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Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, Knysna, South Africa Vacations, Honeymoons and Luxury Travel Packages

With its exquisite location on the Eastern Head of Knysna, which hugs the rugged Southern Cape coastline, Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa is Africa's first truly luxury resort, a sanctuary of privacy and indulgence created to reflect the natural beauty of its surrounds.

Set on a stunning award-winning private estate, known for its dramatic scenery, sweeping fynbos landscapes and ancient indigenous forests, the hotel has breathtaking views of the Indian Ocean, the Knysna Lagoon and the Outeniqua Mountains.
With its gourmet cuisine, sumptuous accommodation, world-class spa, championship golf course and vast range of outdoor activities, the hotel offers guests an essentially African experience in a relaxed environment.
Pezula Resort Hotel Accommodations
78 exquisitely appointed suites in free-standing two-tiered villas (four to a villa) are linked by short landscaped pathways to the nearby main building and accessed by foot or battery operated golf carts.
All suites maximise the spectacular views of the Knysna Lagoon or Indian Ocean and the Pezula Championship Golf Course, and are decorated in a Contemporary African style, with warm earth tones predominating.
Suites are utterly indulgent, completely private and exude a sense of luxury and comfort from the real log fireplaces to the underfloor heating in the bathrooms.
Studio Suites
Studio Suites are a generous 58m² (624 square feet) including en suite bathrooms and are available with twin or king-size beds. A comfortable seating area has a real log fireplace, ottoman, desk, leather easy chair, daybed and small dining table and chairs.
Upstairs suites have private balconies and ground floor suites lead to secluded outdoor patios all with panoramic views of the Knysna Lagoon or the Indian Ocean across the golf course.
A ground-floor Studio Suite has been designed and equipped to accommodate paraplegic guests. Interleading Studio Suites are also available to families.
Suite features include:
- Walk-in wardrobe
- Gourmet pantry
- En-suite bathroom with underfloor heating
- Oval-shaped calabash baths
- Twin vanities
- Walk-in shower
- Separate toilet with bidet
Villa Suites
Villa Suites are a generous 68m² (732 square feet) including en suite bathrooms and are available with twin or king-size beds. A comfortable seating area has a real log fireplace, ottoman, desk, leather easy chair, daybed and small dining table and chairs.
Upstairs suites have private balconies and ground floor suites lead to secluded outdoor patios all with panoramic views of the Pezula Championship Course or the Indian Ocean.
Suites have facilities to accommodate one child under 12 years travelling with an adult, on a fold-away bed. Infant cots can be provided at no additional cost and child minders are available. Interleading suites cater for families.
Suite features include:
- Walk-in wardrobe
- Gourmet pantry
- En-suite bathroom with underfloor heating
- Oval-shaped calabash bath
- Twin vanities
- Walk-in shower
- Separate toilet with bidet
Presidential Suites
Kufara and Mufaro are Pezula's ultra luxurious and spacious Presidential Suites. Each suite is 137m² (1 475 square feet) in size and boasts a generous bedroom, king-size bed and seating area, reception area, guest toilet, separate lounge and dining area, real log fireplaces in the bedroom and lounge and a well-equipped kitchen.
Ground floor Mufaro has private patios off the bedroom and lounge and upstairs Kufara has two private balconies. Both have breathtaking views of the Indian Ocean and Pezula Championship Course.
A dedicated butler adds to the outstanding level of service.
Suite features include:
- En-suite bathroom with underfloor heating
- Oval-shaped calabash bath
- Twin vanities
- Wet room
- Separate toilet with bidet
- Walk-in wardrobe
Suite Features and Amenities
- Balcony or patio with lagoon or sea views
- Air conditioning (individual climate control)
- Fireplace
- Cordless direct telephone
- 72cm flat screen television
- DVD player
- International plug adaptors
- Wireless Internet access
- Electronic safe
- Walk-in wardrobe
- Full drinks cabinet
- Hair dryer
- Gourmet pantry stocked with deli snacks from the hotel kitchen
- Tea & coffee tray
- Fresh flowers
- Egyptian cotton linen on beds
- Duvets and pillow selection menu
- Luxurious towelling bathrobes and slippers
- Maruwa signature treatment product range in all bathrooms
Pezula Resort Hotel Dining at Pezula
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, known for its gourmet cuisine, offers a number of unique dining experiences.
Executive Chef, New York born Geoffrey Murray, combines vast experience with a deep devotion to using local organic products prepared with a global twist to create his 'Modern Ethnic' menus.
