The Lord Milner Hotel is a beautiful luxury hotel.. we r very lucky to get a super super discounted flat rate for all the rooms this year..

Show 'n Tell 2010!

Bookings for 2010 Show 'n Tell are formally, officially, unambiguously, definitely OPEN!

As most of you know, Matjiesfontein is a heritage site and because this year's Show 'n Tell falls over the Heritage Day weekend (23-26 September) we realised that not only was this the perfect opportunity to explore/showcase/deconstruct/(re)present/reinvent/appropriate our HERITAGE but that we had 3 whole days to explore/showcase/deconstruct....well ya, you get the idea.

In celebration of Heritage Day, David Rawdon, the King of the Castle, has been moerse generous and offered us a moerse dikscount on the accomodation so this year's rates are as follows:


R300 Per Night B&B per person sharing ( instead of R360!!!)
R330 Per Night B&B per single person ( down from R380)
R825 Per Self Catering Cottage (sleeps 6)

Yes folks, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relive your transvestite grandfather's bank-robber past. Don't be ashamed, sing about it. You can't sing? Even better. When it comes to your contribution don't think out the box. Leave the box at home. And if you have to bring the box make sure you pack your papa's trumpet, your ouma's knopkerrie, your great-grandfather's dentures and your mama's hoola hoop.

And without further adieu...how do you make sure that you are a maatjie and not a matjie? Easy.

step 1 - drop us an email (matjie.bookings@gmail.com) and tell us what you are dreamin'&schemin' and who you are doing the dreamin'&schemin' with (we want their emails too, you know)

step 2 - you will then be sent a cryptic and obscure password (yes, of course we changed it and it will be so cryptic and obscure that it is impossible to remember once you've used it)

step 3 - this password will unlock the powers that be which allow you to book your room with the hotel staff (don't worry, we'll supply you with the contact info which, unlike the password, is information that will not self-destruct)

step 4 - pay your deposit (this guarantees your booking so no deposit, no booking compadres)

step 5 - keep an eye on the blog (information, maajties, is always on a need-to-know basis....i mean, who can you trust? Bloody, bastard agent)

But wait! Don't go. There's more.

The Ten Commandments (or 'NOTs') of Matjiesfontein Show 'n Tell

One. Thou shalt NOT not contribute
Two. Thou shalt NOT covet thy neighbours contribution (or their hat)
Three. Thou shalt NOT sleep in an informal structure on the sacred heritage site
Four. Thou shalt NOT covet thy neighbours room, even if it is more luxurious than your own
Five. Thou shalt NOT come up with a lame excuse for why you have not contributed (see Commandment One)
Six. Thou shalt NOT desecrate the heritage sight and sleep in your mode of transportation (see Commandment Three)
Seven. Thou shalt NOT not pay your deposit
Eight. Thou shalt NOT squander thy wealth on anything other than Show 'n Tell
Nine. Thou shalt NOT not contribute (see Commandments One, Two and Five)
Ten. Thou shalt NOT not obey these Commandments (see Commandments One to Ten)

hoorah for Mr Rawdon

this is the owner of Matjiesfontein, Mr David Rawdon! 

We LOVE him

This years Show 'n Tell falls on Heritage Weekend, a long weekend.. 

3 nights sleep-over in the luxurious Lord Milner Hotel - a declared Heritage Site. 

In heritage celebration spirit and to support us creatives with our undertaking

 Mr Rawdon is giving us a special discount rate for the rooms!! YAY

Rates this year will be:

R300 Per Night B&B per person sharing ( Instead of R360!!!) 

R330 Per Night B&B per single person ( down from R380)

R825 Per Self Catering Cottage

What a great man. 

Please note:

* Bookings are OPEN ( add yourself/ friends to the mailing list if you have not done so yet )

* There is NO other accommodation available in Matjiesfontein

* we strongly discourage sleeping in your car/ in a tent outside the town, cramming in 50 people into a room - its not cool people

* the Lord Milner is a heritage site and filled with REAL antiques - please respect this

* Show 'n Tell is limited to 100 people only - the b&b is a flat rate for all the rooms - the early bookers will get the best rooms at this super bargain rate.. 

* Its totally worth spending your earnings on luxury rooms like these.. its part of the whole Show 'n Tell Magic.. your only Show 'n Tell expenses are accommodation, food and drinks and your own contribution costs

* Get your contribution ideas ready - to book accommodation you need to let us know your 2010 contribution plans

we cant wait to hear about your ideas and plans.. 

Let us know if you have any questions about anything

make matjies magic *

Images James Seigel and Adele Prins from the archives

while you were sleeping.....

photo by eugenio recuenco

less than 2 weeks to go before show 'n tell and this year we are pretty much FULLY booked! for those of you that haven't paid your DEPOSIT please do so immediately otherwise there is a good chance that you will LOSE your room.

