Cathedral Peak Hotel

Cathedral Peak Hotel, Drakensberg, South Africa

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CONTACT DETAILS

Central Reservations Office
Tel: 0861 276 237
Int. Tel: +27 51 924 0585
Fax: 086 684 1011

Cathedral Peak Hotel. Accommodation ranges from spacious, interleading family rooms to private rondavels tucked away between the trees. The exclusive Presidential suite offers the ultimate in luxury accommodation boasting electric curtains, a fire place, FULL DStv, two televisions, spa bath, steam bath and heating/cooling facilities. Conference facilities and a Spa are also provided.

Discover a paradise of fresh mountain air and exquisite surroundings. Cathedral Peak is renowned for its natural beauty, and the area boasts one of the most popular Drakensberg hotels.

From its cosy setting in a quiet valley, visitors look out onto a jagged ridge of mountains known as the Cathedral Spur; the escarpment looms above the hotel to the south and west.

For more than three generations, the van der Riet family have offered guests hospitality, quality and value for money. The lure of the great outdoors combined with the hotel's many facilities brings families back for holidays, time and again.

Accommodation ranges from spacious, interleading family rooms to private rondavels tucked away between the trees. The exclusive Presidential suite offers the ultimate in luxury accommodation boasting electric curtains, a fire place, FULL DStv, two televisions, spa bath, steam bath and heating/cooling facilities.

An exclusive conference venue offers multi-variable seating for up to 200 delegates together with fully equipped breakaway rooms. The quaint stone and thatch chapel with its magnificent view is the perfect setting for a memorable wedding.

When the mountain peaks bask in the last rays of late afternoon sunshine, enjoy sundowners in the comfort of Albert's Cocktail Bar, a friendly meeting place; or relax with the family and watch evening descend on the valley from the hotel patio. The elegant dining-room offers an extensive buffet and superb cuisine, personally supervised by the hotel's top class chef. After dinner, enjoy a game of darts or pool or watch sport on the big screen at the well-known late night Harry's Bar, where friends gather around a roaring log fire.

Hotel guests can enjoy a host of sports activities, including swimming, tennis, squash, horse and pony rides, trout fishing, bowls, floodlit mini-golf, volleyball, gym with steam bath and a leisurely game of golf on our scenic nine-hole golf course. Helicopter sight seeing tours and transfers are available by arrangement. The new climbing tower is a great alternative for corporate team building challenges as well as family fun.

The history of the San people lives on in the well-preserved Bushman paintings found in the nearby foothills. Doreen Falls is picturesque in its natural beauty, while the Rainbow Gorge features a spectacular mist of water droplets which creates a colourful rainbow effect - and offers cooling refreshment to passers-by!

The renowned Cathedral Peak Hotel is easily accessible, just 250km from Durban and 400km from Johannesburg. We look forward to welcoming you for an unforgettable Drakensberg experience.

Nestled in the unspoiled surroundings of the uKahlamba Drakensberg mountain range (World Heritage Site) lies Cathedral Peak Hotel, one of South Africa's premier resort hotels.

Just 250 kilometers from Durban and 450 km from Johannesburg, the famous Cathedral Peak Hotel is easily accessible to its many visitors from all over South African and abroad. Since the hotel first opened to guests in 1939, the van der Riet family has succeeded in offering warm hospitality, combined with exceptional service and value for money. In addition the hotel offers a unique conference centre seating up to 200 delegates, and quaint stone-and-thatch chapel, reception venues and honeymoon suites ideal for that country style wedding and/or honeymoon.

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.

Set against the rugged backdrop of the Drakensberg Mountains (WORLD HERITAGE SITE) in tranquil and peaceful surroundings, lies Cathedral Peak Hotel.

This award winning hotel provides the ideal balance between business and pleasure, creating an atmosphere highly conducive to stress-free productivity and relaxation.

Only 250km from Durban and 400km from Johannesburg, Cathedral Peak Hotel is renowned for outstanding service, warm hospitality, excellent cuisine and luxurious accommodation.

Two resident Conference Co-ordinators assist with the organisation and ensure a successful and memorable conference.

