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Mooiplaas Guesthouse

4.0 star property

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Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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Volmoed, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, 6620
  • Safari Ostrich Show Farm
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Arbeidsgenot
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Oudtshoorn Suspension Bridge
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Oudtshoorn (OUH)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

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Honeymoon Suite

Honeymoon Suite

  • 45 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Luxury Double Room

Luxury Double Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Double Room, 2 Bedrooms, Annex Building

Family Double Room, 2 Bedrooms, Annex Building

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Family Suite

Family Suite

  • 60 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Luxury Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Annex Building

Luxury Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Annex Building

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Oudtshoorn

Located in Oudtshoorn, Mooiplaas Guesthouse is in a rural location, within a 10-minute drive of Safari Ostrich Show Farm and C.P. Nel Museum. .This family-friendly guesthouse is 6.5 mi (10.5 km) from Arbeidsgenot and 7.1 mi (11.4 km) from Oudtshoorn Suspension Bridge.
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What's nearby

  • Safari Ostrich Show Farm - 5 min drive
  • Oudtshoorn Suspension Bridge - 11 min drive
  • Cango Wildlife Ranch - 13 min drive
  • Buffelsdrift Game Lodge - 19 min drive
  • Cango Caves - 38 min drive

Getting around

  • George (GRJ) - 58 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Checkers - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Beans About Coffee - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Smitswinkel - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Cango Ostrich Show Farm - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Nostalgia Restaurant, Baron Van Rheede Street - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Mooiplaas Guesthouse

Colonial guesthouse with 2 outdoor pools and free breakfast
Mooiplaas Guesthouse offers 30 accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool.

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

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments.
Make yourself at home in one of the 30 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Pamper yourself with onsite body treatments or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This Colonial guesthouse also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge). Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at Mooiplaas Restaurant, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary full breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast.
Mooiplaas Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, 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
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Mooiplaas Restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Bike parking
  • Children's pool
  • Playground
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps

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
  • Braille signage
  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 6 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee for check-in between 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 6:00 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 at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your passport after booking
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 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 are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 2 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-in fee for check-in between 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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

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Mooiplaas Guesthouse Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 34 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Paul

We never got to stay as the hotel had no record of our booking even though I had paid through hotels.com and had confirmation. I cannot therefore review the stay but I can say it looked very nice!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diego

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent guest house with lots of space. Service is great as well. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

talal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice pool, bad Wi-Fi
Nice place and great pool. Didn’t like the fact that you only have a set menu and no real choice. Basically food in Oudtshoorn is very meat oriented. Internet and Wi-Fi is really bad.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved it and food wine etc was all good. Service was very good maybe a little too attentive at times and if relaxed a little it would feel more comfortable . But saying that all the staff were above and beyond caring and helpful even funny at times . We loved it here so thank you our first stay on an ostrich farm which was interesting especially when we ordered it for our evening meal. Thankfully when it was dark we could eat on the terrace without seeing our feather friends just a step away. We loved the area so peaceful and time to chill after our hectic schedule xx
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Pradeep , Vancouver, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An excellent Facility ..
Very spacious & comfortable Rms with excellent staff & facilities .. Outstanding Fixed Menu Dinner with personalized services from the Dining staff who were always eager to satisfy .. Great Breakfast ... Very Good value for money ... Highly recommended ...
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alwyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable hotel in lovel grouwith great poo
We were advised to visit the area, which involved a detour off the Garden Route. Mooiplaas is a great hotel, part of an ostrich farm. Some lovely touches wiith a cool drink presented on arrival and a small decanter of port was left in the room. Rooms are large and well equipped with a small patio to the front offering nice views. Lovely infinity pool.Breakfast is included and continental and full English on offer. The local town is 15 minutes drive but has little to offer. The main attraction other than ostriches is the Cango caves.

