De Oude Meul Country Lodge

Location: On Route to Cango Caves, Schoemanshoek, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, 6620, Oudtshoorn, ZA

Star Rating: 4 Stars

Property Type: Lodges

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after noon please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Amenities & Facilities

• Free WiFi
• Terrace
• Garden
• Luggage storage
• Designated smoking area
• Concierge service
• Wheelchair accessible
• Picnic area
• Supervised childcare/activities
• Hiking/biking trails nearby
• Breakfast available (surcharge)
• Television in common areas
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Multilingual staff
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Wedding services
• Pool umbrellas
• Tours/ticket assistance
• RV, bus, truck parking
• Ecotours on site
• Playground on site
• Free self parking
• Pool sun loungers
• Free long-term parking
• Free RV, bus, truck parking
• Private picnics
• Banquet hall
• Trampoline
• Handrails in stairways
• Change of towels (on request)
• Change of bed sheets (on request)
• Well-lit path to entrance

Rooms Available

• Traditional Room

  1 Queen Bed

  732-sq-foot room, patio with mountain views

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 34-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, cookware/dishware, and coffee/tea maker

  Sleep - Turndown service and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and access to in-room childcare

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning

  Non-Smoking

  Room is accessed via exterior corridors

  Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Electric kettle
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • Turndown service
  • Access via exterior corridors
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Free WiFi
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Soap
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

• Classic Double Room

  1 Queen Bed

  592-sq-foot room, patio with mountain views

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 34-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, cookware/dishware, and coffee/tea maker

  Sleep - Turndown service and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and access to in-room childcare

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning

  Non-Smoking

  Room is accessed via exterior corridors

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Electric kettle
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • Turndown service
  • Access via exterior corridors
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Free WiFi
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Soap
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

• Luxury Room King

  1 King Bed

  592-sq-foot room, patio with garden views

  
  

  Layout - Separate sitting area

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 34-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, cookware/dishware, and coffee/tea maker

  Sleep - Turndown service and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and highchair

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning

  Non-Smoking

  Room is accessed via exterior corridors

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Electric kettle
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • Separate sitting area
  • Turndown service
  • Access via exterior corridors
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Free WiFi
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Highchair
  • Soap
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Baby bath
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

• Classic Twin Room

  2 Twin Beds

  344-sq-foot room, patio with mountain views

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 34-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, cookware/dishware, and coffee/tea maker

  Sleep - Turndown service and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and access to in-room childcare

  Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning

  Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available

  Non-Smoking

  Room is accessed via exterior corridors

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Electric kettle
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • Turndown service
  • Access via exterior corridors
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Free WiFi
  • No cribs (infant beds)
  • Separate bedroom
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Soap
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Change of bed sheets (on request)

