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Bezuidenhout House - Accommodation in Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa

Bezuidenhout House - Accommodation in Stanford, Western Cape. Relax at Bezuidenhout House in Stanford,  (Just under 2 hours drive from Cape Town.) Discover the village’s eclectic mix of shops and restaurants, hike through the fynbos, bird watch along the river or let the mountains inspire you. Explore the magnificence of the Overberg with its ever changing landscapes. Experience the myriad of possible adventures: horse riding, shark viewing, fishing, a micro-brewery, cheese farm, various wineries and fynbos reserves are nearby. Your hosts, Cathie Hornby and Tony Roper, offer the discerning traveller gracious hospitality with personal service in their elegant guest house.

Price: 4

bed and breakfast

3 queens

Each suite has a small sitting room with TV with the normal SA channels plus M-Net and DSTV. Ceiling fans for summer and heaters for winter, hair dryers, tea/coffee trays, decanter of sherry and radio/alarm clock. The fully tiled bathrooms have heated towel rails, fluffy towels and bath products from the sensual Charlotte Rhys collection. The Rose suite has it’s own garden entrance and has a full bath with enclosure and shower over the bath. It has a queen size bed. The Lavender suite is accessed from inside the house, has a queen size bed and en-suite shower only. The Wild Olive suite is accessed from inside the house, has twin beds and a full bathroom with bath and a separate shower cubicle. The elegant yet comfortable sitting room is furnished with some English antiques and has a fireplace with roaring log fire in winter. The adjacent honesty bar is stocked with wines, mainly of the Overberg region, plus a range of beers, spirits and soft drinks. CD’s, DVD’s and video’s available for use in the sitting room. The hallway is filled with books of interest about the Overberg region and South Africa in general, as well as novels for light holiday reading. Full cooked country breakfast or continental breakfast with homemade breads and preserves are served either in the dining area or outside on the patio in summer. Continental breakfast is also served in your room on request. A snack menu is available every day to those relaxing in the garden and picnic baskets can be provided.

The village of Stanford has much to offer: wander along the banks of the Klein River, which meanders through the village, or take a boat trip down to the lagoon and see the remarkable bird-life en-route; take a picnic and cooler bag for drinks. Stanford has an eclectic mix of galleries and shops to browse as well as a number of coffee shops. Why not explore the village and surrounding area by bicycle? Vines abound in the Overberg, and Stanford has it’s own winery which specializes in South Africa’s Pinotage. Cathie can tailor-make a wine route for you to follow so as to visit wineries which make wine from the varietals you like best. The Overberg region is famed for its Shiraz and Pinot Noir to name but a few. Sadly, no Overberg wineries make Méthode cap classique. There are also numerous beaches within a short driving distance to go and soak up the sun or simply stay in Stanford and let Isit, the Jack Russell, take you for a walk on a breezy winters day. There is plenty to do in the area too. Horse riding trails along the lagoon, up the mountains or beach rides are available for the more adventurous. There is a nearby 4 x 4 trail. Coarse, fly and sea-fishing can be arranged. Nearby De Kelders and Gansbaai offer excellent whale watching and white shark viewing and cage diving in season. Golfing can be arranged on the Links course at Gansbaai, at the Hermanus course at the foot of the Olifantsberg mountain range, or at Arabella Country Club overlooking the pristine Bot River lagoon near Kleinmond.