First the great things: We had the honeymoon suite for one night in December 2011 on our driving trip down the N2. Unbelievable views from our private deck, and from our room and from our bed--we could look out and see the Indian Ocean and the cliffs. Gorgeous. The room was lavishly decorated in an Asian motif. The king bed was just right. Cedric welcomed us at reception, helped us with dining recommendations and reservations, and drove us to and from the restaurant, and was generally charming and interesting, telling us quite a bit about the area and the hotel. Breakfast was delicious, and Memory, our server, was warm and funny. After we left, we realized that my husband left a pair of shoes in the room, and Cedric was so kind as to package them up and send them to us a our Cape Town hotel.
The problems we encountered were few but disappointing. After a fairly long drive from Addo, we arrived at The Alexander midafternoon. We'd skipped lunch en route, thinking that we'd get a snack upon arrival in Knysna. When we asked Cedric about the possibility of a snack--chips, nuts, whatever--he said that there was nothing available. Not even in our minibar! That seems highly odd to me, especially after reading other people's reports of cheese plates upon arrival and the like. Cedric offered to give us directions to a local restaurant, but as that would involve driving back down the hill, we decided to retreat to our beautiful room and relax. We didn't even get our welcome drink! But we did relax after our drive, and thoroughly enjoyed our view.
The other thing, just an oddness, really, was that Wayne never emerged from his apartment to greet us. We said hi to him once from our deck, but he and his dogs were otherwise not in evidence. Not sure why, and again, not a big deal, but....odd. We would have liked to have met him and asked about the many treasures decorating the house. Cedric told us that Wayne had collected many of them in his travels, and we were curious about the details. Ah, well. Four stars, not five, but I'm still happy we stayed at The Alexander.

It was really Amazing place to visit. Wayne - owner of Guesthouse took each and every care for our entire group. The location above hills is superb, Stunning views from the big suite. Food very nice. We all r vegetarians so it was really great that they served us hot and delicious breakfast. Drop faiclity to main fresturant at waterfront makes life easy. Thanks to entire staff for making our stay unforgettable.

Perfect location and total luxury - will definitely be back! Small words of advice to the owners would be to pre-cehyeck everything in the rooms before the guests check in. We had a few glitches with the DSTV, underfloor heating and had a cold shower one night. Everyone was very apologetic, and we know sometimes these things happen, but it would still be a good step to do the pre-check. Beyond that, gorgeous rooms, spectacular views, friendly staff and delicious breakfast every day.

Stayed at "The Alexander" for a night on our way from PE to Cape Town.

The location is perfect - unfortunately from our room we only saw the roof of another house. But from upstairs you've very good views towards the Ocean. Location couldn't be better.

The complete hotel, the lobby, the rooms are very cozy, exactly what you expect of a 5* boutique hotel.

To be perfect some small things are missing (beside the missing view from the room):
- No Espresso or Cappuccino served, just ordinary coffee
- The cooked breakfast wasn't that great, jam shouldn't be cheap PNP where still the price (R 29) is on the glass and some fresh fruits would also be a good option.

To be perfect some small things are missing (beside the missing view from the room):
- no Espresso or Cappuccino served, just ordinary coffee
- the cooked breakfast wasn't that great and jam shouldn't be cheap PNP where still the price (R 29) is on the glass.