Karoo Country Guesthouse

Location: 71 Voortrekker Rd., De Aar, za

Star Rating: 8.9 Stars

Property Type: Guest houses

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Family rooms
• Packed lunches
• Private check-in/check-out
• Kid meals
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Invoice provided
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Food delivered to guest room
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Face masks for guests available
• Delivered food - securely covered
• Free wired internet
• Internet access
• Reception hall
• Japanese garden
• Vegetarian menu options available

Rooms Available

• Standard Family Room

  This air-conditioned family room is comprised of a TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom. The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Private bathroom
  • Satellite channels
  • Coffee machine

• Standard Double Room

  This air-conditioned double room includes a TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Toilet
  • Washing machine
  • Private bathroom
  • Satellite channels
  • Electric blankets
  • Coffee machine
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans

Guest Reviews

• SAndZon (8/5): - Very clean rooms and welcoming staff. We prefer real coffee in the morning.
• Henry (1/5): The worst night I have ever spent anywhere except when I was in Afghanistan, but that was a war zone! - If I am honest, I didn't like a great deal about the property. It looked ok on Booking.com but was unfortunately a terrible experience once we arrived. The location in town is terrible, it right on the main road which the locals treat like a race track at night, it was like a scene from the movie 'Fast and Furious', revving engines, screeching tyres, and street racers down the strip. There was also quite a lot of damp around the property and the bathrooms in particular were quite run down, not terrible by any stretch, just paper stuffed into window gaps, cracked toilets, mould, low hot water temp and pressure. The worst element though was that they have longer term guests, I was told they were engineers from the solar farm. They were drunk, very loud until we confronted them at 03:30, hid the key from the external doors so the building stayed insecure throughout the night, and were just generally unpleasant. The manager said they had many complaints about them but I guess they bring a steady income for the guest house. It's a shame as we will NEVER return and I recommend anyone (especially if you have kids like we did) stay well away from this place.
• Ilona (10/5): - Loved the quiet serenity and friendly staff. The beds, aaah, like sleeping on a cloud. N/A
• Charlton (8/5): -
• Santie (9/5): - The room was comfortable, spotless and the staff extremely helpful and friendly. All was good
• Ben (10/5): Highly recommended - Everything was more than expected Friendly satff, lovely room and delicious breakfast Nothing
• Bullock (8/5): -
• Hermann (10/5): -
• Pieter W Cronje (8/5): -
• Derek (10/5): -
• Christa (9/5): -
• Viljoen (8/5): -
• Marco (9/5): - Great stay and amazing service of the staff.. as always. Nothing
• Thulani Prince (10/5): Exceptional work - The staff is friendly and they are very helpful with the request/questions. Nothing, I enjoyed my stay
• Sevenster (7/5): -
• Youlanda (10/5): - Everything
• Peter (5/5): - Portions were small Portions
• Yanelisa (10/5): -
• Rayno (10/5): -
• Harald (9/5): -
• Luca (10/5): Lovely! Easy check-in and check out, with beautiful rooms. - We have had a number of wonderful stays here, and this is our go to location during our travels to the Cape. The rooms are pristine, and the staff are incredibly hospitable. Diane is lovely, and accommodating! Would highly recommend the Karoo Country House.
• Luca (10/5): -
• Elvira (8/5): Overall great stay!Staff very friendly and helpful. - Bed and linen was excellent very specious room!Bathroom also fantastic!Room has very luxurious feel but somehow not enough factional.Mirror missing in the room. Not enough chairs or sofa in the room.Maybe just ottoman. Did not like towels.Needs a bit of softening 😊
• Van Nugteren (10/5): - I was given a choice between two rooms.
• Webb (10/5): exceptional in every way - The best B&B i have ever stayed at. It is exceptional in every way. The lady that helped us at reception and breakfast deserves a mention, she was polite and very helpful nothing