Magical Sundays

Leila and I are going to be staying one extra night in Matjiesfontein because it's my birthday on the 4th, but really because we couldn't get a train ticket for Sunday, only on Monday at the crack of dawn. So, we were wondering if anyone else was staying on for one more night?
If so, let's all share a cottage!!

Leila and I aren't millionaires yet and to stay in the hotel for the last night is a bit pricey for us.
If you'd like to stay with us, please mail me here: lulafowler@gmail.com

show them the money

the hotel is filling up! please remember that to guarantee your booking, the hotel staff need to receive the DEPOSIT for your room ONE MONTH before show 'n tell.

the bureaucratic wall

what do you get when you cross a sleepy, colonial karoo town with a bureaucratic system that rivals india's? the lord milner hotel's booking office of course!

be WARNED, everything is done on paper - so follow up with the staff at the hotel to make sure that you've secured your booking. don't wait until the last minute to bang your head against the bureaucratic wall.

last of all, we strongly recommend calling rather than emailing them.
Just note you need to call them with a *password we give you to book - see: Booking '09 HOW TO

don't say we didn't warn you........

matjies bookings are officially OPEN

bookings for this year's show 'n tell are officially OPEN and this is what you need to do:

step 1 - email me (raffaella) at THIS address (matjie.bookings@gmail.com) saying that you want to come and what your contribution is going to be or what you are thinking, dreaming 'n scheming about doing

step 2 - you will receive a magic* password

step 3 - your magic* password will allow you to book your room with the hotel staff (don't worry, we'll supply you with the contact info)

step 4 - pay your deposit

step 5 - keep your eye on the blog and get cracking on your contribution..........october is closer than you think

Accommodation Prices

For show ‘ n tell only the hotel has been generous enough to offer a flat rate across the whole hotel - rooms are on a first-come, first-serve basis so if you want prime, get in there early!

R330 per person sharing, per night - bed and breakfast
R360 per single person per night - bed and breakfast ( so if a single person sleeps in a double room this is what you pay)

Self-catering cottages (R750 per cottage - no breakfast)
Breakfast per person R55

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Accommodation Showntell 2009


We had a really good turn out last year but for the event to continue this year you'll have to dig a tiny bit deeper in your pockets..
Accommodation wise most people booked into the train and the self catering cottages resulting in the hotel standing mostly empty..

Showntell block books the entire hotel until a month before the event - in order to have exclusive use of the whole Hotel & Town including magical lounges full of national treasures.... in general the hotel is extremely accommodating but they run at a financial loss. Spring time is very popular for weddings in Matjiesfontein and they could book the hotel out easy if it was not for our gathering.

So the extended organizing committee and the hotel have come to the conclusion that unfortunately we can not offer the train as an accommodation option this year. Only the self catering and the hotel rooms (which includes the garden suites) will be available if the weekend is to continue in the town of Matjiesfontein.
KEEP WATCHING THE BLOG for when BOOKINGS open..

The Lord Milner Hotel is 3 star luxury accommodation (breakfast included). It might mean that some of us have to save a little bit in advance to make sure that we can make it, but we think that it's worth it... don't you? The accommodation is really your main expense for the whole weekend experience.

Yours, in the spirit of the "best weekend of the year" (your words not ours!)
Julia

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Hey -
Im in ,im not camping again ,id love to stay in the hotel .
We got to keep the spirit and tradition of Show and Tell alive .
Keep up the good work.
Love Graham x


Still support Matjies…… YEBO YES…. All the way!!!! Bart

Ja ek is verseker in! Ek sal in die hotel bly. Dis lekker om te commit vir iets soos hierdie. Xx liezel

You will feel like a prince/princess in the Lord Milner Hotel
( image source unknown)

The Hotel staff will be at your beck and call ( just be patient with the small town tempo..and reeelllaxxx )
this photograph: Annie Leibovitz

The writing is on the wall :Matjiesfontein can only accommodate 100 people

so consider youself warned - bookings are coming in super fast.. book your bed soonest..

bottom two photographs by Eugenio Recuenco

You snooze you lose pals - the nice'n cheap self catering cottages are now all BOOKED OUT!
Yes thats right - gone they are you cant have one no more..

But dont despair - you can still stay in the comfort of the Lord Milner Hotel... ohhho its SOO worth the money.. we are talking real luxury here ..
Or, if your are scared of the resident ghosts why not stay in the nice garden suites outside..they have the little chocolates on the pillows too darlings.

The Hotel and the Garden Mews are all R340 per night for bed and breakfast- note that is PER PERSON sharing - so if you book a double room that is 2x R340 per night so do your sums right.
HOW TO BOOK
PRICE LIST and other options

While you were sleeping

This is one of the beautiful rooms (18) in the Lord Milner Hotel.
For our show'n tell weekend, the hotel has given us a special rate of only R340 per person sharing, per night.

