THE RHODES HOTEL

All our rooms are spacious and comfortable with ....en-suite bathrooms. Our restaurant, the Partridge Pot and its chef is always ....ready.to cater for every need. The highland winter chill is kept at bay with blazing fires ....and down to earth hospitality. The Hotel also has its own fully stocked frontiersman ....shop.where fuel and supplies can be bought. We also supply self catered accommodation. Groups are gladly accommodated for. The village is 1840m above sea level and 16km due south of the Kindom of Lesotho. The towns of Maclear, Ugie and Elliot that lie below the nearby escarpment surround it. Barkly East lies above the escarpment to its west, about 60km or at least 60 minutes drive from the village on a narrow and winding gravel road that must be driven with care. Rhodes  

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is a remote village, almost frozen in time, a relic from the past and a living record of the trails and tribulations of the surrounding farming community. The unique nature of the architecture finds its origins in the Victorian era and is a compromise between fashing, availability of materials and practiviality. Houses range from grand traders' residensces to flat-roofed "kerk huisies" used as town houses in days gone by when travelling to the village, mostly on horseback, from the surrounding farms was a major outing. These buildings are sprinkled amongst tree-lined streets and all contribute to the quaint charm of the atmosphere.