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Wining and dining
Breakfast, included in the tariff, consists of a buffet of fresh fruits, cereals, ham, cheese, fruit juices, home-baked muffins and croissants as well as a cooked English breakfast with a selection of savoury mince, sauteed mushrooms, smoked bacon, sausage, roasted tomato, chicken livers and toast with honey, jam and homemade marmalade.
Complimentary tea and coffee is served for guests at 11:00 and 16:00 respectively. A selection of coffees, teas, homemade treats, light snacks and lunches are available to guests throughout the day, served in the garden, at the pool, on the Garden Terrace or in the sunroom. |
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Dinner in the air-conditioned Oak Room Restaurant offers guests an a la carte menu with a good choice of dishes including local favourites – ostrich fillet, trout, Cape Malay chicken curry and seafood – the menu also includes a vegetarian and kiddies section.
Our wine list has an excellent selection of Cape wines, ports and brandies.
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Main building
The main building is the hub of the hotel and houses:-
- Reception foyer and offices
- An elegant adults lounge with fire place and library
- The Bosun’s Whistle Pub
- Our historical billiard room – the original homestead dating back to the early 1800’s
- The children’s playroom with TV, kids DVD’s, videos and (non-compulsory) early dinner facilities with a kiddies a la carte menu
- The Oak Room Restaurant with under floor heating and air-conditioning
- The elegant indoor sun room
- Outdoor Garden Terrace area where breakfast, teas, lunches and sundowners are served in fine weather.
The Bosun’s Whistle Pub opens in the evenings for resident guests. |
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Outdoor facilities
Eight Bells is situated on a 400-acre estate and offers a full range of outdoors facilities.
- A bell-shaped swimming pool with a small kiddies pool, sun beds and a thatched boma
- Two all-weather tennis courts and a practice wall
- A glass-backed squash court
- Bowling green: recently upgraded to competition standards. Inter club tournaments are welcome - special accommodation packages available on enquiry.
- The Rooster Trails – marked and co lour-coded (maps provided)
- Bird watching: well-known for rich bird life, the Inn is a favored destination for bird watchers.
- Mountain Bike Trails – (please bring your own bikes)
- Horse Trails – hour and a half guided outrides are conducted twice a day as well as paddock rides for beginners – weather permitting
- Children’s donkey cart rides take place once a day after breakfast
- Children’s playground
- Children’s games room with table tennis and a pool table
- Volleyball facilities
Swimming towels and equipment for the different sports facilities are available from the hotel’s reception. |
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Horses
A number of horse trails crisscross the estate offering forest trails, scenic rides, cool sparkling mountain streams, fynbos, and clean mountain air.
Horses are available for both novice and experienced riders. Riding caps are provided.
Guided outrides and paddock rides are conducted at set times in the morning and afternoon - weather permitting.
Donkey cart rides are great fun for children: these take place after breakfast in the morning.
Book at reception. |
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Hiking & biking
On the Eight Bells property are the well marked Rooster Hiking Trails with a range of different walks offering panoramic views as well as trails along a lovely stream. Further up the Robinson Pass are the Cape Nature Conservation’s (CNC) Kouma and Attaquas Hiking Trails – the latter recommended for experienced hikers only.
All trails on Eight Bells are ideally suited to mountain biking enthusiasts and longer trails are available in the area. |
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Protea and fynbos (indigenous wild flowers) are a feature during autumn, winter and early spring – the abundant bird life is a treat for bird watchers. Books on birds, creatures and flowers are kept in the mini-library for guest’s reference.
Maps of the Rooster Trail are available from the hotel’s reception. |
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Bowling at Eight Bells
Although Eight Bells Mountain Inn has had a bowling green for many years it was only recently upgraded to competition standards.
On Saturday 21 November 2009 the first tournament was held to officially open the green where teams from both the Mossel Bay and Oudtshoorn Bowling Clubs participated in this, the first of hopefully many, interclub tournaments. Most bowlers were very impressed with the condition of the green and commented on the beautiful surroundings with views over the paddocks and the ever-present Outeniqua Mountain forming a fitting backdrop. Great prizes were on offer with the first team each winning themselves a night’s accommodation at Eight Bells for two people on a bed and breakfast basis. |
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At the opening address René Bongers, Managing Director and co-owner of Eight Bells Mountain Inn, thanked the Mossel Bay Bowling Club for arranging the tournament and in particular Kallie Schutte, for all his hard work in getting the green up to standard. He expressed the wish to regularly host bowling tournaments and perhaps training camps at the hotel.
Many Western Cape Clubs regularly travel all the way to a Drakensberg resort for tournaments and he sees no reason why they would not rather travel to Mossel Bay as it is only four and a half hours away. The Southern Cape offers so much more, we have the mountains, the sea, scenic passes, fynbos and proteas, ostrich farms, the Cango Caves and a safe secure environment with the friendliest people around. |
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Special packages available to Bowlers!
Phone us at 044 631 0068 to enquire.
In an effort to introduce these facilities and our hotel to the wider bowling community
we are offering a very special group package rate to all bowlers and teams wishing to
visit us here in the Southern Cape.
Please check the Bookings & Tariffs page.
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