South African Golf Tours and Safari Holidays - Accommodation - The Marine Hotel - Hermanus

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Walter McFarlane, who had moved to Hermanus from nearby Elgin in the 1880's, built the Marine Hotel in 1902.

The hotel started off quite modestly with a mere 21 rooms and over the years the hotel has seen numerous extensions and changes of ownership.

The Marine has 45 individually decorated bedrooms and suites, each with its own private facilities. Commanding views extend across Walker Bay or over the beautiful internal courtyard, finely manicured gardens and the Overberg Mountains.

Stroll along the cliff hugging path to the golf club and view the miles of white sandy beach beyond.

The sparkling, heated courtyard pool might beckon, perfect for catching some African sun.

Wile away the remainder of your day in the Reading Room, perfect for quiet contemplation after a busy day's whale watching ... a glass of champagne ... or planning your onward journey.

The Orangery is the place to enjoy a cocktail or even afternoon tea with nothing between you and the South Pole - other than 3,000 miles of ocean.

... or relax in the Reading Room for warm, cozy fireside evenings during Winter.

Carefully tended gardens add colour and restfulness to your seaside experience.

Perched on the edge of the earth, in one of the most beautiful, natural landscapes the world has to offer - nothing between the hotel and the Antarctic other that a few thousand miles of ocean.

The "whales-eye" view of the life on the mainland is of a dramatic mountainscape overflowing with African fynbos, the indigenous Cape flora.

The Marine Hotel is situated on the sea front at the end of the village main street.

This table offers you an idea of distances and travel times between destinations:

Destination	Distance	Travelling Time
Cape Town International Airport	110 km	1h 15 min
Cape Town City / Table Mountain	140 km	1h 40 min
Cape Point	190 km	2h 00 min
Stellenbosch	90 km	1h 00 Min

Peel back the silk drapes in one of our sea facing rooms to reveal the type of view dreams are made of, each a riot of the freshest, newest colours and fabrics with a real sense of escape.

The bathrooms, a study in marble, chrome and luxurious deep pile toweling, the perfect recipe for relaxation amongst the bubbles.

Three exceptionally talented interior designers have worked tirelessly to ensure the highest standard of style and comfort in the bedrooms.

The hotel has 45 individually decorated bedrooms and suites — each with private facilities. Many have commanding views across Walker Bay or into the beautiful internal courtyards with swimming pool and garden.

PREMIER SUITES This category of suites consists of eight magnificently and individually decorated suites that have varied views of the sea. The biggest of these suites features a large Georgian style bay window, and is on two levels, which includes a spacious seating area downstairs with picture windows overlooking Walker Bay . Two of these suites have balconies, whilst five occupy a split-level and two have a working fireplace. All the bathrooms have separate showers and five have twin vanity basins.
SUITES Six of these luxurious suites have wonderful sea views, the other being a spacious side sea view suite. Each suite has been traditionally, yet stylishly and individually decorated and has a large lounge. Two of the suites are set on a split-level, one has a balcony and one has a four poster bed. The bathrooms each have a separate shower and three have twin vanity basins.
LUXURY DOUBLE Five of these rooms are sea facing whilst one opens onto a mountain facing balcony / patio which overlooks the pool and the other having a side sea view on the west wing. Three of the sea facing rooms has balconies and one is wheelchair friendly. All the bathrooms have separate showers and the rooms are magnificently and uniquely decorated in superb fabrics from floral and heavy silks.
DOUBLE & SINGLE These standard twin and double-bedded rooms offer the same exceptional style in decor as is found in the décor of the suites and luxury double rooms. None of these rooms offer a sea view, although a number offer a partial sea view and seven offer separate showers in the bathrooms. Fourteen of the rooms include a balcony, these varying in size All the single rooms have double beds and are stylishly decorated. One has a view of the courtyard, one has a separate shower and one only has a shower.

Award winning Marine cuisine - an expression of two very different styles.

SEAFOOD AT THE MARINE

Seafood at the Marine is a bright new restaurant in the modern idiom where the only sea view will be on a plate!
The atmosphere is informal and busy but with emphasis on fresh fish and great style from the kitchen theatre.

THE PAVILION RESTAURANT

The Pavilion on the other hand, with glorious views of the sea and through the internal courtyard and swimming pool is more traditional in feel.
It serves an array of the highest quality dishes with hints of Mediterranean and the East, that highlight the creative talents of Head Chef, Louis van Reenen.
The magnificent wall and ceiling lamps in this elegant restaurant are the originals which graced the Bathing Pavilion at Muizenberg

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