Benguela

4.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View
View from property
Property amenity
Family Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen | Private kitchen

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
24 Eiland St, De Kelders, Western Cape, 7220
  • De Kelders Strand
    2 min drive
  • Klipgat Caves
    4 min drive
  • Walker Bay Nature Reserve
    5 min drive

Room options

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

  • 20 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Classic Double Room, Ocean View

  • 16 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double Room, Courtyard Area

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

De Kelders

When you stay at Benguela in De Kelders, you'll be by the sea, within a 5-minute drive of De Kelders Strand and Klipgat Caves. .This bed & breakfast is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Walker Bay Nature Reserve and 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from Danger Point Lighthouse.

What's nearby

  • De Kelders Strand - 2 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Danger Point Lighthouse - 4 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Walker Bay Nature Reserve - 5 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Gansbaai Harbor - 6 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Grootbos Nature Reserve - 6 min drive - 5.4 km

Getting around

  • Cape Town Intl. Airport (CPT) - 140 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Blue Goose - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Giuseppe's Pizzeria Cocktail Bar - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪De Seemans Taphuis - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Boathouse Restaurant and Pub - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Rosemary's Tea & Coffee Garden Restaurant - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Benguela

Bed & breakfast in De Kelders with free breakfast and an outdoor pool
Benguela offers 7 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and bathrobes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. This De Kelders bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the in-room coffee/tea makers and minibars. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the bed & breakfast include an outdoor pool.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 7 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This bed & breakfast also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the bed & breakfast's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Benguela has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

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 secured self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Private picnics

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library
  • Reception hall

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • In-room accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Romance packages available
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 11:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children 11 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 11 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 1800 per vehicle (roundtrip, maximum occupancy 3)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Children 11 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

BENGUELA B&B De Kelders
BENGUELA De Kelders
BENGUELA De Kelders
BENGUELA Bed & breakfast
BENGUELA Bed & breakfast De Kelders

Benguela Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 16 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 16 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

G

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You come as a newcomer and go as a friend
The stay at Benguela was amazing! The hospitality is outstanding and the dinner was wonderful! Thank you Jonathan and Handre - we come again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pearl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly Recommend Benguela 5 Stars
Benguela is one of my best hotel experience. Greeted with cocktails upon Check-In, Room was beyond comfortable with snacks and drinks (cost). Breakfast in bed was 5 Star by Johnnattan and Handre (included). Do join cocktails and dinner with host for a world class experience (cost). Our stay was perfect... thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it!
Great location, lovely house, extremely friendly hosts!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
We stayed at Benguela for one night as my husband was going on a shark diving excursion in nearby Gansbaai. The b&b was perfect for what we needed with a lovely, bright room and comfortable room. We didn’t have dinner although wish we had as it sounded amazing! Jonathan and his partner was very welcoming, and the delicious breakfast in bed was a lovely touch and definitely something I’ll remember for a long time.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

PJ

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

6/10 Okay

Yun hung

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edmilson leoni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Maravilhosa ! O hotel nos surpreendeu
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gerald, Hamburg

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sehr nette kleine Unterkunft. Appartement sehr geräumig. Gastgeber total freundlich, der bei der Buchung von Ausflügen behilflich war . Insgesamt sehr gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo Henri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Melhor impossível. Excelente custo benefício.
Somos um casal de meia idade com dois filhos, e viajamos em família duas vezes por ano há 13 anos. O apartamento tem uma decoração de bom gosto, é limpo, confortável e espaçoso. Na minha unidade havia dois quartos com muitos armários novos e dois grandes banheiros, um para cada quarto. Havia uma excelente cozinha dentro do apartamento, bem equipada e com tudo o que alguém necessita para cozinhar um belo jantar. O proprietário é uma pessoa muito simpática e atenciosa. Acredito que o custo benefício dessa hospedagem foi o melhor de toda minha vida.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Femke-Janine, Kaapstad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Onze ervaring in Benguela was ‘Geweldig’! Super aardige eigenaren en super staff! We zijn ontzettend in de watten gelegd! Bijzondere ervaring en raden het absoluut aan!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolle Gastgeber, hervorragende Küche, stimmt einfach alles.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Es war der absolute Wahnsinn! Ausgezeichneter Service und das Abendessen war unbeschreiblich! Wir haben uns wie Könige gefühlt. Es ist alles sehr herzlich. Wir wären gerne länger geblieben. Super Unterkunft und sehr gastfreundlich! :-)
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Frabziska

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr freundliche Besitzer
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wir wurden direkt von jonathan am suto empfangen und sxhon hatte er unser gepäxk in der hand... kaum im.zimmer angekommen bekame wir ein willkommensbier :-) das zimmer lag genau am pool und wir konnten vom.bett aus wale beobachten was ein traum war... jonathan gab uns seine nr falls wir waa bräuchten sollen wir ne nachrixht schreiben - zudem bekam3n wir das Frühstück direkt an pool :-)
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Volker, Heidelberg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the highlights of our vacation! Great location within easy walking distance to the cliffs, caves, and of course the whales. It's a very fine guest house with spacious rooms and a cool pool. The dining experience with hosts/owners/chefs Jonathan and Handre however is one of a kind. An exquisite 5 course menu prepared on the spot for all guests sitting at one big table. Very entertaining and fun! We'll be back!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018