In addition to the many recreational and team building facilities available, the Hotel offers 2 bars, optional theme evenings (by arrangement), a challenging 9-hole golf course (with 18 alternate tees) and a helicopter offering exhilarating sight seeing tours as an added incentive to your itinerary.

Accommodation

Cathedral Peak Hotel offers a wide variety of accommodation. All hotel rooms provide tea/coffee making facilities, heaters, telephones, televisions and en-suite bathrooms with both bath and shower.

Standard Room

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

Deluxe Interleading Room

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.

Honeymoon / Executive Suite

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-size bed, television, telephone, mini bar fridge, electric fireplace, underfloor heating, spa bath, and private verandah with breathtaking mountain views.

Presidential Suite

The Mponjwane Presidential Suite boasts a fireplace, spa bath, steam bath, under floor heating, two televisions with full DSTV, air-conditioning, electric curtains opening onto a private verandah with spectacular mountain views. The suite is decorated in warm textured hues with high quality finishes and sophisticated lighting. The natural surroundings are introduced into the décor and the guests will have the use of a private golf cart for the duration of their stay.

ATTRACTIONS - THINGS TO DO

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. All meals are personally overseen by the hotel's team of top-class chefs. A separate children's 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

Free daily guided hikes (including walks to Bushman paintings and beautiful waterfalls) are offered as well as 3 bird hides for bird spotting enthusiasts (with more than 121 resident species recorded), 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, fly fishing, quad bike riding and helicopter sightseeing flights.

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 (Philip's Pholy) 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.

SERVICES & FACILITIES

Weddings

Romantic Weddings
Enjoy your wedding in gracious elegance against a backdrop of the magnificent Cathedral Peak mountain range. The scenic beauty of this renowned Drakensberg hotel, its personal service and the warm hospitality extended to guests will make your special day a memory to cherish for a lifetime. Set in beautiful gardens, the quaint stone-and-thatch chapel with its expansive window behind the pulpit, boasts a magnificent view of the Drakensberg. Stone blocks and wooden beams from the original farmhouse and pews made of railway sleepers add to the unique and cozy appeal of this enchanting chapel. There is no setting more perfect for an elegant country-style wedding. Cathedral Peak Hotel offers a choice of reception venues and a selection of superb menus. The resident helicopter offers unique opportunities for your wedding photographs.

Heavenly Honeymoons
The well-appointed honeymoon suites are set in secluded gardens amidst peaceful surroundings. Each suite has been recently refurbished to enhance its appeal and to create a luxurious, intimate ambience. Every room boasts a king size bed, wall-mounted LCD television, mini-bar fridge, electric fireplace, under-floor heating and spa bath - besides panoramic views of the spectacular mountains. For the ultimate in superior accommodation, the Mponjwane Presidential Suite offers a spa bath, steam bath, gas fireplace, two televisions, under-floor heating, golf cart and electric curtains that open onto a private veranda with breathtaking views.
Memories of a honeymoon during winter beneath lofty snow-capped peaks... in autumn, when leaves turn red and gold... or when summer days bring a cloak of lush green to the mountains - every season brings its own special magic and its own special memories to Cathedral Peak Hotel

Conference

Capacity

Name of Room	Area in square metres	Height m	Length m	Width m	Cinema Seating	U-shape Seating	School Seating	Herring Bone	Cocktail Standing
Umlambonja	214.5	3.41	23	9.33	200	66	180	180	220
Cathedral	66	2.95	10.3	6.4	40	24	32	32	60
Ndedema	66	2.95	10.3	6.4	40	24	32	32	60
Xeni	28	2.95	5.9	4.7	--	14	--	--	--
Nyosi	51.5	2.95	10.3	5	30	20	24	--	40
Cathedral/Ndedema	132	2.95	13	10.3	80	40	68	64	120
Ndedema/Nyosi	119.5	2.95	11.6	10.3	70	36	60	60	130
Cathedral/ Ndedema/ Nyosi	180	2.95	18	10.3	150	60	120	110	220
Mafifiyela	105	2.65	14	7.5	80	24	48	40	80
* Gabhuza	65.3	2.85	8.48	7.7	90	26	40	40	60

Facilities

The resort boasts a unique conference centre designed to cater for either large seminars or smaller management meetings and you will find the perfect balance between business and pleasure.

