Malaga Hotel

You stay at Malaga Hotel on the banks of the Elands River near Waterval Boven, with the Drakensberg foothills in view. The hotel has fifty-two rooms with balconies or patios facing the gardens, air conditioning, and satellite TV. Some rooms have separate seating areas.

The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with wood-fired pizzas and a bistro menu. There is a bar with a fireplace for winter evenings, and a terrace for warmer weather. The outdoor pool is set in the gardens, and the hotel has added padel courts for guests who want to play.

Waterval Boven is seven minutes away by car, where you can take a zipline tour through the Mpumalanga mountains. The hotel is a hundred and thirty-six kilometers from Kruger National Park’s Malelane Gate, close enough for a day’s game drive. The area also has scooters for downhill rides through plantations and forest, and a lift that descends fifty-one meters into a gorge with walkways at the bottom.

The hotel has an electric vehicle charging station for guests who arrive by car.