His eclectic yet honest approach to food ensures that the integrity of the ingredients is maintained but complimented with other flavours to create exquisite cuisine. Dining at Pezula
- Zachary's restaurant - Highly acclaimed, sophisticated world-class gourmet restaurant
- Zachary's Private Dining Room - Intimate dining room looking onto the cellar
- Zachary's Lounge - Double volume space with two fireplaces and magnificent vistas
- Zachary's Terrace - Al fresco on terrace next to the pool area
- Picnics - Hampers can be ordered from Zachary's
- The Boma on Pezula Private Estate - Ideal venue for a function under the African skies
- Pezula Grill at the Clubhouse - Relaxed, unhurried meals in the Clubhouse adjacent to the hotel
- Pezula Castle at the beach - informal venue on secluded Noetzie beach where hotel guests can enjoy light snacks from the All Day menu while soaking up the sun
- Champagne & Whisky Bar - Chic, inviting space adjacent to Zachary's Lounge
- Cigar Lounge - Cigar menu caters to all preferences
Pezula Spa and Gym
On entering Pezula Spa & Gym you are transported into another world - a calm sanctuary that reflects the soul of Africa with its natural surroundings enhancing your experience. With each treatment you will be taken up by the magic of Pezula. With it's world class facilities consisting of a superbly equipped gym, indoor heated pool, outside jacuzzi, sauna and steam room, sunbed, hair studio, nail studio and secluded treatment rooms. Pezula Spa & Gym offers a diverse range of treatments and therapies at the highest level. At Pezula Spa & Gym our intention is to amplify Nature's gifts while utilising the very latest technologies to inspire a lasting effect on your body, mind and spirit.
- Awards Best Resort Hotel Spa in South Africa, Les Nouvelles Esthétiques 2007
- Best Resort Hotel Spa in South Africa, Les Nouvelles Esthétiques 2005
- Best Spa in South Africa, 2006 House & Leisure/Visa Best of SA Awards
- Best Spa in South Africa, 2005 Professional Beauty Awards
Facilities include:
- State-of-the-art gym
- Outdoor Jacuzzi
- 12m heated indoor pool
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Sun bed
- Rainforest shower
- Juice bar
- Nail bar
- Hair studio
- Nine therapy rooms
- Post-treatment room with heated massage beds
Resort Facilities and Activities
No other resort in the world can offer such a vast choice of activities in such magnificent natural surroundings. It comprises a low-density award-winning private residential estate on which a sports complex, the Field of Dreams, has been built into the natural contours of the land, hidden in a valley surrounded by trees. Close to this is the Barnyard and Country Store with its animal touch farm and stables for the estate's Cape Riding Horses. Also on the Private Estate, is the Boma, an African inspired venue where guests can sit around a camp fire under African skies.
A paradise for sport enthusiasts
A paradise awaits sports and outdoor enthusiasts. Apart from the Pezula Championship Golf Course, guests have access to the Private Estate including the tennis courts, multi-sports oval and golf driving range at the Field of Dreams, and the Barnyard and Country Store where guests meet for horse riding, nature trails through the Estate's indigenous forests and canoe trips on the Noetzie River. A shuttle service from the hotel also takes guests to the secluded Noetzie beach and the Pezula Castle at the Beach.
Pezula caters for everyone
The many facilities at the hotel include the award-winning Spa, boardrooms, gourmet restaurant, bars and lounges. Children are well looked after and business executives can be assured that all their needs will be taken care of. Guests who wish simply to relax and enjoy the tranquillity of the surroundings are encouraged to use the Games Room and Library.
For our younger guests
The Pezula Jet, a Raytheon Hawker 800XP, provides uncompromising luxury and convenience to hotel guests travelling from any destination in the world.
This mid-sized business jet has twin turbine engines and is operated with two pilots and a hostess for a maximum of 6-8 passengers. It can travel at a height of 41 000 feet at a speed of 863km per hour (536 miles per hour).
Guests chartering the jet to fly to Pezula will land at Plettenberg Bay private airport, a short 15 minute transfer by helicopter to the Resort's landing pad.
The jet can be chartered to fly to Plettenberg Bay from virtually any airport in the world. Or take a commercial flight to an international airport in South Africa (OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg Airport), Durban or Cape Town) and charter the jet directly to Plettenberg Bay.
Weddings and Honeymoons
Pezula embodies an incomparable combination of service, luxury, privacy and extraordinary surroundings, making it an unmatchable location for weddings and honeymoons.
Our professional staff will take the stress out of co-ordinating your reception and ensure that it is an enjoyable and memorable experience, from the entertainment and table settings to hiring a luxury limousine or horse and carriage.
A honeymoon at Pezula is the ultimate expression of romance, from couples' treatments in the Spa, to walks on the beach and cocktails at sunset, or a gentle horseback trail. The choice is endless…
Meetings and Conferences
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa offers unrivalled conference facilities in an extraordinary location and is an ideal getaway for executives with a taste for luxury and excellent service.
The hotel caters for the special needs of business, incentive groups and corporate meetings. The management and staff are specialists in this field and will consult and assist in the planning of conferences and packages, providing a professional service for the occasion and arranging every detail including accommodation, entertainment, décor and dining.
Delegates are able to use all the spa and gym facilities and have access to the golf course and activities such as hiking or walking trails, canoeing, tennis and horse riding.
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