The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa is a 5 star hotel in Knysna which offers a unique holiday experience.
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa, an exceptional boutique hotel in Knysna is situated on the picturesque Thesen Island, within the scenic Knysna estuary, a location which is considered by many to be one of the most the prestigious on the Garden Route.
The Turbine Hotel and Spa was an ambitious project which transformed an old power station into a unique 5 star boutique Knysna hotel. All the old machinery which was used in this power station has been loving restored and forms an integral part of the hotels aesthetics.
The hotel offers guests a choice of seventeen standard rooms, six luxury rooms, a honeymoon suite, and a self-catering Water Club apartment. Each of the rooms provide luxurious amenities such as a flat screen TV, Wi-fi, a fully-stocked mini bar, and a tea and coffee station.
At the heart of the scenic Garden Route, Knysna is a charming holiday town popular with tourists and locals alike.
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Rates
Enquire today for the latest rates!
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Accommodation
The Turbine Hotel and Spa offers guests the choice of seventeen rooms, six luxury rooms, a honeymoon suite and the self-catering Water Club apartment.
All rooms boast beautiful, individual décor and artwork, comfortable split extra-large king beds, and air-conditioning. All rooms are also en-suite, and equipped with a separate shower and bath, two basins and heated towel rails. What’s more, they are secured with a Ving card access system, granting guests a sense of security and relaxation.
Rooms
- Flat screen 32″ TV plus DVD player with a full DVD library.
- Desk, Telephone plus internet facilities available.
- Fully stocked mini bar.
- Full tea and coffee station.
Luxury Rooms
- Flat screen 32″ TV plus DVD player with a full DVD library.
- Desk, Telephone plus internet facilities available.
- Fully stocked mini bar.
- Full tea and coffee station as well as a microwave.
- Sleeper couch – 4 only.
- Bar and stools.
Honeymoon Suite
- Flat screen 32″ TV plus DVD player with a full DVD library.
- Desk, Telephone plus internet facilities available.
- Fully stocked mini bar.
- Full tea and coffee station as well as a microwave and Ice machine.
- Lounge suite plus bar and stools.
- Double shower and stand alone bath plus bidet.
Water Club Apartment
- Flat screen 32″ TV plus DVD player with a full DVD library.
- Desk, Telephone plus internet facilities available.
- Fully stocked mini bar.
- Full tea and coffee station as well as a microwave.
- Fully stocked open plan kitchen.
- Dishwasher.
- Fridge/Freezer.
- Washing Machine.
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Facilities
Bar
The Turbine has three bar areas located in different positions around the hotel each with their own unique setting. The Tapas Bar is located upstairs next to the Island Café; there is an outside deck bar area as well as a Pool deck that overlooks the canal.
Restaurants
The Turbine has two restaurants – The Tapas Bar serving light meals for lunch and dinner. The Island Café – a la carte for breakfast, lunch and dinner seating 90 guests.
Pool Deck
Rim flow pool with the deck facing onto the canal, where guests can relax and enjoy the outdoors on the sun loungers.
Amani Spa
The Amani Spa offers a wide variety of Spa treatments; massages, luxurious facials, manicures and pedicures, hydrotherapy treatments & tailor made Spa packages. Whether you are looking for a relaxing and rejuvenating Spa experience or a quick-fix feel good make-over, Amani Spa has the treatment for you.
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Conference Facilities
The Turbine Hotel has two state-of-the art conference/function rooms – each can seat 20 boardroom and 40 cinema style which are inter-leading for larger functions. Both are equipped with the latest technology and are fully air-conditioned. The Boiler room is literally built inside the old wood fired burner boiler and has its own server in the most unique setting imaginable.
The Turbine Hotel offers an outstanding venue for meetings, conferences and incentive getaways for discerning executives:
Magnificent location on Thesen Islands. The hotel is surrounded by water on three sides.
- Five star Knysna accommodation with twenty four individual themed suites.
- Excellent conferencing and meeting venues.
- Wi-Fi connectivity.
- Dedicated & experienced staff to assist with event coordination.
- The Amani Spa offers the ultimate escape for pure self-indulgence.
