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Review score

Based on 48 apartment reviews

9.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    10.0

  • Comfort

    10.0

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    9.9

  • Staff

    10.0

  • Value for money

    10.0

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 4 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location is a little scary at night. As anywhere in SA Reach your room before sunset.

    Greats hosts.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2025

    10
    Great place for a restful stay near the sea.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very clean, peaceful, a lot of love and care put into a comfortable stay. Kind and friendly hosts.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 March 2025

    10
    Awesome stay Rest and Sea ....
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    All was perfect .....

    Location was perfect. Host showed us the property, explained the keys and remotes. Gave us directions to restaurants. Were welcomed with chocolates in room as well as an ice cold bottle of wine in fridge. Professional warm welcome by host. Very nice and well equipped accommodation, clean rooms, good linen, we enjoyed our stay and will book again when visiting Gansbaai. Thanks for a lovely stay ....

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2025

    10
    Home away from home
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Noisy neighbors.

    It is very spacious and clean. Some extras provided to make us feel at home. Loved the Nespresso machine an braai spices provided (to mention just a few). It was really home away from home.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 December 2024

    10
    We loved everything about the apartment and the very friendly, helpful hosts Mark and Shirley!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    It does get very hot in the summer months, so an upright fan would have been a nice addition.

    Mark warmly welcomed us in person on arrival and took us through the apartment making sure that we knew where everything was! The apartment was exactly as shown in the website pictures with incredibly beautifully crafted furniture and nautical theme decor. Only the best utensils, appliances and so many other thoughtful items like plugs with usb points for charging our phones made our stay so incredibly comfortable and enjoyable! They really provided everything in the apartment including the complimentary bottle of wine, water at our bedside - so thoughtful! Mark even brought his personal Weber braai around for us to use when we preferred not to use the gas barbecue! We also received clear instructions every step of the way on Whatsapp - directions, parking, how to get they key etc that was really appreciated.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 December 2024

    10
    Excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good location, nice and quiet area

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 December 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent location. Close to the ocean and beach. Quiet area. The accommodation was well equipped with everything you may need. A small kitchenette, gas bbq and outside table.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 December 2024

    10
    Excelant. I will be back.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The apartment was absolutely spotless and beautifully decorated. Mark and Shirley was our hosts and what a pleasant welcoming in the guesthouse. We felt at home. The stay at rest and sea was great. Very clean and well equipped. Next to a home, but private and separate. Spacious and good location - The sea is walking distance.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 November 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely place and hosts! Absolutely clean, very nice cottage and interesting interior - many details that Shirley and Mark made them self's. Shirley and Mark was very friendly, many thanks for them! If we gat a chance to be around again we will surely stay here. A lot of thank, that was wonderful! (Mark, thanks for your gift, cheers!)

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 October 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Lovely place perfect for a family of 4. The main en-suite shower was fantastic. Cute outdoor area to cook. Comfy lounge. The kids bedroom was lovely and having their own bathroom was a bonus. It is so close to the ocean and the Rooikransies walk. And a quick drive to the beach.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 September 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely place, spacious and very neat. Value for money. Friendly host. Beautiful setting. Will definitely recommend this place to friends and family.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 September 2024

    9.0
    A definite must visit venue
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing, everything was perfect

    The hosts were exceptionally friendly and helpful.They went the extra mile with welcoming notes, videos of how to enter, safety and security was top notch and the best part was being walking distance from the beach. This is definitely a venue we will be returning too.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2024

    10
    This is a place we will highly recommend and will definitely be go back to 🫶
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location was prefect for a weekend away👍🏻👍🏻

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 June 2024

    9.0
    9
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Do wish there was a smoking area a little closer to the unit.

    Unit is very well equipped and comfy. Spotless, and has 2 bathrooms. Kitchenette is very well equipped, but not very big. Ideal, as long as you don't plan to cook big meals. Does have lovely gas braai just outside on little patio. No ocean view, but short walk to the ocean. Hosts very friendly. Did have Netflix and YouTube, but not normal TV channels.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 May 2024

    10
    We had all the comforts of home and it was so nice and quiet. We would definitely stay here when we are in the area.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The place was so neat, clean and comfortable we immediately felt relaxed and the hosts were so welcoming and pleasant

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    10
    Excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Booking.com once again messed up my booking and told the host that we are only 3 people even though I had proof from them that it is for 4 people. The hosts accommodated, but it is becoming a nuisance that Booking.com cannot make proper bookings ever since January when we had similar problems at another place.

    Excellent and clean venue with very friendly hosts. We utterly enjoyed the weekend away at an awesome place.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2024

    9.0
    Franskraal gem
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Could do with proper SA wood braai facilities, although we were well accomodated with gas and using our own.

    Modern apartment with huge spacious rooms

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    One of the cleanest apartments we have ever stayed in on the booking.com platform

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    - well thought throw interior - felt very safe - nice and very friendly owners - overall very comfortable and spacious

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2024

    9.0
    Very enjoyable clean and relaxing.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Kitchen is very small.

    The property was very nice clean and very comfortable although the kitchenette was very small we could make do with everything it had to offer. Property is perfectly situated close ( few minutes walk)to the ocean for fishing and close enough to other areas such as Pearly beach; Die Dam even Struisbaai and L’Agulhas and Anniston.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean and comfortable. The hosts were excellent and lots of attention to detail. Can definitely recommend the place and will use it again when in the area.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 November 2023

    10
    Home in Gansbaai
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was so clean, cozy and relaxing..and we found Shirley very accommodating..the truffles, the mineral water after a long route was so nice of you..Shirley waited for us after 8pm and showed us the place. Recommend this place, you won't regret it, value for money..

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 November 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Loved everything!

    Clean, well equipped, tasteful decor, attention to detail, friendly and helpful host. Can see that a lot of thought and love went into the property.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 November 2023

    10
    Worth it
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing I didn't like.

    Very helpful staff. Loved the extra touch with a complimentary bottle of wine and chocolates. Safe and quiet location.

    Stayed in September 2023

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