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Reviews of Spanish Farm Guest Lodge by Raw Africa Collection

5 out of 5
Spanish Farm Guest Lodge by Raw Africa Collection
40 Silverboomkloof Road, Somerset West, Cape Town, Western Cape

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 25 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Staff & service
Amazing views
No restaurant, breakfast only but lovely people amazing views. They will look after you but not much in the way locally so be prepared to order Uber-eats. A bit isolated, rooms clean and quite quaint. Aircon, beds and showers all lovely. So little there reception not open for long but WhatsApp group allows you to stay in contact.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Spanish Farm team on 9 Feb 2024
Dear Chris,Appreciate your feedback! We're glad you enjoyed the breakfast and the hospitality of our staff. We understand the limited local options can be a downside, but we're thrilled you found the accommodations comfortable and charming. We'll continue to strive for excellence and consider ways to enhance the guest experience. Thank you for choosing to stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

4/10 Poor

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Don't fall for the photos
We stayed in the honeymoon villa, which is probably the best of the private lodges. But it's not worth the price and the photos are very misleading. The private pool is just a pond with loads of tadpoles and frogs - which make an awful noise all through the night so you can't get a good night sleep. There were frequent power cuts, a common occurence in South Africa (known as loadshedding), but there is limited to no back up, even from the solar panels. During one 12 hour power outage, our solar apparently ran down to 12%, despite us being purposefully out all day so hadn't used any electric, so they turned all the power off completely - yet the main house where the owner lives still had the private pool pump working! We were definitely misled by the staff regarding the electric outages. Breakfast isn't included with the villas and is definitely not worth the 200 zar per person; it was tiny, mediocre and lame. The worst thjng is, the place could be absolutely idyllic, if they actually cared about their guests and gave them what they paid for. You cannot, these days, expect people to be on holiday and have no electricity - so no wifi, no telephone which required mains connection, no means to call emergency services if needed - it's a recipe for a lawsuit. I would never return and I would never recommend anyone stay here, when there are so many lovely alternatives in the area. It's so short sighted because there really is so much potential!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Tessa on 10 Nov 2022
It is unfortunate that you did not enjoy your stay with us. Our property has solar power that covers all the buildings on the property to keep the lights and the wifi going throughout an outage. All units are connected to one solar unit, so in the event that one unit uses more power than the other the power still drains. In the event that the power outage goes over the assigned time of 2/3 hours, we have to allow time for the solar to recharge. It is unfair to criticize us based on an planned power outage that was communicated to all our guests a day in advance that guests can pre-plan accordingly. We went above and beyond to make all out guests feel as relaxed as possible throughout their stay, as mentioned - Loadshedding - is a country wide issue. All our villas have their own eco-pool. An eco pool has no chemicals or machines and all natural. We try to give back to nature what we took in building in the mountains of the Helderberg, thus the reason for our eco pools.

10/10 Excellent

Kelvin O

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
STUNNING views. Amazing staff. Great accomodations. Distance from Cape Town will require a car or Uber. Very peaceful property.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Kindest regards Tessa and the Spanish farm team on 18 Nov 2022
Thank you for your review of Spanish farm Guest Lodge. Delighted to read that you enjoyed your stay with us and that everything was to our highest standards. We do our utmost to have all our guests experience the luxury boutique feel in every way when staying. We are looking forward to having you back for another stay soon. Kindest regards Tessa and the Spanish farm team

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Most incredible place in the Cape!!!
We had the BEST stay at Spanish Farm!!! The property was amazing and the views were incredible. The staff was very accommodating and made our stay so special. This was our favorite place we have stayed in the Western Cape and we can't wait to go back! Our 2 bedroom villa had a nature pool, hot tub, full kitchen, fire place and tv. Perfect home away from home feel, close to Stellenbosch. If you get the chance we would 10 out of 10 recommend staying here!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Tessa on 10 Oct 2022
Thank you for your review of Spanish farm Guest Lodge. Delighted to read that you enjoyed your stay with us and that everything was to our highest standards. We do our utmost to have all our guests experience the luxury boutique feel in every way when staying. We are looking forward to having you back for another stay soon. Kindest regards Tessa and the Spanish farm team

