The decorative pigs dotted throughout the hotel grounds and rooms are a common motif and just one of the many factors that set this five-star boutique hotel apart from most.
Here are my top five reasons that make Majeka House a must-visit.
Ruth Cooper 20 May 2014
Each of the 23 rooms is exquisitely and uniquely decorated. From the premier rooms, ideal for couples, to the luxurious poolside rooms, that come with semi-private pool and loungers, you can’t really make a wrong choice. Interesting décor elements include beautiful wallpapers, elegant lighting, and luxurious finishes.
The rooms also include all your usual amenities, the softest fluffiest bathrobes, safe, Lavazza Guzzini espresso machine, wi-fi, and aircon. If you’re lucky, there’s one unusual amenity; Noisette the resident cat paid a visit to our rooms for a cuddle and nap. For a self-admitted crazy cat lady, this really was a highlight for me.
The popular spa includes a heated indoor pool and Jacuzzi fit for a mermaid, as well as a steam room and three therapy rooms offering a range of treatments from Africology facials to detox wraps and scrubs.
To view the spa menu click here.
The MLounge bar, a sensory overloaded space filled with modern meets retro oddities and artefacts, is reminiscent of an old-timey cigar lounge and is the perfect stop for a pre-dinner cocktail or post-dinner nightcap. The cocktail menu boasts delicious options such as the signature fynbos mojito or the rose martini with orange bitters and rose water.
Fine dining restaurant Makaron has won countless awards and rightly so. The menu is a masterpiece of small, delicate, yet complex plates. An option of four, five or six courses is offered with the choice of pairing each of these with a wine. We chose the five small plates option with wine pairing and dined on many delicious morsels.
Highlights included a delightful and comforting tumble of roasted young carrots topped with homemade ricotta, harissa, basil and hazelnuts. Followed by lamb sweetbreads with coriander, lamb bacon and salted chilli. To be honest, the idea of lamb brains makes my stomach squirm, however, my dining partner chose this and being curious I snuck a bite. So tasty we declared this course the best of the night!
For mains, the beef short rib with sticky hollandaise, kelp and shiitake dashi was declared the winner. While the dessert of sour strawberries with wood sorrel, sweet juice and vanilla was the perfect sweet ending.
Breakfast includes a vast array of delectable continental and cooked options. From matcha smoothies to green juices and smoked salmon and baby bran muffins, the continental option is enough to get you dithering at the breakfast table in an excitable panic of what to sample next. While the a la carte menu offers a range of cooked options such as fluffy omelettes, eggs benedict, or French toast with berries.
With all this in mind, it’s easy to see why Majeka House has recently been nominated as the Best Countryside Hotel in Africa & the Middle East for the 2018 Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence.
Majeka House often runs some serious value for money specials and, currently, you can catch the tail end of the Spring Fling special running until the end of October. This includes one night in a premier room for two, a small plate dinner inclusive of wine pairing for two, 60 min spa treatment for two, and breakfast for two at R2,630 pp sharing. As well as the Season Night Out special running until mid-December 2017. This includes one night in a premier room for two, a small plate dinner inclusive of wine pairing for two, breakfast for two for R1,850 pp sharing.
For more info or to make a booking go to www.majekahouse.co.za.
*Ruth Cooper was a guest at Majeka House and Makaron.
