This is a well-appointed property, nicely located at the edge of the lagoon with views to Knysna and The Heads. There is a range of rooms/ suites available, many very large. We had an extremely comfortable 3-day stay. The restaurant is very good, with interesting dishes, well prepared and presented, and reasonably priced. Service is friendly but can occasionally be... more

We are a couple of early UK retirees liking to travel and stay in unostentatious interesting luxury and when we arrived at St James the television in the bar was blaring out a football match which seemed rather at odds with its luxury image. However, we were upgraded to their best suite which was indeed huge, marvellous and with wonderful... more

Very friendly but professional staff who all seemed to know your name. Our (basic) suite was very spacious and comfortable. The gardens are beautiful and we are only sorry that the weather was very wet when we stayed there and we unable to enjoy sitting out by the lagoon. We had a relaxing day reading in the comfortable lounge and... more

My sister and I stayed here and they upgraded us to the unbelievable Presidential Suite. We didn't know why and we didn't ask! The room had beautiful views of the lagoon and the property and was exceptionally well appointed and comfortable with a large, gorgeous white marble bathroom. The staff was exceedingly helpful with our every request and helped us... more

My parents, wife and I stayed in St James in late June of 2009. It was a wonderful couple of nights. The weather let us down a bit and the town was very quiet but we didn't mind as we spent the evenings playing board games and sipping drinks in front of the lovely open fire. The staff were flexible... more

Our family had an excellent stay in this hotel. At first the location concerned us as there are major road works outside of the hotel but we heard nothing from our rooms and we can see that future guests will benefit from the improvements to the road system, not least in getting into the town. The entire staff at this... more

Having read the rave reviews before our holiday we decided to stay here. We were disappointed that intially we were shown to the musty mausoleum in the garden-a no no for any one with respiratory problems. Having objected to this accommodation we were shown 2 rooms in the house [why we were not offered one of these rooms initially I... more

Like a previous reviewer, when we were here, in the offseason, there were few other patrons, and we were upgraded to a suite. I have to say this was truly one of the great bargains considering the quality of the accomodations, and the breakfasts for the price we paid. The staff was extremely helpful (particularly Hein). Would love to get... more

The staff were really nice, breakfast was great . The rooms spacious almost like apartments in size. fabulous views and the gardens very well maintained. The only downside is the distance to town. If you go backwards and forwards in a cab its pricey. The only other comment and perhaps its something that they cannot control, but there was a... more