Caledon Hotel, Casino and Spa also known as Natures Spa situated on N2 National Road just 113km outside of Cape Town.
The drive to Caledon is about an hour, with beautiful majestic views of the over berg mountains and the lakes as you cross Sir lowrys Pass, with Henk and Azax Syndrom playing on full blast, Jarryd and I jamming to tunes as we drove to one of Western Cape's 4 star hotels.
With a warm and friendly welcome upon arrival at the hotel entrance to the friendly and sweet room service waitresses. Caledon is definitely a little piece of paradise. With excitement building up inside myself, I could not wait to go and relax in the hot springs.
The first night we spoilt ourselves to a diner at the black sheep, which to my surprise our bill came to less then R200 and the food was amazing. With Jarryd opting for a burger and chips which he thoroughly enjoyed and me having a prawn salad which was not only fresh but very well prepared in a timely manner and very good presented dishes.
Waking up the next morning in Caledon with the sun shinning through the curtains, it was time for a full English buffet breakfast, which was nothing less then perfect. With breakfast done and dusted it was of to the rock pools for a swim.
Buzzing with an audience of all ages, Jarryd and I decided to book ourselves for a couples spa treatment. The ladies done an amazing job, with 30 minutes of massaging with the hot stone treatment and then another 30 minutes dedicated to a natural body scrub, ending with Jarryd and I in the sauna.
After our afternoon nap, it was time for diner at the DA Vinci which was buzzing with an audience of cancer survivors who have just arrived at the hotel for a conference which they had at the hotel the next morning. Our food wasn't as prompt and punctual as it was the night before but it was delicious. As it was our last night in Caledon I decided I wanted to be a child again and off to Wonderland we went where we played games till closing time. Jarryd hates to admit it but I kicked his ass in the games, yes I am a very competitive person.
As we kissed each other goodnight for the last night in Caledon, it dawned upon me that even though it was short lived for our well deserved break, it was the first time that Jarryd and I were actually on our own, not working, not with friends just me and him. I never ever doubted my feelings for Jarryd but this short break away from everyone just the two of us really showed me how much we do need our own quality time together and he realised it as well which now also means that we will be setting time for just myself and him to grow as a couple.
34' degrees Celsius
directly outside of our hotel room
starting at 60' degrees Celsius
decreasing in heat the closer it gets to
tip of the mountain.
The coldest pool out of all the pools
at 22' degrees Celsius
In my opinion I score Caledon Hotel, Casino and Spa a 9/10
It would have been a 10 but because of the slow service at DA Vinci my scoring has dropped.
A place filled with fun and activities for all ages. Be it a family getaway or a romantic one. Caledon Spa is definitely on the top of my list.
Till next time...
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