The Retreat at Groentfontein - Karoo Guest Farm Accommodation at the foothills of the majestic Swartberg Mountains, Route 62, Klein Karoo, Western Cape

Welcome to The Retreat at Groenfontein! The Retreat is a Victorian farmhouse set in 560-hectare of the beautiful Groenfontein Valley Conservancy, bordering on the 129,000-hectare Swartberg Nature Reserve. 

The house, filled with yellow-wood and mellow Oregon pine, has a lounge and dining room, each with its own ceramic fireplace to keep them cosy on chilly winter evenings, leading onto a wide verandah, overlooking the sweeping gardens and majestic Swartberg mountains.

Your hosts Marie and Erika enjoy treating guests to true Klein Karoo hospitality. The smell of fresh coffee welcomes you back from a morning walk, to a hearty breakfast on the terrace, where dinner, cooked with Marie’s continental flair, is also served when the weather is warm. Guests and hosts eat together at a long table and the conversation is convivial and lively. By request we can do a separate table.

Stay a few days and do day outings to attractions in the area, such as ostrich farms, Cango caves, the spectacular Swartberg pass, and others.

We are pet friendly and love our own well–behaved, disciplined dogs!

Retreat at Groentfontein Accommodation

This lovely home has 2 garden family suites in the old milking-shed and 2 garden rooms in the converted weaving-shed, all with spectacular views of the mountains, king-size beds which can be made up as twins, sitting-areas by a fireplace, 3 with Victorian bath and shower, the smaller with only shower, the 2 suites have an extra room with 2 single beds.

We have 1 cosy standard room in a converted buttery/creamery, with king-size bed, fireplace and shower and 3 comfortable standard en-suite bedrooms in the main Victorian house with French doors leading onto a patio. The guest-lounge and dining-room in the house, each with a fireplace, lead onto the verandah overlooking the sweeping gardens and majestic Swartberg mountains.

Dining

The meals at Groenfontein have a health emphasis, vegetarians are welcome and we cater for problem diets. Our Guests can enjoy Karoo lamb dishes and local Cape specialties. Meals are served under the stars on the veranda in the summer or in the beautiful dining room, with a crackling fire, during the cold winter evenings. The Retreat has a full liquor licence and carries a selection of fine wines of the region.

Relax...

The Retreat is ideally situated for day trips to the Swartberg Pass, Meiringspoort, Seweweekspoort, Montagu Pass, the coast and more.

Enjoy energetic hill walks or mountain biking in the clear air - or lazy summer afternoons cooling off in the shady, secluded rock pools that sparkle like jewels along the length of the tree-fringed river - or simply stroll along the peaceful, winding lanes of the Groenfontein Valley...  or simply relax by the pool and let the peace and silence soak into your soul. German, French, Swedish and Italian spoken. Children welcome.

Please contact Marie & Erika at Groenfontein directly for enquiries.

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