• Linda (9/5): Great stay - Our room was lovely, the staff friendly and we enjoyed a delicious breakfast! De Aar as a town is rather dull and neglected!
• Wilcocks (10/5): -
• Rademan (10/5): We had a lovely overnight stay. - The staff was incredibly friendly, helpful, and very accommodating. The aesthetic was also nice and refreshing, and everything was clean and neat. The shower heads were also really nice. Overall, really happy.
• Seth (2/5): - Hot water… genuinely not much to like when you arrive to a room that is a lot smaller than you anticipate based in pictures and it smells of smoke. Location is on the main road which is noisy. Room was next to main house of the BnB. And is very small. Room smelled of cigarettes and the bed itself had sand on it so.. wasn’t cleaned properly. Apparently the cleaner had an emergency. Overall was the worst place we’ve stayed in all our years of travelling! Couldn’t sleep at all. We woke up and tried to be positive and have the breakfast before leaving which wasn’t great, no filter coffee, yoghurt was off and the bread stale. Nevertheless we tried the omelette as we had paid R1300 for the night which incl breakfast. We managed to get to Bloemfontein but it was a struggle as both my wife and I felt unwell and given that we were fine before breakfast can only assume it had something to do with the food. Staff were friendly and tried to accommodate us and even tried to remove the smell of cigarettes in the room but it didn’t work. Unfortunately would not recommend this place/room!
• Karen (7/5): -
• Emmanuel (10/5): -
• Riamari (8/5): - Beautiful, clean rooms
• Giselle (8/5): Pleasant, hassle free. Good selection for breakfast. - Clean. Staff friendly. Everything one needs for comfortable overnight stay. Neighbours were noisy, but that is unavoidable.
• Karen (10/5): -
• Phillipus (5/5): -
• Kyle (10/5): -
• Kyle (10/5): -
• Derek (10/5): -
• Kekana (8/5): It was good - Dining room Towel not clean
• Desmond (8/5): - . .
• Rene (8/5): Review Karoo Country Guesthouse - The property is comfortable and was a good place to stay over en route home from the Western Cape. Staff very friendly and served up a good breakfast. Very noisy on the street outside our room. But that's De Aar on a Saturday night I guess.
• Mjezu (10/5): - The view outside n inside , cleanliness and everything Nothing
• Charmond (9/5): - Clean room, spacious area Would have liked small plates and or an iron
• Marc (10/5): -
• Derek (10/5): -
• Andiswa (8/5): -
• Bennie (10/5): -
• Desmond (8/5): -
• Aadila (9/5): - Noisy inside the house with breakfast but otherwise a lovley stay , clean and comfortable
• Marco (8/5): -
• Jorja (9/5): We got married at Sweetfontein, and the venue exceeded my wildest dreams. What a beautiful gem in the Karoo! I can’t wai - It’s a magical place in the middle of nowhere which is a huge part of the beauty. The amount and character and attention to detail is incredible! The staff were phenomenal, food was outstanding, and all round a fantastic experience! Water & electric issues and no tvs in the rooms.
• Derek (10/5): Great value, clean and comfortable. Had all that I needed and look forward to staying again - Lovely and clean and well positioned for work.
• Breytenbach (9/5): We booked very late and the premises where excellent. I loved the colour of the walls, decor, hare! - Super shower and nice bedding. I would have liked a hairdryer, fresh milk and full DSTV.
• MELVIN (7/5): The Owner of Karoo Guesthouse is a great host. - Karoo Country House Guesthouse Management was very kind to me . We really enjoyed our time, and management was really good to my family. The owner is always on standby to sort out any misunderstandings. There was a small misunderstanding with regards to the room and bed size. But the Owner of Karoo Country House was so generous to give us a full refund.
• Air Services (8/5): The stay was comfortable and looking forward to another stay soon - well situated and very clean windows in the rooms and bathroom/shower are not sealed properly light globe wasnt working before arriving and should have been replaced, took too long and a reminder to be replaced there was no soap in the dispenser in the bathroom upon arriving.
• Anneline (8/5): - Clean and neat
