The Marine Hermanus, South Africa
About the The Marine Hermanus
Just 75 minutes from Cape Town, The Marine Hermanus can claim one of the grandest settings in Cape Province, amid gardens high on a cliff top with exhilarating panoramic sea views over Walker Bay offering the best land-based whale watching (in season) in the world! Dating back to 1902 and steeped in Cape history and tradition, The Marine offers the highest standards of gracious hospitality and two award-winning restaurants, especially renowned for fresh seafood. Leisure facilities include a heated courtyard swimming pool and a spa, with golf and superb cliff walks nearby.
HOTEL FACILITIES
- Boutique/Shop
- Disabled Facilities
- Internet Access
- Laundry Service
- Spa
- Weddings
ACCOMMODATION DETAILS
Double Room
- The Double Rooms at The Marine all offer the signature decor and uncompromising style for which the hotel is known. Some of the rooms even open out onto private balconies. Each of the Double Rooms offers an en-suite bathroom as well as air-conditioning and under-floor heating. Rooms range in size between 22-44m2. Maximum two people per room.
Luxury Double Room
- The Luxury Double Rooms at The Marine are spacious and offer great views over the sights and sounds of Hermanus. These three suites share a large patio area, ideal for enjoying the warm weather here. Each of these rooms offers a comfortable seating area, en-suite bathroom and airconditioning and underfloor heating throughout. Rooms range in size between 28-88m2. Maximum two people per room.
Luxury Double Room Sea View
- The Luxury Double Rooms with Sea View are perfectly positioned for watching pods of dolphins and whales as they swim in the bay below. The panoramic views over Walker Bay have inspired the decor of each of the rooms. A comfortable seating area and spacious en-suite bathroom, and air-conditioning and under-floor heating throughout, make for ultimate comfort. These rooms range in size between 28-88m2. Maximum two people per room.
Luxury Room
- Five of the Luxury Rooms are sea facing (side view on the west wing) whilst one opens onto a mountain facing balcony/patio which overlooks the pool. Three of the Luxury Rooms have a balcony and one is wheelchair friendly. All the Luxury Rooms are magnificently and uniquely decorated in superb fabrics of floral and heavy silks.
Premier Golf Suite
- Eight magnificently and individually decorated Premier Suites all have varied views of the sea. The biggest of these suites features a large Georgian style bay window, and is on two levels, which includes a spacious seating area downstairs with picture windows overlooking Walker Bay. Two of these Premier Suites have balconies, whilst five occupy a split-level and two have a working fireplace.
Single Room
- Standard Single Rooms featuring a queen-size bed and are stylishly decorated. While none of these rooms offer a sea view, one has a view of the beautiful courtyard, finely manicured gardens and the Overberg Mountains. Single Rooms feature a shower only.
Standard Room
- These standard twin and double-bedded rooms offer the same exceptional style in décor as is found in the suites and luxury doubles. While none of these rooms offer a sea view, a number offer a partial sea view. Fourteen Standard Rooms include a balcony, these varying in size.
Suite
- Six of these luxurious Suites have wonderful sea views, the other being a spacious side sea view suite. Each Suite has been traditional, yet stylishly and individually decorated and has a large lounge. Two of the Suites are set on a split-level; one has a balcony and one a four-poster bed.
ACTIVITIES
Entertainment
- The Sun Lounge
On entering the hotel, guests can enjoy enticing views of the sea and the warm inviting lounge. The vast expanse of Walker Bay is drawn into the reception area, bringing light and amplifying the space. A sophisticated cocktail bar and a lounge is available for both hotel residents and local visitors to relax and enjoy the view. Incorporated in the design is a small area dedicated to the Seafood Express One Plate Cafe.
- Wine Cellar
The Wine Cellar at The Marine is completely unique and is the central feature of The Pavilion Restaurant. It is a floating cellar stocked with the best of South Africa's wines with an emphasis on the wines from the Walker Bay region.
Wellness
- Carchele Beauty Spa
This is an experience not to be missed. A comprehensive list of treatments promises an experience that soothes the body, mind and spirit to leave one feeling refreshed and revitalised. Facilities include a Steam Room and a Dynamic Hydro Bath Table for Mud and Gel Body Wrap treatments including Vichy shower. Feel like being daring? Carchele offers an exfoliation Sea Salt Scrub or a Body Massage next to the Tidal Pool whilst listening to the soothing sounds of the ocean. Revive your skin, purify your body, relax your mind, uplift your spirit.... treat yourself to the health and luxury you deserve in the hands of Carchele's experts.
- Heated Salt Water Pool
The heated swimming pool is salt-chlorinated. Towels are provided for use around the pool area and an outside shower is available. During the day a waiter is on hand to cater to your every need, and to assist you with lunch and cocktail orders.
- Tidal Pool
Having travelled to Hermanus, you must definitely swim in the sea! Directly in front of the hotel is a tidal pool, where you can swim as close to 100m away from the whales. The Hotel can supply you with towels and picnic, and there are toilets and an outdoor shower available.
Restaurants
- The Pavilion at The Marine
The Pavilion at The Marine is relaxed and informal, but with an understated elegance. The decor is fresh and sophisticated, using rich cream and other natural shades to enhance the restaurant's ambience. The view of the sea is exceptional and adds another dimension to the dining experience. During the months of June to December diners can view the whales from their table. It serves an array of the highest quality dishes with hints of the Mediterranean and the East that highlight the creative talents of a superb culinary team. The Pavilion is open for dinner five nights a week (Tuesday through to Saturday) and open every morning for breakfast. The magnificent wall and ceiling lamps in this elegant restaurant are the originals which once graced the Bathing Pavilion at Muizenberg.
- Seafood at the Marine
Liz McGrath's inspiration for Seafood at The Marine came about after a chance visit to the seafood counter at Harrods in London. Seafood is a bright restaurant in the modern idiom. The style is informal and busy, with the emphasis on the freshness of the fish from Walker Bay, great style and friendly service. The open kitchen, with its young talented chefs, provides diners with a close-up view of the frenetic activity. The Seafood is modern yet has a relaxed feel to it. The new floating glass wall panel with a wave design and beautiful lighting is a feature of The Seafood. The restaurant is warm, sophisticated, personalised and inviting. Subtle warm lighting, bold graphic pots, black and white photography, floating bulkhead, wave designed glass screen, glass sculpture all add up to a visual feast to pre-empt the culinary feast. The Seafood at the Marine is open daily for lunch and dinner.
Payment Details
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