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Cathedral Peak Hotel is surrounded by some of the world`s most stunning scenery, this KwaZulu-Natal hotel resort accommodation also enjoys the privilege of an abundance of birdlife, plants and rock art.

In recognition of its cultural and natural beauty, the Drakensberg mountain range has been proclaimed a World Heritage Site.

These natural treasures, together with Cathedral Peak Hotels many sport and recreational facilities and exceptional hospitality, lure holiday-makers to this award winning hotel time and time again.

In addition the hotel offers a unique conference centre seating up to 200 delegates, a quaint stone and thatch chapel, reception venues and honeymoon suites ideal for that country style wedding and/or honeymoon.

Just 250km from Durban and 400km from Johannesburg, the famous Cathedral Peak Hotel is easily accessible to its many visitors from all over South Africa and abroad.

Airport transfers can be arranged through third party contractors.

Whether your aim is a relaxed family holiday or a romantic mountain getaway, the hospitable staff and management look forward to welcoming all guests to an unforgettable Drakensberg experience.

Accommodation at Cathedral Peak Hotel
The comfortable en-suite standard rooms and standard thatched rooms are ideally situated in the beautiful hotel gardens and can accommodate between 2 and 4 guests.

Very spacious deluxe suites have a private verandah and garden and the Interleading family deluxe rooms are able to accommodate up to 4 guests in either twin or double beds.

All hotel rooms provide tea/coffee making facilities, heaters, telephones, televisions and en-suite bathrooms with both bath and shower.

The well-appointed executive/honeymoon suites are set in secluded gardens. Each suite has been individually decorated to enhance its appeal and create a luxurious, intimate ambience.

These suites all boast a large four poster bed, television, telephone, mini bar fridge, electric fireplace, underfloor heating, spa bath, and private verandah with breathtaking mountain views.

Also Free Wi-Fi hotspots and internet.

Please note rates exclude rates for Peak Periods.

Indoor Activities
The Hotel`s many indoor facilities include table tennis, a games room, fully equipped gym with steam bath and a beauty therapist where you are encouraged to relax and be pampered with one of the many treatments available from Peak Performance Vitality Centre.

The elegant hotel dining room offers an extensive buffet of superb culinary creations at both breakfast and dinner.

A separate childrens dining room provides younger children with nutritious meals, toys and entertainment and the opportunity of meeting new friends (babysitters are available on request).

After dinner, enjoy a game of pool, darts or sport on the big screen in the well-known Harry`s Bar or relax in the comfort of Albert`s Cocktail Bar with the ambience of a roaring log fire.

Outdoor Activities
The hotel offers a variety of outdoor activities including free daily guided hikes (incl. walks to Bushman paintings and specialist birding hikes with a qualified guide) horse-rides, Mountain bike trails (own bikes required), jogging route, tennis, squash, bowls, outdoor chess, beach volleyball, badminton, floodlit mini-adventure golf, 10m climbing tower, heated & cold swimming pool, Quad biking and fly fishing.

In addition, the immaculate 9-hole golf course situated on the hotel property offers alternate tees for an 18-hole game.

The club house boasts rest rooms, a lounge area, pub and a terrace with spectacular mountain views - the perfect 19th hole. The length of the course is 5542m and the course is graded a par 70.

Cathedral Peak Hotel is also a welcome family retreat with a host of children`s facilities including pony rides, a children`s playground, jumping castle, heated paddling pool and trampoline.

There is an abundance of activities at Cathedral Peak Hotel to suit both young and old.

Accommodation at Cathedral Peak Hotel:
Standard Room
These very spacious & comfortable rooms can accommodate 2 guests in either twin or king-sized beds. Each room has an en-suite bathroom, tea/coffee making facilities, television, fan, heater, telephone and private veranda.

Standard Inter-leading Room
These spacious rooms are able to accommodate up to 4 guests in either twin or king-sized beds. The suite comprises two comfortable double rooms separated by a glass cottage-pane sliding door and curtain. The first room is en-suite, both rooms have a television and second room leads out onto the private veranda. Each room has tea/coffee making facilities, a mini-bar fridge (stocked on request) fan, heater and telephone.

Standard Thatched Room
These open-plan thatched rooms are ideally situated in the beautiful Hotel gardens and can accommodate 3 guests. Rooms feature a king-sized bed and sleeper couch and an overhead shower in the bath. Each en-suite room offers television, telephone, fan, heater, tea/coffee making facilities, a mini-bar fridge (stocked on request) and private veranda.

Superior Room
These modern rooms accommodate 2 guests in either twin or king-sized beds. Adjacent rooms have an inter-leading door for family requirements. Each room has an en-suite bathroom, tea/coffee making facilities, mini-bar fridge (stocked on request), flat-screen television, fan, under-floor heating, telephone and private veranda.

Executive/Honeymoon Suite
The well-appointed thatched Honeymoon/Executive rooms are set apart from the rest of the Hotel in secluded gardens and can accommodate 2 guests in either twin or king-sized beds. Each room has been furnished to enhance its appeal and create a luxurious, intimate ambiance. These rooms all boast LCD television, telephone, stocked mini-bar fridge, electric fireplace, under-floor heating,and private veranda with breathtaking mountain views.

