Potential, but comes with some problems.
We were 4 family members who wanted to get away for a weekend and decided on this house. The house was well furnished and could be a nice getaway. However, there were also a few "issues" that soured the weekend a bit. PROS: It's a nice spacious house and is well furnished. The bedding is of good quality. The yard is large and fully fenced, so it's ideal for a weekend with your dogs. The visiting area is very nice, with a braai pit, large "picnic bench" and cement "splashpool" for cooling off. CONS: The directions provided by the owners were extremely inadequate. I drove around in the dark for an hour looking for the house because the "pin" took me on another farm route with no way to get home. I suggest that the owners send the pin from the tarmac (before the farm road starts) and then clear directions of how to get from the tarmac to the house. The owners expected us to pick up the keys to the house from the neighboring farm. We happened to get the key from one of the workers who was still hanging around the farm after hours. You actually expect the host/hostess to at least leave the house key for you in an easy place (that is if they don't come to open the house for you themselves). The first night there was no hot water, seeing that the water pump was off and the water pressure was not strong enough to activate the gas geyser. One could not bathe either, because the plug does not seal the bath sufficiently and the water runs out faster than it enters. These are the types of things any host/hostess should check before hosting people. The coffee and sugar pots that were intended for the guests were so old that they were rock hard and had already clotted. Totally unacceptable. We understand this is a farm and a farm has insects, but the flies were so bad that you couldn't sleep and the flies kept us awake all night. Just some "fly catcher" or something similar would have shown that the owners care. It's a very nice holiday home, but at this price there are just too many other places within 2-3 hours from the Cape where you can stay where you will feel more welcome. This one unfortunately left a bitter taste.
Potesiaal, maar kom met paar probleme.
Ons was 4 familielede wat vir 'n naweek wou wegbreek en het op hierdie huis besluit. Die huis was goed ingerig en kan 'n lekker wegbreek wees. Daar was egter ook 'n paar "issues" wat die naweek bietjie versuur het. PROS: Dis 'n lekker ruim huis en is goed ingerig. Die beddegoed is van goeie gehalte. Die erf is groot en ten volle omhein, so dis ideaal vir 'n naweek saam met jou honde. Die kuier-area is baie nice, met 'n braai pit, groot "picnic bench" en sement "splashpool" vir afkoel. CONS: Die aanwysings wat deur die eienaars voorsien was, was uiters onvoldoende. Ek het vir 'n uur rondgery in die donker op soek na die huis, omdat die "pin" my op 'n ander plaasroete geneem het sonder enige manier om by die huis uit te kom. Ek stel voor dat die eienaars die pin stuur van die teerpad af (voor die plaaspad begin) en dan duidelike aanwysings van hoe om van die teerpad tot by die huis te kom. Die eienaars het van ons verwag om die sleutels vir die huis op te tel by die buurplaas. Ons kry toe toevallig die sleutel by een van die werkers wat nog na ure op die plaas rondgehang het. Mens verwag eintlik dat die gasheer/gasvrou minstens vir jou die huis se sleutel op 'n maklike plek los (dis nou as hulle nie self vir jou die huis kom oopmaak nie). Die eerste aand was daar geen warm water nie, siende dat die waterpomp af was en die water druk nie sterk genoeg om die gas geyser te aktiveer nie. Mens kon ook nie bad nie, want die prop seel nie die bad voldoende genoeg nie en die water loop vinniger uit as wat dit inloop. Hierdie is die tipe goed wat enige gasheer/gasvrou moet check voor hulle mense huisves. Die koffie en suiker potte wat vir die gaste bedoel was, was so oud, dat dit klip hard was en al verklont het. Totaal onaanvaarbaar. Ons verstaan hierdie is 'n plaas en 'n plaas het insekte, maar die vlieë was so erg dat mens nie kon slaap nie en die vlieë het ons heel aand wakker gehou. Net 'n mate van 'n "fly catcher" of iets soortgelyks sou alklaar net gewys het dat die eienaars omgee. Dis 'n baie lekker kuierhuis, maar teen hierdie prys is daar net te veel ander plekke binne 2-3 ure van die Kaap af waar mens kan gaan bly waar mens meer welkom sal voel. Hierdie een het ongelukkig 'n bitter smaak gelos.
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Cleanliness
4.0
Service
1.0
Location
4.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
2.0
Jean-pierre F
Short stay ⋅ Family with young children
4.8
Dec 2022
Every day like a Sunday. So quiet, just feelers.
Very nice stay. Difficulty at first because GPS goes to the wrong farm. Owner was very helpful. The accommodation had all the elements we were looking for and more, thatched house, comfort, quiet. You don't hear or see any traffic, view of the mountains. Wonderful.
Elke dag soos 'n Sondag. So stil, net voeltjies.
Baie lekker verblyf. Eers gesukkel want GPS neem na verkeerde plaas toe. Eienaar was baie behulpsaam. Die verblyf het al die elemente gehad waarvoor ons gesoek het en meer, grasdakhuis, gerief, stilte. Jy hoor of sien nie enige verkeer, uitsig oor die berge. Wonderlik.
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