Bloomestate

Facilities

• Dining: Breakfast is included in the rates and includes a buffet and a cooked option. Light lunches can be prepared throughout the day, and picnics are also available. There are several good restaurants nearby, and staff offer a restaurant transfer service
• Communal areas: The beautiful high-ceilinged guest lounge has fabulous contemporary furnishings, an eclectic selection of paintings and sculptures, and a chic bar area
• Internet Access: In-room WiFi
• Swimming Pool: The fabulous outdoor pool is flanked by sunloungers and set within the lush gardens
• Spa Treatments: A good range of ‘wellness’ therapies is on offer, including reflexology massages and beauty treatments. There's also a Jacuzzi overlooking the lily pond
• Recreational: There are 2.5 hectares of beautiful garden
• Meetings/Functions: The business room is suitable for small conferences and meetings and the hotel can create a programme for groups of 2 to 21 delegates. The room features a conference table, a computer with a printer, WiFi, and coffee- and tea-making facilities. Audio-visual equipment and stationary are also available
• Disabled Access: None
• Pets: Not accepted
• Languages Spoken: English, Dutch, German, French

When to go?

This part of South Africa has a climate very similar to that of the Mediterranean with long, hot summers, mild springs and autumns, and the possibility of rain, or even occasionally snow, during the Cape winter (June and July). The Garden Route can get busy during the months of January, February and March, so book well ahead if you plan to travel at this time of year.

Author's tips

Swellendam makes for a natural stopover if you are travelling the Garden Route between Cape Town and Plettenberg Bay. If you are planning just to see the town, a night or 2 would be enough, but book at least 3 if you want to explore the national parks or use Bloomestate as a springboard for the beaches of the Indian Ocean.

Features include:

• Bar
• Breakfast
• Walk to restaurants (offsite)
• Garden
• Guest lounge
• WIFI internet
• Outdoor pool
• Spa treatment rooms
• Jacuzzi/hot tub
• Meeting rooms
• Off street parking
• Airport Transfers