Port Elizabeth is surrounded by a host of private game reserves, most of them with upmarket luxury lodges. The interesting bit is that each one of them look different and visiting them I always look forward to what the lodge looks like if I haven't been to one before. That was no different visiting Mark's Camp at Lalibela Game Reserve where they have a great big fireplace and a strong animal, wood and earth theme.
Love it or hate it, the five star Radisson Hotel on the beachfront in Summerstrand has become a landmark on the South African skyline.
The front view of the 4 star Courtyard Suites Hotel on the Port Elizabeth beachfront from its pool area. The hotel is situated on a prime spot with fantastic views of Algoa Bay from all its rooms. But I'm not here to market the hotel and I haven't stayed there so I can't do a review. I just had to go meet somebody there and popped out to the pool to take a couple of pictures. Another photo of the…
Another of the new developments going on along the Port Elizabeth beachfront is the new Town Lodge Hotel. The hotel is being built right next door to the City Lodge while the Courtyard Suites Hotel and Road Lodge is just beyond that, making PE the first place in South Africa to have all four of the hotels in the group situated next to each other. The 203 room, R133-million development is starting to near completion and will add much needed…
Following on yesterday's post of the game lodge bedroom, I thought I'll show you what a bathroom in the lodge looks like. Talk about a batchroom with a view. Just make sure you don't have a peeping tom monkey or giraffe peeking in the window.
Port Elizabeth is situated in Big 5 country and is surrounded by luxurious game reserves. Most of these game reserves offer guests 5 star facilities with each lodge being different from the next one. This is the bedroom at one of the lodges at Pumba Game Reserve. The room opens up on the bush surrounding the lodge and a private plunge pool. Just check out the door before exiting to make sure there isn't an elephant drinking from your pool.
Sleepy Hollow caravan park truly is one of Port Elizabeth's best kept secrets. It is situated in the Maitland River Valley and is a real get back to nature spot. That is if some idiot doesn't play his music loud enough for the whole camp to hear. But them you occasionally find in all camping areas. Sleepy Hollow has various short hiking trails with the main one following the Maitland River up the valley. Along the way are a few…
A mosaic decorated fountain in the fish pond at the luxarius Singa Lodge in Summerstrand. The lodge is named after the mystical dragon-lion of Indonesian mythology. The lodge is a luxurious modern fusion of Eastern & African architecture and décor is an artistic masterpiece and each one of the 12 suites are decorated differently.
Situated just 15km outside town on Marine Drive along Port Elizabeth's Wildside is The Willows Resort. The Willows is an institution in PE with people who have gone there with their families as kids now camping there with their kids. The resort has all the amenities you need at a holiday resort with both camping as well as self catering accommodation, entertainment room, tidal pool and super tube. Up to a couple of years ago the resort had seen a…
There are lots of construction going on in and around town. Some of the projects (mostly infrastructure) are related to the 2010 FIFA World Cup while others are part of the growth of Port Elizabeth. There is a new hotel going up on the beachfront across the road from Humewood Beach on what used to be the City Lodge's parking area. For a long time it looked like there was very little going on as they were excavating, but since…