10/10 Excellent

Philipp, Zürich

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lodge is very quiet and peaceful. We stayed at the Rose Cottage which gives a lot of privacy. There are two small buildings/cubes which belong to the Rose Cottage, one is the bedroom and bathroom, the other is the kitchen and living room. Between the two cubes is a private outdoor space with outdoor shower. There is also a second outdoor space on the other side of the one cube. On top of one of the cubes is a private jacuzzi, which can be used for a very small surcharge. There is only very little things which could be improved at the Spanish Farm Guest Lodge. Additionally, the staff is extremely friendly and helpful. We will definitely go back!
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Tessa on 23 Feb 2022
Thank you for your review of Spanish farm Guest Lodge. We welcome any feedback in order to improve the Lodge for future guests. Happy to read that you enjoyed your stay and that everything was to our highest possible standards. We look forward to your next visit. Kindest regards Tessa and the Spanish farm Team

2/10 Terrible

SC

Disliked: Room comfort
NOT value for money
This is by far the most terrible and underwhelming experience. Our expectation were not even close to match what was advertised. We paid roughly R1600 for a super tiny room with a squeaky bed and doesn't even have a mini bar fridge. By patio they mean a tiny little area with high prison like walls, no landscape views nothing. Never been this disappointed. Oh by the way WiFi keeps going on and off and the cellphone network reception is almost non-existant in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Neli on 23 Sep 2021
Good day, I trust that you are well, We are saddened to hear that you had a terrible and underwhelming experience with us. We would like to take this opportunity to explain the following: You did your booking via a booking agent Expedia, they clearly state all the details on what each room type offers with relevant photographs of the units. You chose and booked a standard room in our Guest House which offers a small private patio. However, guests have access to the rest of the guest house, garden and pool area which has magnificent panoramic views of the Helderberg mountains and sea. Our Luxury one- and two-bedroom Villas offers landscape and sea views from the units. Due to our location, we do at times have intermittent cell phone and Wifi signal, we are currently working on a solution to improve this. You are welcome to visit our website www.capesummervillas.co.za . We hope that you would consider another stay soon in one of the Villas which caters to your expectations. Kind regards Spanish Farm

8/10 Good

Astrid

Liked: Staff & service
Tree House - living inside but feeling outside
My husband and I stayed in the Rose Cottage. This is a totally different stay versus what is shown on the website for the guesthouse and villas. The Rose Cottage resembles an live in tree house with a beautiful rooftop jacuzzi that you can enjoy. The Jacuzzi takes three hours to heat up as it uses wood and fire systems. The kitchen has the bear necessities with a kettle that does not close until you beat it down and two gas plates however only one works. It gets really cold at night… so best pack in a warm sleep wear or lounge wear as the heater does not work. This is definitely not for holiday goers that want to enjoy some time off to sleep as the mattresses are worn out to no return. You will always have your towels nice and warm as the towel rack doesn't switch off… make sure you pack in some shower slops as the mould is rather prevalent… but when you look outside through the glass walls that surrounds you in the lounge and kitchen area all the discomfort goes away. The beautiful vision of the trees and beautiful birds from sunrise to sunset is something we could truly appreciate and enjoy.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Tafi on 21 Sep 2021
Good day Astrid, I trust this finds you well. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your time with us. We thank you for your honesty and appreciate the time you took to review us. With regards to the issues you have brought to our attention in your review, for clarification, were you able to inform the staff about the gas stove, the towel rack as well as the mould during your stay. We have begun sorting out the above stated issues in the unit. The issue with the jacuzzi, we decided some months ago to start using wood instead of electricity because of the amount of electricity that gets used when the jacuzzi is on. We also had to keep in mind the loadsheddig interruptions. Thus we require prior mention/booking for the use of the jacuzzi. We thank you again for brining these issues to our attention. Kind regards Spanish Farm Team.

