Bloemfontein Accommodation
A comprehensive list of Bloemfontein accommodation, such as self-catering, guest lodges and bed and breakfasts.
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Top Places to stay in Bloemfontein
| Perlemoen Guest House | Brisa Atlantica Guest House | Woelwaters Beach House | Olive Grove | Onrus Close 12/strong> |
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| Main house, adjoining cottage and second cottage. Sleeps 8-11 | Self catering and B&B | Main house and smaller annex. 5m from beach | Self catering 3 bed 3 bath. |
2 bed 2 bath self catering in secure complex |
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Florentia Guest House
Summary: Florentia Guest House is a 3 bedroom B&B in Bloemfontein. Ideally located.Rates: R270 – R480 (depending on occupancy)See Full Details
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Bloemfontein info
Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa. It was officially founded in 1846 as a fort by British army major Henry Douglas Warden as a British outpost in the Transoranje region. With colonial policy shifts, the region changed into the Orange River Sovereignty (1848–1854) and eventually the Orange Free State Republic (1854–1902). From 1902–1910 it served as the capital of the Orange River Colony. In 1910 it became the Judicial capital of the Union of South Africa.
Things to do: Bloemfontein is poetically known as the City of Roses, and offers visitors a choice of activities. The annual Rose Festival held here is worth timing your visit for. The National Botanical Garden is home to over 400 species of plants and boasts an orange blossom arbour and a petrified tree, thought to be over 150 million years’ old. Visitors can try skydiving at all experience levels with the Bloemfontein skydiving club, which is one of the oldest skydiving clubs in the country. The Choet Visser Rugby Museum was first opened in 1974 and houses jerseys and rugby related blazers as well as original, signed cartoons and pictures of teams and. For rugby fans a visit to this museum is a very rewarding experience. The Boyden Observatory, offers magnified star gazing to the public. The UFS Boyden refractor is the third largest operational telescope in Africa. Bloemfontein offers plenty of battlefield sites and good place to start is the Anglo-Boer War Museum. Believed to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the Anglo Boer War, it displays artefacts from the war as well as a Women’s Memorial. Freshford House Museum is one of the few houses of the Edwardian Period that still exists and well worth a visit. A fisherman’s paradise, Maselspoort is a mere 23km from Bloemfontein, and offers a choice of leisure facilities from a golf course, bowls, squash and wonderful angling opportunities and a great place for a picnic. The Modder River makes for the perfect place to spend a day relaxing.
Map/Location
Directions to Bloemfontein Driving to Bloemfontein from Cape Town is approximately 1,000 km along the N1, taking the R706 to Bloemfontein. By road from Johannesburg to Bloemfontein, the journey is about 400 km along the N1, onto the R700 to Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein Airport offers flights between Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban international airports.
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