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The beautiful Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is famous for its fynbos and unmatched for its prestigious wine estates. Here, alongside the vineyards of Hamilton Russell and flanked by those of Bouchard Finlayson, you'll come across Earth Cottage. It is situated on a little tarred road, just off the R320, which is the Hermanus Wine Route. There is no need to travel on any dirt road; the tarred road leads right to your garden gate!The self-catering cottage is comfortable and cosy. There is a double bed in the bedroom, and a single bed and sleeper couch in the lounge. This makes it
The beautiful Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is famous for its fynbos and unmatched for its prestigious wine estates.
Here, alongside the vineyards of Hamilton Russell and flanked by those of Bouchard Finlayson, you'll come across Earth Cottage. It is situated on a little tarred road, just off the R320, which is the Hermanus Wine Route. There is no need to travel on any dirt road; the tarred road leads right to your garden gate!
The self-catering cottage is comfortable and cosy. There is a double bed in the bedroom, and a single bed and sleeper couch in the lounge. This makes it the ideal stay-over spot for a couple, or a family of three or four. The lounge and dining area leads to the front stoep, which looks out over one of our paddocks. Our Arabian horses are almost always in sight. In the kitchen you'll find a four-burner gas stove, microwave/convection/grill oven combination, kettle, fridge/freezer, washing machine and ample cutlery and crockery.
You'll be close to other cultural and natural attractions, as the pleasures of the rest of the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Hermanus, Walker Bay, the Lagune and Onrust are just down the road. Woolies Food is at the Engen petrol station, just 5,5 km away. La Vierge restaurant is 2 km. Plaaskombuis is about 800 metres.
ACCESSIBILITY. A flight of stairs leads down to the cottage. The steps are uneven in height and width, and could be daunting or challenging for older or infirm visitors and people with special needs. Help is at hand to carry your luggage; just ask. Inside, there’s one step from kitchen to lounge, and another from lounge to bathroom. Two steps lead down from the dining/lounge area to the bedroom.
The bath is a beautiful Victorian-style tub. Elderly or infirm guests may find it a challenge to climb into. The shower is over the bath.
A REAL WORKING FARM. This is a place of animals, and we live in harmony with nature. Faunae include insects (especially in summer), other crawlies, fynbos mice, our beautiful Golden Retrievers who will be your charming neighbours, the Arabian horses, and various birds. We prefer to use fly screens rather than pesticides, and to relocate - rather than eradicate - any pesky critters.
THE WATER. The water has a slight honey-brown colour. This is pure mountain spring water, simply tinted by the roots of fynbos plants. It is safe for cooking, washing up, bathing and drinking. Even so, shop-bought drinking water is provided.
SELF-CATERING. You're in charge of your own food preparation. Earth Cottage is not serviced. If you’re staying for longer than 5 nights, a clean set of bedding and towels will be provided and rubbish/garbage will be removed.
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Covid Safety Approved: We prepare the cottage for each visit, following FEDHASA guidelines. We've trained our staff to use PPE and practice hand hygiene, social distancing, the wearing of masks, as well as cleaning the cottage with the mandatory disinfectants.
No show or cancellation within 14 days of stay – No refund due. Cancellation between 15 and 30 days before stay – 25% of the deposit will be refunded. Cancellation between 60 and 30 days before stay – 50% of the deposit will be refunded Cancellation more than 60 days before stay – full refund.
Guest Reviews
Earth Cottage Hermanus
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hilary steven-jennings
April 2022
★★★★★ Unfortunately we were somewhat disappointed with Earth Cottage as the approach to the cottage is a fight of stairs which are tricky as the steps are not of even size or depth. There are also two gates to negotiate on the stairs which are challenging if one doesn’t want to fall.The shower is in the bath which is a problem as one has to climb in and there is no shower curtain which means the floor... Read more
sally bass
June 2019
★★★★★ The Hemel en Aarde Valley was beautiful. We were disappointed with the cottage however as it was very dark, cold and uncosy. It also felt rather shabby. The drinking water left for us was green and the tap water had no pressure, resulting in the shower not working and bath only filled to 3 inches before the water supply stopped. The Cockeral outside our window woke us up each morning in the... Read more
andrea brand
October 2018
★★★★★ Such an incredible treat! The house is so lovely you won't want to leave! Myself and my colleague booked in for the weekend as we in town for work and were both so blown away by this gorgeous slice of heaven. Every detail is so thought out and the home is evident of all the love that has gone into it.
Facilities
Laundry Facilities*
Braai/Barbecue
Satellite TV*
Hiking
Wi-Fi
No Credit Card Facilities
Parking on Premises
Cosy
Bath
Bathroom
Double bed
Fridge
Kitchen
Lounge
Non smoking rooms
Shower
Kids Stay Free
Languages Spoken
English
Afrikaans
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Earth Cottage Hermanus location
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Earth Cottage Hermanus is 4.7km from the centre of Hemel en Aarde , the nearest airport 84.9km (Cape Town International Airport). *Distances are shown as the crow flies and not necessarily the actual travelling