Sugarbush Hill Country Cottages
Sugarbush Hill lies on the northern slopes of a peaceful valley in the Magaliesberg Mountain Range. ...
Sugarbush Hill lies on the northern slopes of a peaceful valley in the Magaliesberg Mountain Range. We are on the Rustenburg side of the range, about 50 km from Hartebeespoort Dam and 25 km from Rustenburg. It takes just over an hour to get to us from Fourways and an hour and a quarter from the eastern suburbs of Pretoria.
All our units are set at the foot of a hill and all have their own braais, carports and deep stoeps with panoramic mountain views. Guests are welcome to explore the 11Ha of indigenous bush. Sugarbush Hill gets its name from the Common Sugarbush, Protea caffra that can be found in abundance on the hillside just behind the units. All the cottages have been named after indigenous plants found in the Magaliesberg area. Wherever possible, alien species have been done away with or replaced with indigenous plants. As a result, our bird life is prolific and slowly but surely we are creating a natural haven where city folk can enjoy the peace and tranquility of the Buffelspoort valley. We have identified and tagged a lot of indigenous trees on our property, so if you would like to brush up on your tree knowledge, bring along a tree book and spend some time looking them up.
We can now proudly say that we are a 3-star establishment, after having been graded by the Tourism Grading Council of S.A. This means that our guests can be assured of certain minimum standards.
"We had a very nice time."
"It has a beautiful view and was clean and well appointed and the management is friendly. However, it is not the place to go if you want to hike as there are no walking routes on the property; it is on the opposite side of the road to the resorts with access to the gorges."
"The facilities were perfect and it was just what we had come to expect from the hype that I had recieved about these guest cottages. The rooms were clean and perfectly stocked. The management was freindly and very accomodating. But the attitude of the owner shocked me. <br/>We booked our accomodation in January, In September I was offered a full refund as there was a wedding taking place on the weekend we had booked for. I declined as this trip was for my sons 13th birthday.<br/>On the night of the wedding when I called at midnight to ask about the music levels and when they would be lowered as the windows were vibrating I was reminded that I was offered a full refund.<br/>The owner would have prefered to remind me she was fully prepared to cancel my holiday and refund me than treat me like a paying, forward planning guest. I found her to be rude and annoyed by my call. This left me very dissapointed and angry, I will not return."
"Sugarbush is just too beautiful for words. The pictures on the website do not do it enough justice at all.we had the best time of our lives even made friends with other guests, we were one big happy family. The staff was AMAZING thanks go to Lucinda and her crew, they are just the best. We are definatly coming back soon.<div><br /></div><div>Poppy (Randfontein)</div>"
"<p>BAIE NETJIES SKOON LEKKER EN MOOI, TUINE LYK GOED SWEMBAD SKOON RUSTIG LEKKER ATMOSFEER WAS BAIE LEKKER SAL BESLIS DIT AANBEVEEL VIR GEBRUIK. LINNE IS GOED HANDDOEKKE BREEKWARE EETGEREI IS BAIE GOED, BRAAI IS FANTASTIES EERSTE KEER WAT EK TEEKOM DAT ROOSTER SO SKOON IS. BLY DAT DIE KRAGPUNT BY SPIEELKAS IS. GEEN KLAGTES NIE WAS BAIE LEKKER GEWEES DIENS IS GOED GEEN PROBLEME NIE.</p><p></p>"
"Excellent, well-equipped accommodation and friendly staff. Beautiful garden and facilities. Will go back any time."
"Excellent, well-equipped accommodation and friendly staff. Beautiful garden and facilities. Will go back any time."
"Excellent! We enjoyed the lovely surroundings and the friendly service. Thank you."
"What a weekend. Thank you!. Beautiful setting, clean, comfortable, quiet, peaceful. Enjoyed the fireplace and some red wine. An early sunrise morning coffee on the patio with good company. What a start to the day! Thanks again Lucinda. We enjoyed it. We will be back with the whole family. Keep up the good work."
"Lovely place, clean, quiet, beautiful gardens, the website does not show how lovely the place is."
"We had an enjoyable weekend at Sugarbush Hill and appreciated the swimming pool & jungle gym for our kids. Lucinda was also relaxed about us coming earlier and leaving later than the time frames.I would have rated the place higher, however, the mattresses on the beds were very uncomfortable and the place quite small for our group of 6. The kitchen is very small and poorly designed. The cottage where we stayed also has no through flow of air, making it very stuffy.The place also needed maintenance - one kitchen cupboard was loose and the shower head was broken, spraying water into the bathroom when we showered. It is for these reasons I would say that the place is average."
"Ek wil net baie dankie se aan almal by Sugarbush vir hulle vriendelikheid en hulpvaardigheid. Hulle het ons baie welkom laat voel. Ons sal hulle baie sterk aanbeveel en sal beslis weer terug gaan."
"Thank you for a lovely weekend. This is the perfect place if you really want to relax."
"Owners are very friendly and professional. They are going out of their way to improve the place. Really enjoyed the peace and quiet."
"What a lovely place! Here you find peace and tranquillity! Great hosts. Will recommend anytime."
"One of the best weekends in ouer lives. The accommodation very good! Clean and properly maintained. The area and surrounding excelent! Had a few lessons on certain trees with their names prominantly displayed. Thanks Gerald. It made us feel at home, having grown up on farms, taking a breakaway from the city! What is one and half hours drive for a relaxing weekend. Even the dogs well behaved and good companions during the stay which made us realy feel a home even if that weant that we missed our own animals at home. Area well maintained and net, absolute pleasure. Will be coming back soon with all the kids."
"I would recommend Sugarbush Hill to anyone wanting a peaceful weekend. The units and the whole place are so well kept up and clean. Will defintely visit again."
"We spent a lovely relaxing two nights at the cottages. Was the perfect getaway for a group of old friends who needed to kick back and catch up! Had a super time, thanks so much. Loved the dogs!"
"The people are friendly and very helpful, but our stay wasn't nice. We came back early because I had a allergic rush allover my body and was one whole day in hospital. The Dr said it must be something that I was allergic to, maybe the grass or something there. It wasn't what we were expecting either. But maybe other people would like it there. Not much to do also."
"We will definitely visit again."