Cathedral Peak Hotel can accommodate up to 250 guests in 96 rooms - varying from deluxe and family-type accommodation to the exclusive Mponjwane Presidential Suite. All rooms are set in scenic gardens and feature spectacular views of the surrounding mountains.

Superb cuisine of an excellent standard is enjoyed. Individual catering or separate seating is available by arrangement. Various theme evenings, gala dinners, champagne breakfasts and braais can be organised by prior arrangement. The new thatched boma overlooks the immaculate golf course and valley and is ideal for evening sundowners or private functions.

Standard Features

	Fully inclusive conference packages at attractive rates
	Free use of conference rooms with facilities when delegates stay at the hotel
	Wi-Fi hotspot
	Multi-variable seating arrangements in our conference rooms
	A boardroom and 'break-away' rooms
	Large refreshment and service area
	Controlled heating or air-conditioning
	Secretarial assistance
	Ample secure parking on site
	Superb choice of activities and entertainment for partners and families accompanying delegates

Equipment

	3 x slide projectors and screens
	3 x overhead projectors, 1 x data projector, 1 x direct image projector, TVs and 3 x VCRs
	1 x laser pointer
	7 x flip charts/white boards and 3 x movable screens
	PA System including 1 x lapel and 1 x roving microphone
	"Mirrodex" flexirail system throughout
	for more versatile presentations (excluding Umlambonja and Mafifiyela)
	Fax, telephone, internet and email facilities
	2 x Lecterns
	Photostat and printing facility
	Writing pads and pens provided free of charge

Incentive Options

	Champagne breakfast on the banks of the Umlambonja River
	Sundowners on the top of Mike's Pass
	Theme evenings
	Gala dinners and private braais
	Helicopter flights amongst the majestic mountains

Unique Features

	A captive audience in a tranquil locality, creating an atmosphere highly conducive to stress-free productivity and relaxation
	Vehicle access to facilitate product presentation
	Resort facilities include: 9 hole golf course with alternate tees for an 18 hole game, tennis,squash, floodlit mini-adventure golf, guided walks & hikes, horse riding, trout fishing, bowls, badminton, table tennis, outdoor chess and bird watching
	The new recreational area includes a fully equipped gym, steam bath, beauty therapist, 2 heated pools, 1 unheated pool, 10m climbing tower and a beach volleyball court
	2 bars include Albert's Cocktail Bar for formal drinks or Harry's late night action bar with pool table and dart board
	Helicopter sight-seeing flights or transfers are also available
	Resident conference co-ordinators assist with organisation and arrangements to ensure a successful and memorable conference

RATES

1 Nov ‘09 to 31 Oct ’10 Excluding peak periods		**Peak Period Rates until 31 Oct '10
Sharing Rate	*Single Rate (Double occupancy will apply on Fridays & Saturdays)	Sharing Rate	Single Rate
Standard/Thatch 2 bed Deluxe 4 bed interleading Deluxe Executive/Honeymoon Presidential Suite 3rd Adult sharing	R790 R1020 Min room rate: R2740 R1265 R1960 R715	R1185 R1530 Min room rate: R2740 R1895 R2940	R870 R1100 Min room rate: R2960 R1345 R2040 R795	R1740 R2200 Min room rate: R2960 R2690 R4080
Children when sharing adult's room 0-2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years	Free R350 R525		Free R380 R555

Above tariffs are PER PERSON DAILY and inclusive of DINNER, BED & BREAKFAST, MID-MORNING and AFTERNOON TEA and 14% VAT. Tariffs are subject to alteration without notice and exclude Tourism and KZN Conservation Services levies. Children may eat in the Adult dining room between 19:00 - 20:00. Full tariff will be charged for children eating in the Adult dining room outside of these hours. Consumption of own liquor on these premises is not permitted. No pets are allowed. Right of admission is reserved.

SPECIAL OFFERS

Year round Specials
valid from 0 till 0
Specials available for 4 midweek night bookings (executive & presidential) (get 1 night free) and 5 night midweek bookings (get 1 night free) as well as 7 night reservations (get 2 nights free) for all room types.
Excluding Peak Season & Public Holidays.