Apart from the perfect picture-postcard effect, it is the botanical cornucopia which defines the Garden Route.
At The Moorings it all comes together in Japanese-modern gardens. Ancient Milkwood trees stand alongside climbing aloes and asparagus ferns are heavy with violet berries, providing an earthy, heady perfume alongside the lagoon. Indeed, it is here that you can rediscover that most valuable commodity - time itself.
The Moorings forms part of the Premier Hotel & Resort group portfolio, offering a range of luxury waterfront accommodation for leisure and business, 58 rooms consisting of 10 two-bedroom waterfront villas, 6 two-bedroom suites, 19 one-bedroom suites and 23 deluxe rooms, all set on the banks of the reflective lagoon.
So, all in all, it is the ideal hotel to recommend to out-of-town visitors - leisure or business. The hotel is beautifully finished with all the modern conveniences. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms, air conditioning and select DSTV bouquet. Befitting its luxury four-star status, other hotel facilities include a business and conference centre, laundry, room service, internet access and 24-hour-reception.
A new signature restaurant, Salmon, offers contemporary Mediterranean cuisine fused with fresh Cape produce, with its light, airy feel created by the floor to ceiling windows onto the resort's large, blue swimming pool.
Built in a modern architectural style but keeping within a sense of place, The Moorings is also about immersing yourself in the mood of the Garden Route. The hotel itself is situated within beautifully conserved, enchanting woodland gardens. Here on the banks of the lagoon, all manner of outdoor leisure activities are possible from fishing to swimming, boating or bird watching while golf courses and the town centre of Knysna are only minutes away, as well as ancient fo-rests and beaches.
Premier Hotel Knysna - The Moorings is also a conference venue destination with state-of-the-art conference rooms that can accommodate groups of 10 to 150 delegates. Apart from its range of hotels and conferen-cing options across South Africa, the Premier Hotel & Resort Group is undergoing significant expansion with an extensive upgrade at the Premier Hotel Pinetown and continual improvement to the new East London International Convention Centre and adjacent Hotel EL ICC.
The new signature Salmon Restaurant is where contemporary Mediterranean cuisine fuses with fresh Cape produce.
