 Situated in Riebeeck Kasteel,
a historical town, north of Cape Town in a rural
area between the winelands and the West Coast.
Only one hour from Cape Town and close to major tourist
attractions and beautiful landscapes:
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Winelands from Wellington, Tulbagh, Paarl and
Worcester
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West Coast National Park
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West Coast Fossil Park
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Beautiful West Coast fishermen villages
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Groot Winterhoek Nature Reserve
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Clanwiliam known for its Rooibosch tea Farms and the
Cederberg.
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The local Olive Festival during the first week of May.
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When one of Jan van Riebeeck’s corporals, Pieter Cruythoff,
summited the neck of the mountain he was to name Kasteelberg in his mentor’s
honour, he would have gazed over a plain filled with wildlife, and early
inhabitants.
It was only in the region of forty years since Cruythoff’s incursion before
the first settlers arrived, and with it the inevitable conflict, in 1701, as
the parties spread out as far as Tulbagh and Riebeek Kasteel. Some of these
early pioneers were Huguenots, like Gauillame du Toit who acquired
Zonquasdeurdrift and Daniel Hugot whose lands extended through the present
day villages.
The newly refurbished Royal Hotel is dating back to the 19th century.
The Royal offers colonial styled luxury rooms. The period bar, two terraces, or air conditioned
interior restaurant, cater all day whilst the a la carte “1862” fine dining
experience is reserved for evenings.
Hotel facilities:
- swimming pool
- pool bar and deck
- luxury en-suite bedrooms
- air-conditioning
- minibar
- satellite television
- DVD players
- 24h room service
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