- Many on site dining options. The Turbine has two restaurants and an al fresco Deli & Oyster Bar. The Tapas Bar serving light meals for lunch and dinner. The Island Café offers a la carte for breakfast, lunch and dinner seating 90 guests.
- A wide variety of on-site activities on both land and the Knysna lagoon, all departing from ourTurbine Water Club:
- Motorised Pontoon Barges. For luxury cruises up to 10 people. Can be privatized for groups.
- Bicycle & kayak hire.
- Knysna rib adventures.
- Fishing charters.
- Whale watching.
- Sailing charters.
- Kite surfing.
- Stand up paddle boarding.
- Canoe trips.
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Weddings
The Turbine Boutique Hotel’s wedding venues offer the perfect canvas upon which to paint your memories of your special day.
The lawn area outside the restaurant can be utilised for the ceremony where your day will be framed by a magnificent backdrop of the Knysna Lagoon.
For receptions of up to 100 guests, The Island café is a popular choice by many of our bridal couples. Tables overlook the canal, pool deck or are nestled between the original refurbished turbines. Warm open fireplaces and majestic sliding glass doors allow us to maximize and match the ambience and weather conditions.
A Gift to You…
You and your spouse are invited to spend your wedding night in the Honeymoon Suite, including breakfast on a complimentary basis.
Reception venue hire includes
The Turbine Boutique Hotel will provide cutlery, crockery, glassware and white serviettes and the service staff will set it up according to your needs.
Well trained waitrons and bar staff to attend to you and your guests’ every need.
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Gallery
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Reviews
“We enjoyed our stay very much at Turbine Hotel. It is a design hotel set in an old timber factory. The adaptation to a hotel has been done very well as you can see throughout the hotel and rooms. Rooms are very modern and staff is attentive.”-TobiasWo
“We walked into the turbine for breakfast. They have a great menu, the service is really good and the food is beautifully presented. The setting is interesting as the tables are set around the turbines but it’s done creatively well. A class establishment.Recommend!”-Wayne and Mari K
“This is the most interesting hotel that I have stayed in anywhere. Built on Thessen Island in Knysna, South Africa, the hotel is located in an old power building and lumber processing plant. The owners created beautiful comfortable rooms, each with a different theme. They also rehabilitated the old turbines and lumber processing equipment and kept them as part of the hotel design. No boring corridors here. Each opens onto a view of the original equipment stripped of the rust and wear of the years and painted in primary colors. Eye-catching and interesting views at every turn.”-Joan D
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Enquiry Form
- Rates
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Rates
Enquire today for the latest rates!
- Accommodation
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Accommodation
The Turbine Hotel and Spa offers guests the choice of seventeen rooms, six luxury rooms, a honeymoon suite and the self-catering Water Club apartment.
All rooms boast beautiful, individual décor and artwork, comfortable split extra-large king beds, and air-conditioning. All rooms are also en-suite, and equipped with a separate shower and bath, two basins and heated towel rails. What’s more, they are secured with a Ving card access system, granting guests a sense of security and relaxation.
Rooms
- Flat screen 32″ TV plus DVD player with a full DVD library.
- Desk, Telephone plus internet facilities available.
- Fully stocked mini bar.
- Full tea and coffee station.
Luxury Rooms
- Flat screen 32″ TV plus DVD player with a full DVD library.
- Desk, Telephone plus internet facilities available.
- Fully stocked mini bar.
- Full tea and coffee station as well as a microwave.
- Sleeper couch – 4 only.
- Bar and stools.
Honeymoon Suite
- Flat screen 32″ TV plus DVD player with a full DVD library.
- Desk, Telephone plus internet facilities available.
- Fully stocked mini bar.
- Full tea and coffee station as well as a microwave and Ice machine.
- Lounge suite plus bar and stools.
- Double shower and stand alone bath plus bidet.
Water Club Apartment
- Flat screen 32″ TV plus DVD player with a full DVD library.
- Desk, Telephone plus internet facilities available.
- Fully stocked mini bar.
- Full tea and coffee station as well as a microwave.
- Fully stocked open plan kitchen.
- Dishwasher.
- Fridge/Freezer.
- Washing Machine.
