View from the library into the public areas - click for a detail of the bar lounge.
With high daytime temperatures, pools provide the way to cool off in the absence of airconditioning. Click to see a bedroom terrace with its own plunge pool. All bedrooms have private terrace areas.
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Noticeable in the two main public areas are the chandeliers made from wood evidently gathered locally and cleverly constructed into chandeliers. Supplemented by candles the resulting lighting is romantic and soft in this harsh landscape.
The main public areas are oriented to face north and have a prominent waterhole in front of them with a constant stream of wildlife visiting to drink. This provides a never-ending piece of theatre for the guests, and whilst this area is not noted for game there are springbok, gemsbok and myriad birds from ostrich to sociable weavers. Such is the visual interest externally that the large picture windows to the public areas and the bedroom more than compensate for the lack of televisions.
The resulting silence , with just the wind and natural sounds of the landscape, and the occasional singing of the staff, provide a retreat from the bustle of the urban world most visitors come from.
"Noticeable...are the chandeliers made from wood evidently gathered locally and cleverly constructed into the chandeliers."
There is a comfortable bar area with a fire for the cool of the evenings and a small swimming pool on the outside terrace. There is also a library full of bird and wildlife books together with a computer workstation for those who must Twitter every day. This room is probably the only public room that is draught proof, and whilst that might not matter a great deal of the time it can be very cold in the desert, with July temperatures around 65°F (18°C) at the daytime peak, and after dark the temperature falling steeply. With a wind coming from the east dropping the temperature even more, the welcome warmth of the log fire in the bar was gratefully received by guests.
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