About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: ECO Lodge Villa Villekula in The Crags offers a sun terrace, garden, restaurant, and free WiFi. Guests enjoy private check-in and check-out, a 24-hour front desk, concierge service, and free on-site parking. Dining Experience: The traditional, romantic restaurant serves dinner with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Cuisines include Dutch, French, German, local, and South African. An outdoor seating area and coffee shop enhance the dining experience. Local Attractions: Located 15 mi from Plettenberg Bay Airport, the property is near Goose Valley Golf Club (8.7 mi), Bloukrans Bridge (12 mi), and Robberg Nature Reserve (16 mi). Cycling activities are available. Highly rated for breakfast and dinner.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.1)

Free Private Parking Available On Site


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Beate
United States United States
Loved the animals and the vintage decor all around.
Leslie
United States United States
Loved everything! Charming eclectic decor - fantastic food - absolutely the most gracious hosts ever.
Borchers
Oman Oman
It was by far one of the most extraordinary and beautiful stays we ever experienced. Every little corner of Daniela & Willie’s lodge & garden is carefully crafted with so much attention to detail and love poured into it, that it instantly felt...
Judi
United States United States
Beautiful location, quirky and wonderful rooms, great breakfasts. Loved the resident donkeys! Thank you Willie and Daniela for your recommendations!
Ana
United States United States
The dogs and other animals, the sunsets, the breakfast. attention to detail, taste in decorating. Everything. It is like being in paradise. The owners are very lovely and helpful. If you can, please eat dinner there - they are gourmet cooks....
Julie
United States United States
This was a magical place to spend time on our South Africa vacation. The Villa is outstanding with the lovely rooms, resident animals/friends who gave us lots of cuddles, fabulous food and the host are very caring. I felt like I was wrapped in a...
Julie
United Kingdom United Kingdom
We loved everything about our stay here! Hospitality was amazing, the setting was beautiful and the attention to detail with the decor was incredible. We loved the free roaming donkeys, chickens and dogs (especially crazy pup Milo). Helpful...
Luisa
Brazil Brazil
The best place we've been in South Africa!! Everything was perfect - the room, the reception, people there, the breakfast (incredible), the animals, ... I loved, it's a place that I really want to return!
Emilia
Germany Germany
Do yourself a favor, stay at this beautiful guest house and enjoy the space, the food and the animals 🤍 It felt like a little slice of heaven!
Nadja
Austria Austria
The place is amazing - you can see how lovingly it’s taken care of. The breakfast was great, and the free roaming donkeys are extra cute.

Managed by Daniela und Willie Gouws mit Max und Fran

Company review score: 9.7Based on 199 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company info

We both spend most of our lives in the hospitality and are both passionate chefs. With our Eco lodge we fulfilled a lifelong dream to combine Passion for food and our love for secondhand finds in our business . We spend 2 years finding and collecting retro and vintage furniture,old windows,doors and decoration pieces and build the Eco lodge in 10 months ourself with the help and advice of our Eco Architect. As we also live on the property it shows off personal history and all our treasures displayed in and around the house for guests to enjoy.

Property info

Designed by Eco Architect Dirk Hanekom our Eco Lodge is 100 % of the grid with solar electricity, rainwater &gasgeysers. We offer 4 on suite double rooms ,each with it's own unique theme. Rooms overlooking either Forest or a dam with a variety of bird life and mountain s framing the horizon. Villa Villekula is an eclectic mix of Vintage and Retro furniture combined with a steel/glass and Wood building. The north facing Veranda,lounge & Dinningroom is the perfect place to unwind and relax. We have a variety of animals living with us on the Farm, meet Cara and Stephanus the friendly donkeys Rusty and Pepper our rescue Dogs and a Cat named Sokkies. Free range chickens which produce your breakfasts eggs are roaming free on the farm. The dam attracts a variety of birdlife to watch. Our inhouse Restaurant is open from Wednesday to Saturday night . The menu changes every day and every week and is carefully selected every Mondat afternoon and will ve send to our booked guests.

Neighborhood info

Convenient situated in the heart of the crags,home to a fascinating variety of winefarms,wildlife, local artists,adventure challenges and the prestine beaches and forest of Natures Valley ,all these destinations including Plettenberg Bay are within 15 km radius of Villa Villekula.

Languages Spoken

Afrikaans,German,English

Area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
Villa Villekula
  • Cuisine
    Dutch • French • German • Local • South African
  • Open for
    Breakfast • Dinner
  • Ambience
    Traditional • Romantic
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free

Amenities of ECO Lodge Villa Villekula

Great facilities! Review score, 9.3

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Free Wifi
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms

House rules

ECO Lodge Villa Villekula takes special requests – add in the next step!
Check-in
From 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card at check-in.
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
From 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Enter your stay dates and check the conditions of your selected option.
Curfew
The entrance to the property is closed between 22:00 and 23:00
Children & Beds

Child policies

Children not allowed.

Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
VisaMastercardCash
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests need be quiet between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

Please inform ECO Lodge Villa Villekula of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Payment before arrival by bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.

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