6/10 Okay

Naylor, garden route

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome location
Our stay was comfortable and we had a great time It must be said that the availability of management was non existent and the staff seemed overwhelmed at times. The staff where incredible however did not seem well trained to meet the requirements of 4 star grade. The staff where always willing to help and I must compliment them If you’re able to look past this then this is a fantastic place to launch excursions into the Karoo. Wonderful location, views and place to stay with comfortable rooms, great pools and good ambience in the evenings
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Albert, Toronro, Ontario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great farm like experience
Easy way to experience the Cango Caves, Ostrich farms and Scenic Game drive. Wonderful evening with drinks around a large campfire.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff!
It was winter lull and we were the only guests. However, staff in the restaurant were very nice and made dinner for us as well as set up a beautiful Breakfast buffet the next morning. Room was nice but can get a little cold in winter.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Geoff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice guesthouse
Loved the location and the friendly staff. The pool was an added bonus. View over mountains was stunning. The aroma of the charcoal grill cooked dinner very inviting as well.

10/10 Excellent

leeanne, Port Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best stay ever
Andre was the best host ever! he gave our kids toys, made sure everyone had a good time and the breakfast was the best!!

6/10 Okay

Lesley, Warrington

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gret rooms shame about the service
Beautiful views and lovely rooms , shame about the service and food which varied from good to terrible. They need a staff training programme.

10/10 Excellent

W J, Hove

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb and great staff
Spent two nights here at this excellent guest house, what a great place to chill. We had the end room in their new accommodation across the room from the main building. Would totally recommend. Check in was warm and efficient with a nice cool drink and lots of great info. Rooms were excellent in every respect. Good mini-bar at realistic prices too.... We had an evening meal at the main house that was good value and the lamb was excellent. Letticia our waitress was so nice, so professional and fun. Woke up in the morning and our car had been washed. Breakfast was excellent with a good choice in a lovely environment. Great little pool for cooling off, but sitting on the veranda watching a lightening storm pass over the Karoo was superb. This really is a good choice for a stop. The staff especially at the annex were superb. Great place, great staff and great value.

10/10 Excellent

Kirsten, Johannesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay just outside town
Great stay with two young kids. Nice location close to town. Room was big and comfortable. There was a separate room with kitchenette, couch and TV leading to a small patio, so we had plenty of space. The bathroom had both a large shower and lovely bath. We went into town for dinner as we were worried our kids wouldn't sit through a large, sit down meal.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Diana, Angel Fire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little gem in the countryside
We had an lovely room and covered porch, with a small living room and huge bathroom. Decor was new but nothing to write home about. Food was solidly good and service was excellent. It's a fixed price menu which doesn't give a vegetarian many options (overcooked pasta), but my husband had a delicious ostrich steak that he raved about. This place is a little far out of town but quite lovely.

10/10 Excellent

Janine, CAPE TOWN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mooiplaas Revue
We had a beautiful stay, from the room to the food to the hosts. We absolutely loved it. The farm together with the staff was very child friendly and extremely accomodating

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Ingwavuma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mooiplaas inOudtshoorn
Tremendous value for money. Really friendly and efficient staff. Couldn't have been better!

10/10 Excellent

ARNAUD

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Très bien
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Anna

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Unterkunft ist nur zu empfehlen, auch mit Kindern. Das Personal ist ausgesprochen aufmerksam und hilfsbereit. Das Abendessen ist gut, das Frühstück sogar herausragend - das beste, das wir in Südafrika gegessen haben. Die Zimmer sind großzügig, die Bäder top - renoviert und sauber. Wir hatten eine sehr schöne Zeit!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice spot
Excellent stay. Nice rooms, a bit old fashioned, but everything there. Staff is very kind
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Katja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highlight
Sehr schönes, außerhalb von Oudtshoorn gelegenes Guesthouse. Unser Zimmer war sehr geräumig, sauber und schön eingerichtet. Der Service war exzellent und das Essen ebenso. Das Frühstück ist sehr gut und Abends kann man auf Wunsch ein 3 Gänge Menü genießen. Beides wird in einer Art gemauerten Pavillon neben dem Pool mit Blick auf die Klein Karoo und die Berge im Hintergrund serviert. Der Pool ist ebenfalls sehr nett und lädt zum auszuruhen auf einer der Sonnenliegen ein. Jeden morgen um 9 Uhr wird eine private Farmtour für die Gäste angeboten die sehr empfehlenswert ist.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019