Skilpadvlei Wine Farm
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8.2Excellent
(989 Ratings)
"Fantastic place to stay after a long flight. The staff, food & facilities were excellent"
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Surrounded by nature and vineyards, Skilpadvlei Wine Farm in Stellenbosch features a terrace with outdoor pool, a farm-style restaurant and conference and banquet facilities.
Business facilities
Golf course (within 2 mi)
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Top rated by guests
8.2Excellent
(989 Ratings)
"Fantastic place to stay after a long flight. The staff, food & facilities were excellent"
Verified guestDon't miss out! Price and availability may change
Ratings and reviews
5.0 / 10.0
Good location and good food.
Not taken care of appearance and maintenance and cleaning of accommodation areas. Garden pipes and tools lying around everywhere, really untidy and unmaintained appearance. Inside rooms bathroom are dirty and not clean properly.
4.0 / 10.0
The views.
The room was not entirely clean, and there was a constant sewerage smell in the air. The lack of WIFI access in the rooms is a negative and noise levels at times were unacceptable, but probably out of the venue's hands.
8.0 / 10.0
Beautiful garden, well maintained, lovely atmopshere. The cottage was spacious and modern. Good wine. Reasonable pricing.
Not super clean inside, pool did not look too inviting.
9.0 / 10.0
The location was very beautiful, the staff and indeed guests were very friendly and the food was excellent, and very good value for money, as well. At just ZAR40, the wine testing was a must do. I just wanted to chill for a day after a very long trip from Canada and this worked perfectly for me.
They were a little bit rigid about times. Eg made me leave the room at 11 but, even though I was not picked up until noon (when I had wanted to vacate the room), no one had come by even to start cleaning.
10.0 / 10.0
Fantastic place to stay after a long flight. The staff, food & facilities were excellent
Nothing
10.0 / 10.0
Tamaryn went the extra mile
Self catering chalets had a fabulous view
9.0 / 10.0
The swimming pool. The rooms and braai area. The beautiful surroundings.
No breakfast included.
10.0 / 10.0
Friendly staff. Very neat and clean.
5.0 / 10.0
Location
Arrived with full flies in the cottage
Found blood on pillow , duvet & blanket
Dishes were dirty : had to wash before use
Very disturbing: awaking by security at 1:35am : fighting with front door gate: I asked what’s happening: replay was check-in a guest but he didn’t know which cottage they should be in : no apologies. The owner / landlord depended on the security service to check in guest: what type of business/ accommodation service do they provide.
Very very disappointed!
Will not recommend
7.0 / 10.0
The cottage was well set up and nice bathrooms
I unfortunately left some luggage at the property but after contacting them 4 times, they have never gotten back to me to arrange onward courier. I feel extremely let down
6.0 / 10.0
The location was great but this would not be my first choice to stay .
The farm is beautiful but rooms is not as what I expected.
The shower wasn’t good. It had an odour that I found offensive.
10.0 / 10.0
Skilpadvlei was an unexpected surprise in such a good way!
What an outstanding venue and accommodation that went beyond our expectations.
While we were there, we could see how popular the place was with all the events that were taking place.
During our stay, all the staff were so friendly and helpful.
I will definitely recommend this place as a peaceful and beautiful location not too far from Stellenbosch and other attractions.
That we had to leave! We will be back someday, for sure. :)
8.0 / 10.0
Restaurant service
Comfy bed
Beautiful views of the vineyards
Extremely busy
Light in room not working
No lace curtain on the one window for privacy so we couldn't open the curtain
9.0 / 10.0
All was excellent
Everything was great
10.0 / 10.0
Loved the flexibility of the staff in meeting our changed requirements- we organised a Kitchen Tea and additional accommodation at short notice. Everyone was so helpful- thanks for being a great team
10.0 / 10.0
Our stay was excellent.
Staff was excellent.
Food was great.
10.0 / 10.0
The location, facilities and staff are all 1st Class.
We couldn't have picked a better place to stay after flying and then driving the next day.
Nothing
8.0 / 10.0
Very convenient and scenic location. Did not have breakfast there. Restaurant offered a variety menu . Only had a coffee there and staff were very pleasant.
All ok
9.0 / 10.0
Great location. Lovely lodges
All good
8.0 / 10.0
The view out of our selfcatering unit was breathtaking.
The bathrooms were modern and clean and huge.
It could have been a tad cleaner. BUT. I will not complain about it as it was not dirty.
