Having had a wonderful holiday along the Garden Route we decided that we would spend the last few days in Hermanus.We had spent two nights at Whale Cottage Plettenberg and were impressed by Eric the manager who could not do enough for us,it seemed a good idea to get a room with a balcony at Hermanus,a deposit was taken and... more

I booked in for Whale cottage after looking at the photos on the website, oh how wrong were they! My Cape Town guest house (which was amazing by the way) had phoned the Whale cottage owner for me and asked if I was the only one staying there as I was a woman travelling on my own. The answer was... more

We stayed at the Whale Cottage for 2 nights and it was awful. The innkeeper was extremely rude and unhelpful. Luckily, we had a Lonely Planet book to guide us because she made no effort in informing us about good restaurants and attractions when we asked. However, this was not the worst part of the stay. The bathroom smelled like... more

This being our 4th stay in as many years, we were disappointed that our room had been changed from the one requested at the time of booking. The Dolphin room allocated us for our 5-night stay was extremely small but on the plus side it did have a good, albeit, limited sea view (with regard to the horizontal aspect). From... more

Really lovely staff but this place is seriously overpriced with only average rooms - and the booking process is a nightmare. more

Be careful if you prepay for this property and then have to cancel, trying to get a refund, even canceling a month in advance, is impossible! more

I travelled here with my husband and son -we needed to be in Hermanus for a family weekend. I was gobsmacked to say the least to be asked for my credit card before we had even been shown the room. I have never before experienced such eagerness anywhere else in the world. The rooms were nothing special, all done rather... more

I will recommend the Whale Cottage chain! It was just perfect and even for the restaurants they recommended! A friend of mine stayed with them and gave me the contact and I have to admit that it was just perfect, simple with a really nice atmosphere more

This was our first trip to South Africa so of course we did not know what to expect but the welcome we recived at Whale Cottage Hermanus was truly set the benchmark for a fabulous trip. The team at Whale Cottage made us feel truly welcome in this beautifully positioned ocean view guest house. We felt right at home straight... more