Guest Reviews

• Walter (6/5): Ok for sightseeing - Gute Location Basic Unterkunft gutes Restaurant
• Mark (10/5): Country living with all necessities - Things have changed since I was last here , rooms are still good, they have upgraded their breakfast and the amount of choice is excellent,quality is good ,the grounds have been meticulously kept neat and tidy ,it’s a perfect place if you have kids to be free and play , such a treat to see the animals and wild animals that are close by,we really enjoyed our stay ,we were not affected by loadshedding-generator onsite
• Mark (10/5): Excellent room - Excellent service rooms have been upgraded and well worth it ,the scenery is to die for take the time to visit
• Hesmarie (10/5): Awesome - Dis baie mooi daar. Kamers het baie spasie en die ontvangs dame was baie vriendelik
• AD (10/5): Weekend stay overiin nature - What a lovely place! In between the mountains surrounded by nature. Hostess was extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about the surroundings and attractions. We stayed in the comfort room with a queen bed which was perfect for a one night stay. The pool was a nice add on and we didn't have any issues with the wifi. Breakfast buffet had many options to choose from and was delicious.
• Marlize (10/5): A must stay for your next visit to Oudtshoorn! - Wonderful stay in beautiful surroundings and the owners and staff was very friendly and helpful. Very comfy bed in nice clean and airy room and their buffet breakfast is legendary! Can highly recommend them!
• andrew (10/5): Something different - Surprisingly good
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Sehr schöne Anlage, Restaurant am Platz, sehr angenehm um nach Ausflügen zu entspannen, ruhig, gepflegt, gutes Frühstück
• Verified traveler (10/5): - diese unterkunft ist sehr schön gelegen. es hat en schones und sehr leckeres a la carte restaurant. 2 schön gelegene pool. das frühstück ist super. das personal hilfsbereit und aufgestellt
• Josephine (8/5): GREAT FOR THE CAVES! - GREAT LOCATION FOR CANGO CAVES. QUIET AREA. OSTRICH FARMS, WINERIES FOR TASTING CLOSE BY.
• Mark (10/5): - Great stay
• Mark (10/5): - Friendly and convenient Definitely a good spot and facility
• Mphumzi (10/5): Wonderful - Great place with delicious food and friendly staff.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Its a really fun place to be having vacation. Nice restaurant, good staff members
• Robyn (10/5): A safe piece of paradise - What a lovely surprise this place was . Very welcoming and friendly. The restaurant was great and the breakfast was very good . A great spot to stay , very safe with extremely helpful staff .
• Anika (10/5): Natuur - Het was heel algemeen. Tussen mooie natuur. Loslopende dieren op het terrein maakte het extra leuk. Het enige wat je zeker niet mag vergeten is een spray tegen muggen want mijn benen stonden vol na het buiten eten in het restaurant.
• Ying Kit W (10/5): - Very friendly and hospitality experience, and tastely breakfast.
• INGRID (10/5): Montagu road trip via Outshorn - the pool was what we needed after a 7 hour journey by motorbike and the wonderful air conditioned rooms
• Cláudia (10/5): Excelente estadia - A piscina estava excelente, o pequeno almoço incluído era muito bom, fizeram-nos um duplo upgrade gratuito e o staff muito amigável e prestável. O único senão eram as águas para beber que tinham um sabor estranho e parecia pouco higiénica e o wi-fi no quarto não funcionava bem.
• Marco Antonio (10/5): - Local lindo, bom atendimento, quarto confortável, bom café da manhã, piscina, boa área verde, gostei muito de ter ficando neste hotel.. Tem um restaurante que não se pode perder de jantar lá uma noite, é maravilhoso.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Enjoy the grounds with pool and restaurant on premises. Kiitchen facilities are great.
• Burkhard (8/5): Cango Cave - Einfache Unterkunft auf einer Straußenfarm. Umgebung sehr ländlich. Sehr gutes Restaurant, wo man auch einheimisches Wild essen kann. Bei unsere Ankunft sind gerade ca. 50 Küken geschlüpft. Vorsicht vor dem dortigen Trinkwasser, ist für unsere Mägen nicht unbedingt geeignet !!!
• James (10/5): Great Value - Great accommodation in the middle of the mountains. Awesome restaurant on premises with friendly staff.
• Kerstin (10/5): Super Unterkunft in toller Lage. - Die Unterbringung war sehr gut, die Räume waren groß, sogar eine Terasse war dabei. Alles war sauber und hat uns gefallen. Das Frühstück war ebenfalls sehr gut und das Abendessen im Resatuarant (Straußensteak) war fantastisch. Gerne würden wir hier wieder buchen und können es nur empfehlen, da die Unterkunft auch sehr zentral gelegen ist und man viele Attraktivitäten wie z.B. die Straußenfarm oder die Tropfsteinhöhlen gut erreichen kann. Auch die nahe gelegene Cango Wildlife Ranch oder die Buffalo Ranch sind von hier in kurzer Zeit erreichbar.
• Dorthe (8/5): Nice and quiet place. - Nice place close to the Cango Caves. Breakfast was absolutly amazing. Nice staff
• MC (8/5): Quiet hotel - Very quiet hotel, rooms clean and comfortable, breakfast very good, Staff helpfull and friendly.
• Petra (10/5): Guesthouse in toller Landschaft - Das Guesthouse ist in eine tolle Landschaft eingebettet. Mehrere Pools und ein Restaurant sind vorhanden. Straußengehege befindet sich ebenfalls auf dem Gelände. Etwa 2km entfernt liegt eine größere Straußenfarm, auf der man eine Führung mitmachen kann. Auto ist zwingend erforderlich.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Sehr schöne Anlage. Gut aufgeteiltes Appartement mit allem, was nötig ist. Terrasse mit Aussicht und Braaiplats.
