I cannot recommend Roosje van de Kaap highly enough. The place has old world charm and a pleasant pool & is located close to historic sights, restaurants and a national park, but its greatest asset is the owner (Ilizabet) and her general manager. When my partner unexpectedly needed urgent medical attention, they could not have been more helpful - recommending... more

Terrible welcome:outside,do you have a voucher,I'll show you the room. Restaurant is closed today. Goodbye.Rooms are poor. At departure location closed. Nobody around. Most unfriendly place during a stay from a month in South Africa. Waste of money. more

Superb food 5-star Worth stopping for an excellent dinner!!!! You will not be disappointed more

From the look of the website and the glowing reviews we had high hopes of our stay in Roosje van de Kaap but the cost (680R for a double) should perhaps have alerted us that the standard was not that high - expecting air con, TV or fridge was on reflection a bit optimistic, our fault not theirs. However, the... more

Phoned just an hour before we arrived in Swellendam exhausted with no place to stay. Arrived to a very warm welcome. I believe the guy's name is Lester who immediately came for our bag from the car, led us through the beautiful gardens to our exquisite room. Cape dutch cottage, nicely furnished with a view of the moon shining upon... more

Lovely cottages set in pleasant gardens. The rooms were very quaint, though dimly lit, and contained antique furniture. The restaurant is excellent and renowned as being one of the best on the garden route. We would definitely stay here again! more