Malcolm Pearse – All The Hills Are Home

Malcolm Pearse – All The Hills Are Home

On Thursday 3 July 2025 and Friday 4 July 2025 Champagne Castle Hotel will be hosting Malcolm Pearse. Malcolm, a well-known Drakensberg climber and photographer, son of R.O. Pearse (Barrier of Spears) has recently released his memoirs in two volumes under the title...
TripAdvisor 2025 Travellers’ Choice Award

TripAdvisor 2025 Travellers’ Choice Award

This past week, the team at Champagne Castle Hotel, were proud to receive the TripAdvisor 2025 Travellers’ Choice Award. From Kristen Daltch, President, Tripadvisor: “Congratulations to Champagne Castle Hotel and Resort on its recognition in Tripadvisor’s Travelers’...
Meet Tony Kocke, our new Executive Chef

Meet Tony Kocke, our new Executive Chef

Tony Kocke has recently joined Champagne Castle Hotel in the role of Executive Chef. We caught up with Tony, and asked him a few questions about his career and his culinary vision for the hotel. Tony is an acclaimed chef originally from Germany, known for his...
Growing Fresh Produce: From Aviary to Nursery

Growing Fresh Produce: From Aviary to Nursery

We are excited to share our latest project at the hotel—a transformation of our large bird aviary into a thriving herb and vegetable nursery. The birds were donated to a larger facility in Gauteng, where they will have far more space in which to thrive. This...
Meet Marc Harris, our new General Manager

Meet Marc Harris, our new General Manager

In September 2024 Marc Harris joined Champagne Castle Hotel as the new General Manager (GM). We spent a little time with Marc to get to know him: where he comes from, what he’s been doing, his dreams for the hotel, amongst other questions. Here are our...