• Malebogo (10/5): - Everything
• Grant (9/5): -
• Motiang (9/5): -
• Lin (10/5): Exceptional - The staff has a good service attitude and the internal environment is clean and tidy.
• Moses (10/5): Extravaganza!!! - Property is clean, with friendly staff & located at the nice view N/A
• Petrus (10/5): Exceptional -
• Petrus (10/5): Exceptional -
• Petrus (10/5): Exceptional -
• Marius (10/5): Exceptional -
• Read (9/5): Nice place, nice people! - Breakfast fresh and well prepared , staff friendly and attentive. We will be sure to stay here again when next in De Aar The parking is a bit tight. We had to wait ten minutes for other guests to move their vehicle before we could leave. It would not stop us from staying there again. just a minor inconvenience.
• Ermin (10/5): Exceptional - Facilities were very clean and the staff are very helpful and friendly. Breakfast was served hot and fresh. They were busy with construction during my stay so the noise did bother me in the afternoon only.
• Jenean (9/5): Superb -
• Jenean (9/5): Superb -
• Brendon (10/5): Exceptional -
• Eurentia (10/5): Exceptional - Die plekkie is pragtig en pynlik netjies. Ontbyt was heerlik en daar was baie moeite gedoen. Stil.en.rustig. Ek sal definitief weer daar gaan bly!!
• Aljereau (9/5): Great experience in the Karoo - Loved the scrumptious breakfast, rooms well kept and clean.
• Akhona (9/5): Superb🏆 - The staff was super friendly and helpful. I arrived at the accommodation quite late and the host welcomed me with warmth and even offered to carry my suitcase. Also, my colleague and I ate breakfast early and the staff accommodated us in a very efficient way. Highly recommend 🏆 N/A
• Akhona (8/5): Very good -
• Charmond (8/5): Very good - Close to town yet quiet Not having regular tv channels
• Sivuyisiwe (7/5): Good -
• Tantsi (10/5): Exceptional -
• Marius (10/5): Exceptional -
• Roux (9/5): Superb -
• Alessandro (8/5): Really comfortable and lovely. - Lean and comfortable room. Lovely pool area for cooling down after a very hot day driving through the Karoo. Friendly and helpful staff. Secure parking.
• Mshiyeni (7/5): Good -
• Smith (10/5): Great stay - The cleanliness, the pool is a great touch, the rooms are beautiful and the breakfast was amazing
• Rethabile (9/5): Superb -
• Willem (8/5): Very good - Clean and friendly with a lovely breakfast! Maybe a water cooler in the reception area?
• Obakeng (9/5): Superb -
• Roz (7/5): Lovely place let down by the bed - Beautiful rooms, lovely pool. Good to have off street parking Room is on the street, lots of noise from people and the road before the storm. Very narrow and uncomfortable bed. It needs a new mattress.
• Tlaleng (10/5): Exceptional - Neat and clean, spacious rooms & helpful friendly staff. Nothing
• Faye (7/5): Good -
• Alan (7/5): Good - clean and neat traffic noise in room 1 and Aircon was noisy ....towels could do with a bit of softener!
• Petrus (10/5): Exceptional -
• Johan (10/5): Exceptional -
• Faith (10/5): perfect satisfaction - it was home far from home. exceptional. the staff were so kind and very professional. breakfast was top range❤️ felt very safe wished we could stay for longer
• Smith (8/5): Very good -
• Sandile (10/5): A wonderful place to stay. I wish I could come with family next time. - Breakfast was served fresh and on time. That was important for our tight schedule. The place was very clean and comfortable. The hospitality was superb. My first choice for all my future trips to De Aar
• Tamryn (8/5): Clean, staff very helpful, shops not far - Your staff is very helpful Can’t think of anything
• Ludick (9/5): Great stay , on the main road, super clean. Highly recommend - The location in De Arr was awesome, The Place was sparkling clean, and a separate section for my family, 2 rooms in which had a separate door to into. The pool was a nice addition to cool off. Check-in and check-out was easy. Breakfast was good. Maybe an increase in water pressure but still not a huge issue.
• Eddie (10/5): Excellent service - Clean and very beautiful wish I could stay longer
• Conrad (8/5): Very good - Situated well, clean, wifi was good. Water pressure in the shower quite low
• Benedict (8/5): Very good -
• Kitching (7/5): Good - The staff was very friendly The mattress was uncomfortable. To hard

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