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The Lord Milner Hotel is a Matjiesfontein hotel providing accommodation in 50 guest rooms for anyone visiting the Karoo region.
About The Lord Milner Hotel
Matjiesfontein was founded in 1884 by the legendary and energetic Scottish railwayman James Douglas Logan. It became established as a fashionable Victotian health spa, and is now well known for its splendid historical buildings and a peace and timelessness that is rare. In testament, the entire Village was preserved as a National Heritage Site in 1975 under the direction of revered hotelier David Rawdon.
Matjiesfontein is a feast for the imagination as between these walls lie a colourful history that includes international cricketers, Olive Schreiner's residency, fortification during the Boer war as headquarters of the Cape Command, refuge for Jamieson Raid reformers, and controversial war crimes hearings.
Accommodation
Matjiesfontein provides a variety of accommodation options and sleeps up to 94 guests.
Lord Miner Hotel Complex Includes:
Lord Milner Hotel rooms
Reston Villa
Olive Schreiner Cottage
Old Museum Suite
The Swimming Pool suite
Douglas Cottage rooms
Matjies Motel Complex Includes:
Matjies Motel Twin & Double bed rooms
Matjies Motel River side rooms Double/Twin
Breakfast and Dining
Dining Room:
Located off the main entrance of the Hotel, the dining room boasts the same historic ambiance found throughout Matjiesfontein. Again a Victorian setting filled with period antiques. Here breakfast and dinner. We offer traditional South African Cuisine with a modern twist. The dress code for dinner is smart casual (
but this is merely a suggestion).
The Lairds Arms:
Right next door to the Lord Milner Hotel is the Laird's Arms. Enjoy a quiet pint or pub lunch, but our Karoo Lamb Curry has to be the stand-out!. Pub lunches are served daily 12h00 to 14h30.
The Coffee House:
This occupies what was once Logan's General Store of 1888. Home cooked hearty breakfasts, healthy light lunches, and a fine selection of home-baked scones and cakes.
Features you'll appreciate
- swimming
pool - parking
In Room / Unit
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Clock radio
- Complimentary toiletries
- Desk
- Fan(s)
- Hairdryer
- Heater(s)
- Patio / verandah / balcony
- Private pool
- Safe for valuables
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
On Site
- Garden(s)
- Guest lounge with TV
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Parking (off street)
- Reception (business hours)
- Safe deposit box (reception)
- Security (guard)
- Smoking: none indoors
- Swimming pool
Food & Drink
- Bar (fully licenced)
- Complimentary tea / coffee
- Restaurant / dining room
Languages Spoken
- English
- Afrikaans
Rooms & Rates
Select your check-in and check-out dates to view availability and the rates applicable.
Swimming Pool Suite
Qty: 1
Sleeps: 2 guests (max 2 adults)
Children: are allowed in this room type
The swimming pool, dug out of a stone basin, is set amid a lush garden; a fertile desert oasis that attracts diverse birdlife. The Swimming Pool Suite offers two luxury bedrooms, opening onto a private courtyard patio with access to a swimming pool and a wooden terrace overlooking the Monument River. The suite is located in the hotel gardens on the riverbank terrace next to the Traveller's Chapel, and caters for up to four people, minimum two persons sharing.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Historic Hotel Luxury
Qty: 7
Sleeps: 2 guests (max 2 adults)
Children: are allowed in this room type
Luxury room. The Lord Milner is a graded three-star heritage site hotel and offers classically furnished historic luxury and single rooms. Take a step back in time, to hear history's palpable heartbeat. While the rooms have been tastefully updated in terms of linen and bathroom facilities, the experience will take you back to the Karoo of old.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Historic Hotel Classic
Qty: 6
Sleeps: 2 guests (max 2 adults)
Children: are allowed in this room type
The Lord Milner is a graded three-star heritage site hotel and offers classically furnished historic classic rooms. Take a step back in time, to hear history's palpable heartbeat. While the rooms have been tastefully updated in terms of linen and bathroom facilities, the experience will take you back to the Karoo of old.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Historic Hotel Single Room
Qty: 2
Sleeps: 1 guests (max 1 adults)
Children: not allowed in this room type
The Historic Hotel Single Room is furnished with a single bed and an en-suite bathroom with a shower. There is a patio. Rooms are equipped with tea / coffee making facilities, a telephone, fan / heater and complimentary toiletries.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Historic Reston Villa Luxury
Qty: 4
Sleeps: 2 guests (max 2 adults)
Children: are allowed in this room type
Historic Reston Villa Luxury. The Reston Villa has a distinctly Mediterranean atmosphere with its large shuttered doors opening onto a private terrace, shaded by palm trees and bougainvillea. Four large suites provide superior accommodation, set within their own garden away from, but close to, the main hotel. The ground floor bedrooms have shuttered French doors opening onto their own verandas.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Olive Schreiner Historic Luxury Cottage