- Facilities
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Facilities
Bar
The Turbine has three bar areas located in different positions around the hotel each with their own unique setting. The Tapas Bar is located upstairs next to the Island Café; there is an outside deck bar area as well as a Pool deck that overlooks the canal.
Restaurants
The Turbine has two restaurants – The Tapas Bar serving light meals for lunch and dinner. The Island Café – a la carte for breakfast, lunch and dinner seating 90 guests.
Pool Deck
Rim flow pool with the deck facing onto the canal, where guests can relax and enjoy the outdoors on the sun loungers.
Amani Spa
The Amani Spa offers a wide variety of Spa treatments; massages, luxurious facials, manicures and pedicures, hydrotherapy treatments & tailor made Spa packages. Whether you are looking for a relaxing and rejuvenating Spa experience or a quick-fix feel good make-over, Amani Spa has the treatment for you.
- Conference Facilities
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Conference Facilities
The Turbine Hotel has two state-of-the art conference/function rooms – each can seat 20 boardroom and 40 cinema style which are inter-leading for larger functions. Both are equipped with the latest technology and are fully air-conditioned. The Boiler room is literally built inside the old wood fired burner boiler and has its own server in the most unique setting imaginable.
The Turbine Hotel offers an outstanding venue for meetings, conferences and incentive getaways for discerning executives:
Magnificent location on Thesen Islands. The hotel is surrounded by water on three sides.
- Five star Knysna accommodation with twenty four individual themed suites.
- Excellent conferencing and meeting venues.
- Wi-Fi connectivity.
- Dedicated & experienced staff to assist with event coordination.
- The Amani Spa offers the ultimate escape for pure self-indulgence.
- Many on site dining options. The Turbine has two restaurants and an al fresco Deli & Oyster Bar. The Tapas Bar serving light meals for lunch and dinner. The Island Café offers a la carte for breakfast, lunch and dinner seating 90 guests.
- A wide variety of on-site activities on both land and the Knysna lagoon, all departing from ourTurbine Water Club:
- Motorised Pontoon Barges. For luxury cruises up to 10 people. Can be privatized for groups.
- Bicycle & kayak hire.
- Knysna rib adventures.
- Fishing charters.
- Whale watching.
- Sailing charters.
- Kite surfing.
- Stand up paddle boarding.
- Canoe trips.
- Weddings
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Weddings
The Turbine Boutique Hotel’s wedding venues offer the perfect canvas upon which to paint your memories of your special day.
The lawn area outside the restaurant can be utilised for the ceremony where your day will be framed by a magnificent backdrop of the Knysna Lagoon.
For receptions of up to 100 guests, The Island café is a popular choice by many of our bridal couples. Tables overlook the canal, pool deck or are nestled between the original refurbished turbines. Warm open fireplaces and majestic sliding glass doors allow us to maximize and match the ambience and weather conditions.
A Gift to You…
You and your spouse are invited to spend your wedding night in the Honeymoon Suite, including breakfast on a complimentary basis.
Reception venue hire includes
The Turbine Boutique Hotel will provide cutlery, crockery, glassware and white serviettes and the service staff will set it up according to your needs.
Well trained waitrons and bar staff to attend to you and your guests’ every need.
- Gallery
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Gallery
- Tripadvisor
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Reviews
“We enjoyed our stay very much at Turbine Hotel. It is a design hotel set in an old timber factory. The adaptation to a hotel has been done very well as you can see throughout the hotel and rooms. Rooms are very modern and staff is attentive.”-TobiasWo
“We walked into the turbine for breakfast. They have a great menu, the service is really good and the food is beautifully presented. The setting is interesting as the tables are set around the turbines but it’s done creatively well. A class establishment.Recommend!”-Wayne and Mari K
“This is the most interesting hotel that I have stayed in anywhere. Built on Thessen Island in Knysna, South Africa, the hotel is located in an old power building and lumber processing plant. The owners created beautiful comfortable rooms, each with a different theme. They also rehabilitated the old turbines and lumber processing equipment and kept them as part of the hotel design. No boring corridors here. Each opens onto a view of the original equipment stripped of the rust and wear of the years and painted in primary colors. Eye-catching and interesting views at every turn.”-Joan D
- Enquiry
The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa Enquiry Form