8/10 Good

MALCOLM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needed a king bed
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful
Wonderful place to stay and beautiful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Anika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning views
Beautiful property with a stunning view! We stayed at the rose cottage which was very cute. Great location to explore the wine region. Great garden as well. Can absolutely recommend this place
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice spot. Great service. Very small rooms but modern. Nice private courtyard.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stunning place but bad service
Requested information regarding restaurants because it was our anniversary but never got a reply from the hosts. On arrival was told they will bring milk, which never arrived. The second day of our stay we advised them that the refrigerator, microwave oven, and other plugs don't work. A very unprofessional electrician showed up without the necessary tools to check and left us without resolve and no hot water for shower/bathing. We paid the full amount upfront and still have not even received an email to apologize for the inconvenience, let alone a part refund!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from The Spanish Farm Guest Lodge Team on 9 Sep 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us. On behalf of management we sincerely apologies for the inconvenience. Upon arrival you were shown to the villa and also pointed out the information folder with the list of restaurants to choose from and requested to let us know which one you would like us to book. The power outage occurred late on Saturday and our maintenance team came out to attend to the problem after hours and fixed it making sure that appliances are working again for you to make use of. We were not made aware of the water at all. When we contacted you in the villa the following morning you had already left and also did not come up to reception for checkout. We do take note of the fact that this inconvenience may have put a damper on your stay, and we would like to invite you back, please contact us for more information. We look forward to welcoming you again. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Ulandi on 13 Apr 2019
Thank you for the review. We hope we can accommodate you in the future again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in the lodge for two nights and it was a simply amazing experience. If you want a calm environment full of nature, this is the place to come. Great staff, great breakfast, great rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Laura on 13 Mar 2019
Thank you for your review. We are happy that you have enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to welcome you again.

8/10 Good

Ronan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Getaway
Most beautiful place i have ever stayed in. I wish i had booked a longer stay and will definitely be going back.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Ulandi on 3 Sep 2017
Thank you very much for the lovely review. Yes we are so privileged to have such a special place. We hope we can welcome you back again!

8/10 Good

CD, T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful views from the top of the mountains
Beautiful Lodge, located at the top of a mountain with gorgeous views. Would reccommend if you want to be near the vineyards
Response from The team of Spanish Farm Guest Lodge on 13 Mar 2019
Thank you very much for your review. We are happy you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxuriöse Villas an bester Lage
Bereits zum 3. Mal in 2 Jahren genossen wir die ruhige, sichere Lage mit tollen Ausblick über die False Bay und bis zum Kap runter ! Die ideale Ausgangslage für die vielen nahe gelegenen Weingüter und Restaurants. Die Villas in verschiedenen Grössen bieten jeden Komfort.
Ausblick von Villa 1
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Bianca on 28 Oct 2023
Dear valued guest,We want to thank you for your review received and your feedback, we appreciate your every word and glad you enjoy staying with us at Spanish Farm. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon!Regards,Spanish Farm Team

10/10 Excellent

Rolf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rin Erlebnis mit ganz toller Aussicht!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Lauren Haupt on 29 Mar 2023
Dear RolfThank you for staying at The Spanish Farm guest Lodge and taking the time to review our establishment.We are happy that you enjoyed your stay and thank you for choosing our establishment.We hope to welcome you back soon to provide you with another great experience.

8/10 Good

f

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing views
We stay 2 nights at Spanish Farm in Villa #5. The views and the gardens are amazing, as well as the outside shower! Nice equipments inside but 1 of them was K.O.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel to explore the nearby wineries
Good location to explore the Stellenbosch wineries. The rooms in the main villa are comfortable and are with large en suite bathroom. The rooms do not have a view, however.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Ulandi on 23 Jul 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you for your feedback we appreciate it. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. Yes from the our guest rooms itself there are no views, but from our garden where we serve breakfast and have the swimming pool area we have amazing 360 views. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sensationeller Aufenthalt
Sensationeller Aufenthalt! Einmalige, ruhige Lage mit fantastischer Aussicht! Genialer Ausgangspunkt zu den Winelands. Alles sehr gepflegt und sauber. Würde die Unterkunft sofort wieder buchen!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Julia on 14 Feb 2018
Vielen Dank fuer den positiven Rueckblick! Wir haben uns gefreut Sie als Gast zu haben und wuerden uns sehr freuen Sie in der Zukunft wieder willkommen zu heissen!