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TTurbine Hotel & Spa is an unexpected and quirky combination of history, heritage, creativity and modernism.
Once a power station, this five-star hotel on Thesen Island acknowledges its origin by incorporating the old machinery, pipes and fixtures with a cool contemporary design softened by artwork curated by the Knysna Fine Art Gallery.
Travellers can get here via plane or road: the SAA Airlink flight from Cape Town to George is short and sweet and the drive through Sedgefield and Wilderness is timelessly pretty.
Turbine is a suitable home base for your weekend in Knysna. Surrounded by canals and holiday homes, the area has a number of high-end boutiques, restaurants and a motorcycle museum. The Knysna Waterfront, filled with shops and restaurants, alongside a yacht marina, is a short walk away.
Did You Know?
TThe Knysna Oyster Festival takes place during the South African winter school holidays in June / July. The festival is held in the breathtaking town of Knysna
AAccommodation comprises luxury and standard rooms, a honeymoon suite, and two self-contained suites adjacent to the hotel. The rooms have been worked around the existing structure so they’re all different in shape and size, and individually decorated according to themes.
Dining options at the hotel include the Island Café Restaurant and the Gastro Pub for casual meals indoors and out, as well as craft beers, wines and cocktails. The deck has an infinity pool and is a lovely place to have your meals.
Knysna
WWhen it comes to pursuits that are not eating, drinking and shopping, there are the Turbine Spa and the Turbine Water Club, which can be enjoyed separately by hotel guests and day visitors or as a package. The Water Club offers a variety of water- and land-based activities including forest walks, city tours and bicycle hire. It also arranges lagoon cruises, which are an absolute must.
Embark on one just before sunset that travels towards the famous Knysna Heads.
The artwork at the hotel was curated by Corlie de Kock.
“We take pleasure in assembling a body of contemporary artworks that will provide the Turbine’s guests with an exceptional and unexpected pleasure – one that will surprise and delight both art novices, and the more sophisticated collectors,” she said.
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