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Whistletree Lodge - Accommodation in Queenswood, Pretoria, South Africa

Whistletree Lodge - Accommodation in Queenswood, Pretoria, South Africa. Here’s a house with a tale to tell, the Victorian setting for the scandalous and ultimately tragic love affair between Lt. Brown and Lady Sumnerville. Throughout the house, military portraits, excavated horseshoes and news clippings serve as the story’s historical props. The interior is Scottish baronial, but really he’s a cultural magpie with an eclectic mix of colonial pieces. Impressive staircases and landings provide new perspectives on the lofty rooms. In secluded nooks and crannies, magazines spill from baskets at the foot of comfy armchairs.

Price: 6

Bed and breakfast

6 queens,            1 double , 3 singles and 2 twins

There’s an Art Deco cigar-room, reference library and yellowwood boardroom where Kobus’s Pretorian family photos can be traced back five generations. A sleek jazz bar looks out to the pool, lawns and tennis court, and the newer bedrooms (modern comforts and antique furniture) have views across the jacaranda trees or the floodlit koppie at the back of the house. You can stroll here in the evenings, before returning to a dinner prepared fresh to your tastes. The service is distinctly old-school, attentive, discreet and instant.
The building has been designed as a modern take on the pyramids, its sloping walls and ecclesiastic fenestration exalting sun and sky.
Of course this contrast between old and new is somewhat blurred, and that’s half the fun. Whistletree Lodge is situated in Queenswood , one of the eastern suburbs of Pretoria – the ideal location for people visiting the capital city of South Africa. It is a very safe and tranquil area close to embassies, the University of Pretoria, main shopping centres, fine restaurants, monuments and a golf driving range.