Property Details
Own a slice of Ocean front paradise on the gorgeous Subtropical east coast of South Africa.
Situated within the lush Trafalgar conservancy with jaw-dropping views overlooking the Trafalgar Marine Reserve, with a magnificent pristine beach, this property is unrivalled. Trafalgar is located an easy one and a half hour's drive South of Durban adjacent to the Sanlameer Golf Course and Estate. The GPS coordinates are 30.95995, 30 29240
Rated as in the "Top 10 percent of Hotels World-Wide" by TripAdvisor (See the excellent reviews on their site)
Rated 9.9 out of 10 by guests on popular portals
The Villa
Exquisitely designed both in terms of the magnificent landscaped gardens and the bespoke interior only the finest original furnishings, decor and art from magnificent tropical destinations throughout the world have been used to create this unique tropical paradise and retreat. This property must be seen in person to appreciate the detail, love and dedication that has gone into creating a piece of heaven. From the magnificent hand-carved Javanese doors that add distinction to both kitchens to the array of spectacular paintings and unique pieces from Polynesia, Thailand and beyond each view within the home and garden inspires and calms.
This beautiful tropical guest villa is sold as a going concern or you may indulgently use it as your own private retreat for you, your family and friends.
On arrival, one enters a parking area that can accommodate up to 8 cars. The parking area is surrounded by magnificent statuesque Cuban Royal Palms and beautiful tinkling fountains and moss-covered statuary evoking the quintessence and beauty of the tropics.
The villa is entered through a private staired Mexican styled courtyard with a cooling frangipani carved wall fountain, from where one enters the home through a massive chartreuse hand-carved Indian door from Rajasthan. The floors throughout the villa are a gorgeous aged beach-sand coloured Turkish travertine and a short stroll through the reception room and breakfast room brings one onto the spectacular deck with a large rim-flow infinity pool with 180-degree views over the Indian Ocean. Following on down from the deck a beautiful short walk along a private path leads one onto the beautiful beach lapped by the warm Indian Ocean.
In terms of the actual Villa the following features set this property apart:
- 7 en-suite air-conditioned bedrooms all with patios and direct magnificent ocean views. One bedroom has its own kitchen, another its own outdoor courtyard garden complete with shower and Javanese Gazebo lounge. All are beautifully furnished and appointed.
- 2 beautifully decorated living rooms
- An 8-seater open plan dining room off the main kitchen with a spectacular hand made coconut chandelier from the island of Sulawezi providing the perfect glow for elegant dining.
- A Brazilian-styled tropical bar with its own large patio with seating and a dining area.
- A fully equipped kitchen with walk-in pantry, crystal leaf chandelier
with a beautifully framed view onto a tropical courtyard garden
- A second kitchen which is used as a storage area for foodstuffs, with a separate scullery.
- A massive walk-in fridge/cold room.
- Guest toilet with antique Indian vanity and carved lotus marble basin.
- Large Reception room which houses a beautiful gift shop
- Large breakfast room overlooking the pool
- Shop fitted storeroom under the stairwell
- Storeroom off bottom living room
- Ironing and linen room
- Laundry room.
- Owners study and management office
- Massive Travertine marble floored Yoga Studio (with underfloor heating with its own shower, toilet and storeroom) overlooking a magnificent tropical meditation garden with its own private Teak Entrance door from the parking area. This area doubles as a spa facility during the day.
- Whole house reverse osmosis and UV water filtration system with two 5000 litre backup storage tanks which receive water from the roof and municipality when necessary.
- Solar geyser
- Owners will also shortly be installing a whole villa solar 8KVA system.
- Whole villa wi-fi set up.
- Security cameras outside and inside as well as external beams.
Trafalgar is situated on the lower South Coast and Nakai overlooks and has direct walk-on access to the Marine Reserve. The village of Trafalgar is picture-perfect with its own magnificent Blue Flag Beach which is South Africa's highest environmental and aesthetic swimming beach accolade. Attractions and features in the area include:
- 7 golf courses are located a short drive away
- The Margate airport with daily return flights is 15-minute drive
- King Shaka International airport is located 182km from the property on an outstanding freeway.
- Nearby shops are between 2 and 15km away with a Woolworths food Store in Margate
- The closest Dr and Dentist rooms are in South broom 7km from Nakai
- The closest Hospital is Margate hospital which is 14km from Trafalgar
- Numerous restaurants including the Waffle House and Trattoria Terrazza are a short drive away.
- The Mac Banana world-class delicatessen, a put-put course, a butterfly farm and zip line is 5km from Nakai
- Trafalgar Beach is home to a 90 million-old fossil bed and petrified trees and turtle fossils can be seen at low tide!
- Numerous other attractions such as coffee farms, hikes, and specialty stores lie within a 10-minute drive. A simple search under attractions near Trafalgar on TripAdvisor will provide further details.
- The spectacular Umtamvuna and Oribi gorges are 20 and 50km away respectively.
The Business
The property is sold as a successful going concern and financial documentation can be provided once a match is established between all parties involved. Nakai opened for business in October 2017 and has grown from strength to strength. Since inception, only 4 rooms were placed in the rental as the owners each occupied a room and a family member the bedroom with its own kitchen. Fortunately, the business survived the devastation caused by the pandemic outfall due to the loss of income insurance.
Nakai receives guests from the world over and has several returning guests from Austria, Germany and Switzerland that return each year. The reviews of guests on social media speak for themselves. We have an excellent Instagram account: Nakai Beach Homestay which is a very effective marketing tool. We use the Nightsbridge platform to manage our rooms and bookings and the various booking portals and agencies make use of this avenue to organize bookings.
The large reception room accommodates our bespoke gift shop which provides unique local and international selections including beautiful jewelry from local and international suppliers. This provides a welcome added income stream.
Another income stream is the world-class marble floored yoga studio which doubles as a spa providing healing and nurturing treatments that are very popular with guests.
At outset, the Nakai philosophy focussed on creating an affordable world-class eco and holistic retreat with primarily organic and sustainably sourced foods and products. We receive organic food deliveries from 3 organic farmers weekly.
The staff at Nakai form an absolute cornerstone of the Nakai experience by providing friendly, professional service and are trained to prepare the tropically inspired breakfast for conventional, vegan, and vegetarian guests. The staff works on a rotational calendar with shifts increasing in peak periods.