The Nest Drakensberg Resort Hotel Northern Drakensberg

The Nest Resort and Hotel is spectacularly situated in the Central Drakensberg in South Africa's Kwa-Zulu Natal province. The Nest Hotel is the oldest and most well-known of all the Drakensberg resorts in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Drakensberg offering award winning leisure accommodation and world class conference facilities.

Celebrating its 74th year of welcoming guests in 2007, The Nest Drakensberg Hotel & Resort is a most special place of comfort, wonder and natural beauty.

The Nest Resort is a popular getaway destination for families, honeymooners and business delegates alike. A wonderful combination of traditional South African country food, spectacular gardens, great facilities, comfortable accommodation and stunning views over the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site together with the availability of just about all leisure and sporting facilities imaginable can be experienced at this unique Drakensberg resort. The Nest is a delightful country hotel, which nestles amidst the scenic Drakensberg Mountains. Charming thatched rondavels and hotel rooms are located in 25 acres of trim, tranquil, park like gardens.

The Nest Drakensberg Hotel offers a wide range of activities and recreational facilities such as swimming pool, tennis courts, mountain bikes, croquet lawn, horse riding, river walks and guided hikes into the mountains and championship bowling greens with professional coaching offered. Guests staying at The Nest Resort may visit the famous Drakensberg Boys Choir, the Spioenkop Game Reserve and the historical Bushman Paintings. Nearby golf, adventure activities and team-building are also available.
   
The Nest Hotel offers a wide range of activities and entertainment

With three championship bowling greens and resident coach in attendance, bowls can be played all year round at the Nest Drakensberg Resort. Many bowls tournaments, coaching clinics and greenkeeper seminars are held here.

There are two all weather tennis courts and a croquet lawn. Horse riding is a speciality at The Nest for beginners and advanced riders. There are many beautiful walks along the river with pools and waterfalls as well as guided hikes into the mountains.

Scenic drives, a visit to the Bushmen paintings, the historic Anglo Boer war sites, visiting the famous Drakensberg Boys Choir, the Aluka Rug factory, the Kwa-Zulu Shoe factory and Meadow Sweet Herb farm can also be arranged.

Guests also find a picturesque golf course, an airstrip for fly-in visitors, volleyball, table-tennis, billiards, pool, darts, satellite TV lounge, videos, library, a variety of indoor games and romantic candlelit dinner dances at this Drakensberg resort.

Accommodation at The Nest Drakensberg Resort Hotel, KwaZulu-Natal

Set in acres of beautiful gardens, the hotel rooms at The Nest Hotel offer a peaceful escape from the hustle of city life, which by choice have no televisions in the rooms.

All hotels rooms at The Nest are en-suite, have tea / coffee making facilities and radio, and will soon also all have ceiling fans, electronic safes, undercarpet heating and heated towel racks.

The accommodation options at The Nest Resort range from well appointed Garden Rondavel Rooms to the two new lavish Executive Suites which are both in excess of 150m². The hotel features Executive Suites, Mountain facing rooms, Premier Garden Rooms and Garden Rondavels.

Executive Suites

The Executive Suite features a bedroom, which has a spacious bathroom including two wash basins, spa bath, shower and heated towel racks as well as a dressing room. Furthermore this room type features a large balcony.

Bedroom:

• King size bed
• Under floor heating
• Dimming lights
• Dressing room
• Telephone

Bathroom:

• two wash basins
• shower
• spa bath
• Heated towel racks
• Under floor heating

Lounge:

• 72cm Television
• DSTV
• Hi-Fi
• Mini bar
• Tea/coffee facilities
• Custom made gas fireplace

These suites are suitable for guests who are looking for 5 star accommodation and no expense has been spared to ensure that all furniture and finishes are of excellent quality.

Mountain Facing

From the Mountain facing rooms, guests may enjoy the grandeur of the Drakensberg mountains from their private verandah. Comprised of the 50's and 60's in terms of room numbers there are two different room types:

Rooms 60 - 63:

Duplex units offering comfortable accommodation for up to four people in its two bed rooms. The ground floor is comprised of a verandah which leads into a bedroom with a double bed, dressing table and cupboards as well as an en-suite bathroom which is shared with the upstairs bedroom. The upstairs bedroom has two single beds which can be configured as two single beds or a double, this room also has cupboards.

Rooms 64 - 69:

These rooms are comprised of a double bedroom with a bedside table, en-suite bathroom and ample cupboard space. The private balcony is the ideal secluded location for romantic sundowners with the vista of the Drakensberg mountain range as a backdrop.

Rooms 50 - 53:

Able to accommodate up to three people these units are comprised of an open plan bedroom which includes a double bed with a dressing table and a single bed. There is also a bathroom and cupboards. The private balconies provide a magnificent unobstructed view of the Drakensberg mountains.

Premier Garden Rooms

Guests are invited to relax in the comfort of these re-furbished rooms which are set amidst the gardens of The Nest Hotel. All Premier garden rondavels have recently been re-furbished and range from double bedrooms to rooms that can accommodate up to six people in various configurations.The rooms are situated throughout the grounds of the hotel in the beautiful gardens and are no more than a three minute walk to the main hotel building.

The rooms are fully serviced, have under floor heating and all have en-suite bathrooms with heated towel racks. Ample cupboard space, tea/coffee making facilites and a radio to make your stay comfortable and enjoyable.

Garden Rondavels

These rooms can accommodate up to six people but primarily have double or twin bed configurations suitable for a single person or couples. The Garden Rondavels at The Nest Drakensberg Resort all have en-suite bathrooms, a radio, dressing table, cupboards and tea/coffee making equipment.

Leisure, hikes and sporting at The Nest Resort, Drakensberg

The Nest Hotel is renowned as a leading family resort and has numerous leisure activities aimed at making everyone's stay with them a relaxed and fun experience.

Whether guests prefer to spend the day relaxing in the sun on the front lawn of the hotel, playing golf, fishing, shopping for curios, white river rafting or even taking a scenic helicopter flip in the Drakensberg Mountains, The Nest Hotel offers a lot of different activities. The Central Drakensberg in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province is one of the top vacation hotspots and as a result there are a number of activities and attractions for guests to participate in.

Dining at The Nest Hotel

The Nest Resort is one of the few Resort Hotels left which offer guests cuisine à la Table d'Hote all included in the tariff. Daily three carefully selected meals of traditional South African tasty country cooking are served.

Sumptuous breakfasts, light lunches and six course dinners as well as morning and afternoon tea and coffee on the hotel's verandah overlooking the impressive Drakensberg are available to guests.

This particular region of South Africa is rich in produce and therefore the best ingredients with many vegetables, country fresh from the hotel's own garden are used.

Awards and Accolades

The Nest Hotel in the Drakensberg is one of the leading resort hotels in South Africa and offers good value for money. This resort prides itself in offering great accommodation, facilities and service at excellent rates. The Nest Drakensberg Resort Hotel and Conference Centre has been awarded as the:

• BEST SOUTH AFRICAN LEISURE HOTEL in 2008 at the AA Travel Guides American Express Accommodation Awards.
• The Nest Hotel was Runner-Up and Highly Commended in the 2005 and 2006 AA Accommodation Awards.