Thatched Garden Cottage — Hitgeheim Country Lodge
Description
Room Description
Self-Catering Thatched roof Garden Cottages with Queen size bed and shower. Kitchenette with essentials. Shared Braai/BBQ and splash pool. Free Wi-Fi. No children under 12 years allowed.
About Hitgeheim Country Lodge
Hitgeheim Country Lodge is situated on an eco-reserve in the heart of the malaria-free Sundays River Valley, only minutes from the Addo Elephant National Park. On arrival, you are warmly welcomed into this place of peace and tranquillity. The stylishly appointed chalets offer extra-length beds draped in romantic mosquito nets (not included in Luxury Family Rooms) with crisp white percale linen. Luxurious bathrooms, outdoor showers and private wooden decks with breathtaking views invite you to relax and unwind completely. Awake to the haunting cries of the fish-eagles, residents of the Sundays River below the veranda of your chalet
*Hitgeheim Country Lodge is well situated in the Eastern Cape which features one of the best climates in the country and is close to the well-known Addo Elephant Park and other Big 5 Game Reserves.
*The name Hitgeheim is derived from our surname Hitge – “Home or place of the Hitge Family” – German, in Dutch it’s known as “Big Secret”, hence Addo’s luxurious secret. The Hitge family relocated to Addo from Oudtshoorn in 1990 and purchased this 238-hectare property of pristine Uitenhage Bushveld in 1999 with the vision of developing an exclusive thatched lodge.
*It took them nearly two years to finalize the building plans and another two years to complete the first 4 of the now 8 chalets. During their final year of construction, they started training local unemployed people in the hospitality industry.
The most successful candidates were employed by Hitgeheim Country Lodge. This led to more in-house training courses at Hitgeheim.
*The Hitge family prides themselves on putting something back into the community through training and supporting local charity organisations. Hitgeheim Country Lodge opened its doors in October 2003 and the rest is history.
