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Florentia Guest House - Accommodation in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Florentia Guest House - Accommodation in Bloemfontein, Free State, is situated in the Northern part of Bloemfontein in the charming old suburb of Waverley with its tree - lined streets. It is situated at the foot of Naval Hill, close to to the Naval Hill Nature Reserve. The old Orchid House is within walking distance. The Oliewenhuis Art Museum and the residencies of the Chief of Justice and the Premier of the Free State are close by.

Price: 3

Bed and breakfast

5 double/queens

Rooms have ensuite bathrooms with bath and shower each, Tv with Mnet and dstv , safe hairdryer, desks aircon, heaters, electric blankets, quilt, . modern and spacios. They also offer internet connection telephone and fax and copy facilities at reception. Credit cards accepted . Breakfast served, fit for a brunch, included in the price. Dinner available per menu to be served in your room, balcany or diningroom. Jolena van Rooyen has been making quilts since the late seventies and she has won several national awards. Her quilts are on show in the Florentia Guest House. Works by other well known South African quilters and fibre artists as well as paintings by South African artists will be on display.

Florentia: A Latin word derived from the word flora. The word Florentia is an adverb meaning enchanting or flourishing. Bloemfontein can be viewed from the top of Naval Hill, where one also come across wildlife in the Franklin Game Reserve, the only reserve of its kind in the world completely surrounded by a city. Bloemfontein offers upmarket shopping centres, hundreds of restaurants and a host of nightlife opportunities. The streets of Bloemfontein are lined with magnificent sandstone architecture especially President Brand Street, which is well worth a walk down. There are many impressive museums and monuments - one of which is the national Women's Memorial commemorating the 27 000 women and children who perished during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. A little later in history the ANC was formed in 1912 in the Mangaung township of Batho, while the Nationalist Party was founded in Bloemfontein in 1914.