The grand old Royal Hotel is located in Riebeek Kasteel, the village forming together with Hermon and Riebeek West the picturesque and tranquile Riebeek Valley and part of South Africa's Western Cape Winelands route.

The Royal Hotel is the oldest and most colonial hotel of the Western Cape and offers the most beautiful and most luxurious accommodation in Riebeek Kasteel, and the Swartland for that matter. The 5-star hotel offers accommodation in true old world luxury at affordable prices.

And the hotel's stoep (veranda) was named the longest stoep south of the Limpopo by the Government when they put us on the list of the 50 most fabulous places to visit in South Africa.

The hotel is also the perfect venue for weddings. It was chosen one of the most beautiful wedding venues by the Wine Magazine in 2009. With our personal service and possibilities we are very popular for conferences up to 120 people. We cater for any special event.

All areas in the Royal Hotel have air-conditioning. The hotel offers great views of the valley and the Kasteelberg from our garden, our swimming pool and our pool deck. Our 150 year old colonial bar you can find next to our restaurant while our pool bar caters for the pool, garden and outside lounge. Our spa service offers total relax massages in the privacy of your room or in the gazebo in the garden.

All rooms at the hotel have been upgraded to the highest (five star) standards. Facilities include:

• All rooms en suite with bath and separate shower
• Heated towel rails
• Underfloor heating
• Charlotte Reys amenities
• Hair dryer
• Highest quality beds and linen
• Extra length beds
• Telephone
• Internet
• TV/DSTV
• DVD Player (with free of charge in house collection DVD's)
• Mini bar
• Safe
• Room service
• Laundry and shoe shine service.

The Royal Restaurant: From 7am till late our kitchen is operational. One can order breakfast, lunch, High Tea, snacks, platters and dinner.

The hotel consists of seven designated dining areas one can choose from, depending on your mood: Our 150-year-old colonial pub with adjacent smoking restaurant, our non-smoking restaurant, our lounge for High Teas and (weather permitting) our stoep, two outside terraces, our outside bar with terrace and our outside lounge.

Riebeek Kasteel is one of the oldest towns in South Africa, situated at 75 km from Cape Town in The Riebeek Valley together with its sister town Riebeek West.

During 1661 Commander Jan van Riebeeck initiated an inland discovery expedition under the leadership of Pieter Cruythoff. They set off in the direction of Paardeberg and on 3 February 1661 they ascended a lonely mountain and came upon the fertile vista of the Riebeek Valley.They named it Riebeek Kasteel, in honor of the Commander. In the 19th century both Jan Smuts and Daniel Malan were born in the outskirts, later both becoming prime ministers of the country. Subsequently farmers established themselves in the valley and during 1900 the town was laid out in and around its existing church and its neighbor The Royal Hotel, the oldest hotel of South Africa.

The town eventually developed and today it houses more or less 2700 residents including some of South Africa's most famous painters attracted by the picturesque surroundings of the valley.The town also serves as a satellite, a residential settlement for Paarl, Malmesbury and even the Metropole area. Often Riebeek Kasteel is referred as "the best kept secret of the Western Cape."

The location of Riebeek Kasteel is very central: within a radius of less than an hour drive we find: Paarl, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, Franschhoek, Tulbagh, Ceres, safari possibilities and many golf courses including the biggest golf course of South Africa. Five-star Big Five safaris are within half an hour's drive.

The Royal Hotel offers an excellent meeting venue for small meetings, seminars and functions. Pleasant and affordable alternatives are offered and no meeting is too small and no request is too difficult. You will be assured of personalised and professional service from start to finish for your conference, meeting, seminar or function. You can expect to receive our undivided attention regardless of whether your need is for an intimate boardroom meeting or a conference for 100 delegates. With the Royal Hotel, you can rest assured that we have the solution.

The Royal Hotel is proud of its recent accreditation as a 100% BEE Status (level 4) establishment.

The above rate is a guideline. Please enquire for current rate, as well as rates for conferencing and other function special packages if desired.