Kings Walden Garden Manor

We had an absolutely wonderful one-day stay at the hotel. From the moment we arrived, the service was outstanding — the staff was friendly, attentive, and always ready to help with a smile. The atmosphere around the hotel was incredibly peaceful, allowing us to fully relax and enjoy every moment. Everything was clean, well-organized, and beautifully maintained. It was a short stay, but it left a lasting impression. We truly wish we could have stayed longer!

Having tracked the history and story behind Kings Walden over the years, when we decided to spend some time in Magoebaskloof, KW was the natural choice, and a GOOD decision! Hannes and Marike, returning to SA from the Netherlands, courageously and lovingly took on the challenge of reimagining and restoring the guesthouse and classic gardens about a year ago. The house and accommodation have been tastefully and comfortably furnished, with a muted, classy style. Just the right amount of luxury. No clutter. The pool area and gardens are peqceful and beautiful. The extended gardens will be a work in progress over the coming years, I suspect it will take time as gardening does! The backdrop for KW is a magnificent, dynamic vista overlooking the valley, changing with the mist and shifting light. Our dining experience was good. We, together with our children, enjoyed our breakfasts and dinners. Butter chicken curry was a highlight, morning fruit and granola pots nicely prepared. We are quite fussy and we can’t think of any way to improve our meals. For us, the chef seems to be striking the right balance: simple fare done very well. Not getting too fancy such that the basics go wrong. Eg steak requested medium rare, is perfectly medium rare. Then the wonderful staff! Mathimba, Walter and Portia looked after us so well. Always around and available and NOTHING too much to ask. When we even just THOUGHT about swimming then they would appear with towels!! Just a lovely team. Thank you to each individual involved especially those we didnt meet who are making things happen behind the scenes. We look forward to KW rising to wonderful success in the hospitality industry - if you flourish, we do too

The view, the food, but most of all the people made our stay so unique. We were there with the family and the hospitality was top notch! Would highly recommend this place, so you can experience yourself the warm welcome of Portia and the other staff members!

amazing place very magical, nice food, nice room, lovely swimming pool amazing garden I fell in love with the garden, really recommend this place to anyone

What a gem ,from the gorgeous rooms and fantastic setting. The views are incredible as is the serenity of the Manor Just what one needs for a special occasion getaway. The gardens and pool area shouts relaxation. The food was really really good and well executed The staff were excellent, nothing is to much trouble. I would highly recommend

We had heard about the place's history which intrigued us. Then we saw the images of the gardens and views which looked very enticing. The food was excellent and Matimba's hosting us was superb. In fact it reminded us, particularly the gardens, of Palazzolo Torre di Bellosguardo in Italy, only, instead of looking down on Florence, we were looking down on Modjadjiskloof!