Located on the West Coast, about 280 kms north of Cape Town, at the Clanwilliam turnoff from the N7, is the picturesque town of Lamberts Bay, rich in history and famous for its moderate climate, miles of pristine beaches and birdlife. The cosy Lambert’s Bay hotel combines traditional West Coast hospitality, excellent cuisine and an endless number of interesting excursions in and around the area to ensure an unforgettable stay. The Lobster Port a la carte restaurant serves light meals daily, when Waves Restaurant serves succulent crayfish in season and other delicious dishes for dinner.
OTHER FACILITIES
- Waves A la Carte Restaurant & Buffets with crayfish in season (max 75 people)
- Lobster Port Lunch Restaurant – for light lunches
- View over characteristic harbour from Lobster Port restaurant
- Hearty Buffet-style Breakfast daily
- Room Service
- Fully Licensed
- 3 x Conference Venues (Max 75 people)
- Secretarial Services
- Recreational Pool with beautiful surroundings
- 24hrs Reception
The hotel is graded by the Tourism Grading Council and received three stars.
The Lambert's Bay Hotel consists of 47 comfortable, well situated and tastefully decorated bedrooms with a nautical theme.
- 4 Bachelors Rooms (Single bedded rooms)
- 6 Family Rooms (Two double beds per room or two 3 beds & one double bed per room)
- 1 Inter-leading Family Room (Two separate rooms with one double & two three quarter beds sharing a bathroom)
- 16 Double bedded rooms
- 20 Twin bedded rooms
Out of the above the following is available:
- Sea-facing, fully equipped superior rooms
- Suites, sea-facing or near swimming pool
- Telephone service in most rooms
- Coffee / Tea making facilities
- En-suite bath facilities in all rooms with shower in some rooms
- Colour DSTV with remote control in all rooms
- Hair-Dryer, heater and fan in all rooms
ACTIVITIES
Bird Island
This internationally famous bird island of Lambert's Bay may be reached by means of walking on a breakwater wall that was erected in 1959, by Ferdinand Käsner.
It is the most accessible Cape Gannet Colony in the world. Experience a face-to-face encounter with a Cape gannet on a rocky island off the West Coast. Visitors will enjoy exploring the island as well as its superbly situated gannet look-out and visitors’ centre, where one can read about an island steeped in history and humour. The boisterous and stormy times off egg and guano collection, and the guano “ war” of 1844, are some of the stories told.
Bird Island nature reserve provides shelter and protection for thousands of sea-birds, particularly Cape gannets, various species of cormorants, and penguins. You can come within a mere wingspan of more that 25 000 blue-eyed Cape gannets.
From the modern gannet look-out, visitors can witness the unique mating dances (April – September) and captivating vocalizing of thousands of gannets.
The three hectare island is connected to Lamberts Bay by means of a harbour wall. You can also reach the island by ferry. Cape Nature conservation manages the island in collaboration with the people of Lamberts Bay as a ecotourism project in support of community development.
Visitors are welcome from 07:00 to 19:00 in the summer and 07:00 to 17:00 in the winter.
Another treat awaits bird watchers when the Jakkals River is in flood, and thousands of migrant water birds flock together on the serene waters of the vlei, to add even more colour to this already splendid little village |
