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About the Hotel

Waterfront Drive, Knysna, South Africa, 6571

Rooms and Suites

Protea Hotel Knysna Quays offers 123 air-conditioned rooms with refrigerators and LCD televisions. Room options include 70 lagoon-facing rooms, 20 standard double rooms, 30 standard twin rooms, 2 disabled rooms, and 1 executive suite. Each stylishly decorated room includes complimentary WiFi, satellite TV, tea and coffee making facilities, and a separate bathroom with deluxe bath products. Rooms feature large windows and come with either city, garden, lake, pool, or sea views. Additional amenities consist of ironing facilities, heating, air conditioning, a sitting area, a terrace, garden furniture, a dryer, an electric kettle, an AM/FM alarm clock, and carpeted floors.

Dining Choices

Guests can choose from four restaurants. The Drydock Food Company Restaurant serves seafood and fusion cuisine with lagoon views. 34 Degrees South serves freshly harvested fish, sushi, and oysters. Panarottis offers pizza, pasta, meat, and seafood dishes. JJs Restaurant features South African cuisine. The Breakfast Restaurant allows guests to take in the pool view, or stay in and take advantage of room service. A hot and cold buffet is served daily from 06:30 to 10:30.

Leisure and Wellbeing

The hotel boasts a year-round heated outdoor pool and a sundeck with a cocktail bar. Guests can enjoy massages and aromatherapies at the wellness therapist. High-adrenalin activities in the area include bungee jumping, kayaking, scuba diving, quad biking, black-water tubing, and paragliding. Knysna Quays and Knysna Golf Club are nearby. Guests can explore Cape Floral Region Protected Areas and Garden Route National Park.

Location and Access

Located on the Knysna Quays Waterfront, the Protea Hotel Knysna Quays is situated in the heart of the Garden Route. Cape Floral Region Protected Areas is steps away and Garden Route National Park is a 5-minute walk. Landmarks nearby include Dalene Matthee Memorial (0.5 km), Spitzkop Viewpoint (0.5 km), Pledge Nature Reserve (1 km), Thesen House (0.5 km), The Motorcycle Room (1 km), Old Gaol and Art Gallery (0.5 km), Knysna Mall (1 km), Featherbed Co (0.3 km), Knysna Museum (0.5 km), and Holy Trinity Church (1 km). Plettenberg Bay is 35 km away.

Hotel Services

The hotel provides free wired and wireless internet access. Featured amenities include a business center and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Additional amenities include babysitting/childcare and a television in the lobby. The hotel has elevators. Service animals are welcome. Accessible on-site parking is available. The main entrance and meeting spaces are accessible. Each guest room features a deadbolt, electronic room key, and self-closing doors. Additional accessible features include accessible vanities, bathtub grab rails, lowered electrical outlets, non-slip grab rails in the bathroom, a roll-in shower, and a toilet seat at wheelchair height. Check-in time is 2:00 pm, and check-out time is 11:00 am.

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The hotel offers a variety of rooms including double rooms, family rooms, and suites with breakfast, free cancelations, and special deals
Guest room 2 Double Lagoon view
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19 m² 
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16 m² 
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Guest room 2 Double Garden view
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19 m² 
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Getting around

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City Centre
Knysna600 m
Airports
Plettenberg Bay (PBZ) 33.8 km
George (GRJ) 70.7 km

Facilities

The hotel offers amenities for your comfortable stay and unforgettable experiences

General

  • No smoking on site
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking
  • Safe deposit box
  • 24-hour reception
  • Express check-in/ -out
  • No pets allowed
  • Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
  • Wheelchair access
  • 24-hour security
  • Luggage storage
  • Lift
  • Coffee shop
  • Smoke detectors
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Key card access

Sports & Fitness

  • Snorkelling
  • Canoeing
  • Hiking
  • Horseback riding
  • Cycling
  • Bowling
  • Golf course
  • Fishing

Guest Parking

  • Electric kettle
  • Dryer

Services

  • Paid airport shuttle
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Dry cleaning
  • Tours/Ticket assistance
  • Welcome drink

Dining

  • Restaurant
  • Bar/ Lounge area
  • Packed lunches
  • Special diet menus

Business

  • Business centre
  • Meeting/ Banquet facilities
  • Fax/Photocopying

Children

  • Cots
  • Babysitting/Child services
  • Children's buffet

Facilities for people with disabilities

  • Toilet for disabled

Spa & Leisure

  • Heated swimming pool
  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Live entertainment
  • Sun terrace
  • Garden area
  • Leisure/ TV room
  • Spa & wellness centre
  • Back massage
  • Shallow end

Room features

  • Wi-Fi in rooms
  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Sitting area
  • Terrace
  • Garden furniture
  • Tea and coffee facilities
  • Ironing facilities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries

Self-catering

  • Electric kettle
  • Dryer

Media

  • Flat-screen TV
  • AM/FM alarm clock

Room decor

  • Carpeted floor
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Location

Waterfront Drive, Knysna, South Africa, 6571
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Waterfront Drive, Knysna, South Africa, 6571
Nearby
Mall
Knysna Waterfront
40 m
Gallery
Knysna Fine Art
550 m
Rememberance Drive
Featherbed Co
260 m
Woolworths
500 m
Mall
WoodMill Lane Shopping Centre
560 m
Knysna Central
Thesen House
510 m
Restaurants
34 South
160 m
Waterfront
Falcon Creek Spur Steak Ranch
90 m
Waterfront Dr Shop 29A
Asami's House
80 m
Waterfront Drive Knysna Central
Ocean Basket Knysna Quays
130 m
Shop21 The Waterfront
Knysna Waffle Factory and Exotic Milkshakes
100 m
No 1 Gray Street
O Pescador Restaurant
450 m
Waterfront Drive
Wu's Chinese Restaurant and Sushi Express
220 m
Knsyna Quays
Chatters Bistro
200 m
9a Grey Street Entrance from Gordon St
Anchorage Restaurant
260 m
11 Gray Street
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