It’s a Sunday lunch-time wedding over a long weekend, so we know some of you may want to spend a few days here before/after the wedding. Below are some lovely places we would definitely recommend.
Solitude Retreat Centre
Gorgeous, 2/3-bedroom self-catering cottages overlooking a small damn. Lots of walks and meandering to be done in the area.
http://www.solitude.org.za
Cedarwood Guest House
(On the same road as the wedding venue).
Cedarwood Guest House is a re-designed and re-built dairy offering gentle views and country charm. We are about 4 kms inland off the N3, midway between Howick and Hilton. We offer a fully furnished self-catering house with 4 lovely en-suite bedrooms plus extra loft space for 3 teenagers if necessary. Tea, coffee, milk and sugar are all provided for our guests.
Phone: 033-320-1042
Web: http://cedarwoodguesthouse.co.za/
Beer Lahai Roi
Take a step back in time and relax in the atmosphere of a past era. Beer Lahai Roi is a Dutch settler styled farmhouse in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal which offers 19th century simplicity combined with 21st century technology. The result is energy efficient, secure and relaxed living on a quiet non-working farm. Enjoy a comfortable night’s sleep in crisp white linen. Choose from one of the three gently nostalgic en-suite bedrooms. Deep shuttered windows bring you beautifully framed farmland views.
Phone: 033-320-1042
Web: http://www.beerlahairoi.co.za/
Dunning Country House
Phone: 033-320-1250
Web: http://www.dunning.co.za/
Fern Hill Hotel
Phone: 033-330-5071
Web: http://www.fernhillhotel.co.za/
Bancroft Bed and Breakfast
Bancroft B & B is in Hilton, in the forested, evergreen hills above Pietermaritzburg, the capital of Kwazulu-Natal. Offering 3 extremely comfortable, well appointed, luxury B&B suites, we can accommodate 8 people in a homely environment with a loved garden.
Phone: 033-343-3885
Web: http://bancroft.co.za/
Capulet Bed and Breakfast and Conference Centre
Capulet Bed and Breakfast and Conference Venue in Pietermaritzburg is a luxury B&B accommodation establishment that is ideally located in Hilton and close to Cedara, Hilton College, the Midlands Meander and the city center of Pietermaritzburg (PMB) in Kwazulu Natal (KZN). Only a one hour Drive from Durban – home of The Sharks! Close to the Hilton shopping centre.
Phone: 033-343-2340
Web: http://www.capuletkzn.co.za/
The Knoll Historical Guest Farm
Situated on the historic farm of “The Knoll” in Hilton, Natal Midlands, the Knoll has a rich history of hospitality. It has catered for early transport riders, passing troops and even Jan Smuts. Since 1850 the knoll has variously been a farm, hunting lodge, hotel, school, country estate and family home.
Phone: 033-343-5874
Web: http://www.theknoll.co.za/
Hilton View B&B
Hilton View Bed and Breakfast Accommodation is in Hilton with a view towards the Drakensberg and Karkloof mountain ranges.
Hilton is the Gateway to the famous Midlands Meander.
Hilton View Bed and Breakfast Accommodation is in close proximity to Hilton College, St Anne’s College, Grace College, Cedara Agricultural College and Cowan House School. While we enjoy the fresh air of the hills above Pietermaritzburg, we are a very close to the historically rich Capital City. We are a few minutes drive from Midmar Dam and the Howick Waterfalls, and an hour away from Durban and the East Coast. We are also only an hour away from the Drakensberg Mountain Range and a bit further from Sani Pass. The Hilton Life Hospital is a few minutes away.
Phone: 082-443-7139
Web: http://www.hiltonview.co.za