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The Nest - Drakensberg Mountain Resort Hotel & Conference Venue

The Nest - Drakensberg Mountain Resort Hotel & Conference Venue

Contact Details

Name of hostsThe Nest - Drakensberg Mountain Resort H
Tel:+27 (0)36 468 1068
fax+27 (0)36 468 1390
Emailthenest@thenest.co.za
Web: www.thenest.co.za

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Description

The combination of award winning food, spectacular gardens, wonderful facilities, friendly staff, relaxing accommodation and exquisite views over the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site together with the availability of just about all leisure and sporting facilities imaginable that make The Nest a unique and much loved destination for so many tourists and families from far flung places.

A delightful country hotel set amidst the scenic Drakensberg Mountains. Charming thatched rondavels and bungalows are set in 25 acres of trim, tranquil, park like gardens. The Nest offers a wide range of activities with swimming pool, tennis courts, mountain bikes, croquet lawn, horse riding, golf, river walks and guided hikes into the mountains.

The Nest is the oldest and most well-known of all the Berg resorts in the Natal Drakensberg. Celebrating its 70th year of welcoming guests in 2003, The Nest has a strong following of guests who make a point of coming year after year, returning to this most special place of comfort, wonder and beauty.

ACCOMMODATION:

Set in acres of beautiful and well kept park-like gardens, our rooms offer a peaceful escape from the hustle of city life, which by choice have no televisions in the rooms. All rooms are en-suite, have tea / coffee making facilities and radio, and will soon also all have ceiling fans, electronic safes, under carpet heating and heated towel racks.

Garden Rondavels are cosy, round and thatched units set individually in magnificent Gardens. Mountain View Units have a stunning view and Premier Garden Rondavels have extra finishes like a ceiling fan, electric u/c heating and heated towel-racks etc.All units are neatly appointed, cosy and comfortable with bath/shower and toilet en-suite, radio, telephone, coffee/tea making facility, Mountain View Units have their own private veranda with spectacular views of the Drakensberg.

We offer double, triple and Family units.Some of the Family accommodation consists of two inter-leading rooms sharing a bathroom en suit.Family Mountain View units consist of a room upstairs, room downstairs with steep spiral staircase- also sharing a bathroom.

HONEYMOON SUITE:

The Nest attracts a lot of honeymooners keen to get away from the madding crowd. We have a beautiful honeymoon rondavel complete with four-poster bed. Our two executive suites are also used by honeymooners.

DINING:

We are one of the few Resort Hotels left which offer you cuisine A La Table D'hôte all included in our tariff. This means that we serve you daily three carefully selected meals of traditional South African tasty country cooking. Full, hearty breakfasts, light lunches and six course dinners as well as morning and afternoon tea and coffee on our veranda overlooking the impressive Drakensberg. Sunday dinner at Lunch is our grand meal of the week

Our region is rich in produce and we can offer you the best ingredients with many vegetables, country fresh from our own garden. We offer enough to choose from at every meal, nutritious and wholesome even for vegetarians, although we do not cater for any specific diet.

You are welcome to start at the top and work yourself right through it. If you like something particularly well, then ask your waiter for a second helping. Please also help yourself from the delights displayed at our buffet. We continue to choose well and prepare with love a variety of wholesome meals which in our time have become less and less available. We hope you enjoy the freshness and taste of this tradition.

BAR:

The bar at The Nest Hotel is fully licensed and has a wide range of spirits, wines and beers. It is the ideal location for pre-dinner drinks and nightcaps after dinner.

The bar plays host to many of the regular entertainment fixtures such as "Check your Mate" and "Pictionary" which are facilitated by our staff and ensure that everyone gets to have some fun whilst enjoying the ambience.


WEDDINGS:

The Nest have hosted a number of successful weddings and have provided many unique and momentous experiences for the entire group. From the initial planning stages right until the big day, we have a committed and dedicated team of people with experience and an eye for detail. We would be delighted to help you plan your special day and host you and your guests for a memorable event. Please contact our Events Team at The Nest.

CONFERENCES:

Our Conference Venue is a modern and flexible building for conferencing, functions and more. Up to 200 delegates can be accommodated cinema style with various other configurations available. With a banqueting kitchen and gala seating for up to 130 people, our double-volume hall will make a favourable impression on your guests and ensure a memorable event. A dedicated Video Conferencing Room and various break-away rooms allow for greater communication and networking. A separate lounge, bar and gym will allow relaxation at the end of a day's work.

