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Thatchings Bed and Breakfast
Thatchings Guest House is situated near Nottingham Road, a mere 2 km from the N3 freeway and lies within a wildlife estate. It forms part of the Midlands Meander, South Africa’s Premier Arts and Crafts Route which is situated between the city of Pietermaritzburg in the east and the majestic uKhahlamba Drakensberg Mountain range World Heritage Site in the west. Our accommodation is decorated with world wide inspired pieces. Some of our suites are under traditional African thatch. We have a Junior Suite, 2 Family rooms, Twin rooms and 2 bedroom units. Rooms are heated and there are electric blankets and down duvets to ward off the winter chill. DSTV, and tea or coffee making facilities are provided in each room to make our guest's stay more comfortable. There is an abundance of wildlife such as zebra, black wildebeest, red hartebeest, eland, bles buck, water buck and impala. You may well see duiker, reed buck, bush buck, porcupine, slender mongoose, vervet monkeys and caracal. We also have an abundant bird life with scenic views.
Area Info
Visit the Midlands Meander which is South Africa's premier arts and crafts route. In close proximity, you can play a round of golf from a selection of golf courses, go horse riding, abseiling, quad biking, hot air ballooning, and clay pigeon shooting. Try the Karkloof Canopy Tour that gives you a birds-eye view of the forests below. Visit a cheese farm, wine estate, health spa, wellness centre, or go on a picnic. You could also visit the San Rock Art Centre and see original San drawings or go up the Sani Pass to the highest pub in Africa. The Zulu and Anglo Boer War Battlefields are an approximate 60-minute drive away.
Units and Rooms
Room 1 Luxury Family Room
Guests: 4
This large family room can each sleep 4 guests and contain a queen-size bed, 2 single beds, a full en-suite bathroom with a separate tub and a shower, seating area, and a vanity table or work desk.
Room 3 Comfort Twin Room
Guests: 2
This upstairs thatched room contain twin single beds that can be made up together, an open-plan en-suite bathroom with a bath only and an enclosed toilet, a vanity table or work desk, and a seating area.
Room 5 Luxury Queen Suite
Guests: 2
This luxury couples suite is situated privately in the garden with its own entrance, and contains a queen-size bed, a full en-suite bathroom with separate bath and shower, a vanity table or work desk, seating area with tv.DSTV and Wifi available
Room 6 Luxury King
Guests: 2
This large room has a king size extra lenght bed, dresser with large mirror, wardrobe, heater, tv with DSTV, WIFI, bar fridge, tea and coffee making facilities, spacious bathroom with a instant heated gas shower only.
Room 4 Queen Suite
Guests: 2
This spacious room offers a queen size bed with plenty of space to move around, tea and coffee station, heater, wardrobe, tv with DSTV, bathroom with a instant heated gas shower as well as hand rails for handicapped guests and a seat in the shower.
Room 7 Luxury King
Guests: 2
This cozy room has been decorated with an Egyptian inspired theme. It features a king size extra length bed, coffee and tea station with bar fridge and an instant heated gas shower. Tv with DSTV, WIFI and heaters.
