Some friends of ours had stayed here and just knew that we would love it. How right they were, it is so lovely. To breakfast in the garden in late November amongst the bouganvilia and beside the tranquil pool is amazing. The special of the day is on a chalk board and we chose it every day and were never disappointed. The staff remember names and advise on the best places to visit. We love to visit new places but this is such a wonderful place that we will definately return, for longer next time.

Stayed for 2 nights this month and we made to feel very welcome and at home. House and rooms were lovely as were all the staff. Ann was a lovely person and we could have chatted to her for hours. She booked us a wine tasting day with Annalees who was lovely and we had a fantastic day with her. Had a lovely meal in Umani.'s where we tried the Tasting Menu which included wine with every course. The food was very good. The only down side is that Ann and her staff continously asked us if we wanted any tea or coffee and as there are no facilites in the rooms we had assumed they were complementary but we were charged when we got our bill. I think they should make it clear they are not Complementary. All in all we had a lovely stay.

This is no Guest House! I have stayed in hotels claiming to be 4* in the UK and they do not even come close to this beautiful house. The attention to detail was wonderful. We were welcomed personally, provided with a refreshing drink in the lounge and pampered us for the rest of our stay.

The room was large, very flowery with an en-suit bathroom to dream of! We had views on 3 sides of the room with large windows overlooking the mountains in the distance – truly beautiful. There are no tea and coffee facilities in the room because they say that they are there “to spoil you” and if you want anything at any time just ask and they will look after you –when my husband asked for an iron, they arrived at the door took away his shirts and returned them 15 minutes later beautiful pressed!

The staff were very friendly and very helpful. Being a guesthouse there is no restaurant for dinner, but they have a detailed menu list of the restaurants in the town for you to read at your leisure. Once you have selected where you want to eat they will even make the reservation for you. Its safe and easy to walk into town, but it will take you about 30 minutes. Whilst we were heading off along the Garden Route they even made some recommendations for stops on the way, including a café style restaurant called the Whale-Station in Betty’s Bay which I would highly recommend – especially if you like huge steaming pots of delicious mussels. Does not look much from the front by def worth heading inside! (By the way Betty’s Bay is the better than place to see the Penguins!).

They had a beautiful pool area at the front of the house – just a shame that it was not quite warm enough during our stay to enjoy it!

Stellenbosch was a wonderful place to visit, we only wish we had more time to stay there and explore all the vineyards in the surrounding area – especially the tasting bit!

This is the sixth time I have stayed at Summerwood; it is outstanding in every respect with great attention to detail. The decor in the rooms is lovely, the service is excellent; the staff are courteous, friendly, and make the visit memorable every time. The rooms are lovely, modern, spacious, spotless and well appointed. The facilities give the feeling of being in a small stately home. I will return and can thoroughly recommend a truly outstanding residence.