Qambathi Mountain Lodge

“Special Time with family”

We booked the entire Lodge for a family weekend - 3 nights for 10 of us. We had a wonderful time! Comments from the group included: Very comfortable accommodation Fantastic food ( thank you chefs) Best ever massages Great horse riding with a very competent instructor! Beautiful scenery in the area… more

We booked the entire Lodge for a family weekend - 3 nights for 10 of us. We had a wonderful time! Comments from the group included: Very comfortable accommodation Fantastic food ( thank you chefs) Best ever massages Great horse riding with a very competent instructor! Beautiful scenery in the area Four seasons in 3 days! Thank you to the entire Qambathi team - you were outstanding! A special thank you to Siya again for making our stay special. Keep up the high standards and we wish you every success in the future. We will be back! The Barnard’s / Keogh’s/ Peens

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“The perfect birthday spoil at the perfect place”

Special, beautiful place with exceptional, personal service. Nothing is too much trouble for the amazing team. Oh and the superb food And well thought out wine cellar !!! A little piece of paradise and can’t wait to go back.

“Boutique gem”

We booked this for our one year wedding anniversary - a little boutique gem. Staff were attentive with accommodation leaving us feeling very well rested! Food was a highlight for us with a wholesome and delicious 5 courses each evening; to say we were bursting at the seams is an understatement. The… more

We booked this for our one year wedding anniversary - a little boutique gem. Staff were attentive with accommodation leaving us feeling very well rested! Food was a highlight for us with a wholesome and delicious 5 courses each evening; to say we were bursting at the seams is an understatement. There is little to do on the grounds, so ensure to look for activities around the area. *visited in August 2024

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“Very good all round but needs some attention to detail”

I spent 2 nights here in late August 2025 in the Stable Room, apparently an upgrade, for a total of R10 200, DB&B. The lodge is clearly upmarket and very much above the usual berg resorts (exclusive, no children) - and at that price so it should be. The design of the lodge is very attractive, and … more

I spent 2 nights here in late August 2025 in the Stable Room, apparently an upgrade, for a total of R10 200, DB&B. The lodge is clearly upmarket and very much above the usual berg resorts (exclusive, no children) - and at that price so it should be. The design of the lodge is very attractive, and the owners have clearly spent a lot of time and money on it. My room was enormous, with a huge and luxuriously fitted bathroom and a pleasant deck. Good linen and soaps etc. The lounge and dining areas are well appointed. There is a small pool on the deck too. The food was very good. Breakfasts very hearty and generous. Dinners, a 4-course affair, were well executed and very tasty. All in all, it was a lovely break and a pleasant surprise. The youthful and energetic staff are committed and obliging, Limdani, Siya and Ngobile especially. There are, however, a few rough edges which a lodge of this quality needs to sort out. I offer these criticisms in best possible spirit. The bed in the Stable room (in which Tom Cruise is once said to have slept) is a very low wooden platform which extends beyond the mattress for about 40 cm on either side. This makes it exceptionally uncomfortable getting in and out of bed. Behind the headboard is an unsightly dustbowl at least 50cm away from the wall. There are no plug points on either side of the bed, or even close by - which is now standard at any hotel, the bedside tables also perching precariously on the silly platform. Why it is necessary to have such a ridiculous contraption for a bed is beyond me, although the mattress itself is very good. Please hey rid of it! The westward view from the lodge and the rooms is directly onto a rather non-descipt hill, beyond a large patch of lawns and scrub. Kamberg lacks the views of dramatic peaks and valleys one gets in other parts of the berg. This is just an unfortunate feature of the area, as are the ubiquitous potholes and dongas in the roads leading to the lodge - all of which makes it very trying once one leaves the N3. The poverty of the view is not enhanced, in my opinion, by the peculiar hanging chairs on the decks of the rooms which are very ungainly to look at and very uncomfortable to sit in. A normal, comfortable set of armchairs would suffice. There is no need for these gimmicks. The staff, as charming and delightful d they are, made loud and disruptive conversation in the kitchen while i was eating, probably unaware of how the noise carried into the dining room. One really does not want to hear this constant racket over the carefully chosen background music! The pool filter makes a loud and continuous mechanical noise which materially distracts from the silence, peace and quiet of the lounge area and deck, and the overall serenity of the atmosphere. It should be set to run from late at night until early in the morning, not from the morning to the evening! Stephen and Nadia have definitely created a unique and lovely place but it requires some attention to detail such as the above if it is to satisfy a discerning clientele at this level. Looking forward to my return.

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