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Royal Malewane
- Style
- Safari cool
- Setting
- African bush veld
SAFARI COLLECTION The colonial-style rooms in Royal Malewane safari lodge have mahogany four-posters, open fireplaces, travertine bathrooms. Huge windows that mean you're on 24-hour safari.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Six luxury suites, one Royal suite and one Malewane suite.
- Rates
- R17,700 for a luxury suite; R45,000 for a Royal or Malewane suite (for four). Rates include meals, local drinks and game drives. Royal and Malewane suite rates include a daily massage, a private chef and a private butler.
- Check-out
- 11am, but flexible depending on occupancy. Guests are welcome to use the hotel facilities until their flight leaves. Check-in, 2pm.
- Facilities
- Spa, gym, library, gift shop, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: air-con, open fireplaces, mosquito nets, minibar with free bottled water, roll-top baths and Molton Brown toiletries. Royal and Malewane Suites have flatscreen TVS and DVD/CD players.
- Poolside
- Each room has a private pool. There is also a 25-metre pool at the spa.
- Children
- Over-12s are welcome. The Royal and Malewane suites are suitable for under-12s, or if the lodge is booked in its entirety. An extra bed and babysitting can be arranged free on request.
- Eco-friendly
- An on-site water purification system recycles waste; the hotel is dedicated to preserving the art of tracking in the bush with a programme of instruction for junior trackers.
- Also
- You can rent the whole lodge (eight suites) for R162,000 a night. Smoking is allowed outside on the decking.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The Royal and Malewane Suites accommodate four people in two en-suite bedrooms and includes the services of a private chef, private game drives and four daily massages for the suite. The luxury suites are ideal for couples, and include open fires, indoor and outdoor showers and large decks with private pools.
- Packing tips
- There is a low malaria risk, so pack some pills. Practical shoes, hat, sunscreen and sunglasses are a good idea, as is a zoom lens for you camera.
- Also
- The Waters of Royal Malewane Bush Spa is located in a serene natural setting and offers a wide range of indulgent body treatments and hydrotherapies using local minerals.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- The Afro-Mediterranean menu makes use of local ingredients such as delicious game and rainbow trout. Meals are served in several locations around the lodge, from silver service in the dining room, to Bedouin tents and bomas. Meal times are flexible.
- Dress code
- Light-weight tropical.
- Top table
- In the boma, under the stars.
- Room service
- The kitchen endeavours to accommodate all guests' wishes.
- Hotel bar
- There is a complimentary minibar in all rooms.
Smith card offer A complimentary 30-minute African Balancing massage
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Worth getting out of bed for
The region has spectacular scenery, with abundant wildlife to match. The south-western section of the park, around the Crocodile and Olifants rivers, is thickly wooded and home to white rhinos and buffalo. The plains further east are favoured by giraffes, wildebeests, impala and zebras, which also makes the area popular with lions. After a few days you would be unlucky not to have spotted the Big Five: lions, leopards, elephants, Cape buffalo and black rhino. The hotel can arrange golfing excursions to the giraffe-dotted 18-hole course at Hans Meretsky Golf Estate, horseback safaris, and helicopter tours.
