There are no negatives about this hotel. We have stayed at many of the highest rated hotels in Europe, Far East, Australasia and the Americas and can honestly say the St James was one of the best if not the best. From the moment you arrive the hotel oozes quality - the glasses in the in room mini bar were cut crystal, the car was washed each morning. The restaurant was among the best we have eaten at in South Africa. In short - we would thoroughly recommend this hotel and hope to return before too long.

We stayed for 3 nights while on the Garden Route. From the minute we entered the premises the staff could not do enough for us. Its a small hotel, but don't let that fool you - you get all the more attention. The rooms are fab and the setting of the hotel on the lagoon is special. They have a fantacsic restaurant with an excellent menu, run by extremey friendly staff. They even washed our car each day without being requested to do so - its a nice touch. We would definately recommend this hotel to anyone but especially couples. We will be back!

We spent 4 nights at The St James as part of a three week holiday to South Africa.
This hotel was faultless. Lovely room, great service, good food. The location on the lagoon is perfect. We had mixed weather, but it did not dampen our spirits. A wonderful place to stay in Knsyna.

This was truly a wonderful experience. The St James is set in superbly manicured gardens on the Knysna lagoon and it is stunning! We stayed for 7 nights and although we had a very mixed bag of weather it didn't spoil our stay. Our room was spectacular and the size of an entire apartment with lovely comfy beds and all the amenities you could wish for. The staff could not have been more lovely. I was, unfortunately unwell, during the stay and they were so helpful and concerned, it was really reassuring. Steven is an excellent manager/host but to be honest we could not fault any of the staff at all. The food is of a very high quality (and plentiful) - we would definitely stay again if we made the trip to SA again.