Swellendam Country Lodge

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Terrace/patio
Beach
Beach
Front of property – evening/night

Reviews

9.8 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
237 Voortrek Street, Swellendam, Western Cape, 6740
  • Dutch Reformed Church Swellendam
    3 min drive
  • Swellendam Provincial Hospital
    5 min drive
  • Woodpecker
    1 min walk
  • Woodpecker Pizza Deli
    1 min walk

Room options

Standard Twin Room, 1 Bedroom (standard twin (or king) with shower )

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed

Luxury Twin Room (luxury twin (or king) with shower )

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (standard queen with shower )

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Luxury Room (luxury twin or king with bath&shower)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Luxury Room (luxury king with shower )

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Luxury Room, 1 King Bed (luxury king with bath & shower )

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Swellendam Country Lodge

Guesthouse with free breakfast, in the vicinity of Marloth Nature Reserve
An outdoor pool, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities are available at this guesthouse. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and a front-desk safe are onsite.
Swellendam Country Lodge offers 4 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to patios. 32-inch Smart televisions come with satellite channels and Netflix.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

During your stay at Swellendam Country Lodge, you'll be close to Bontebok National Park. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance, and luggage storage
  • 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Marloth Nature Reserve and 10.9 mi (17.6 km) from Bontebok National Park
Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Swellendam Country Lodge. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Swellendam guesthouse.

Guests are served free continental breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM.

Languages

Afrikaans, Dutch, English, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • On-site parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–9:30 AM

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Private winery tours
  • Public winery tours

Family friendly

  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • High chair
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Golf clubhouse
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Romance packages available

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch smart TV
  • Netflix
  • Satellite channels
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for ZAR 380 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for ZAR 175 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: ZAR 175 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: ZAR 380 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

Swellendam Country Lodge
Swellendam Country Swellendam
Swellendam Country Lodge Guesthouse
Swellendam Country Lodge Swellendam
Swellendam Country Lodge Guesthouse Swellendam

Swellendam Country Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 25 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property and staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clive

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The only place to stay
Lovely guest house - if you are staying in Swellendam, then this is the only place to stay! Clean, fresh & friendly with tropical vibes and tasty & healthy breakfast :)
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in Swellendam
A lovely property with friendly hosts. Room was really nice as were the grounds and the pool area. The breakfast was amazing and beautifully presented - the best we had during our stay in South Africa. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thanks for a perfect stay!
Unique service and friendlyness, perfect breakfast and so lovely hosts that you felt as comming home from the first moment on.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property and clean pretty room. The couple running the show were so lovely and friendly. Happily changed our dinner reservation for us as we did not have SA mobile minutes and gave us a great lunch stop recommendation on our way to the airport. The breakfast we delicious! And we were welcomed to a celebration gift in the room. I would recommend staying here for those travelling in Swellendam.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Swellendam Excellence
Jan and Vivianne were lovely attentive hosts. Mature gardens and pool area were a pleasure to be in. Good breakfast with continental and cooked options. Comfortable super king bed, with large walk in shower. Quiet location, handily situated opposite a good pizza restaurant, close to excellent restaurant La Sosta, and a 20/30 minute walk (or 5 minute drive) into centre of Swellendam. Good stopover for the Garden Route, with handy hikes and trails nearby, and access to amazing De Hoop Nature Reserve. Highly recommended.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really friendly and helpful hosts Super comfortable bed Excellent breakfast. Highly recommended
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jens

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding
Beautiful property, great welcome and very useful tips. Breakfast was the best of all the lodges we staid at.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jonas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely recommend a stop here.
The guesthouse was really beautiful and looked as if it was brand new. We only stayed for one night but we got some great tips on what to do in Swellendam and even for the rest of our trip. The breakfast was also really good! I would definitely recommend to stay here, for the beautiful place and the nice reception by the owner.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Margot

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very helpful owner & staff
We enjoyed a couple of nights stay, the owner was very helpful going out of her way to offer advice on local things to do and restaurants & staff even cleaned your car. The rooms were a little small for people with a lot of luggage as there wasn’t a lot of wardrobe space but this wasn’t a problem for staying a couple of nights. On arrival, I thought that the lack of air conditioning would be a problem as it was @ 30+ degrees outside, however once the windows and French doors were opened it cooled down very quickly & there is a ceiling fan in the room in any case. The room was kept spotlessly clean by the staff & was comfortable. The breakfast was superb with more food than we could possible eat. The only issue that may cause a problem for some was that the path to the rooms consisted of gravel, bags couldn’t be easily rolled along & really needed to be carried, it would be better with a stone path so that bags could be pulled along, I suspect that as the staff were so helpful anyone who had real issues could have got the bags delivered to their room for them. For anyone staying on a Sunday, it would be advisable to book a restaurant as several in the town are not open & the better ones get booked up fast.

10/10 Excellent

Angela, surrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A real gem
A lovely place set in its own beautiful garden created by the owners. The best place we stayed in and by far best breakfast we had in South Africa.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quality B&B
Second visit here, all round great place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Gerhard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The breakfast was very good!

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing Guesthouse, delicious breakfast. Amazing owners, very kind.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ines

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Jederzeit wieder, absolute Empfehlung!
Eine wunderschöne, familiäre Anlage, die gut durchdacht und mit Geschmack angelegt wurde! Die Zimmer sind sehr sauber, stilvoll, der Pool bietet eine tolle Erfrischung und das Frühstück lässt keine Wünsche offen. Eine absolute Empfehlung!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Myriam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wunderschön gepflegtes Gasthaus. Lecker Frühstück und sehr saubere Zimmer.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alexander, Stuttgart

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
1 Night stop over to Cape Town
Perfect Hosts.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great stay, very nice place and friendly staff. Excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Anne, München

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hübsches B&B in Swellendam
Gute Zimmer mit eigener Terrasse, hervorragendes Frühstück
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Ruud

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Leuke lodge voor 1 of 2 overnachtingen op doorreis
Leuke doorreis locatie. Swellendam is overzichtelijk en er is een soort van buitenlucht museum en enkele historische kerkjes en gebouwen. De lodge is prima. Aardige gastvrouw. Klein zwembad, helaas met te weinig stoelen voor alle gasten. Mooie tuin. Het ontbijt is werkelijk prima! Very fruit, diverse broodsoorten, yoghurt, confitures en ' English breakfast' naar keuze.