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A sense of place... This reinforces our slogan 'Sense of Place'.
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Our 4-star hotel is situated within a World Heritage Site – the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park – and is considered to hold one of the finest locations in the entire Drakensberg range. For visual impact, recreational variety and luxurious splendour, Champagne Castle Hotel is pretty close to being an ultimate experience. Your stay will be characterised by the proximity you gain to the most dramatic and

immediate views of the Drakensberg Escarpment and the 'Barrier of Spears', the magnificent amphitheatre of the Little Berg. Whether you walk or hike, trout fish or horse ride, play golf or tennis, swim or bowl, everything here has been configured to embrace this unparalleled setting.

17/06/2026

July at Champagne Castle Hotel comes with a soundtrack.

Keith Austin, singer, guitarist, pianist, and one of KZN's most versatile live performers, will be playing on the terrace on four afternoons during the school holidays. Expect a wide repertoire of music that spans from the 60s right through to today.

01 | 08 | 12 | 15 July. Afternoons, for hotel guests.

There are worse ways to spend a winter afternoon in the mountains.

15/06/2026

Some guests come to Champagne Castle Hotel for the hotel.

Others prefer a little more space. Their own kitchen, their own veranda, their own pace. A braai if the mood takes them. Mornings that belong entirely to them.

That's what the self-catering chalets are for. Stone-built, comfortably appointed, and sitting quietly in the grounds. The dam on one side and the mountains on the other.

Fresh roofs. The same feeling they've always had.

10/06/2026

As we head into the long weekend, we’d like to share a gentle note with our wider community.

From Friday 12th June - Monday 15th June (inclusive of both days), Champagne Castle Hotel will be closed to day visitors, allowing us to preserve space and atmosphere for guests staying with us.

With limited room across the property, this helps us ensure that in-house guests can fully enjoy the setting they’ve come for.

If you’re planning to visit us as a day guest at another time, we always recommend phoning ahead to check availability, our team will be happy to advise.

Thank you for your understanding, and for helping us care for this special place in the mountains

07/06/2026

This is the moment it starts.

Not check-in. Not unpacking. This! Three kilometres out, the road still ahead, the mountains filling the windscreen.

After two, three, maybe four hours on the road, the Berg has a way of making you forget every kilometre it took to get here.

You're nearly there.

05/06/2026

It doesn't take much to stop you in your tracks.

Just a dusting. A quiet white line along the high reaches of Champagne Castle peak, sitting there this morning as if it had always been planned.

The first snow of the season has arrived.

Up here at the top of the Champagne Valley, the pool is calm, the chairs are waiting, and the mountains are doing what they've always done, reminding us that this place operates on its own terms.

31/05/2026

A bench by the dam. A walking stick, handmade in the valley, leaning and waiting.

The mountains are either just ahead, or just behind. The stick isn't saying.

Thank you to Beth Nelson for sharing this with us

27/05/2026

The roofing project that's kept our team busy for most of this year is nearly done. One self-catering chalet to go, and then every roof on the property will be sorted, tight, and ready for whatever the Berg weather brings.

Quietly satisfying, that.

24/05/2026

An exceptionally interesting and fun evening was shared by all on Saturday evening, as Ian and Jane Smorthwaite, the owners of Abingdon Wine Estate (Lion's River KZN), joined us for a wine tasting evening at Champagne Castle Hotel. Keep watching our pages for news of the next one.

20/05/2026

The mountains have a way of giving you all four seasons in a single day. Warm sunshine by mid-morning, a cool breeze in the afternoon, and by evening, you'll want something warm to wear.

It's part of what makes this place so alive.

What's new is that every hotel room and self-catering chalet now has air conditioning. Whatever the mountain weather decides to do, you'll be comfortable from the moment you arrive to the moment you fall asleep.

The Berg at its most unpredictable. You, at your most comfortable.

14/05/2026

On Saturday 23 May, we welcome Ian and Jane Smorthwaite, the owners of Abingdon Wine Estate, to Champagne Castle for a complimentary wine tasting. An intimate evening exploring what is quietly one of South Africa's most interesting small producers.

Ian will take you through the wines himself, their story, their character, and what it means to grow something this carefully in this part of the world.

The tasting is complimentary and open to all hotel and self-catering guests staying on the night of Saturday 23 May. Wines featured on the evening will also be available to order from our wine list.

To secure your place at the tasting, simply make sure you're booked in for the night.

Address

R600
Okhahlamba
3340

Telephone

+27364681063

Website

https://www.champagnecastle.co.za/

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