Serene Estate

Serene Estate guest house is a contemporary retreat within the sleepy village of St Lucia. St Lucia lies on the border of the famous iSimangaliso Wetland Park with its excellent game-viewing, superb beaches at Cape Vidal and boat cruises on the lake. From here, it is also easy to visit the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve for a day on safari (only 40 minutes drive away.)

Serene Estate is ideal for lovers of modern architecture and they have strived to achieve the perfect balance between architecture and natural landscape. Serene Estate has a so-called Dutch design which is a mixture of minimalistic architecture and Nouvelles Formes with its characteristic bent lines.

The tranquil open layout of Serene Estate gives you direct access on three different levels to the rooms, lounge, breakfast room / big terrace with roof garden and fish pond. In the garden, there’s a good-sized rimflow swimming pool and martini deck. From the rooftop garden you can even see the ocean beyond the sand dunes.

Accommodation at Serene Estate

Luxurious Park View rooms have big windows with a view to the gardens and the Wetland park beyond. From the comfort of your room or private terrace you can see some of the wildlife like bushbuck, red duiker, monkeys, mongoose, and a variety of birds. After sunset you hear the loud call of the bush baby. Hippos can be spotted from a short distance and very occasionally, even a leopard.

Each spacious park-view suite has a comfortable sitting area and air-conditioning, ceiling fan, minibar, flat screen satellite TV, king size bed with Auping mattresses, complimentary wifi, hair dryer and coffee/tea facilities. There’s also two slightly smaller garden rooms with no park view but its own large private gardens. All bathrooms are luxurious, with double basins, separate toilet, bath, shower and towel heater.

Each room at Serene Estate has its own coloured Zulu accent as a decor flair. You can also enjoy the serene atmosphere of the garden and pool from the lounge, the sundecks or the martini deck in the pool. Read a book, go for a swim or just listen to the birds or watch the bushbucks in the garden and park.