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Best Places to Stay in Breede River Valley – the Cape’s Unbeatable Wine & Fruit Basin

Updated Sunday, 10 March 2024

Best Places to Stay in Breede River Valley – the Cape’s Unbeatable Wine & Fruit Basin

The largest river in the Western Cape, the Breede River is gently flowing and devoid of crocodiles and mosquitoes, making it popular for weekend getaways.

The Breede River Valley is easy to reach from Cape Town – a simple trip up the N1 for a couple of hours. And you’ll be blown away by our selection of best places to stay in Breede River Valley, selected from the extensive accommodation options available in the valley.

For a more circuitous & adventurous route try the N2, followed by R321, R45, R43 and R60…

Best Places to Stay in Breede River Valley

What you’ll love about these best places to stay in Breede River Valley is the blend of contemporary farmstays, idyllic historical country cottages, guest houses and boutique hotels.

Where will you be staying next in the Breede River Valley?

Best Places to Stay in Breede River Valley …

Riverstone’s Fam Tin, Wolseley

It isn’t difficult to fall seriously in-love with this riverside eco-built double container conversion offering private accommodation in Wolseley, so you’ll understand why it’s top of our list of “Best Places to Stay in Breede River Valley“.

Just look at the dining and lounge spaces, covered patio begging long lunches, and uninterrupted views of the Mostershoek Mountains.

Riverstone's Fam Tin

Mo & Rose at Soekershof, Klaasvoogds West

This unusual succulent garden draws many visitors, but the country house and its wine bistro equally so.

Choose from contemporary en-suite bedrooms each with their own private patio onto the garden and mountains.

Mo & Rose at Soekershof

Tanagra Wine and Guest Farm, McGregor

Six units, three cottages, two apartments and a loft studio (offering stunning accommodation in McGregor), most of them in the historic Tanagra homestead with its boutique wine cellar.

But it’s Faraway cottage that captures the imagination. Repeat visitors have raved about the cottage…

Faraway Cottage at Tanagra

Jan Harmsgat Country House, Swellendam

An historic Cape Dutch farmstead with the original slave quarters and wine cellar at its heart offers four exceedingly generous en-suite rooms.

Don’t miss the superb in-house restaurant and views over the Langeberg Mountains.

Jan Harmsgat Country House

The Riverstone House, Wolseley

Open plan living with an indoor fireplace and four heavenly bedrooms, this riverside home just begs family gatherings or friendship reunions.

Patio, outdoor dining table, views – how can you resist?

Riverstone House in Wolseley

Big Sky Cottages, Wolseley

Set up against the Mostershoek Mountain choose from 10 contemporary self catering units that offer, as promised, views out across the valley – big sky indeed.

A worthy entry to our list of Best Places to Stay in Breede River Valley.

Big Sky Cottages

Mountain Cabin, Wolseley

The Mountain Cabin in Wolseley gives new lease to the theme of ‘wooden cabin in the mountains’.

At the foot of the Witzenberg Mountains on a farm where springbok and rooihartbees roam free enjoy a peaceful breakaway in this rustic hideaway.

Mountain Cabin

The Wagon Shed, Tulbagh

A careful conversion of a former wagon shed alongside a manor house, this cute venue retains its thatched roof, high reed ceiling and heavy wooden doors, but adds an open plan living area perfect for self catering for two.

Why wouldn’t you?

Tulbagh Country Cottage

Robertson Small Hotel

This chic hotel manages to combine old world charm with a heady contemporary look that favours clean, natural colours, rich textures and a sense of space.

Choose from 10 luxury suites and make use of the restaurant and wellness room.

Robertson Small Hotel

Welbedacht Nature Reserve, Tulbagh

This tranquil reserve just below the Winterhoek Mountains offers a series of stone cottages each with its own plunge pool and veranda, and a beautifully restored barn that includes a large lounge, studio or workshop area.

Walk trails, swim in the dam, explore the labyrinth.

Welbedacht Nature Reserve

Little Acres Luxury Pods, Wolseley

Little Acre Luxury Pods offers charming and unique accommodation with stunning mountain views, situated on the Waverley Hill Organic Wines & Olive Estate between Ceres and Wolseley.

At Little Acre, it’s all about the experience, from star gazing through our glass rooftop pods to taking in the views from your own private hot tub; your stay with us is guaranteed to be a memorable one.

Little Acres Luxury Pods

Guinevere Guest Farm, Tulbagh

This enormous, exceptionally decorated and unusual farmhouse sleeps up to 32 people in 9 individually styled bedrooms in the Land van Waveren Valley.

When you’re not wandering through discovering the little nooks and crannies then you’ll be drinking in the 360-degree views over the Tulbagh Valley.

Guinevere Guest Farm

River Cottage, Ceres

The River Cottage Ceres offers accommodation on a cliff overlooking the Olifants River and boasts spectacular views of the river and mountains from its wrap around deck.

Braai facilities are provided and with a KolKol Wood-Fired Pool.

River Cottage in Ceres

Kogman & Keisie Guest Farm, Montagu

Lying just outside Montagu is a a working olive and goat farm, with a small vineyard, where they also grown their own vegetables and chickens wander through the yard.

But what will really attract you is the guesthouse rooms and two cottages – they’re stylish and contemporary, yet exude country farm living.

Kogman & Keisie

Tierhoek Cottages, Robertson

You can’t go wrong with any of the pretty farm cottages available on this organic fruit farm in a private valley of its own, known as Tierhoek.

Not difficult to seer how they made it onto our list of “Best Places to Stay in Breede River Valley”.

Tierhoek Cottages

Bosjes, Rawsonville

Both our guests and we are in-love with the contemporary adventure of Bosjes.

We love the way it manages to combine a breathtakingly modern, poolside chapel rendition with its Cape Dutch-style homestead, wooden floors and distressed walls.

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