Reviews of Valentines Hermanus
292 8th Street, 7200 Hermanus, South Africa
#23 of 80 B&Bs and inns in Hermanus
Guests' ChoiceReview Score
Based on 115 hotel reviews
9.3Score breakdown
-
Cleanliness
9.7
-
Comfort
9.5
-
Location
9.3
-
Facilities
9.1
-
Staff
9.9
-
Value for money
9.5
-
Free Wifi
9.5
Verified guest reviews from real Bookers
Real Bookers. Real stays. Real opinions.
Read more– opens a dialog boxHow guest reviews work
Each review score is between 1 and 10. To get the overall score you see, we add up all the review scores we’ve received and divide that total by the number of them. We use a weighted review system, which means the more recent the review, the bigger the impact on the total review score calculation. Guests can also give separate “subscores” in crucial areas like location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value, and free Wifi. Note that guests submit their subscores and overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them.
You can review an accommodation that you booked through our platform if you stayed there, or if you got to the property but didn’t actually stay there. To edit a review you’ve already submitted, contact our Customer Service team.
We have people and automated systems that specialize in detecting fake reviews submitted to our platform. If we find any, we delete them and, if necessary, take action against whoever is responsible.
Anyone who spots something suspicious can always report it to our Customer Service team so that our fraud team can investigate.
Ideally, we'd publish every review we get, positive and negative. However, we won’t display any reviews that include or refer to (among other things):
- Politically sensitive comments
- Promotional content
- Illegal activities
- Personal or sensitive info (e.g. emails, phone numbers, credit card info)
- Swear words, sexual references, hate speech, discriminatory remarks, threats, or references to violence
- Spam and fake content
- Animal cruelty
- Impersonation (i.e. if the writer is claiming to be someone else)
- Any violation of our review guidelines.
To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out. We may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old, or if the accommodation has a change of ownership.
An accommodation can reply to a review.
When you see multiple reviews, the most recent ones will be at the top, subject to a few other factors (e.g. language, whether it’s just a rating or contains comments as well, etc.). You can sort and/or filter them by time of year, review score, and more.
Sometimes we show external review scores from other well-known travel websites, but make it clear when we do this.
Guidelines and Standards for Reviews
These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly, without limiting expression or strong opinions. They're also applicable regardless of the comment's tone.
Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams.
Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include hate speech, discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, or the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.
All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated.
Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and other similar details.
The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properties, and not of Booking.com. Booking.com does not accept responsibility or liability for any reviews or responses. Booking.com is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not a publisher of these comments and responses.
By default, reviews are sorted based on the date of the review and on additional criteria to display the most relevant reviews, including but not limited to: your language, reviews with text, and non-anonymous reviews. Additional sorting options might be available (by type of traveler, by score, etc...).
Translations disclaimer
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
End of dialog content-
Reviewed: July 25, 2025
Nicole
Hong Kong3 Reviews10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 7 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
My stay at Valentines Hermanus was honestly the best experience I’ve had in a long time. A massive thank you to Greg and Helen —your warmth, hospitality, and attention to every little detail made this stay truly unforgettable. From the moment we arrived, we felt so welcome. The space was immaculately clean, with fresh towels provided every single day. It’s the little touches that really stood out—beautiful flowers in every corner, and the most delicious homemade rusks that made our mornings extra special. The care and effort put into maintaining the space is unmatched. You can tell Greg and Helen genuinely care about creating a home away from home, and it shows in every aspect of the stay. I honestly couldn’t recommend Valentines Hermanus more. If you’re thinking of booking—do it. You’ll love every second of it, just like we did. Thank you again, Greg and Helen!
Stayed in July 2025
-
Reviewed: April 21, 2025
Koosha
Netherlands32 Reviews2 helpful votes10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The hosts were incredibly kind and welcoming. The apartment was comfortable, well-equipped, and had everything we needed. Check-in was quick and seamless, and the host kindly assisted us with parking our car in their backyard.
Stayed in April 2025
-
Reviewed: March 24, 2025
Bart
Netherlands11 Reviews1 helpful vote10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing. All good!
We had a lovely stay at Valentines. The location close to the beach is wonderful and Helen and Greg are very friendly and kind. We would recommend staying here.
Stayed in March 2025
-
Reviewed: February 12, 2025
Smallbone
South Africa3 Reviews1 helpful vote9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The only issue was a semi blocked sink in the one bathroom.
Extremely friendly welcoming and very comfortable accommodation. Lovely garden to sit in and enjoy a sundowner drink. Beds are super comfortable. Tea, coffee and fresh milk supplied as well as ice in the freezer and a bowl of fruit on the table.
Stayed in February 2025
-
Reviewed: February 10, 2025
Karen
South Africa31 Reviews2 helpful votes10“We will most definitely use Valentine every time we’re in Hermanus.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing!
