Our Story

Knysna Hollow was established in 1998. It was the second of the six hotels opened in the Seasons in Africa Hollow Hotels Collection. The story dates back to the mid-1990s, when Jack Brotherton opened the doors of the first Hollow Hotel on the banks of the Sabie River in Hazyview – Hippo Hollow. After Hippo Hollow proved to be a great success, Jack went on to partner with Clive & Liesel Battell as his General Managers and Restaurant owners and the doors to Knysna Hollow opened on 1 July 1998, with 20 rooms and 10 staff.  Over the course of the next 19 years, from 1998 – 2017, Knysna Hollow flourished as it grew to offer 87 rooms with a modern conference facility, two restaurants and a staff complement of almost 70 personnel.

A few years later, Jack spread the Hollow Hotel brand and branched out into Cape Town, opening Cape Town Hollow’s doors onto Queen Victoria Street in 2003. The success of the Hollow Hotels did not end at Cape Town Hollow; in 2006, Cape Town’s Hollow on the Square Hotel was opened, along with Perry’s Bridge Hollow in Hazyview. Casterbridge Hollow Hotel was opened in 2008 and has proved to be another great success in the Hollow Hotel family.

The Hollow Hotels are all marketed and managed by Seasons in Africa, a premier tourism marketing and management company, comprising of luxury game lodges, hotels and adventures throughout Southern Africa. Each of the properties within the group not only offer top quality facilities but also warm, friendly and personalised service. We look forward to welcoming you to our Hollow Hotels.