• Thomas (10/5): Bestens geführte freundliche Unterkunft - Bestens geführte Unterkunft in schöner Lage
• Kurt (10/5): Very beautiful grounds with lots of animals. - An excellent place to stay - even better than portrayed in the ads
• Verified traveler (10/5): Execelente local - Excelente hotel com várias opções para se divertir.
• Colin (10/5): Great location - Lovely Quiet location.Fantastic breakfast friendly staff nice grounds to walk in
• Lisbeth (8/5): We will come back - Two night stay and We like it a lot, pieceful and quite. Good and very romantik restaurang. The pool area was nice, a place to calm down. Things to do in the neighborhood, a wineyard nextdoor. Nice Breeze in the afternoon. We can recommend this place.
• Rudy (10/5): - Fijn verblijf met tof restaurant,2 zwembaden en rustig gelegen.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Excellent - The place is amazing
• Cathrine (10/5): very comfy and relaxing stay - We booked late but were given an upgrade to a lovely room with a kitchen and patio. It was well looked after, clean and comfortable at a very good price. We certainly got value for money and had a quiet relaxing evening as well!
• Roel (8/5): Leuk familiepark in een rustige omgeving - Ik vond de foto's ietwat misleidend, het park is behoorlijk gedateerd en bestaat eigenlijk uit twee parken. Het verblijf was evengoed aangenaam, de locatie is een goede uitvalsbasis voor een bezoek aan de Kangoo grotten, struisvogelfarms of een ritje over de Zwartbergpas (zeer aanbevolen)
• Liz (8/5): Great location and grounds. - We enjoyed the contryside and the pool was excellent. The rooms were clean, reasonably comfortable, and well equipped for self catering. The restaurant provided a good 'no frills' experience.
• Verified traveler (10/5): Eines der schönsten Gästehäuser auf der Rundreise - Das Gästehaus war wirklich schön, tolle Zimmer schöner Garten, ruhig, da etwas abseits
• HornbyKaren (10/5): Dutch pioneer hospitality - Excellent full buffet breakfast, refreshing pool, large and comfortable room. Nice landscaping. Friendly hosts. Baby ostriches on site. Also saw a small reindeer herd at the edge of the river.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Our room was comfortable and the restaurant serving dinner was very good. We enjoyed the pool and the buffet breakfast was fine. We would definitely stay here again.
• Victoria (10/5): Good value accomodation in peaceful countryside - This is is a large, well-kept property with various rooms types in a number of blocks. The grounds are beautifully kept and we enjoyed walking around and seeing the young ostriches. Parking is good. Wifi was a bit hit and miss. Breakfast was good value ( included in our room rate) but these days it would seem reasonable to have some rolls or bread to help yourself to. A member of staff was in charge of the toaster and there was only sliced bread on offer. Also, the hot food included fried or scrambled eggs which were ready in advance, nicer if they could have been cooked to order. Overall, a reasonable variety for breakfast though. Did not like seeing the caged parrot at all, not sure of the story as to why they have it, I did ask but was just told they treat it well and it is a pet. I appreciate that this is my personal view and others might not have a problem with a captive bird.
• Louisa (10/5): - Clean rooms, friendly service, great breakfast, stunning mountain views. Located on an Ostrich farm and close to Cango caves. Excellent restaurant on site which served a delicious meal. We will definitely be back.
• George (4/5): - We were a number that had booked a one night stay
• Adam (8/5): Great base - A great base for travels around a stunning area.
• Norman (8/5): Visit again - The family run lodge is on the road from Oudtshoorn to the Kango Caves and Swartberg Pass. Our room was spacious and clean, it had a well-equipped kitchenette, lounge and veranda with BBQ area. Good value! Country location.
• Alex (10/5): Will always go back and recommend to any and all!! - One of the most beautiful places situated in the most picturesque of scenes, and close to all points of interest. It was safe, very clean, and there was everything you might need or expect on a holiday, to be honest facilities were overall excellent. The staff were lovely and never hesitated to help wherever they could. The food was divine and we were spoiled for choice. A great holiday made even better by staying at the right place, and I have already booked next year's holiday with the family :-) Will highly recommend to all good people that love good things. Until next time, God bless!!
• Rosemarie (10/5): Delightful family run complex - This is a lovely place to stay if you are returning from the garden route back to Cape Town via the very interesting inland route 62. It is located in a very quiet and scenic setting approximately half way between Outshorn and Cango Caves. The units are spacious, very clean and comfortable. Great breakfast.
• Verified traveler (10/5): Perfect for chilling out - Only mild criticism was internet could have been better. Restaurant was outstanding.
• Robert (8/5): Great and Affordable - We stayed one night and wished we had time for more. The location is beautiful and the grounds were immaculate. This was our halfway point on our trip back to Port Elizabeth from Cape Town.

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