De Ark Guest House

B&B

Capacity: 22 people
All ages welcome
Check-in: 14:00 to 21:00
Check-out: 10:00
Address: 37 Kantoor Street, Lydenburg, 1120, Mpumalanga
From R1 200 per night (sleeps 2)

Description

De Ark Guest House offers colonial style luxury accommodation in the centre of Lydenburg, in the Kruger Lowveld. The guest house is only 90 minutes from the Kruger National Park and 10 minutes from Gustav Klingbiel Nature Reserve, with its cycling routes and hiking trails, museum, culture an heritage sites and big game viewing.

The guest house offers a range of luxury, en-suite apartments including twin three-quarter bedrooms, double bedrooms, and queen bedroom options. Each room is furnished to represent a different period style, with an eclectic mix of period furniture and exquisite fabrics capturing the spirit of a bygone era. Each self-catering apartment is fully equipped with a complete kitchenette, which includes a stove, microwave oven and refrigerator, and is also equipped with a satellite television, electric blankets, heaters for winter and fans for those hot summer days. Our intimate Honeymoon Room also boasts a luxurious spa bath.

The beautifully landscaped garden offers a tranquil getaway from everyday life and features a magnificent swimming pool, a gazebo and terrace which is suitable for private functions, braai facilities with safe off-street parking. Breakfast is served in the dining room, with its beamed ceilings and open fireplace, offering a wholesome country spread, while in summertime breakfast is served on the patio or in the lovely gazebo.

The magnificent guest rooms are furnished in the grandest of fashion and enclose a Victorian tea garden secluded by rose thickets as well as a restaurant befitting of royalty. Be transported back to the times of courteous meetings and lavish affairs. The De Ark Guest House also hosts corporate functions and business meetings and intimate art functions in the opulent Bonaparte Theatre. For the true romantics at heart, De Ark Guesthouse is the perfect venue to make a wedding reception absolutely magical. They do the event planning and host the ceremony under a gazebo, themed reception, honeymoon suite and provide accommodation for the guests.

An extended stay at De Ark will afford guests access to some of the most spectacular attractions the Kruger Lowveld has to offer like the Panorama Route which includes the Blyde River Canyon, Bourke's Luck Potholes, God's Window, Graskop, Sabie, Hoedspruit and the Kruger National Park. After a day of exploration, guests can relax in The Fickle Fox, the very cosy pub and cigar lounge.

The guest house is conveniently located for day trips to these areas as well as a large variety of adventure activities, birding hot spots, trout fishing and cultural and heritage spots. De Ark Guesthouse is a perfect stay over for couples, solo adventurers and business travellers, families with kids and large groups.

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What you'll find here

Tea and Coffee

Free Secure Parking

Wi-Fi

Laundry Service

Swimming Pool

Breakfast Available

Reviews

4.9/ 5

Based on 18 reviews

Excellent

Cleanliness

4.9

Location

4.8

Value for money

4.9

Service

4.9

Safety

4.8

Guest highlights

Andre R

With partner

5.0

Fantastic. We felt like we were reunited with old friends, with Francis & Barnie.

May 2024

Matheldah S

With friends

5.0

Fabulous. Everything was top notch, from the rooms, the location, the management, and the place is very safe.

Apr 2024

Sunel S

With partner

5.0

Exceptional. Exceptionally beautiful guest house with all the amenities and character to make you feel at home immediately.

Feb 2024

Riette V

With friends

5.0

Holiday within a holiday. Great experience, service and hospitality excellent.

Jan 2024

Rene L

With partner

5.0

Very friendly and good service - felt like family when we drove on Sunday - nice breakfast every day. Awesome staff and very helpful, didn't mind maki...

May 2023

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