Hermitage Huisies

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Three dinky little cottages located on a farm in the spectacular Hermitage Valley, next door to Wildebraam Berry Estate. They are rustic and functional, each with outdoor braai and equipped for self-catering. A few key luxuries, as identified by owner Nadia Zaayman: each adult bed is fitted with a quality pocket-spring mattress; all have unlimited Wi-Fi; Rose and River cottages both have indoor fireplaces. It’s the perfect place to escape with your partner; equally so with the kids, who can be let loose exploring the stream running through the property, petting the horses, swimming in the pool and picking berries (November to mid-December). ‘Very well-behaved’ dogs are allowed for R50 a night.

ROOM TIP Century-old Rose Cottage is ideal for a family, with two bedrooms sharing a bathroom plus a single sofa bed in the lounge. For romance, one-bedroom River Cottage is the choice, with a private garden beside the trickling stream, a shady avocado tree and river-stone braai.

COST River from R450 pp sharing, extra person R120 (sleeps three). Rose from R500 pp sharing, extra people from R160 pp (sleeps five). Children under 13 pay R100. The third option comprises two semi-detached units, Guinea Fowl and Aardvark, from R425 pp sharing.

CONTACT 061-660-2138, hermitage-huisies.co.za