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       OUDTSHOORN: Queens Hotel  RR             KNYSNA: Eden’s Touch   R
       Historic   Road Map C5 Garden Route to   Self-catering   Road Map C5
       Baron van Rheede St, 6625  Grahamstown   Off the N2, east of Knysna
       Tel 044 272 2101                        Tel 083 2536366
       ∑ queenshotel.co.za                     ∑ edenstouch.co.za
       Lovely, renovated colonial-style   ADDO: Addo Rest Camp   RR  In a private indigenous forest,
       accommodation (dating from   Rest camp   Road Map D5  Eden’s Touch offers fully
       1880) offering great service and    Addo Elephant National Park, 6105  equipped, self-catering cottages.
       a welcoming restaurant.  Tel 042 233 8600
                           ∑ sanparks.org       KNYSNA: Inyathi Guest Lodge  R
       OUDTSHOORN: Rosenhof   A range of accommodation units.  Self-catering   Road Map C5
       Country House   RRR  The lookout platform provides   38 Trotter Street, 6571
       Historic   Road Map C5  views over a waterhole.  Tel 044 382 7768
       264 Baron van Rheede St, 6625           ∑ inyathiguestlodge.co.za
       Tel 044 272 2232    THE CRAGS: Hog Hollow   Self-contained chalets dotted
       ∑ rosenhof.co.za    Country Lodge   RRR  around a thriving garden.
       Set in a pretty rose garden with a   Lodge   Road Map C5
       swimming pool, this carefully   Askop Rd, 6600  KNYSNA: St James   RRR
       renovated homestead (c.1852) is   Tel 044 534 8879  Boutique   Road Map C5
       furnished with antiques.  ∑ hog-hollow.com  The Point, 6570
                           Beautifully decorated log cabins   Tel 044 382 6750
       SALDANHA: Saldanha Bay   have forest views. The freshest   ∑ stjames.co.za
       Protea Hotel     RR  food is served in the restaurant.  This owner-run, 5-star country
       Resort     Road Map A5                  hotel is set in a landscaped estate
       51B Main Rd, 7395   GEORGE: Fancourt Hotel   RRR  on the shore of the lagoon.
       Tel 022 714 1264    Modern     Road Map C5
       ∑ protea.mariott.com  Montague St, Blanco, 6529  MATJIESFONTEIN: The Lord
       This comfortable, well-equipped   Tel 044 804 0000  Milner Hotel   RR
       harbourfront hotel is a good base   ∑ fancourt.com  Historic   Road Map C5
       for the West Coast National Park.  In an elegant setting, this   1 Logan St, 6901
                           comfortable hotel has several   Tel 023 561 3011
       ST HELENA BAY:      restaurants and pools, walking   ∑ matjiesfontein.com
       The Oystercatcher Lodge   RR  trails, a tennis court and a gym.  A splendid, well-preserved
       Guesthouse   Road Map A4                colonial vestige of what was once
       1st Ave, Shelley Point, 7282  GRAHAMSTOWN: The Cock   a glamorous Victorian spa town.
       Tel 022 742 1202    House            RR
       ∑ oystercatcherlodge.co.za  Historic   Road Map D5  MOSSEL BAY: Protea Hotel
       Right at the water’s edge, all   10 Market St, 6140  Mossel Bay   RR
       rooms have private balconies   Tel 046 636 1287  Historic   Road Map
       with good sea views. Golf course   ∑ cockhouse.co.za  Cnr Church St & Market St, 6500
       and spa within walking distance.  A Grahamstown landmark, this   Tel 044 691 3738
                           guesthouse offers country home   ∑ protea.mariott.com
       SWELLENDAM: The Hideaway  RR  comfort and elegant dining. It is   The main building of this hotel is
       B&B        Road Map B5  furnished with period antiques.  one of the oldest in Mossel Bay.
       10 Hermanus Steyn St, 6740              Lovely sea and harbour views.
       Tel 028 514 3316    GRAHAMSTOWN: Makana
       ∑ hideawaybb.co.za  Resort           RR  MOSSEL BAY:
       There are just four elegant rooms,   Cottages   Road Map D5  The Point Hotel   RRR
       along with an indoor pool, in this   Grey St, 6139  Resort   Road Map C5
       National Monument building.   Tel 046 622 2159  Point Rd, The Point, 6500
       The breakfasts are legendary.  ∑ makanaresort.co.za  Tel 044 691 3512
                           Simple chalets and cottages set in   ∑ pointhotel.co.za
       SWELLENDAM: De Kloof Luxury   a large garden with a pool. Each   All rooms have balconies facing
       Estate          RRR  has its own barbecue area.  the sea at this hotel built on rocks.
       Boutique   Road Map B5
       8 Weltevrede St, 6740
       Tel 028 514 1303
       ∑ dekloof.co.za
       A pool, gym, a cigar lounge and
       free wine tasting can be enjoyed
       at this hotel in park-like gardens.
       VELDDRIF: Kersefontein
       Guest Farm       RR
       Guesthouse   Road Map A3
       Between Hopefield and Velddrif, 7355
       Tel 083 454 1025
       ∑ kersefontein.co.za
       At this homely working farm, the
       beautiful rooms feature antiques
       taken from the farm’s attics.
       Dinner is served in the 19th-
       century dining room.  Lanzerac Hotel & Spa in Stellenbosch, nestled among ancient oak trees
                                       For more information on types of hotels see pp380–83
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