, the 25 000 hectare reserve boasts five Eco-systems, thus enabling the support of many forms of plant, animal and bird life. Shamwari is situated in verdant bush along the Bushmans River, halfway between Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown, a pleasant drive from Cape Town and forms a natural extension to the famous Garden Route.

Die Tuishuise is an elegant collection of beautifully restored Victorian era crafts-men's houses in Cradock, the frontier town at the eastern edge of the Great Karoo. More than two dozen Tuishuise line Market Street up to the Victoria Manor, a grand old colonial hotel that welcomes you with hearty country fare, décor from the days of Cecil John Rhodes, Olive Schreiner and the droves of adventurers who passed here en route to the hinterland. Modern day over landers crossing South Africa on holiday and business groups looking for inspiration stay at Die Tuishuise, where they are received like old friends and treated like gentry. Cradock is a place of literary legends, war heroes and anti-Apartheid struggle icons. But it is perhaps best known for street level, day-to-day, warmth and kindness – so typical of much of the Eastern Cape. For nature lovers, Die Tuishuise are a great base from which to explore the unique landscapes, animals and plants of the nearby Mountain Zebra National Park.

The guest house has 6 up-market large, safari style en suite bedrooms, with old world furnishings, subtly decorated to give you a classy colonial Africa feel, with all the luxuries expected of a 4 Star graded establishment. Your stay will include a very substantial farmhouse breakfast, with fresh home baked breads,  jams, cereals, yogurt, eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato and baked beans. Freshly made real fruit juice, coffee and tea. Served on our deck over looking Sundays River. (Supper at a local restaurant with good quality food at excellent prices, within walking distance, braai facilities are also available.)  Dungbeetle River Lodge is your entry point to the world famous Addo Elephant National Park (3 ½ km to the new gate), and some of the finest game reserves in the Eastern Cape. The owners/managers are qualified game/nature guides, and offer guided tours into Addo Elephant National Park, to our guests. Situated on the banks of the Sundays River, our magnificent decks have sweeping river views, a perfect backdrop to your big five game viewing. Classified as one of the cleanest rivers in the Eastern Cape, swimming is safe, canoes are offered to our guests, as is fishing tackle for the guest who wants an all round ?river experience?. A ferry operates on the river, taking guests to the river mouth. Opposite the lodge is the famous Alexandria dune fields : the longest widest coastal dunes in the southern hemisphere, full of history and interesting facts. Use the canoes to access these dunes. Guests always enjoy the dune hikes. Perhaps you want to know more about the history, geology, flora and fauna of these amazing dunes. For a nominal fee a boat can collect you at the lodge, drop you off at your starting point, and with a GPS. system and detailed instructions do a ?self guided tour? to the river mouth, where you will again be picked up by boat and brought back to the lodge. (Choose your degree of difficulty). Minimum of 4 persons or be prepared to pay the minimum fee. Use the lodge?s cycles or drive to where the Sundays River flows into Algoa Bay. Take a couple of drinks and watch the sun go down over the dune fields, or walk along this beautiful beach. The only people you may see are the occasional fishermen. Let the Lodge owners assist you in organising your stay: Booking you onto game drives at private game reserves, elephant back safaris, sea cruises on Algoa Bay (perhaps see whales).

Umzimvubu Retreat Guest House is situated on densely forested dunes overlooking the great Umzimvubu River Mouth and Indian Ocean and within comfortable walking distance from the town center.Our dining room offer a variety of dishes and home made meals, prepared freshly on site. We are fully licensed and have a selection of wines available. Dinner by Appointment Only.Dinner is served between 18h30-20h30This family run business offers personal service, which includes organizing tours to magical waterfalls, guided hiking trails, fishing trips deep sea, rock and surf angling, bird watching, 4 x 4 adventures and places of interest in and around Port St. Johns. Umzimvubu Retreat is the perfect stop over between Port Elizabeth and Durban. We guarantee unmistakable South African hospitality whether for a holiday, business trip or just passing by, we pledge satisfaction, value for money and fond memories. Experience the incredible scenic beauty of the Wild Coast.