Cathedral Peak Hotel vs Champagne Castle Hotel?

Also see my reply in the other thread

1. Take your wife on a proper berg experience, go stay in a cave
2. Yes, as mentioned, lots more to do within 15km
3. For Champagne check out Monks Cowl hikes, there are some nice ones
4. Yes, Champagne road is in good condition, you won't have any hassles
5. You might get lucky, but if anything there might just be some on the peaks

Hi Havoc,

I've been at both hotels but have only slept over at Cathedral Peak. Difficult to say which is better in terms of hotel, food etc, not sure. I think Champagne Castle is smaller, and they cater specifically for guests in terms of food. Cathedral Peak is open to day visitors in terms of food and seems to be busier. I think Cathedral Peak has more to offer the guests in terms of activities on the premises, but on the other hand the immediate area that the other hotel is in, has more to offer.

In terms of Berg areas, Cathedral Peak is a personal favourite so I have a bias towards that. I've also spent way more time at that hotel than at Champagne Castle Hotel. Cathedral Peak area has more variety in terms of day walks, many valleys and Little Berg walks to choose from that are very different from each other. The variety at Monks Cowl is a little less and tends to be more in one area. If you are only wanting to do 1 or 2 walks then this is not a problem.

The road is definitely better to Champagne Castle. The Cathedral Peak road does have potholes and is a bit windy. It passes through a rural area, which can be quite interesting. Champagne Castle road passes through plantations and has touristy road-side stops.

Hope this helps.

The hotel offers a decent range of walks, even scrambles up Sterkhorn and Amphlett, and a multi-day trip up Champagne Castle.

A good walk for you would be to head straight up behind the hotel to the Matterhorn, then across to Breakfast Stream and back via The Sphinx and Crystal Falls. You can make a detour to Blind Man's Corner to make the walk longer if you want. Other shorter day walks would be to Nandi's Falls and Makulumane Rock.

I don't think rabies will be a major issue for the areas where you are going. Don't touch any dogs though, and maybe not even any of the other animals at the hotel.