Rustikale Zimmer im outdoor Trakt, sauber und mit Aussicht. Frühstück - wie immer - sehr ansprechend Abendessen wegen Krankheit nicht möglich

It’s a unique lodge in a very pleasant and quiet location

There is no back up for load shedding. When this happens, as it did during our visit,nothing works. Because of this we cut our visit short to one night. The lodge has great potential. We got the feeling that there is a lack of funds to maintain the property

It is close to 'Die Venue' where we were attending a wedding. And the breakfast ladies were so friendly and helpful- they made us such a tasty breakfast. We felt well looked after by them.

I understand South Africa is going through power cuts but the property did not have sufficient alternatives. There were only 2 candles and no torches as an alternative to that! And when the power was on the heater tripped the power and everything shut down! They advised to turn the heater off which then left the rooms sooo cold. The tables were so dusty and the blankets on the bed were dusty also, which means it had not been cleaned before we got there.

We liked the staff a lot - Lloyd (the manager) at the helm, always ready to help (e.g. getting a taxi for our younger son) and give us information about the area as well as the staff cooking and serving breakfast; breakfasts were great, done to our order and accompanied by orange juice, to which we helped ourselves, and coffee the the staff brought to us (2 or even 3 cups if required) We liked the gardens, the trees and flowers therein as well as the views of the mountains

Very little: the light outside our bedroom didn't work. As the size of the "plot" is considerable the walk from the parking area to our bedroom was fairly long

The Hawksmoor House is a beautiful property on a large plot; the main house and 2 other buildings are in typical Cape Dutch thatched house, full of lovely paintings and old furniture; the gardens are beautiful and have many different trees and plants; there's a nice swimming pool, which we sadly didn't use (missed our chance on the day of arrival; it rained on our 2nd day and then it wasn't warm enough). The views of the mountains near Stellenbosch add to the beauty of the place The House' manager, Lloyds, is a very pleasant and efficient man who is present much of the day and who was around the whole of our time (= 3 days). Also the staff cooking and serving breakfast and doing up the bedrooms are very efficient, helpful and friendly

Some fittings (windows) are a bit worn; some lights don't work We somehow didn't appreciate that Stellenbosch was quite far (about 20 km) but with a car, which we had, that wasn't really a problem

breakfast

it is all a bit 'loveless' and in need of some TLC. Cleaness on terras can defintely be improved

Lovely country atmosphere. Room was comfortable.

Breakfast was not very welcoming with no explanation of menu. Choices were limited. Path to room was very dark in the evening.

Gardens