Bushman Sands Hotel & Game Reserve - accommodation in Alicedale, Garden Route, South Africa

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Bushman Sands Hotel is a multi-faceted experience offering something for everyone. Situated in the Bushman s River Canyon in the Eastern Cape, Alicedale is approximately 50 km from Grahamstown and 100 kilometers from Port Elizabeth. The 4-star hotel is a delightful blend of rich heritage & modern luxury. The Gary Player designed Golf Course is perfect for the keen golfer. There are thrilling adventure options & prospects of viewing Big Game. Those wanting relaxation, pampering & peace will find alternatives at the spa or at the poolside or even on a tranquil sunset boat cruise.

Rewarding for families and satisfying for visitors interested in the turbulent & fascinating history of the area, Bushman Sands has won wide acclaim as a forerunner of sustainable ecological and community tourism. Welcome to the Bushman Sands website where you will discover more about the Hotel, the Game Reserve, and the Golf Course, the Spa, the Conference Centre, the Adventure Activities and the many options available to make your holiday, event or wedding one of a lifetime.

The 4-star Bushman Sands Hotel is a delightful blend of rich heritage and modern luxury. The Hotel comprises of 39 bedrooms around a pool area overlooking the Bushman Sands Golf Course. Original railway houses form the cornerstones of what are now three rows of en suite accommodation - comprising of a choice of standard rooms, luxury rooms and junior suites - each tastefully decorated with locally produced furniture and original art and linked to the main hotel building by walkways lit by Victorian lampposts.

The décor throughout references the legacy of the Khoi San and Alicedale’s railway history. The terraced rooms combine the architectural style of the original buildings with modern four-star finishes, offering a choice of junior suites with king beds and luxury and standard rooms with twin beds.

The five junior suites and eight luxury rooms, each have a private veranda with breathtaking views of the fairways, the Bushmans River and the magnificent hills beyond. The 26 standard rooms also with private veranda overlook landscaped indigenous gardens, the sparkling swimming pool, main hotel building and the final green of the golf course.

Room features

Standard Room (Total 26 – incl. 1 x room with a specially modified wheelchair friendly bathroom & 2 sets of inter-leading rooms)

Luxury Room (Total 8)

Junior Suite (Total 5)

Hotel Facilities

Library with Internet access, TV & full DSTV bouquet

Private Dining Room

Bunkers Restaurant

Halfway House

Spa & Wellness Centre with gymnasium

Golf Pro-shop

Golf Course – 18 hole Gary Player designed

Bar overlooking the 18th Green

Gents & Ladies changing room facilities with steam rooms

Scenic swimming pool

Conference Centre

The old railway training college was built with imported bricks by Scottish masons in 1900. Now declared a national monument, it has undergone a metamorphosis and emerged as the main Reception building of a prestigious four-star hotel. During its restoration, the bricks in a certain section were painstakingly removed one by one, cleaned and reset. While the hotel rooms, Bunkers Restaurant, Sports and Leisure Centres are light and airy, the décor and dark woods of the main hotel Reception adds the element of grandiosity and a bygone era of discovery, turmoil and unification – a celebration of the fusion between the old and the new.

Bunkers restuarant

The onsite Bunkers Restaurant, with its pale, creamy coloured Beechwood furniture and soft finishes in earthy terracotta and gold tones offers guests an atmosphere of pure serenity. Subtle music balances gentle conversation, maintaining an air of intimacy amongst diners.Bunkers Restaurant and Bar is L-shaped and can cater for up to 100 guests. For private functions requiring a dance floor, a maximum of 80 guests may be accommodated.

Kindly note that exclusivity of the restaurant cannot be guaranteed unless the entire hotel is booked for the function.At the Bunkers Restaurant cuisine is traditionally South African with influences of Xhosa, English and Cape Malay. Hearty Breakfasts, a la carte lunches and evening dinners are served here. A significant selection of wines is available to compliment your meal, while an after-dinner cigar and good single malt can be enjoyed in the library. For that unforgettable event or function - a number of set menus, buffet and special occasions menu options are available upon request.

We are happy to cater for guests with special dietary requirements and reservations or the restaurant should be notified of special needs. For larger groups booking the hotel, exciting alternative dining options are available with prior arrangement. Such dinner options are perfect for corporate groups, team-builds and private functions.

Theme Dinner options include:

Bushman Sands Country Estate

A first in South Africa, this is an exciting Victorian Karoo lifestyle development. Incorporating a Gary Player Golf Course, a stones throw from the Bushman Sands Game Reserve, Hotel and Spa. Situated on the Bushman's River alongside the quaint, historical Karoo gem called Alicedale, this brand new development is a hole-in-one investment opportunity just one hour's drive from Port Elizabeth.

  Note to accommodation seekers

As our name implies, all booking enquiries sent from Garden Route Direct go directly to home owners.

You will be sent an email with the home owners contact details in 24 hours - thus, in the event that they have not gotten back to you in that time, you can contact them directly.

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