Tarn Country House
Located on 100 acres of privately owned forest and where the Tsitsikamma Forest meets the Outeniqua mountains, the Tara Country House on Plettenberg Bay offers guests a choice of nine en suite rooms that include basic singles to luxury suites. Knowing that hiking the nearby forest is a popular pastime for guests, each room comes complete with a hiking staff and drinking water and each reservation includes breakfast. The inn is family-friendly and besides accommodating children with high chairs and special sleeping cots, children are encouraged to gather eggs from the inn's chicken coops for participation in their own breakfast. Saltwater swimming pool on premises.
Tarn Country House
N2, The Crags, Plettenberg Bay,
Garden Route, South Africa
(27) 0 44 534-8806
Tarn.co.za
Diaz Strand Hotel and Resort
Located on the beach in Mossel Bay, all 86 of the resort's air-conditioned rooms face the ocean and feature balconies. The resort's fine dining restaurant, Bahia dos Vaqueiros, also offers fabulous views of the ocean and features local produce and a fine menu of locally produced South African wines. Two more casual restaurants and a bar serve more modest meals in a relaxed atmosphere.
The resort features two pools for guests' use, one indoor and one outdoor, a separate Jacuzzi and at poolside there are a couple of slides and tubes included for water park-like fun for children and adults. Golfing guests can opt for any of three courses -- all with ocean views -- at the adjacent Mashie Golf course and hotel staff will assist guests with additional activities including helicopter trips, beach horseback riding, scuba diving and sea kayaking.
Diaz Strand Hotel & Resort
Beach Boulevard, Diaz Strand
Mossel Bay, 6500
Garden Route, South Africa
(27) 0 44 692-8400
Diazbeach.co.za
Sleeping Beauty Guest House
Taking its name from the mountain peak that rises above it, the Sleeping Beauty Guest House in Riversdale was built in 1880 as a Victorian parsonage. Surrounded by some of the same gardens established a hundred years ago and bordered by a river, the guest house also borders a riding school and open fields. Four guestrooms are large and all are en suite. Each reservation includes a full English or Continental-style breakfast and dinners are available at the guest house with advance reservation.
Sleeping Beauty Guest House
3 Long Street, Riversdale
Garden Route, Western Cape, South Africa
(27) 0 28 713-1651
sleepingbeautyguesthouse.com
