-- Your host, Ben P. Mzamo welcomes you to Phila's Lodge , which is situated
in the small country town of Alice, in the Eastern Cape, Victoria East District --
This improved country accommodation is situated...
* 120 km from East London *
* 230 km from Port Elizabeth *
* 65 km from Bisho *
* 60 km from King William's Town *
* 20 km from Doubledrift Game Reserve *
* 20 km from Fort Beaufort *
* 55 km from Mpofu Game Reserve *
The Lodge is named from the name of the family's youngest daughter, Philasande,
who happens to be the last born in the family.
Phila's Lodge was founded in the year 2003 with just five bedrooms,
2 single beds and 3 double beds.
We are about 2 km from the University of Fort Hare and 3 km from Dr Stuart's Grave
and another 3 km from the well-known Victoria Hospital.
Facilities:
* Lounge
* Dining Room
* Braai facilities are available
* All bedroom are fitted with colour TV's,
with remote control
* Two bathrooms with toilets and wash basins
and one extra toilet
* Dinner on request
* Laundry facilities
* Safe off-street parking
As we have just opened, more facilities will be introduced as we progress,
i.e. a payphone, showers, heaters, conference facilities, etc.
Our Rates: Bed & Breakfast
Our Rates: Other
| Laundry |
R65 per load |
| Ironing |
R5 per garment.
R3 per underwear. |
| Dinner |
R60 (betw. 7pm-9pm) |
Tourist attractions around Phila's Lodge:
(Click on links to view photographs...)
* University of Fort Hare - was the first black university in Africa.
* Victoria Hospital, established in 1898. Named after Queen Victoria's third child
where the first black women was registered as a nurse - her name was Cecilia Makiwane.
Her statue is placed in the grounds of the hospital.
* Binfield Park Dam is situated 14 km from the town Alice with plenty of fish to catch, per arrangement.
* Doubledrift Game Reserve: This is about 20 km from our Lodge.
Visit the place to appreciate different species of game.
* Dr. Stuart's Monument, the founder of the University of Fort Hare and the former
Principal of Lovedale.
* Garden Of Rememberance is situated in the centre of town and is a monument to the fallen heroes of the struggle.
Profile of Alice and District:
Alice is a small country town in the Eastern Cape. It is situated on the Tyumie river which flows from the Amatola mountains.
The town Alice was established in 1847 and was named by the colonialists after Queen Victoria's third child, and hence the district Victoria East.
Initially it was a military post. The old Fort at Fort Hare, which is a national monument, indicates the importance of the Alice area from the time of the fontier wars - the wars of dispossession.
Although a small town, Alice has emerged as a focal point for the education of the Africans.
Educational institutions, like the then Lovendale Missionary Institutions, the University of Fort Hare and
Victoria Hospital, are well-known throughout the length and breadth of Southern Africa and beyond.
Efforts of a former principal of Lovendale Missionary Institution, Dr. James Stewart (affectionately
known as "Somgxada"), and later his successor Rev. James Henderson and other interested parties led to the
foundation of the University of Fort Hare, then called "The South African Native College".
For the tourist and/or visitor there is a lot to see around Alice.
Come and enjoy your stay in Alice at Phila's Lodge.
How To Find Us:
- Map to Alice -
- Map to Phila's Lodge -
How To Get To Phila's Lodge:
1. From King William's Town to Fort Beaufort past Middledrift
2. Travel past the University of Fort Hare
3. Turn right between the Alice Post Office and Cooper's Furnishers Shop,
up curve left then right
4. Now you are at Mitchel Street, go past the Standard Bank up Mitchel Street
at the corner of Hani Street and Mitchel you'll find us.
For any queries or to secure your accommodation, please contact:
 Our receptionist, Florence at: Tel: (+27) (0)40 653 0696 or Cell: 083 976 2448
or, alternatively, your host, Ben P. Mzamo at: Cell: 082 968 6334
 18 Mitchel Street, P.O. Box 578, Alice, 5700, Eastern Cape, SOUTH AFRICA.
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