Located in the quaint Van Reenen village a km off the N3 highway at the top of Van Reenen pass, lies Green Lantern Inn. Historical halfway stop between Johannesburg and Durban and 380 km from Bloemfontein, famous among travelers since 1892. Old-school hospitality in a unique historic homely environment.
Surrounded by beautiful English Country Gardens, start your holiday with a home-cooked meal and warm bed, or spend a few days with us exploring the scenic eastern Drakensberg, or just break your trip with a hearty breakfast or lunch in our 100-year-old Restaurant and well-stocked pub.
The hotel offers comfortably furnished rooms for couples or families. Situated in the hotel or the lovely gardens, the couple, twin and family rooms and units are air-conditioned and furnished with comfortable queen, twin or single beds or a combination of beds. The units each have an en-suite bathroom with a shower, bath or a bath with an overhead shower.
For convenience, linen and bath towels, complimentary toiletries, daily cleaning, and tea and coffee facilities are provided. An additional bed or mattress and a children’s cot or highchair are available with prior arrangements.
Set in the garden, guests have a choice of rooms or semi-self-catering units for couples or families. The lovely pet-friendly, semi-self-catering chalets have a private fenced garden suitable for small to knee-high socialized dogs with a porch and braai area.
The kitchenettes are equipped with utensils, toasters, kettles, microwaves and small fridge-freezers, while some units have a small oven and 2-plate stove.
Situated across the road from the hotel, the 4-sleeper Granny’s House can accommodate up to 10 people, perfect for groups or families. Two of the rooms contain a queen-size and a single bed with an en-suite shower. The third room is furnished with a queen-size bed and en-suite shower, while the fourth room contains a double bed and an en-suite bathroom with a bath and shower overhead. Three of the rooms are air-conditioned while the fourth room has a panel heater for the cold winter days and quality linen, bath towels, and electric blankets are provided. The kitchen is fully equipped with a stove and oven, fireplace, fridge and tea and coffee facilities. The lounge has comfortable seating with a TV with a DStv connection and OVHD decoder and guests are welcome to bring their decoder.
The White House is situated 100 m down the road from the hotel and is perfect for 4 people. Offering 2 rooms, each room is furnished with a double bed, one of which has a fireplace and an en-suite bathroom with a shower. The unit is air-conditioned and linen, towels and electric blankets are provided. The semi-self-catering kitchen is equipped with a fridge-freezer, microwave and tea and coffee facilities.
Parking is provided under a carport behind an electric gate. Guests can enjoy all hotel facilities such as Wi-Fi and a games room with snooker, pool, foosball, darts and table tennis.
The garden offers a children’s playground, animal farm and swimming pool.
Establishment Facilities:
* Children’s play area
* Secured parking
* Free parking
* Picnic area
* Wi-Fi
* Fire Boma
* Swimming Pool
* Restaurant
* Tea Garden
* Pub
* Games Rooms
* Lounge
* Black and white movies
* TV Lounge
* Volley Ball
* Badminton
* Bar/Lounge
Van Reenen’s Pass is on the main route through the Drakensberg Mountains connecting Jo-burg and Durban. The area has gorgeous mountain views, Van Reenen is a little Village perched on the high summit of the Pass, between Harrismith and Ladysmith on the N3. Van Reenen has a history steeped in the Anglo-Boer War, and a lookout point, called Windy Corner, about 3 kilometres out of town with views over the mountains and lower-lying regions. Virtually all that there is to the town’s credit, apart from the Llandaff Oratory, a small chapel with only eight seats built by a father in memory of his son, and ostensibly the smallest Roman Catholic church in the world. South Africans and travellers alike pass through this part of the world on the way to somewhere and seldom stop to appreciate the unique mountainous area, the Battlefields Route sprawled out in the valley below filled with a unique charm, arts and crafts, hiking trails and Zulu culture. If you’ve ever stopped on an early morning trip to or from Johannesburg - most South Africans stop at the bottom of Van Reenan’s Pass at some point to refuel as it is regarded as the halfway mark - then you can appreciate the cool morning, peppered with moist clouds and the sharp smell of petrol. Add a bitter coffee and a soggy toasted sandwich to the mix and nostalgia is born.
* Country walks
* Cycling
* Kaalvoet Vrou & Retiefklip monuments
* Golden Gate National Park
* Little Church of Van Reenen
* Tintwa and Middledale passes
* Love Lions Alive Sanctuary
* Battlefields
* Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve
* Self-drive 7 Passes Route.
Situated in the garden, the 3-sleeper room contains a queen-size, single bed, a vanity desk and an en-suite bathroom with a shower. Linen, electric blankets, towels and tea and coffee facilities are provided. The air-conditioned room is cleaned daily.
Perfect for 4, the room is situated in the garden. The room has a queen-size, 2 single beds, a vanity desk and an en-suite shower. Linen, electric blankets, towels and tea and coffee facilities are provided. The air-conditioned room is cleaned daily.
Situated in the garden, the room is furnished with a queen-size bed, vanity desk and has an en-suite bathroom with a shower. Linen, electric blankets, towels and tea and coffee facilities are provided. The air-conditioned room is cleaned daily.
Situated in the garden and opening to a patio, the room has a queen-size bed and an en-suite bathroom with a shower. Linen, electric blankets, towels and tea and coffee facilities are provided. The air-conditioned room is cleaned daily.
Situated in the hotel, the room has a queen-size bed and an en-suite bathroom with a bath or shower. Linen, electric blankets, towels and tea and coffee facilities are provided. For convenience, the room is air-conditioned and cleaned daily.
Furnished for up to 3, the hotel room has a queen-size and a single bed. The en-suite bathroom is fitted with a shower or a bath. Linen, electric blankets, towels and tea and coffee facilities are provided. The air-conditioned room is cleaned daily.
Furnished for up to 4, the aircon hotel room has a double and 2 single beds, vanity desk and an en-suite bathroom with a bath and shower combination. Linen, electric blankets, towels and tea and coffee facilities are provided. The room is cleaned daily.
The air-conditioned hotel room is furnished with a double and 3 single beds. The en-suite bathroom is fitted with a shower. Linen, electric blankets, towels and tea and coffee facilities are provided. The room is cleaned daily.
Across from the hotel in a fenced garden, the 10-sleeper home has 4 rooms with queen-size or single beds and en-suite full or shower-only bathrooms. The kitchen is fully equipped. The lounge has a fireplace and a TV with a DStv connection.
The fenced chalet has a covered patio with a small braai and the unit has a double and a single bed, a vanity desk, fireplace and an en-suite full bathroom. The kitchenette is equipped with a microwave and fridge-freezer.
The fenced chalet has a covered patio with a small braai and the room has a double bed. The en-suite bathroom is fitted with a shower. The living area has 3 single beds, a kitchenette with microwave and fridge-freezer and a TV.
Situated in the hotel, the air-conditioned room is furnished with twin beds and an en-suite bathroom with a shower. Linen, electric blankets, towels and tea and coffee facilities are provided. For convenience, the room is cleaned daily.
Located 100 m from the hotel, there are 2 rooms with double beds, one of which has a fireplace and an en-suite shower. The kitchenette has a microwave, fridge and tea and coffee facilities. The house opens to a garden with covered parking.
If cancelling 5 days before arrival, forfeit 50% of the booking total.
