About Kubu

Our gorgeous freestanding spacious three-bedroom, three-bathroom chalet with a large wrap around deck and outdoor braai(barbeque) area is a holiday dream.

Kubu offers a chef’s delight, with a fully equipped kitchen... and a small separate laundry room. The kitchen flows into the dining area and out to an open plan contemporary lounge, with oversized sofas, plush scatter cushions and Persian carpets. From here, sliding doors lead out to the deck. The one side of the deck is undercover, so rain or shine, you can be out there enjoying your braai(barbeque). It is a great place to sit with your morning coffee and watch the Nyala family go about their day. As you continue exploring, the deck drifts around onto the sun-drenched front porch overlooking lush gardens, bush and a small ravine. This ravine has a tributary leading off from the Sabie River and during the rainy season, you can hear the stream of water as you sit on the deck at Kubu Chalet.

All guest rooms are luxuriously furnished with extra comfy beds, white crisp polypercale linen, air con and ceiling fans. A super added feature on all windows and sliding doors are mosquito mesh frames, which are ideal to close during the evening, to let the cool night air in, whilst mosquitos stay out. Kubu also boasts an indoor fireplace (charcoal only) for those chilly winter nights.

Kubu Information

Our Layout

Master Suite; King bed, private opening to the deck, ensuite bath, shower, bidet & toilet
Queen Guestroom; Queen bed, ensuite with shower & toilet
Twin Guestroom; Three quarter twin beds, with private adjacent bath, shower & toilet
Guest Capacity; Maximum – Ideal for 4 adults and 2 children

Kubu Highlights

# Kubu boasts an indoor fireplace for chilly winter nights.
# The braai(barbeque) deck is undercover so can be used year-round.
# The Nyala family live in the ravine and are often spotted from Kubu chalet.
# A small dam opposite the house draws in a variety of bird life as well as Impala herds, which come down in the late afternoon to laze under the shady trees.
# One is often lulled off to sleep with the ‘hoo hoo” call of the resident owls.

Fun Fact... Kubu means hippo in Sepedi and Sesotho and is an ode to both our heritage and the pod of hippos found down by the hippo dam on the estate.