No need to search gold to discover Pilgrim Rest and enjoy the "old Victorian" Royal Hotel. Sure, if you feel like a pioneer you will love the rooms but also a nice dinner at the restaurant. Pilgrim rest is a very well known place but having a night is worth it because after 6:00 pm all daily visitors have gone... More

We stayed 1 night (23rd Oct) as we were keen to break our journey whilst in the Drakensbergs before heading South to KwaZulu Natal. We disregarded the cautionary advice given, and went anyway. Fabulous drives and scenery in the area, but as a town, this place is just horrid - Tourist tat (allegedly mostly imported from FarEast) abounds and Coach... More

Visited the beautiful area in October 2011 and stayed one night at the hotel. It was 100% what I've expected it to be. This is a very nice hotel dating back to an era when people discovered gold many many years ago and one should visit this area and hotel if you want to experience the same. If you are... More

We stayed at the Royal Hotel as part of our December holiday. We were fairly disappointed by this hotel as the hotel is in serious need of an upgrade. I understand it is an "öld hotel" and they are trying to recreate the "old days", but it is very dilapidated. The rooms are very nice, but the bedding we slept... More

We stayed there for only one night and that was more than enough! The staff was incredibly rude and totally unhelpful. The room had a dump smell and the beds were terribly uncomfortable. To complete the experience, we were woken up at 2 in the morning by unrespectful guests walking in the corridor and screaming children with careless parents! Never... More

A good hotel to break the trip from JNB to the Kruger, but not much more.

We stayed one night here in January. We were very disappointed by our experience. The first room we were shown was very damp, grubby and smelt, so we asked to change rooms. No apology was given, but we were shown to a room closer to the main hotel buildings. The whole place felt sad, shabby and generally run down. I... More

While my tour list of things to bring along stated to bring a flashlight, I ignored that. Well the power at The Royal Hotel was out from approx. 9:30 p.m. until 8:30 a.m. the next day. Candles and matches were provided in the rooms. Very, very rustic hotel but good food and very good service outweigh the inconveniences. The landscape... More

If you like claw foot tubs, and antique furniture. This hotel is for you. It is small, quite, pretty comfortable and right in the center of town, which is very pictureque I just loved it. Friendly staff too!