Qty: 1
Sleeps: 2 guests (max 2 adults)
Children: are allowed in this room type
The Olive Schreiner Cottage, named after the famed South African author who wrote The Story of an African Farm, is a luxury two-person cottage on Logan Street, the historic main street of Matjiesfontein. The cottage is situated next to the Post Office and offers a bedroom with en-suite bathroom including both a bath and shower, and the classically furnished Schreiner lounge.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Marie Rawdon Museum Cottage
Qty: 1
Sleeps: 6 guests (max 6 adults)
Children: are allowed in this room type
Marie Rawdon Museum Cottage. The Old Museum Suite is a classic historic cottage on Logan Street, close to the hotel and next to the Laird's Arms, this suite offers three bedrooms sleeping up to six people, with two bathrooms, each with bath and shower.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Douglas Garden Cottages
Qty: 8
Sleeps: 2 guests (max 2 adults)
Children: are allowed in this room type
The historic Douglas Cottages are located at the back of the main hotel building. These rooms have their own veranda overlooking the hotel's back garden. The verandas are shared by two rooms each and are perfect for friends and family travelling together, and share a passage between the rooms' entrance doors. Both double and twin bedrooms are available and all rooms have en-suite bathrooms with a shower over bath, hand-shower and bath or shower only. Tea and coffee making facilities are provided in each room.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Matjies Motel Double / Twin
Qty: 10
Sleeps: 2 guests (max 2 adults)
Children: are allowed in this room type
The Garden Mews Rooms each have a double bed / twin beds and an en-suite bathroom with a shower, while one room has a bath and shower. Each room has a nearby parking bay. Rooms are equipped with tea / coffee making facilities, a telephone, fan / heater and complimentary toiletries.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Matjies Motel Single Room
Qty: 2
Sleeps: 1 guests (max 1 adults)
Children: not allowed in this room type
The Garden Mews Rooms are furnished with a single bed and an en-suite bathroom with shower, while one room has a bath and shower. Each room has a nearby parking bay. Rooms are equipped with tea / coffee making facilities, a telephone, fan / heater and complimentary toiletries.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Matjies Motel River Side Room Double / Twin
Qty: 7
Sleeps: 2 guests (max 2 adults)
Children: not allowed in this room type
The Riverbank Rooms all have a double bed or twin beds and an en-suite bathroom. The rooms have balconies that overlook the Monument River, which is dry in the summer months. These rooms each have a nearby parking bay. Rooms are equipped with tea / coffee making facilities, a telephone, fan / heater and complimentary toiletries.
- Area information booklet
- Bathroom (en-suite)
- Bathroom towels supplied
- Bed linen supplied
- Complimentary toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Heater(s)
- Smoking: not allowed
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephone (direct dial)
Take the Tour
Guest Reviews
5 Reviews from SA-Venues.com travellers. All reviews are verified.
Verified review
1. The town bustled with contract workers busy on various projects in the area detracting from the overall historical feel that we expected. 2. They did not have our room confirmed and it took approx 20 mins to sort out the problem 3. We stayed in room 12 - the balcony was filthy and it was evident that it was not cleaned in weeks - heaps of bird droppings 4. Some of the rooms in the hotel was inaccessible as it was converted to meeting rooms 5. The car museum was vacated - cars were parked in the parking area across the hotel to make room for the contractors 6. The train was unavailable as a medical team were conducting medicals on workers 7. The Standard Bank was vacated and converted to a meeting room 8. The train station had a room converted to a meeting room - whilst walking in the museum below we heard the voices upstairs whilst they were working The hotel staff were very friendly and accommodating - the food was good. The hotel was very 'dusty' and in some windows there were cobwebs - it is evident that the hotel is not cleaned regularly. We stayed 2 days to ensure we get the whole Matjiesfontein experience but as a 'tourist' we were disappointed with the town converted to a 'project office'.
May 2024
Adolf B. (Stilbaai)
Verified review
A special place at a special location. Kind of a museum, taking you back to the old days of SA.
September 2022
Christoph B. (Germany)
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Need to Know
Child policyChildren of all ages are welcome.
Closest airport(s)Cape Town International - 230km
Check-in/-out timesCheck-in from 14h00
Check-out by 11h00
Payment methods accepted by the property Visa, Diners, American Express, Mastercard, EFT or secure online payment via SA-Venues.com
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