Thembela Venue
Three spaces, and they do different jobs
A garden to marry in, a hall that holds a whole family at once, and a rooftop for the parts of a celebration that are not the whole celebration. All on one property, all fed by the same kitchen.
How many you can bring
The Hall has a minimum of 150 guests from Thursday to Sunday. Monday to Wednesday there is no minimum, so a smaller mid-week celebration is welcome. Send us your date and your guest count and we will tell you which space fits and whether it is open.
100 to 500 guests
The Garden
Where most couples say their vows
Open air and planted, with the sugar cane running to the horizon behind you. Lush greenery and blooms, and the light on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast doing most of the work for you.
It is the ceremony space. Most couples marry here and then move inside, which is why the Garden and the Hall are priced and planned together rather than as two separate hires.
- Best for
- Ceremonies and outdoor celebrations
- Setting
- Open air, planted, facing the cane
Glass on one side, so the light stays in the room
The Hall
650
150 to 650 guests
Floor to ceiling windows down one side, so the cane and the evening light stay in the room rather than stopping at the wall. It is the room the larger celebrations happen in.
Six hundred and fifty is a real number, not a fire-regulation one. Weddings in this region are large, families travel, and a venue that has to turn half of them away is not much use. The kitchen is sized for the same guest count, because it is our own.
- Best for
- Receptions, traditional ceremonies, gala dinners
- Setting
- Indoor, glass-walled, views over the sugarcane
- Floor area
- 960 square metres
40 to 80 guests
Céleste, the rooftop
Above the Hall, open to the sky
Up above the Hall, open to the sky and looking out over the sugarcane. Small, high, and separate from whatever is happening downstairs.
Céleste is not a wedding space, and we would rather say so than have you plan around it. It is for birthdays, baby showers, private parties, corporate dinners and conferences, on weekdays. Weekends stay open for the Hall, because we will not run two events on one property at the same time and give you half our attention.
- Best for
- Birthdays, baby showers, private parties, corporate dinners
- Availability
- Weekdays only
- As a conference
- Up to 200 cinema-style
- Setting
- Rooftop, open air, panoramic
Staying over
Four executive villas, on the property
So the family who travelled furthest, and the two of you, do not have to drive anywhere at the end of the night.
Four villas
All executive, all en-suite, each self-contained, so a bridal party or a family travelling together can have the whole of one to themselves.
The Villa
R4 000 per villa per night, room only.
In every room
En-suite bathrooms · Air conditioning · Complimentary Wi-Fi · Plush bedding and linen · Coffee and tea making facilities · Daily housekeeping
Come and walk all three
It takes twenty minutes to see the whole property, and it will tell you more than any page can.
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