Still Bay holiday home rental with walking, beach/lake nearby, log fire, balcony/terrace, TV, DVD

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Anne's Cottage (house)

Home description

This bright and spacious property is situated on a quiet road in Still Bay West, 100m from the Goukou river with spectacular views of the river.

The main house offers 4 bedrooms with a 1 bedroom annex attached. A separate 2 bedroom cottage is available if required. An balcony with BBQ facilities envelopes the house ensuring the best use of the views of the river, Still Bay East and the sea.

Main Beach	Main House 2
View from the balcony	Lounge

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The Western Cape region

The Western Cape is one of the world's most spectacular holiday destinations and certainly South Africa's premier holiday destination. The scenic beauty, the climate and the friendly people make a visit to the Cape a truly memorable one, for young and old. With hot summers and mild winters, the average daily temperatures in summer is around 25C, while the winters, although the rainy season, are around 15C.

The activities, tours and adventures this region has to offer are fantastic. It’s a golfer’s paradise, a Mecca for surfers, delicious for food and wine lovers and for active sports enthusiasts – pure magic. But most of all there is the natural beauty, the white sandy beaches, the mountains and fauna and flora.

Still Bay area

Still Bay is largely undiscovered by foreign visitors, but is a big favourite amongst South Africans.

The treasure of nature unique to Still Bay has attracted visitors to this Bay of Sleeping Beauty for centuries. The unique limestone area with its abundance of natural springs, provided the ideal habitat for ancient man, whose footprints still linger here.

For close on two hundred years Still Bay has grown as a holiday resort for those charmed by the safety, tranquillity and harmony.

It has long stretches of white sandy beaches, mild weather and a river which is navigable for 15 km. The weather is ideal for holiday making with moderate temperatures and beautiful sunshine days.

Still Bay offers wonderful water-sport facilities including fishing, scuba-diving and lots more as well as other types of sport. It also boasts a large number of family friendly restaurants and up-market gift shops.

It has a population of about 4000 permanent residents and also has two villages, Jongensfontein and Melkhoutfontein, within its boundary. Jongensfontein is 10 km away along the coast and offers a spectacular view on the ocean.

Melkhoutfontein, about 7 km inland from Still Bay, is a friendly community mainly consisting of the descendants of the original fishermen of this area and are today mainly involved in the fishing and building industries.

In line with what the tourist expects Still Bay offers a wide variety of shopping amenities ranging from well-stocked modern supermarkets and convenience stores to smaller family-run concerns. Service providers such as the medical profession, ie doctors, dentists, a clinic and pharmacies are also available.

Still Bay is a very safe town with an extremely low crime rate, even by European standards.

Activities
* Enjoy the sun and the water of the endless beaches and river. Swimming is safe and all watersports can be enjoyed, with the exception of jet skis.
* Go snorkelling and scuba diving.
* The Goukou River is the only river in the area that is navigable for 15km.
* Excellent fishing from the beaches and rocks, as well as deep-sea fishing and river fishing
* Surfing conditions are recognised country-wide and are the best in the area.
* Play golf on a beautiful 9 hole course with a view stretching over the sea and a modern, spacious clubhouse.
* Tennis, bowels and squash are available.
* Cycling is very popular. Ride to Jongensfontein and back and then to Preekstoel and back. This is a 40km cycle all along the coast with spectacular views.
* Hiking routes along the coast, next to the river and through the Nature Reserve are available and very popular. Five hiking trails of between 2 and 5 hours are available.
* The small, but active fishing harbour is a wonderful attraction. The harbour is used especially by small concerns. Primarily Hake and Cob are sold here. Fresh fish may be bought at the harbour.
* See the remnants of an extinct culture. The ancient fishtraps are circular stone structures that the Khoi-San created hundreds of years ago to catch fish at low tide. Some of these traps are still maintained and used.
* In Jongensfontein the historic little White House serves as a local museum and information centre.
* Stilbaai Tourism Bureau houses a historical exhibition and adjoins a nature garden.
* Visit the Jagersbosch homestead, a national monument and the headquarters of the well known Jagersbosch Community Care Centre.
* Also visit the Soete-Arbeid Craft Centre, an art workshop and the Soete-Inval Botanical Garden at the Soeterus Care Centre in Melkhoutfontein.
* The Pauline Bohnen Nature Reserve is also another worthwhile area to visit.

How to get there

Still Bay is at the beginning of the Garden Route. It is approximately 330km (3.5hours drive) from Cape Town with its international airport and 150km (1.5hours drive) from George; and is a perfect first stop when touring the Garden Route!

The following airlines fly to Cape Town International: British Airways, Air France, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Delta, Emirates, KLM, Lufthansa, Qantas, South African Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

Car hire can be obtained from several car hire operators, namely Avis, Budget, CABS Car Rental SA, Europcar, Hertz, Imperial, Khaya Car Hire, National, ResQ Rent-a-Car, Tempest and Wise Wheels Car Rental.

The town of George lies halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth on South Africa’s ever-popular Garden Route. With more and more visitors travelling to the region's mountains, beaches and forests, George airport now handles over 600,000 passengers each year.

Activities near Still Bay

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The house has an open plan living area with views over the river from the lounge and dining room. It is informally decorated and furnished to ensure that holiday feel.

Bedroom 2 has a double bed and there are a further five single beds in the remaining two bedrooms in the main house. The bathroom is separate from the WC. The master bedroom has an en-suite shower room.

Downstairs there is a separate annex with a lounge, bedroom with 2 single beds and an en-suite shower room.

A separate fully furnished two bedroom cottage is available for additional or separate accommodation.

Further details outdoors:
The property is enveloped by a spacious balcony with views of the Goukou river. The BBQ area is on the balcony ensuring spectacular views.

The garden is spacious with more than enough space for children to run around or adults to relax in the sun. Parking is available in the double garage with additional parking on the driveway.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Low Season	20 Apr 09	21 Sep 09	4200£ 337	60048	60048	Flexible
Mid Season	21 Sep 09	14 Dec 09	5950£ 478	85068	85068	Flexible
Peak Season	14 Dec 09	11 Jan 10	8400£ 675	120096	120096	Flexible
High Season	11 Jan 10	19 Apr 10	7000£ 562	100080	100080	Flexible

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

For bookings under 7 days, there is an additional charge of R200 for cleaning. Bookings for 14 days or more will include cleaning once every 7 days.

An additional R100 per day is payable for use of the annex. Prices for the 2 bed cottage to be negotiated separately.

Alternative rental rates per person (applicable for couples or smaller groups):

Peak season - N/A

High & Mid Season - R250 per person (>12 years) per day

Low Season - R190 per person (>12 years) per day

Children under the age of 12 stay free

A 50% deposit will secure the booking. The balance is payable 2 weeks before occupation. A fully refundable breakage deposit of R1,500 is payable upon arrival. Direct deposits (to either UK or South African bank account) or credit card payments via Pay Pal accepted.

Guestbook for Anne's Cottage

Hi Nicky and Jaap
Thanks for a lovely holiday in Still Bay. The cottage is great and we had a really super time as did my folks. The weather was great and we managed to get to the beach quite a bit. My folks and Jonathan also played golf and we ate at the Match Box. It was a lovely special time with my parents.
Sue Mabson

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