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#4 of 17 hotels in Stellenbosch
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  • Rooms: 12
  • Address: Old Helshoogte Road Stellenbosch 7599 South Africa
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
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“Amazing stay”

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5 of 5 stars
St. Petersburg, Russia
Jan 31, 2008

Booked directly and were a little concerned about the high price, but it proved to be good value. Robert, the manager is very friendly and willing to give you tips about visiting the Stellenbosch wine region. There are two parking areas for your car. We stayed at the Lemon Tree house with an upstairs bedroom, downstairs kitchen/lounge area with satellite TV (although we preferred to watch the birds and gorgeous mountains & gardens outside!!), and a private terrace with sunbeds. The Gardens are something the owners are very proud of, and for a reason! Extremely well manicured and really huge in size. Mountains on either side, pond with ducks, a swing bridge, gazebo, even a hide to watch birds!! The territory is so big that you hardly see anyone else! You can walk around or hang out by the pool. I loved the heated outside jacuzzi - very nice, especially when it starts cooling off towards the night. Bear in mind that even during summer night temperatures are 2 times lower than in the day! We also enjoyed the tennis court quite a bit. DeKraal highly recommended!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Beautiful surroundings, cafe-style breakfast area outside
    • Disliked — Bathroom is 2 flights of stairs away from the bedroom
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taiagirl's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 18-24
Member since: September 27, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Outdoor / Adventure, Great food / Wine
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“Very pretty surroundings”

DeKraal Country Lodge

Feb 28, 2007

We stayed in the four bed villa which was ideal for our party of adults. It had a massive kitchen/dining area, lounge with satellite tv and a pool table! The bedrooms fed off the main living area and each was equipped with en suite bathrooms. There was lots of storage space in the bedrooms and tea/coffee making facilities but they were not really luxurious. The surrounding gardens were lovely, a brilliant swimming pool with a cascading waterfall into it, lots of meandering walkways, a 'wobbly' bridge, boating pond, hidden gazebos and seats, even a tennis court, although we didn't use it. It was a magical place to spend our last few days in south Africa. However, it was the only place where the host, Robert, was not in much attendance and we were disappointed with the cooked breakfast.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Extremely pretty surroundings
    • Disliked — No air con in bedrooms
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wellsparty's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2007
Traveled with: Family (extended)
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: December 29, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure, Great food / Wine
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“What a beautiful place to stay!”

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5 of 5 stars
Hampshire, UK
Jan 16, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

This place more than met our expectations. The setting was beautiful. The gardens are delightful with a beautiful mountain backdrop. The hospitality superb. The house we stayed in was clean, well equipped with dishwasher, washer, dryer, safe etc. The children (8 & 6 yrs) loved the pools and the freedom of the gardens. Our only regret was not using this place as our base for the whole of our stay - it's convenient for lots of places and Cape Town is less that an hour away. We highly recommend Chamonix for lunch and trips to the Spier and Boschendal Wine Estates. The Hillcrest Berry Farm right next door also does delicious lunches. We would recommend to any families travelling in the Western Cape and will make it our number 1 choice if we were to go back!.

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    • Liked — The setting
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dhrtdj's Summary
Date of Stay: December 2006
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: August 07, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Families with young children
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Great food / Wine, Other
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“Green oasis on the Helshoogte Pass”

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4 of 5 stars
London, United Kingdom
Feb 1, 2006
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I had a very nice stay at De Kraal in mid January 2006. The Hotel is situated on the road from Stellenbosch to Franschoek about 7kms outside Stellenbosch; nestled between the Simonsberg and the Groot Drakenstein mountains.
All 12 appartments contain fully-equipped kitchens; our room even had a washing machine. They each have a front porch or a veranda. There is a Weber grill
available for barbecuing/braaing. The spacious rooms are in separate little houses scattered around the bottom of the spacious grounds. There is a cute pool with a view further up the hill as well as a floodlit tennis court. The charming and lush garden itself used to be a protea farm and has been redesigned to include a couple of water features including a little boating pond further up
the hill.
Great for families with kids or for a secluded getaway.
Close to Thelema, Tokara and Delaire wine estates.

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Werder1's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2006
Member since: June 16, 2005
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Old Helshoogte Road, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa