Tides River Lodge is a beautiful and tranquil location on the banks of the Breede river. 30 miles down a dirt road from the main highway takes about an hour, but any car is ok for it. The result is well worthwhile. No food here but there's a good pub (Grunters) up the road which is scruffy as you like but actually is a proper pub and also does great food. Yes, definitely worthwhile!

The road, but it was still worth it.

Beautiful setting. Staff really helpful. Boathouse was really comfortable and private. Good access to the nature reserve. Road too and from Tides was much less bumpy than anticipated - so much better than alot of roads in Africa. Grunters and the shop were both really good places to eat/ stock up.

Small suggestion - a couple of wine glasses and a corkscrew in the kitchen

My second stay, again feeling sorry that we couldn´t stay longer. The wonderful luxurious house with everything what one could need, nice swimming in the river, perfect place for a group of friends.

Extremely rude farmer where we were trying to get to Malgas by walk along the river. Don´t try it !

The place is nice and quiet.

Technically, the apartment looks like in the pictures—technically, because once you are there, it is a lot less cozy than it seems. The facilities are outdated. You wouldn't want to use the cutlery and kitchenware without cleaning them first, which gives a very bad impression and makes you doubt the cleanliness of everything. While we were there, they had issues with the water supply. That meant there was barely any water pressure at the taps or in the shower; additionally, we had cold water only. Given that the owners/hosts live right next door, there was no interaction between them and us. It’s usually in situations where things go wrong where you can shine, but they probably just didn't feel like it. If you like it clean and cozy, this is not your place to go.