Fantastic stay! So spacious and absolutely EVERYTHING which was needed, was there. (Even an iron and ironing board) Extremely comfortable. Greg and Helen are amazing hosts, so friendly and knowledgable about the area.
Stayed in February 2025
-
Reviewed: January 21, 2025
Philippe
South Africa29 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
Very convenient stop over, with friendly hosts.
Stayed in January 2025
-
Reviewed: January 11, 2025
Dercia
South Africa3 Reviews9.0“A home away from home”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The place was neat and clean, the hosts were friendly and accommodating and made us feel at home. I loved the personalised welcome sign with my name on it 😍😍😍
Stayed in January 2025
-
Reviewed: December 28, 2024
Johan
South Africa3 Reviews10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Hosts were very friendly and everything was better than expected.
Stayed in December 2024
-
Reviewed: December 24, 2024
Stephan
Portugal17 Reviews3 helpful votes10“Very comfortable”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
The welcome of Greg and Helen. The comfort of the beds, the location
Stayed in December 2024
-
Reviewed: December 5, 2024
Anneke
South Africa2 Reviews9.0“Great stay close to Grotto beach”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Super friendly people and beautiful facilities. Safe parking.
Stayed in December 2024
-
Reviewed: November 19, 2024
Judith
Switzerland63 Reviews5 helpful votes10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
We were warmly welcomed to Valentines Hermanus. The suite of rooms we rented were very comfortable and very clean. We enjoyed the chocolate and South African biscuits left in the room. Good sized bathroom. Very quiet location and near Grotto beach and a nice café for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Above all we appreciated Greg and Helen's hospitality.
Stayed in November 2024
-
Reviewed: November 12, 2024
Malikah
South Africa6 Reviews10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
n/a
Felt like a home away from home. The girls did not want to leave. Getting into the property early was made easy by Greg, would definitely be staying there again.
Stayed in November 2024
-
Reviewed: November 10, 2024
Doug
South Africa24 Reviews9 helpful votes10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 2 nights
Stunning place in a stunning town. Great experience all round. Thank you.
Stayed in November 2024
-
Reviewed: November 8, 2024
Александр
Russia6 Reviews10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
We definitely enjoyed staying there ❤️
Stayed in November 2024
-
Reviewed: October 5, 2024
Debbie
South Africa5 Reviews8.0“Lovely friendly hosts and apartment was clean.”- • Business trip
- • Group
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I was under the impression that the flat was apart from the house when booking. Also there was no lounge only.
The rooms, bathroom and kitchennette were lovey and clean. Friendly hosts.
Stayed in October 2024
-
Reviewed: October 1, 2024
Thammo
South Africa3 Reviews10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Location, great hosts....gave us good places to go to. We felt very welcome and safe.
Stayed in September 2024
-
Reviewed: September 17, 2024
Johan
Belgium17 Reviews2 helpful votes9.0“Clean and safe stay with friendly owners in quiet neighbourhood”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Bert clean al safe. Bert helpfull owners who respected the privacy.
Stayed in September 2024
-
Reviewed: September 15, 2024
Alexander
South Africa6 Reviews10“Was a great break away from work”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
Can't think of something negative
Unit well equipped, well maintained and very clean. Hosts are very friendly.
Stayed in September 2024
-
Reviewed: June 21, 2024
Veronica
Belize7 Reviews9.0“It was cozy”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It met our needs for the short stay
It was quiet and calm
Stayed in June 2024
-
Reviewed: May 2, 2024
Nelrè
South Africa1 review10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 6 nights
A warm welcome at the door. Very friendly overall exceptional people. Very clean and comfortable. Will visit again.
Stayed in April 2024
-
Reviewed: April 25, 2024
Dmitriy
Russia10 Reviews1 helpful vote9.0“great location, not expensive, great hosts. but room in shared house.”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 2 nights
there is no place to eat in the room and no shared place in the house to take breakfast or coffee or bbq (as best case)
the Location is quite and comfort
Stayed in March 2024
-
Reviewed: April 5, 2024
Mareks
Latvia5 Reviews3 helpful votes10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
nothing
amazing
Stayed in March 2024
-
Reviewed: April 2, 2024
Tessa
South Africa3 Reviews9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
A friendly welcome note at the door on arrival. Our accommodation was comfortable and clean. We were spoilt with unexpected treats - chocolates on our beds, books for my two daughters to read and delicious rusks were left for us to enjoy with our coffee. Our hosts definitely went the extra mile and we are so grateful.
Stayed in March 2024
-
Reviewed: March 27, 2024
Harrison
United Kingdom12 Reviews1 helpful vote10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Two-Bedroom Apartment
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very quiet for Good nights sleep close to a nice restaurant and the beach welcomed by the host greg with a welcome signed with our names on it
Stayed in March 2024