8.0 / 10.0
Well priced great location
10.0 / 10.0
The staff were amazing and helpful.
10.0 / 10.0
We spent a wonderful 3 nights here and had a wonderful time. The on site restaurant was great and all the staff were lovely. The accommodation itself was fantastic - very spacious bathrooms and we were very close to the swimming pool.
We arrived late on a Sunday evening and hadn’t communicated our late arrival (due to mobile reception issues) so entirely our fault.
6.0 / 10.0
Nice area. Mountain View’s
The employees loud especially in the morning. And in the restaurant. The conference venue was next door my room but I went around and around the property looking for it. I asked several people for assistance and they were unhelpful. Pillar to post. It’s more 3 star in terms of the room look and feel. No information about property amenities. No map. No room service.
1.0 / 10.0
Good location, beautiful views, friendly cleaning staff.
Hospitality and communication from accomodation management.I felt they should have accomodated me wrt my request but I was disappointed given that I made it very clear what my needs were.
10.0 / 10.0
The charlet was perfect just what we needed
There was nothing that I didn't like
10.0 / 10.0
Room
Weatherwonder
10.0 / 10.0
Food, staff, apartment, everything
10.0 / 10.0
Clean, exceptional service, great quality
N/A
10.0 / 10.0
Everything was neat and clean. Super awesome stay over. The staff are over the top. Every single one of the staff was helpful pleasant extremely extremely friendly they truly are superb. Will definitely recommend this place and Will be back very soon.
Unfortunately we had absolutely no warm water the entire period we were there. Had to boil the kettle each time we needed to wash or clean the dishes. There was also no iron or towels in the main room but we improvised. Other than this we had an amazing stay
9.0 / 10.0
The entire setup, good food, landscape and the amazing staff .
9.0 / 10.0
Small villa was perfect for our family of 4. We were plenty warm and comfortable. The kids enjoyed the playground and grass area to run around! Staff was incredibly friendly and the area was absolutely gorgeous! We felt safe and relaxed. Loved our morning and evening walks to dinner. The food and wine, of course, were excellent at the lodge! Town was only about 10min drive away.
The pillows could have been better and the beds were quite firm. Otherwise, everything was lovely! Would book again!
4.0 / 10.0
The restaurant and wine tasting
The fact that their photos showed a beautifull big pool and once you arrived the pool was not even close to the main house but about 2.5km away at the self catering units
10.0 / 10.0
The lake view
The close proximity of the pool to chalet.
The coziness of accommodation.
5.0 / 10.0
Breakfast was very very nice,aswell as the dinner that we had. The views. The silence.
Bedding had stains on. Dstv was not working ( due to bad weather). Dstv decoder was hard to find as it was hidden at the back of tv. So this tells me that whenever you watch TV and your in bed already, you have to get up each and every time you want to change channels. The aircon was not working properly. Fridge in the room was making sleeping difficult, because it was making this horrible sounds at times. No fresh milk only sachets. (NOT ALL OF US DRINK THE SACHETS ) There was also no indication of what the breakfast times were. We only saw the times when we got to the restaurant, on the menus. When we arrived in our room the bathroom lights were not working. We called the emergency number,to no avail. My husband had to walk to fetch someone to come and have a look. I enjoyed everything but feel they can do so much better(seeing that they so long in the business). Also some staff do not greet.They walk up and own pass you but don't greet. I must compliment their food.
9.0 / 10.0
The room was so spacious and everyday was cleaned
For the actual wedding, there was only one bartender and there was an awful smell down one of the passages
5.0 / 10.0
The restaurant serves amazing dinner and breakfast options.
When we checked in there were issues with the electricity as there was no power in the room. The showers were tiny in most rooms with old plastic doors and the bedrooms were small and dark. .
10.0 / 10.0
We attended a wedding at the venue and stayed over
The breakfast was great...a wide variety of tasty options
The staff very friendly & accommodating.
We loved the actual scenery from the restaurant.
Our room was clean and cosy
We had a blanket on our bed that was torn.
Also the bedside lamp was not working
FAQs
Is parking included with this bed and breakfast?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Skilpadvlei Wine Farm. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this bed and breakfast?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this bed and breakfast. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Skilpadvlei Wine Farm pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this bed and breakfast is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Skilpadvlei Wine Farm?
We found 2 amenities for this rental. This includes business facilities, and golf course (within 2 mi).
