The Elephant House

Rooms

The 8 colonially styled bedrooms are spread across the thatched, U-shaped wings around the original courtyard and separate buildings beside the main house. All rooms are comfortable and spacious, with queensize or twin beds, soft sheets and duvets, mosquito nets and plump pillows. The ensuite bathrooms are large, mostly with a shower and his-and-hers washbasins; 1 room also has a private outdoor shower. Furnishings are both tasteful and functional: old wooden dressers, wicker chests at the foot of the bed, brass lamps, watercolours of African scenery.

Best of all for this continental climate, the rooms are air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter. There is also a telephone and IT port, but no TV or radio (except in the lounge). All rooms have a steeply-pitched, beamed / thatched ceiling; the upstairs room also has a balcony with bamboo trellis.

If you’re looking for a bit more privacy, request either the Sydney Room, a free-standing, spacious suite with indoor sitting area and small walled court; or the Honeymoon Suite, a separate thatched cottage across the lawn, though also nearer the road.