The Rex Hotel

George has a particular character shaped by its geography at the gateway between the Outeniqua Mountains and the coastal lowlands, its history as a timber and farming centre, and its current role as the de facto hub for Garden Route visitors. The Rex Hotel sits within this specific story—a place where locals still find occasion to gather, where visiting families often spend their first night before heading to smaller beach towns, where business people base themselves for work across the region. What makes George different from coastal resorts further east or higher-altitude destinations is precisely this transitional quality: it's accessible, it's central, it's practical, yet it still offers genuine Overberg character. Accommodation here needs to acknowledge that it's serving people who are arriving or departing, passing through or settling in for a few days, rather than people for whom the hotel itself is the primary draw.