Nestled on 100ha in a secluded valley near Hazyview in Mpumalanga province 10km from the world famous Kruger National Park, Summerfields River Lodge & Rose Spa comprises a lodge, spa and restaurant, set on Summerfields Rose Farm, famous for its export quality hybrid tea roses and macadamia nuts.

In the vicinity are all the adventurous ideas one might want to consider from game drives to tree canopy aerial walkways - though you will be excused for simply wanting to spend all your time at Summerfields River Lodge & Rose Spa, the essential place to stop and smell the roses.

The river lodge consists of 12 exclusive tented suites under a canopy of Jackalberry and Tambotie trees, surrounded by the music of nature – the sounds of cascading water, amplified by a choir of bird calls and the occasional snort of a hippo. Each luxurious suite ensures total privacy whilst relaxing on the deck with views of the Sabie River, which runs to the Mozambique coastline.

Attention to detail is evident in every rose-variety suite, ensuring a memorable experience, with specially designed furniture, percale linen and the tantalizing fragrance of fresh cut roses from the farm. All units are air-conditioned with additional roof fans, have double vanities, an outdoor shower and a luxury bath, and are stocked with quality toiletries, and a private fridge for the comfort of guests.

At the Summerfields Rose Spa, guests are pampered to aromatherapy, reflexology, hand, foot and scalp massages, facial treatments, full body exfoliations and wraps as well as manicures and pedicures. The Summerfields signature treatment includes a steam pack shower, followed by a macadamia exfoliation, a vichy shower and a rose oil massage. In between treatments guests can enjoy fresh, tasty and healthy meals and drinks at the pool deck, prepared by Summerfields Kitchen.

Spa guests can opt to stay over at the river lodge or just visit for the day. Further options include customized fly-in packages with Summerfields aircraft or transfers from hotels and lodges in the area. Perhaps it’s a fusion of African sensibilities with the rose from which Summerfields River Lodge & Rose Spa derives its intriguing charm. Or is it the bygone romance underscored by percale linen in a tented lodge suite? If not that then the fact that you may take a treatment in a spa pavilion set beside the river in which hippos bath at dusk?

Facilities available in suites:
Hairdryers / Large bath sheets / Bath gowns / A selection of current magazines / Tea and coffee making facilities / Home baked biscuits /
Complimentary sherry / Range of quality toiletries / An electronic safe to accommodate bigger items like laptops and camera / Private fridge /
Air-conditioning / Roof fans / iPods with playlists to accommodate all tastes / Enquire about our bath menus. Whilst enjoying dinner, our staff will prepare your special aroma bath, to be ready on your return.

Savour a gourmet dining experience set in “The Valley” between Hazyview and Sabie on Summerfields Estate. This is where tranquility, beauty, fresh flavours and a passion for good quality happily co-exist. Summerfields Kitchen has earned a reputation in its first few months as a gourmet establishment and a must-visit whilst touring the Lowveld. Summerfields kitchen offers a unique dining experience lending itself to interaction between chef and customers, be it for a lazy weekend breakfast, light lunch, hearty dinner or just sundowners on the deck. Summerfields Kitchen was built as a destination for locals and foreigners alike where old farmstyle meets upmarket country.

The diverse menu is prepared by chef Lienkie Erasmus (trained and qualified at Spier estate) who has worked extensively both locally and abroad. The menu is influenced by the fresh produce in season supplied by local farmers and from the restaurant’s own garden. Everything from chutneys, mayonnaise and bread are homemade. Picnic baskets can be arranged for the more adventurous when going on game drives or making use of the activities offered in the area ranging from hot air ballooning to river rafting.

Starters of prawn, mango and sunflower seed salad, deli platters of homemade pesto, tapenades and marinated artichokes followed by lamb cutlets with rosemary potatoes, crocodile curry and rump with parmesan mash and green peppercorns sauce will only be complemented by a pavlova with Chantilly cream, confetti of fruit and vanilla syrup, and irresistible milktart, or a cheese platter that will do any fire place, loving couple and good bottle of red wine proud.

Our wines have been carefully selected, tasted, and some more . . . having gone with a few old faithfuls like the Rubicon, Rupert & Rothschild, Haute Cabriere and L’Ormarins, to a couple of new slightly frisky recruits like the Cape point Sauvignon Blanc and the Groote Post “Old Mans blend”. For the more adventurous a Gosset Grande Réserve in true French tradition is also available.

Décor and table arrangements are a mere formality with direct access to the largest rose supplier of the Lowveld market. As a venue, for a family get together, special function or a home away from home, Summerfields Kitchen welcomes you in true Lowveld style.

Summerfields Rose Spa is a sanctuary from the pressures of everyday living. It is a place where you can relax, destress and cleanse to look and feel younger. Our spa is designed to promote peace and inner harmony. Please respect privacy and peace of other guests and keep noise to a minimum. Cellular telephones should be switched off as soon as you enter the spa and left in your locker or locked up in your suite.
The spa is only available for persons over the age of 16 years. We encourage our guests to spend time between treatments relaxing and indulging in the sounds of nature. Advance bookings are recommended and essential to avoid disappointment.

The owners of Summefields Estate, André and Ilse van Heerden, with a vision to create an environment where active farming and hospitality can happily co-exist, established a greenhouse for the cultivation of long stem export quality, hybrid tea roses from French cultivars and to market these to the affluent local markets. The different rose varieties are cultivated with the utmost precision and tedious dedication to perfection. These flowers are sold not only on the farm, but also at Summerfields outlets in White River and Johannesburg.

Make your retreat break work for you. Optimise your leisure time, and allow our reservation team to assist with flight bookings and transfers to and from Kruger International Airport. Summerfields owns and operates a fleet of aircraft. These aircraft are available for private charters from Rand Airport in Germiston or Lanseria. For groups of four or less, a twin-engined Beechcraft Baron is operated. It travels at 325 km/h, for a one hour, fifteen minute flight between Rand and Hazyview. For groups of five to eight guests, the Swiss-built Pilatus PC12 is used. It flies at 425 km/h, and the flying time is approximately 55 minutes. For groups up to 28 passengers, the Embraer Basilia 120 is operated, which reduces the flying time to 45 minutes. Due to the runway limitations at Hazyview, the Embraers have to land at Kruger Mpumalanga International. The road transfer to Summerfields takes approximately 45 minutes.

Directions
Directions from Pretoria - Take the N4 towards Witbank/Middelberg
Directions from Johannesburg - Take the N12 towards Witbank/Middelberg
Then join or stay on the N4 towards Middelberg, continue through Machadodorp en-route to Nelspruit.
Head North on the R40 through White River and Hazyview.
Continue down Main Street, Hazyview. At the Perry's Bridge stop, turn left on the R536 towards Sabie. Summerfields Estate is 4.5 km from here.
Follow the Summerfields sign boards and turn right into the Summerfields Restaurant parking area.