Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa is the culmination of the vision of Pezula Group Chairman Keith Stewart whose dream was to create a luxury resort in one of the most exquisite locations in the world.
Stewart, born in the UK and raised in Zimbabwe, returned to Africa in the 1990s having made his mark in America. His love of Africa brought him to the Garden Route in 2000 where he bought the land he was to call Pezula, an African word meaning "high up with the gods", which he describes as "the most perfect place on earth."
The property is bordered by the rugged cliffs of the Southern Cape coast, the Sinclair Nature Reserve and the Eastern Head of Knysna. It has panoramic views of the Indian Ocean and Knysna Lagoon.
Stewart's primary goal was the restoration of the land. "For me the opportunity and, indeed, the responsibility to transform a landscape that had been exploited for over 100 years, and to rehabilitate the prime acreage of South Africa's coastline is both exhilarating and rewarding," he says.
He began by clearing 400 ha of alien vegetation and trees and obtained approval to develop an eco friendly, low density private residential estate, Pezula Private Estate, which has been recognised as the Most Environmentally Aware Development in the World, and Best Luxury Development in the World.
He then purchased the adjacent Sparrebosch Golf Course, renamed it Pezula Championship Course and set about revamping the Clubhouse.
To complete the vision of a luxury resort, Stewart's next project was to build an opulent international five-star hotel on a site close to the Clubhouse. The hotel, which is surrounded by the golf course, has sweeping views of greens and fairways and beyond to the Indian Ocean, Knysna Lagoon and Outeniqua Mountains.
Opened in February, 2005, Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa has set new standards of luxury and excellence. Accommodation is in 78 exquisitely appointed suites with private balconies or patios, log fireplaces and sumptuous en-suite bathrooms.
The main building houses a Spa and Gym, executive boardrooms, Zachary's gourmet restaurant, the Pezula Designer Collection boutique, a Champagne & Whisky Bar, Cigar Lounge, library and games room.
Apart from the Championship Golf Course and award-winning Spa, the Resort has a vast range of facilities and activities. All guests have access to the Private Estate where Stewart has built a Field of Dreams sports complex with tennis courts, a sports oval and golf driving range. On the estate is the Barnyard and Country Store with its animal touch farm. It is here that guests meet for horse riding, nature trails through the Estate's indigenous forests and canoe trips up the Noetzie River. A shuttle service from the hotel also takes guests to secluded Noetzie beach.
No other resort can offer this choice of activities in such magnificent natural surroundings, in a location that has arguably one of the most temperate climates in the world.
Welcome to the most perfect place on earth.
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