Olive Hill Country Lodge

Olive Hill Guest Lodge offers six en-suite bedrooms linked by an inviting wide verandah for spending lazy late afternoons lapping up the Free State sunshine and enjoying an unencumbered view of a typical Free State rural countryside, along with friendly and welcoming dogs and chickens roosting in the wild olive branches on the lawn in the early morning! Each bedroom is furnished with a small kitchenette, fully equipped for purposes of self catering. Breakfast is available on request. The two larger bedrooms come equipped with double beds, Victorian bath and shower, and kitchenette. For families we offer the possibility of additional bunk beds. The four smaller rooms each have two single beds in a spacious environment with lovely views. Guests will find the newly built and well appointed bedrooms with kitchenettes and en-suite bathrooms a haven from the city nearby, yet close enough to make use of its conveniences. Olive Hill Country Lodge is designed to appeal to families but also to conference attendees and representatives looking for something out of the ordinary in the heart of the Free State that will appeal to farmers, hunters and the rural soul who prefer to enjoy the quiet of a starry Free State night. The Guest House is also ideally equipped for a prospective bride and her bridesmaids and closest family to prepare for her wedding.

Area Info

Olive Hill Country Lodge is situated only 4 km north of Bloemfontein and near to the Bloemfontein Airport. Accessibility to the N1 is a further aspect in its favour. We are happy to provide you with directions to nearby restaurants, movie theaters, tourist sites and malls.

Bloemfontein, the City of Roses, serves as something of an oasis, lying as it does plum in the middle of the Free State and indeed the country. The only major city for miles around, it is also the sixth largest city in the country, the Judicial Capital of South Africa, and it lies on the N1 between Johannesburg and Cape Town, often functioning as a stop off to break the major journey between the two cities.

Despite being situated in an area of dry grassland, Bloemfontein more than lives up to its name - spring of flowers. Thousands of rose bushes line the city; more than 4000 rose trees have been planted in the rose gardens in Kings Park, and many homes boast colourful gardens littered with flowering plants and trees. Bloemies, as the locals fondly call her it, is a city of little stress and very few residents buy into the rush, rush syndrome typical of a major city. The city centre is lined with historical buildings, including the beautiful tree-lined President Brand Street - a national monument - its pavements home to several graceful museum buildings, right in the centre of the CBD.

Naval Hill, a little nature reserve of 192 odd hectares, set right in the city, is worth a drive through. Set on a hill as it is, it not only provides a welcome respite from all things city, but also gives a bird's eye view over the city. And the extremely modern Orchid House, which lies at the western foot of Naval Hill in Hamilton Park, lays claim to the world's largest collection of orchids. There is also a fragrance garden for the blind close to Orchid House.