Presidential Suite
The exclusive Mponjwane Presidential Suite offers the ultimate in luxury accommodation boasting a gas fireplace, spa bath, steam bath, under-floor heating, two televisions with full DSTV, air-conditioning and electric curtains, opening onto a private veranda with spectacular mountain views. This Suite accommodates 2 guests in a king-sized bed. Guests are also provided with a golf cart for their exclusive use for the duration of their stay.

Activities:

9 hole golf course with alternate tees for 18 hole game
Horse & pony rides
Helicopter Flips
Lawn bowls
Tennis
Squash
Heated and cold swimming pools
Beach Volleyball
Badminton
Floodlit Mini Adventure Golf
Quad & mountain bike hire and trails
Trout & Bass Fishing
Playground
Table Tennis
Pool
Darts
Games Evenings
FREE daily guided hikes

Rooms and Units Available:

Executive/Honeymoon Suites (Off Peak)
No Children permitted and a maximum of 2 Adults. The well-appointed thatched Honeymoon/Executive rooms are set apart from the rest of the Hotel in secluded gardens.
Amount of similar units: 5
Sleeps 2 Adults

Executive/Honeymoon Suites (Peak Season)
No Children permitted and a maximum of 2 Adults. The well-appointed thatched rooms are set apart from the rest of the Hotel in secluded gardens. Peak Periods - 20 Dec 2018 – 02 Jan 2019 (min 3 nights), 19 – 22 April 2019 (min 3 nights, Easter)
Amount of similar units: 5
Sleeps 2 Adults

Standard Inter leading Room (Off-Peak)
The suite comprises two comfortable double rooms separated by a glass cottage-pane sliding door and curtain. The first room is en-suite, both rooms have a king-sized bed, television and the second room leads out onto the private veranda.
Amount of similar units: 14
Sleeps 2 Adults

Standard Inter leading Room (Peak Season)
These very spacious
Amount of similar units: 4
Sleeps 2 Adults

Standard Thatched Room (Off-Peak)
Each en-suite room offers television, telephone, fan, heater, tea/coffee making facilities, a mini-bar fridge (stocked on request) and a king-sized bed and sleeper couch.
Amount of similar units: 18
Sleeps 2 Adults

Standard Thatched Room (Peak Season)
Each en-suite room offers television, telephone, fan, heater, tea/coffee making facilities, a mini-bar fridge and a king-sized bed and sleeper couch. Peak Periods - 20 Dec 2018 – 02 Jan 2019 (min 3 nights), 19 – 22 April 2019 (min 3 nights, Easter)
Amount of similar units: 18
Sleeps 2 Adults

Superior Rooms (Off-Peak)
Each room has an en-suite bathroom, tea/coffee making facilities, mini-bar fridge, flat-screen television, under-floor heating, telephone and private veranda.
Amount of similar units: 22
Sleeps 2 Adults

Superior Rooms (Peak Seasons)
Each room has an en-suite bathroom, tea/coffee making facilities, mini-bar fridge, flat-screen television, under-floor heating and private veranda. Peak Periods - 20 Dec 2018 – 02 Jan 2019 (min 3 nights), 19 – 22 April 2019 (min 3 nights, Easter)
Amount of similar units: 22
Sleeps 2 Adults

Facilities & Services available:

Babies
Children under 12
Elderly
Disabled (wheelchair friendly)
Honeymoon Couples
Babysitting Service
Laundry Service
Limited Room Service
Conference facilities
Wedding facilities
Team Building
Bar on the Premises
Dining room
Gym
Cots available
Curio Shop
Fax & Photocopy Machine
Fireplace on the Premises
Garden
Library
Internet Access
Parking (off-street - open)
Parking (off-street - covered)
Petrol on site
Wi-Fi
Afrikaans
English
Xhosa / Zulu
Other Language
Bowls
Communal Television
Games Room
Hiking / Walking Trails
Horse Riding
Playground
Trampoline
Mini Golf
Squash
Swimming Pool
Tennis Court
Volleyball

Cancellation Policy:

Deposits are non-refundable for non-arrivals or cancellations within 30 days of arrival.
10% admin fee will be deducted from deposits if bookings are cancelled within 60 - 31 days of arrival.
Guests are liable for the full amount of period booked, regardless of early check out or late arrival.
Surcharges may be made on the quoted tarrifs during seasonal periods, without prior notification.

Directions:

From the Johannesburg side:
Take the N5 from Harrismith toward the Free State.
Not far out of the town turn left onto the R712, and after about 8km, turn left again onto the R74.

This route will take you past the Sterkfontein Dam, and down the scenic Oliviershoek Pass.

Continue to Bergville. Just beyond Bergville, on the R74 to Winterton, turn right at the Cathedral Peak Hotel sign.
After about 16km turn right to Emmaus/Cathedral Peak.
It is approximately 31km to Cathedral Peak.

From the Durban side:
On the N3, about 26km beyond the Estcourt glide-off from the N3 freeway (and beyond the turnoff to the Central Berg Resorts) take the Bergville/Colenso off-ramp.

Turn left onto the R74 to Winterton/ Bergville. (Ignore the apparently shorter route from Estcourt through Loskop - a section of this road is currently rough gravel.

Marked with a red arrow on the map.

Turn left onto the R600 in Winterton, and turn right after approximately 1km to Cathedral Peak.

After 11km there is a T-junction. Turn right and almost immediately left to Emmaus/Cathedral Peak.

It is about 31km to Cathedral Peak Hotel

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