Malherbe Guesthouse True Cape Dutch Hospitality — Hotel in Langeberg Local Municipality

Malherbe Guesthouse was a TripAdvisor find, and lived up to expectations. On arrival, after seeing a friend for lunch in Swellendam, we were greeted by Kathleen at the front door of the beautiful building - one of the oldest in the town. She opened the gate to the secure parking area, then showed us to our poolside room through the delightful and richly-planted garden along a peach-pip strewn path. The room was exactly as offered on their website, with more than the normal provisions including a cafetiere and fresh coffee - and a small flask of Jerepigo (local sweet fortified wine) and two tasting glasses. It was delicious. ||There was a well-equipped bathroom with good shower, bath, and twin basins, and plenty of towels. The guesthouse has solar power so we were not interrupted by the regular load-shedding.||The breakfast next morning set us up for the rest of the day: first a bowl of fruit, yoghurt and granola, then a croissant, scrambled eggs, bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes. The scrambled egg was particularly tasty, with parsley and dill cut into it. Kathleen told us some of the history of the house, and we explored the rest of the ground floor and tried to work out where the 14 children of an earlier owner had lived.||Kathleen, who relocated from Johannesburg a year ago, has taken over the guesthouse and spent much of the past year taming the garden and adding her own personal touches all over.||It was a delightful place, and Kathleen was a warm host with advice on the town and surroundings. Our regret was that we only had one night in Malherbe: we...

My wife and I stayed in Montagu after a road trip across South Africa and used it as a base of operations of sorts for venturing into the surrounding areas and Cape Town for activities, hiking, wineries, and the sort. We arrived at the Malherbe Guesthouse and were quickly helped to our room. The rooms are tucked back among a beautiful garden that provides a lot of comfort and privacy. Our room was fantastic! Very modern and comfortable with lots of outlets, a fridge, a television, a huge bath, and a very nice shower. The lounge area of the guesthouse itself was comfortable and we were provided a delicious breakfast by the owner each day. The guesthouse is also walking distance to a Spar, pharmacy, and some nice small businesses in Montagu, which made it very convenient for the shopping we needed to do between outings. The pool was also very nice for the hot days if we were back in town in the afternoon. All in all would highly recommend...

Beautiful small guest house - 4 rooms I think. Good sized rooms, very well appointed and stylishly decorated with everything you need.||Pleasant garden with good pool.||The real stand out point with this guest house are the breakfasts. Served inside or in the garden, depending on the weather, the breakfast is something special. |Cutlery, crockery, tableware all very high quality and everything is served to you at your table. Carefully prepared and presented melon or pineapple with special yoghurt followed by Oeuffs en cocotte the first morning and a beautiful scrambled eggs to your choice the second morning.||Very pleasant and helpful hosts for which nothing was too much trouble.||A minor point - Wifi in rural South Africa is generally poor but here it is not helped by the fact that you have to keep logging on.||Delightful guest house where we would...