Shotgun Room 11.

Hoooorraahh !!!!!
The bookings for the 2008 Matjiesfontein Show 'n Tell are officially open.

HOTEL:
R340 per person sharing per night bed and breakfast.
( ie double rooms 2xR340 per night - single room 1x R340 per night)
All Main Hotel Buildings, The Reston Villa, Douglas cottages (in the garden) and the Swimming Pool Suite

SELF-CATERING COTTAGES:
R700 per cottage per night
(There are 4 cottages that can sleep up to 6 people each, Bargain!)
COTTAGES CONSIST OF:
A KITCHEN (Fridge,Stove, Crockery, Cutlery & Kettle)
2 TWIN BEDDED ROOMS ( Consist of bedding - 1 Room has it own entrance)
LOUNGE WITH SLEEPING COUCH (Can be use as a double bed)
1 BATHROOM

TRAIN:
(This is an real old train carriage in the transport museum, across the rd from the hotel!)
R200 per person per night bed (bring own bedding) & breakfast
R120 per person per night bed (bring own bedding) & no breakfast.

Remember that there are only 100 spaces available as it is a veeeery small town. Tiny, in fact... Also please state your contribution when you email our lovely bookings administrator, Jil. We cannot confirm your booking until you have confirmed your contribution - even if you can just state the basic idea for now..

To book your accommodation,email Jil
If you are confused or need someone to talk to email Julia

Please check out more info under the blog's: Accommodation Tab

This is the Sleeper train.. as you can see there is NIKS in the train so make sure you bring your woolen socks and blankies as it can get real cold in the karoo.. at least there is a hot shower in the museum you can use...


SLEEPER TRAIN:
(This is an real old train carriage in the transport museum, across the rd from the hotel)
R120 per person per night bed (bring own bedding) & no breakfast.
R200 per person per night bed (bring own bedding) with hotel breakfast.

To book your accommodation,email Jil
If you are confused or need someone to talk to email Julia
Please check out more info under the blog's: Accommodation Tab

Olden Goldie

A beautiful old photograph of the majestic and magical Lord Milner Hotel. The real beauty being that it still looks the same... except now its in colour. And once a year has a bunch of crazies running through it's corridors, thinking up wild ways to bring new life to a place with a decadent history of social revelry... and testing how far they can push the rocking chair in the Laird Arm's Bar.

UPDATED FOR 2008
Matjiesfontein is a sensitive herritage site and can only accommodate 100 people....don't wait no more...BOOK now

Available Accommodation Options in Matjiesfontein:
* Lord Milner Hotel main building rooms (twin, doubles and singles)
* Garden Rooms (twin, doubles and singles)
all at R340 per person sharing per night – bed and breakfast
( i.e. double rooms cost 2x R340 per night)

SELF-CATERING COTTAGES
* Self-catering cottages( sleeps 6) bargain of the weekend!! ( but hurry)
at R700 per cottage per night - bed and breakfast

TRAIN
* Transport museum sleeper-train bunk-beds
R200p.p per night – bed ( no bedding) and breakfast.
R120p.p per night- bed (no bedding) only.

Book accommodation, email JIl :matjie.bookings@gmail.com
with details of what you would like to book and for how many people and so on..
Please pay 50% deposit to secure your booking into:

Bank Account details:
Account Name: I.S.Prins
Account type: Smart Account (savings)
Account number: 62139735635
Branch: FNB Garden Centre
Branch Code: 201511

Please also state your “creative contribution” for the weekend when you book – even if your idea changes later on its okay...be brave

UPDATED for 2008


the Lord Milner Hotel has a beautiful lush garden with garden cottages to stay in.
These go for R340 per person sharing per night and also includes the hotel breakfast.
( double rooms go for 2x R340 per night )
Email Jil : matjie.bookings@gmail.com to book a garden cottage or room

To take to Matjiesfontein experience to the max you can sleep in the transport museum. Just remember to bring your own warm bedding.R200p.p per night – bed( no bedding) includes the great hotel breakfast.R120p.p per night- bed( no bedding) with NO breakfast...
book your bunkbed now: email matjie.bookings@gmail.com

UPDATED for 2008

UPDATED for 2008There are a couple of self- catering cottages in the villiage, they go for
R700 per cottage per night.
COTTAGES CONSIST OF:
A KITCHEN (Fridge,Stove, Crockery, Cutlery & Kettle)
2 TWIN BEDDED ROOMS ( Consist of bedding - 1 Room has it own entrance)
LOUNGE WITH SLEEPING COUCH (Can be use as a double bed)
1 BATHROOM

A great big Lord Milner Hotel Breakfast is included in the price.
Email matjie.bookings@gmail.com for details and to book a cottage.