LEISURE & SPORTING ACTIVITIES:

The hotel has a number of activities ranging from walks to bridge in the formal lounge. Horse Riding daily; Children's Horse Riding; 3 Professional Bowling Greens; 2 Tennis Courts; Swimming Pool; Badminton; Volleyball; Croquet; Swing Ball; Darts; Table Tennis; Children's Play Ground; Mountain Bikes; Full Sized Billiards Table; Pool Table; Walks and Excursions; Fully licensed Ladies Bar; Candle light Dinner Dance on Saturday evenings; Satellite TV lounge and videos.

Rates

Standard Rates 2009
The Nest Hotel & Conference Centre
Accommodation rates include breakfast, lunch and supper

PER PERSON/
DAY/SHARING

Including all meals
DAILY DAILY

*high season
5 - NIGHT SPECIAL
(in Sunday out Friday)
GARDEN RONDAVEL
Single
R670.00

R800.00

R770.00

R1400.00
R2750.00
(R550/day)
R3150.00
MOUNTAIN VIEW / PREMIER GARDEN RONDAVEL
Single
R750.00




R800.00
R820.00




R1400.00
R3000.00
(R600/day)



R3150.00
EXECUTIVE SUITE
Single
R1200.00

R1400.00
R1700.00

R1900.00
R5000.00
(R1000/day)
R5000.00
2 - 5 YEARS
***
R140.00 R220.00 R550.00
6 - 8 YEARS R200.00 R315.00 R650.00
9 - 11 YEARS R330.00 R470.00 R1550.00
PENSIONERS EXECUTIVE SUITE MOUNTAIN VIEW / PREMIER GARDEN RONDAVEL GARDEN RONDAVEL
  R1000.00 R600.00 R550.00
 
 
 

* HIGH SEASON: Long Weekends, Easter and December Holidays.
**SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY
***COT AVAILABLE at R35 per day for babies below 12 months

Prices subject to change without notice
E&OE

 

ACCOMMODATION at The Nest Hotel

CHILDREN: Children 12 years and older pay full price.
Children paying reduced tariff and under 8 years are required to eat in the children's dining room half an hour before adult mealtimes.
Children occupying rooms without parents will be charged full rate


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What do our users think

28.09.2009
15.09.2009 by Tracey Moolman from South Africa
- 5/5
- I would just like to thank the owners and staff at The Nest for their friendly and excellent service. The food was very good and the resort is clean and cheerful. The well tended gardens with all the pansy are beautiful. We will certainly return again. Thank you for making our weekend so enjoyable. You can be proud of your resort.

27.06.2008 by Pieter Pretorius from South Africa
- 5/5
- Karl and his staff at The Nest Hotel made our wedding reception in their conference room perfect and our first night of hineymoon in the executive suite was better than we had imagined. Well done! The service, food and complete expereince from start to finish was incredible!

Directions

The Nest Hotel is situated in the foothills of the stunning Central Drakensberg mountain range in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province of South Africa. It is less than 4 hours from three of the largest cosmopolitan cities in the country, these being Johannesburg, Durban and Bloemfontein and only an hour from Pietermaritzburg. From Johannesburg In Harrismith take the N5 to Bethlehem\Kestell for 4 kms, then the turnoff to Bergville\Qwa Qwa for 8 kms. You will then take the R74 Bergville\Oliviershoek Pass. The sign reads Bergville, Northern\Central Berg resorts. Stay on the R74 past Bergville into Winterton. As you enter Winterton on your left is an Engen Petrol Station. Take the first right onto the R600 opposite the Engen Station. Travel down the R600 for approx. 20Km and you will see The Nest Hotel entrance on the right. From Durban Take the N3 North and then the Estcourt North\Giants Castle, Central Drakensberg turnoff (exit no. 179) , to the left, off the highway. At the stop turn left and drive FOR approx. 30km until you come to the intersection turning left into the R600 (Central Berg). Travel down the R600 for approx. 7Km and you will see The Nest Hotel entrance on the right. Recommended route for internationals: If visiting from overseas we would recommend flying to Johannesburg and then hiring a car to drive to the nest, alternatively you could catch a bus to Estcourt the nearest town and we can arrange for a pickup shuttle. You could also fly via a chartered plane from Johannesburg to the local AIRSTRIP, WHICH is less than ten minutes away from The Nest Hotel.