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Welcome to Villa Magaliesberg, the Bed & Breakfast of choice, cradled beneath the majestic Magaliesberg mountains in Schoemansville, Hartbeespoort, South Africa. The owners, Dr. Ashfaq and Lisa Syed, have taken every effort to furnish the guest rooms, lounge, and dining room to provide comfort and safety for their guests. Parking is ample and secure.

Located at the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountain range across from the Hartbeespoort Dam, we're about an hour's drive from Johannesburg International Airport and thirty minutes drive from Pretoria.

We offer comfortable and luxurious accommodations. Villa Magaliesburg is ideal for business and leisure travellers. Our villa is also handicapped-accessible.

Hetta Cross, our manager, extends a warm welcome to our guests. Hetta has extensive experience in managing Guest Houses in the Cape Town area. Her passion for being the best hostess is well known among those who know her. Hetta provides excellent cuisine and sees to our guests' needs. Children and families are always welcome at Villa Magaliesburg.

Garden and Pool
Enjoy the lush private garden from the balcony, relax by the poolside, or take a refreshing dip in the pool! The villa offers an outdoor BBQ area and terrace that accommodates larger outdoor parties. See the (click here) Braai area on the Rooms page.

Self Catering Accommodation
We have recently added a Self-Catering unit. Since it's opening in April of 2003, it has become quite popular for those guests who have children and or party of more than four people.

Parking Space
Villa Magaliesberg offers ample parking space which is gated, for our guestes security.

Use Villa Magaliesberg as your base when visiting the most popular attractions of South Africa:

• Snake Park
• Cheetah Breeding Sanctuary
• Art galleries
• Hot air balloon rides
• African flea market
• Aquarium
• Sun City & Lost City
• World Heritage Site for the fossil caves in the Cradle of Humankind
• Eastern Lowveld escarpment
• The diamond route
• Kruger National Park
• Hartbeespoort Dam
• Pilanesberg National Park
• Pretoria National Botanical Garden
• and more... see our (click here) Area Info page!

Our Villa is ideally located for numerous recreational activities:

• Golf
• Horseback riding
• Bird watching
• Boating and sailing
• Hiking in the Magaliesberg mountains
• Riding the cable car to the top of Magaliesberg Mountain
• Fishing, or
• Just relaxing in the garden or enjoying a swim in the pool