The tourist mecca, Knysna is the home of the Garden Route’s biggest annual event, the Knysna Oyster Festival which runs from Friday 9 to Sunday 18 July.
It is also home to the Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa situated in the center of Thesen Island.
90-seater Island Cafe
Small and intimate, with 26 individually decorated rooms and suites The Turbine is the perfect place to spend a night or two, or even a little longer, during the Knysna Oyster Festival. The quirky 5-star boutique hotel is also a dining destination of note – the 90-seater Island Café, with a terrace for al fresco dining and an airy interior with avant-garde décor, offers imaginative breakfasts, light lunches, and gourmet dinners daily, while the Gastro Pub with an outside seating area and snug indoors side with a range of craft beer, craft gin on tap, quality local and coastal wines offers gourmet-style pub food.
The Gastro Pub
Oyster Festival Accommodation specials (valid from 11 to 18 July)
- Rack – Standard – R4 740 per room; Luxury – R5 540 per room; Suites – R6 320 per room
- 1 Night – less 41% – Standard – R2 500 per room; Luxury – R2 800 per room; Suite – R3 200 per room
- 2 Night – less 50% – Standard – R2 200 per room; Luxury – R2600 per room; Suite – R3 000 per room
- MID-Week: ‘Stay 3 Pay 2’ (Sunday to Thursday)- Standard room stay three nights and only pay for two (R4 680 for the three nights)
And if you’re in need of a little pampering The Turbine Spa, with its two single treatment rooms, a treatment room for couples, a Rasul (a steamy Arabian bathing ritual) chamber, and a full range of body and beauty treatments for men and women, has just what you need – the ‘Create your own Package’ – choose any two treatments – 30min Sports Massage (focus area); 30min Express Mani; 30min Express Pedi; 30min Steam Room Session – for ONLY R399!
Open daily – Monday to Sunday, including public holidays, from 08h00 until 19h00. Contact the Spa on 044 302 5746 or email [email protected] to book.
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