{"product_id":"south-africa-western-cape-bot-river-hotel","title":"Bot River Hotel","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou stay at the Bot River Hotel, a historic building on Main Road that has welcomed travelers since 1890. The railway arrived in 1902, linking the town to Cape Town and turning the hotel into a hub for traders and visitors. Today, the hotel has rooms with views of vineyards and canola fields, some with balconies overlooking the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe PaardenKloof Tasting Room serves local wines, and the Wagon Road Restaurant offers dishes made with regional ingredients. The stoep is a place to sit outside, eat, and watch live sports on a screen. The hotel still functions as a gathering spot for both locals and travelers, much as it did when ox-drawn wagons stopped here to offload goods over a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe square in front of the hotel was once a center of trade, where farmers sold their produce before it was loaded onto trains. Some would stop at the bar afterward, a tradition that continues today. The hotel has been renovated but keeps its historical character, with rooms that range from family suites to double bedrooms with private balconies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBot River is on the N2, about an hour and a half from Cape Town, at the foot of Houw Hoek Pass.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Africa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51932679536860,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/8256\/8156\/files\/bot-river-hotel-hotel-square-bot-river-south-africa-01.webp?v=1783210436","url":"https:\/\/murmurgo.com\/products\/south-africa-western-cape-bot-river-hotel","provider":"Murmurgo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}