PLETTENBERG BAY The Plettenberg

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Highlights

  • The Whales

    View the spectacular sight of whales and dolphins from June to December, frolicking right underneath the cliffs at the hotel.

  • The Spa

    Treat yourself to a massage or a treatment.

  • Sundowners

    Enjoy sundowners at the Sand Bar. It's hard to imagine a better location anywhere in South Africa for an ice cold beer at sunset.

  • A Room with a view

    Sit on your balcony overlooking the ocean and take in the view.

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General Information

The Plettenberg, a 5 star Relais and Chateaux Hotel built on a rocky headland with breathtaking vistas of the sea, mountains and miles of golden sand in one of the most spectacular resorts in Africa - Plettenberg Bay.

The 38 luxury rooms and suites are all air-conditioned and offer a truly idyllic and indulgent experience. There are two swimming pools, one of which is heated, and both visually flow into the ocean below.

Experience fabulous sightings of dolphins and whales in the bay from the hotel terraces. For the more adventurous there are numerous excursions and activities within close proximity to the hotel.

Other hotel facilities include an award winning wine cellar, stocked with a selection of the best local wines and available for special occasion private dining, and a gift shop - offering a unique selection of specialty items and clothing from the area.

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Our view

Excellent five star hotel perched on a cliff top overlooking the ocean.
  • Spectacular position with great ocean views
  • Barefoot luxury feel to the hotel
  • Well worth opting for a sea-view room
  • We are big fans of "Plett" as the locals would call it
Rating

Price

From ZAR R1,125.00 per person Add to trip planner

Location

The Plettenberg hotel is perched high on a cliff in Plettenberg Bay at the heart of South Africa's Garden Route coast.

Rooms

38 luxury rooms and suites are all air-conditioned and offer a truly idyllic and indulgent experience. The hotel also offers the stunning lookout villa and the beach house, both of which are ideal for small groups of friends or a family.

The Region

Plettenberg Bay is a holiday maker's paradise and the eco-tourist's dream. Its eternal weather ensures days of warm comfort and lazy, pleasurable evenings, seldom found anywhere else. It is home to vast expanses of unspoiled Cape flora, delicate eco-systems in wetlands and lagoons, forests of unsurpassed beauty, pristine sand dunes and sun bleached beaches as far as the eye can see.

Dining

Sand restaurant embraces views of Formosa Bay that are unsurpassed along this stretch of the beautiful South African coast. The mood is relaxed, the dà cor stylish contemporary, and the food modern South African. Sand is open for breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. The new Sandbar at The Plettenberg is a stunning mix of design, glass, white leather, white marble, natural oak, clever concealed lighting and photographic art panels.

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