The Turbine Boutique Hotel and Spa

The Turbine Hotel located on Thesen Island as the perfect place to settle and make your base to explore Knysna from. The hotel has beautiful rooms overlooking the island’s canals. The hotel is very unique and rich with history as it was built inside the shell of a former power station. The Island Café an Gastro Pub will provide you the most scrumptious breakfast, light lunch or dinners. Do try the Bo-Kaap Seafood Curry – it is lovely. The Turbine is centrally located and ideal to explore the rest of the island from with its boutique shops, adventure offerings and restaurants, or you can wander through the rest of Knysna and its beautiful surroundings from here.

Perfect location but dont expect a 5 star experience. The place is overdue for decor and furniture replacement. Smiley and nice staff but overall more like a 3 star experience despite the interesting building. Breakfast menu is a little weird and missing basic options you expect.

We absolutely loved this little hotel, built in an old turbine power station! Such a clever construction, keeping the old mashinery and making the building into a very stylish modern hotel. Great and quiet location, by the water. |The room was fantastic, the staff was super friendly and caring and the food was delicious! Lovely pool area! We would definitely return if we travel in this area!

Don’t order anything from the restaurant you probably won’t get it. Ordered omelet with cheese waited an hour then received after reminding them omelet with mushrooms. Ordered fried eggs received near raw eggs which also took forever. These are just a few examples of our experience staying at the hotel. Very sad this used to be an amazing hotel!!!

Outstanding Location in Knysna….u have to see! very friendly staff and delicious lunch…. Sirloin Steak at the Captains Table…Perfect quality and setting! Cappuccino after also best quality! You have to come here and check out this place! 😉||Attached picture/clip

We had three great days at the hotel. It looks so fantastic and amazing. Everything is decorated with love and style. The service and food was excellent and the people very friendly and attentive. We will definitely be back.

We visited the Turbine to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. They made it so personal and special. Handwritten card to congratulate us, a bottle of bubbly, a beautiful room and very friendly staff all wishing us on arrival. The location of the hotel is superb, close to the waterfront, next to amazing restaurants.||||Beautiful room, very comfortable. We stayed in the Oyster Suite.

We had the best time ever at our stop as we toured the garden route. Turbine Boutique Hotel is definitely the place to be and we intend to visit again on our next visit to South Africa. Would definitely recommend to anyone. Thank you for a lovely stay.