They should let you know beforehand that you need to purchase your own wood for the hot tub and not a few hours before check-in. That way, you can be prepared and bring wood with you.

Everything was nice and peaceful.

Stayed in August 2025

The cottage itself is needing a bit of TLC. There was a quite a lot of damp very visible on the walls and ceiling.

Lovely little cottage on the farm. Beautiful place to walk with the kids and explore. Hot tub under the stars was amazing.

Stayed in May 2025

Overall I loved our stay and enjoyed it. Just few things that could make the stay a bit more enjoyable is convenience. There were now two prong plug points, there also wasn’t any amenities like shower gel lotion or things that would have made the stay better. The braai place also only came with one pack of wood for a weekend stay 2 bags 1 per day would have made more sense. But I’m just giving some things that could make it more comfortable

Stayed in April 2025

All good. No TV which did not concerm us but could for others

Great location and setting. Comfortable cottage which was well equiped .

Stayed in March 2025

No hot water on the first night because they forgot to put the gas on! 2nd day there was no water and we asked for assistance and nobody helped.

Very quiet and relaxing

Stayed in February 2025

There wasn't a tong and no cloths to wipe the counters or dry the dishes. I had to go buy those, but it wasn't a major problem. The ants were also a bit of a nuisance. Besides that, nothing to complain about and we hated leaving there.

The cottage was absolutely beautiful with a lovely view. We enjoyed the peace and quiet and being away from the city. A very special touch was the chocolates they left us for Valentine's Day. The bed was very comfortable and of course, we enjoyed the hot tub. It was also lovely to have a restaurant on the property. The food at Casa Cello was really lovely and we spent a wonderful evening there. All in all, a really lovely place and recommendable.

Stayed in February 2025

location and facilities

Stayed in February 2025

Having to search for the non existent lever to fill the tub and some mould on the ceiling.

Beautiful space. Friendly staff. Portuguese restaurant was great. Hot tub was lovely. Flat was great

Stayed in December 2024

Special mention of Tanya who was friendly helpful and kind on arrival!

Stayed in December 2024

The setting is a little stark around the cottage due to it being newly built. The addition of trees or a fynbos garden would soften it and make it more welcoming

Exceptional furnishings and a supremely comfy bed. The stoep is a gorgeous place to watch the sun set over the valley

Stayed in December 2024

Stacey was excellent, very helpful. we also appreciated the pet-friendly atmosphere that welcomed our canine family member. We enjoyed the close access to the in-house Portugese restaurant, with a good menu, good draught beer, and the full range of wines available from the Stanford Estate.

Stayed in November 2024

We were given wet wood for the braai and had to go to town on Friday night to buy wood to cook our braai meat Maybe told to bring drinking water as the water is brown

Stayed in September 2024

At first were given a cottage that was not in good condition. We were quickly moved to a Villa which was very nice. However, it did have a leak in roof around the chimney to wood stove. Also the wood we received was wet so we had to purchase our own.

Didn't have breakfast.. not sure we knew about it.

Stayed in June 2024

Wood was unfortunately a little wet and could've done with a better set of braai tongs but loved the fact that a set of kiddies bowls and plates where included was amazing as most places don't have, all in all a great stay and amazing staff that are extremely helpful

Stayed in May 2024

Very minor and could be an added bonus to the cottage - would have liked a hose pipe to clean off muddy paws and feet because the door mats were wet. There were areas on the grass near both entrances that were muddy. We did not feel the hot-tub added value, we made 2 attempts to warm the water, one with the help of Richard a staff member, and gave up after 1.5hrs each time.

We chose this location for the pet-friendly policy and the fenced in self-catering cottage. We liked the location, the tranquility, the staff friendliness (were not introduced to any owners), the rolling lawns, the farm animals grazing in the fields and dam, the fact there was a restaurant on-site 8am to 5pm and that we did not have to leave the premises for 4 days. This is one of the nicest stays locally, especially that its pet-friendly. Highly recommended and we will return.

Stayed in May 2024

The mattress on lower bunk bed was too thin and not comfortable. Child landed up sleeping with his mother in the single bed. On the advert it said that there was a TV which turned out to be incorrect. As it happened, although the kids were disappointed, it was jolly good for them to play games, draw, chat etc instead but I do feel you should not advertise what isn't there.

Loved the view, the stoep, braai area, patio furniture, hot tub. Very friendly staff, so accommodating. Great shower. Lovely restaurant on the farm.

Stayed in January 2024

All good.

The cottage was lovely, fabulous view and nicely equipped. Super quiet too.

Stayed in December 2023

Not having electricity for most of one of the days we were there. No fault of the the owners but a little inconvenient!

The farm was amazing and peaceful. Loved the walks and sights. Also receiving a complimentary bottle of wine for the inconvenience of incomplete braai area

Stayed in July 2023

Was rather cold so the minute the fire goes out it is rather chilly. huge thanks for the inverter, however may I suggest that it is enclosed or moved to the lounge as it tends to be noisy when working and when recharging the battery. So the fan stays on the best part of the night. Not to Lekker if you are not use to it. maybe a small fan heater for the rooms would be nice.

The newly renovated house. great hot water and all that is needed in the house. The new inverter.

Stayed in May 2023

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secluded position but. it too far away from facilities.

Stayed in February 2023

The only thing to remember is that the tap water is brown, which was clean enough to shower in, except that it would be best to bring bottled water to drink, cook food with and brush your teeth etc., other than that, the place was perfect.

I liked everything about the Brunia Cottage, it is quaint and beautiful and has pretty much everything that you would need. Hot geyser water, Stove, mini oven, kettle, toaster, microwave, cutlery, plates, glasses, pots/pans etc. Everything we required was available for us to use. Oh yes, and the cottage has WIFI which was useful. There is a main bedroom with double bed. A guest room with a single bed and a bunk bed next to it. Lounge has two small single person couches, 2 single person benches and 1 sleeper couch opposite a fireplace, I have not tried the fireplace, however normal braai wood is provided with firelighters. Outside the back of the cottage is a wooden park table bench type thing and two wooden recliner beach chairs. It had a braai place as well. Outside is very spacious and open for kids to run around. However I assume if you have pets, then you would be offered the Sylvia Cottage (directly next to Brunia) as the Brunia Cottage has no perimeter fence, whereas the Sylvia Cottage does have for pets to stay inside.

Stayed in December 2022

The ticks - but that comes with farm life

Great location, very quiet. Loved that we could bring our dogs

Stayed in November 2022

Only has the minimum utensils for a self catering.

Location was good. House was clean. Nice braai place. Great view

Stayed in October 2022

Beautiful scenery, easy to find. The hand soap & lotion were amazing.

Stayed in April 2025