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DescriptionWhatever your reason to visit Vryheid, business or tourism, Villa Prince Imperial is there to welcome you. At the foot of Lancaster Hill, set in a one acre landscaped garden, Villa Prince Imperial accommodates 17 guests in true luxury. The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa awarded us 3 stars. Our eight comfortable are elegantly furnished and decorated with the painting of local artists. All rooms have private bathrooms with showers or baths and a range of luxury guest amenities, including in room tea & coffee trays, television, hair dryers, safe etc. At sunset, enjoy a drink from our honesty bar, play frantic games of billiards with your friends or kids, or keep up to date with the sports and international news watching DSTV in English or in French in the lounge. You can walk safely to one of the restaurants at a walking distance and get back any time as your remote control gives you 24 hours access to our premises. You can then sleep quietly as your car is safely parked on the property under carports. If you have time, why not shop at the local arts and , do an in town, visit our nice Nature reserve, play golf, go fishing, or take a full day to the battlefields of the area or to the near by? Our clients come from different backgrounds: Businessmen, Government’s officials, lawyers, contractors, tourists even celebrities… But, for us, at Villa Prince Imperial, all our guests are VIP’S! The town of Vryheid is centrally situated in northern KwaZulu-Natal, 320km from Durban, 420km from Johannesburg, 400km from the Kruger National Park, 160 km from Swaziland and 180 km from the Drakensberg by excellent roads. View Directions. The town was established in 1884 and thrived because large deposits of coal were exploited in the area. Three dams surround the town and provide the fishermen with many opportunities to practice angling and some very important wetlands are close by for the pleasure of the birds and the birdwatchers. Vryheid is part of the Battlefields area where major battles with far-reaching consequences were fought between the Voortrekkers and the Zulus ( Blood River ), the British and the Zulus ( Hlobane, Kambula, Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift,) and finally between the Boers and the British ( Lancaster Hill ). Vryheid produced many sons of distinction like General Louis Botha, who became Prime Minister of the Union in 1910. The Prince Imperial of France was killed by the Zulus in the vicinity during the Anglo-Zulu war. Accommodation Let us tell you the story of this traveller who came to us for our guesthouse and said he was not fussy. He wanted just a bed to sleep, a good shower and a hot breakfast. Just a bed! At Villa Prince Imperial you will enjoy excellent beds and our guests are often caught oversleeping! But it is not all. Our rooms are like you. They have names. They also have their personality. Each is different even if they all offer the same high level of comfort: Thick carpets, beautiful furniture, air-conditioners, dstv & m-net and original paintings from local artists. Our Louis Napoleon Suite satisfy the most difficult clients: As you enter the suite a cosy lounge is there to let you welcome friends or have a small meeting. In the room itself nothing has been spared for your comfort: Courtesy gowns and slippers are at your disposal and the huge bathroom with an oval bath, a basin for him and a basin for her invites you to relax.
FacilitiesBreakfast RoomIn the centre of the garden, our breakfast room is the place to enjoy scrumptious full English buffet breakfasts either in the room itself furnished Italian style or on the sunny outside tables overlooking the garden.GardenOur garden is a great place for children who will find different games to play on the children's playground and if, by any chance, they get dirty we offer a laundry service! The older ones may enjoy a game of pétanque, this ever popular French bowls game. It is a paradise for the many species of birds recorded in the area and your pets will also appreciate to stretch their legs. Swimming PoolOur eight meters long sparkling swimming pool calls upon you to cool down and the sundeck armchairs invite you to lay down for a well deserved sun tanning exercise! For those who fear the strength of the African sun, our pool house is there to offer you the protection of its shade. We offer a range of Days can be spent reading a book from our library by our sparkling pool, lazily sunbathing in the garden, playing pétanque (a popular French game of balls) or a round of golf at the golf course nearby, or walking in the Vryheid game reserve in the company of zebras and antelopes. The Museum is also worth a visit: It was originally the siege of the government of the short lived New Republic and illustrates the attempts made by the Boers to establish independent states and explains the reasons for their failure. Established in Lucas Meyer House which was the abode of the President, it gives a good idea of the standard of living of an upper-class family at the end of the 19th century.
DirectionsFrom Johannesburg International: As you leave the airport, take the R24 towards Johannesburg. After a few kilometers, the motorway will split in two. Take the branch going to Bloemfontein and Durban ( N3 ). Further on, the highway split again in two: Take the branch going to Durban ( N3 ). Carry on for +/- 60 kilometers. Exit the highway towards Balfour ( R 23 ). You will arrive in Standerton. Follow the signs saying Volksrust or Natal. In Volksrust, take the direction of Newcastle ( N 11 ). Sixteen kilometers before Newcastle, turn left for Utrecht and Vryheid ( R 34 ). Carry on past Utrecht. After 43 kilometers, turn left in the direction of Vryheid ( R 33 ). You enter Vryheid by Church Street. Our brown sign is at the corner of Deputasie, Deputation in English, and Kerk, Church in English. Turn left and carry on for +/- 900 meters up to Breë Street. Turn left into Breë and carry on for 150 meters until you see our establishment on the left side of the road. It is signposted. It is a four hour drive. From Kruger Park via Nelspruit and Piet Retief: Take the R40 towards Badplaas. When you enter Badplaas, turn left on the R 541 towards Lochiel. At Lochiel, take the R17 towards Ermelo. After +/- 20 kilometers turn on the R 33 towards Amsterdam, Piet Retief and Vryheid. When you arrive in Vryheid go straight until you reach the main road which is called Kerk Straat, Church Street in English. Turn left and when you see a restaurant called Dee's on your left turn left into Deputasie Straat, Deputation Street in English, and carry for+/- 900 meters up to Breë Street. Turn left into Breë and carry on for 150 meters until you see our establishment on the left side of the road. It is signposted. It is a four and a quarter hour drive. From Dundee and the Drakensberg: You arrive in Kerk Street. Begin to look on your left. After the first traffic light, and before a big BP garage, turn left into Deputasie Street. Carry on straight for +/- 900 meters up to Breë Street. Turn left into Breë Street and carry on for 150 meters until you see our establishment on the left side of the road. It is signposted. It is a one hour and fifteen minutes drive. From Durban: Follow Oos Street, West Street in English, until you reach the junction with Kerk. You will see a big Engen Filling station. Turn left into Kerk Street. Carry on for 1 kilometer until you see the BP garage on your right. Turn right into Deputasie. Carry on straight for +/- 900 meters up to Breë Street. Turn left into Breë Street and carry on for 150 meters until you see our establishment on the left side of the road. It is signposted. It is a three hour drive. From Pongola and Louwsburg: You arrive by Suid straat, South Street in English. Go straight for more or less two kilometers until you find on your right Deputasie straat, Deputation Street. Turn right into Deputation and cross the town from south to north. The 11th street is Breë Street. Turn left into Breë Street and carry on for 150 meters. Our establishment is on the left side of the road and is signposted. It is a one hour drive from Louwsburg and one and a half hour from Pongola.
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