Qambathi Mountain Lodge, KwaZulu-Natal

The 6 rooms and suites are all fitted with under floor heating, private safes and tea and coffee making facilities. The twin or king beds are set on raw wooden step-up bases with matching headboards, draped with lavish white duvets and fluffy scatter carpets warm the screeded floors. The en-suite bathrooms offer hair dryers and separate baths and showers. The standard rooms are in the main building and some of the suites are free standing units, set apart, with private covered decks and hanging chairs with views of the mountain.

There is a quiet library and a well stocked wine cellar near the indoor dining area and the cosy Chill Lounge is furnished with deep sofa's in soft cream cottons. These homely guest areas open out to a wide wooden veranda, where loungers and hanging chairs lul you into a deep appreciation of the surrounding garden and rolling mountains.