Lake Pleasant Hotel - 5 Star

The Garden Route, a panoramic region idyllically placed between the Indian Ocean and the Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma mountains, is home to Lake Pleasant Hotel and Spa in the Knysna district. This charming property, built on the edge of one of the few natural freshwater lakes in the southern hemisphere, is a serene retreat set in the picturesque Goukamma Nature and Marine Reserve.

Lake Pleasant Hotel and Spa (5 Star) has 36 luxurious en-suite rooms all with their own balcony and overlooking the beautiful Groenvlei lake. Nestling between verdant hills, lakes, indigenous forests and unspoilt beaches, this is an area of incomparable beauty. Appetizing contemporary modern cuisine is prepared from the freshest produce, flavoured and garnished using fresh herbs. A la carte menus marvelously display the chef's intrinsic culinary talent and exclusive award winning wines tempt even the most jaded palate.

Afternoon high tea is a decadent delight. For the romantic, picnic baskets filled with delicious delicacies can be ordered for the beach at sunrise, or sunset, or anywhere in-between. The dining experience would be incomplete without aromatic coffees, decadent desserts, warming cognacs, fragrant cigars and friendly attentive service.

Even if you never set foot outside the boundaries of the Lake Pleasant Hotel & Spa, there is enough to keep you busy for days on end. Situated on the shores of Groenvlei, in the Bird Sanctuary of the Goukamma Nature and Marine Reserve, the possibilities are endless.