Robb Report editors choose Pezula for Luxury World’s 100 Ultimate Escapes
The special annual issue of Robb Report Luxury Resorts, the definitive publication on global luxury, includes Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, Knysna, as one of The Top 100 Ultimate Escapes in the World. The selection was based on personal feed-back from the publication’s writers and editors on properties in more than 40 countries on six continents.
Published this month, the magazine offers first-hand accounts of 100 exclusive properties from around the world, all boasting the highest standards for service, setting, architecture and amenities.
Says editorial director Bruce Wallin: “This third annual instalment of Robb Report Luxury Resorts features a hand-picked selection of both new and established properties, all of which meet or exceed the expectations of the world’s most discerning travellers. Based strictly on first-hand feedback from our writers and editors, the selections also include several virtually unknown destinations that would never appear in popular surveys.”
Featured properties in Robb Report Luxury Resorts range from grand country estates and private island retreats to exotic golf resorts, royal tent camps, Alpine ski chalets, African game lodges and villas set on stilts above tropical seas. Wallin says that each property shares several defining traits.
“Beautiful surroundings and exceptional amenities are givens at all of the properties in our Robb Report top 100 list,” he explains. “But what really sets each of these destinations apart are the people who make each experience memorable. These resorts cater to a very small, select group of travelers who are accustomed to uncompromising levels of service in their everyday lives, so the staff at each property must be of the highest caliber.”
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa has received a number of international accolades and awards since opening in 2005. Last month it was named Africa’s Leading Spa Resort by the World Travel Awards. In March this year it was voted one of The World’s 100 Best Spas and in 2007 the Condé Nast Traveller UK Readers’ Travel Awards named it one of The Top 15 Overseas Hotel Spas
The hotel, which is located on the Eastern Head of Knysna on the exquisite Garden Route coast (just 40-minute’s flight from Cape Town) is surrounded by sweeping fynbos landscapes and ancient indigenous forests and has panoramic views of the Pezula Championship Golf Course, the Indian Ocean, the Outeniqua Mountains and the Knysna Lagoon. It forms part of the Pezula Resort which includes a private residential estate, a Championship Golf Course and the Field of Dreams sports complex. Accommodation is in 78 luxuriously appointed suites in free-standing lodges (four to a lodge) decorated in contemporary African style and maximizing the breathtaking views across the golf course.
The hotel boasts an award-winning Spa and Gym (awarded Best Spa in South Africa by Professional Beauty Awards 2005) a gourmet restaurant, Zachary’s, a Champagne & Whisky Bar, Cigar Lounge, boutique, library, games room and heated outdoor pool. A host of activities for guests includes golf, tennis, cricket, soft ball, pétanque, archery, horse riding, nature trails on the estate and canoeing on the pristine Noetzie River. Guests also have access to secluded Noetzie beach.
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa is a member of Leading Small Hotels of the World and Leading Spas of the World. For more information visit www.pezularesorthotel.com
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