About this property

Spacious Accommodation: The Black House in Robertson offers a spacious holiday home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Guests enjoy a living room, private pool, and a sun terrace. Outdoor Amenities: The property features a year-round outdoor swimming pool, open-air bath, and a bar. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Convenient Facilities: Private check-in and check-out services, a lounge, and free on-site parking enhance the stay. Additional amenities include an outdoor fireplace, shared kitchen, and barbecue facilities. Local Attractions: Robertson Art Gallery is a 19-minute walk away, while Robertson Golf Club lies 4 km from the property. Cape Town International Airport is 145 km distant.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)

  • Free private parking available on-site


Availability

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Accommodation Type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom 1
3 single beds
Bedroom 2
1 large double bed
Bedroom 3
1 extra-large double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Andrew
    South Africa South Africa
    Els was welcoming with homemade treats to a beautifully curated and great self chef experience home. Our students in family found this a great longweekend study retreat with space and pool for breaks.
  • Nel
    South Africa South Africa
    Wow, what a beautiful house! We had a wonderful stay and everthing was perfect. Els was absolutely brilliant host and made our stay even more perfect. Will definitely return soon.
  • Nicole
    South Africa South Africa
    The house was spacious, comfortable and had everything you could need. It was in town but felt like in the mountains with beautiful gardens making it very private. The welcome fruit bowl and delicious Lemon Meringue Pie were a special surprise...
  • Evgenii
    United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
    The house is just perfect, the design, all the utilities, the host Els is a wonderful lady. She met us with the cake, sparkling wine and baguette. We also had water, yogurt, milk in the fridge, tea bags, capsules for the Nespresso coffee machine....
  • Ronald
    South Africa South Africa
    The house and the facilities are outstanding. The host was great and provided a very warm welcome and superb service.
  • Tracey_rose
    South Africa South Africa
    Els went above and beyond to ensure we were comfortable and safe. She called restaurants to find availability on our behalf, met us at the house with sparkling wine, fresh fruit and mint water. She was incredible, would definitely recommend.
  • Tanya
    South Africa South Africa
    The house is gorgeous and well maintained. The hostess is absolutely brilliant, very warm, welcoming and extremely generous with providing us with a lot of unexpected treats ❤️
  • Eva
    South Africa South Africa
    there was nothing I didn’t like, i can comfortably say i loved everything about this property. the hosts were fantastic and went so far out of their way. just amazing
  • Melissa
    South Africa South Africa
    the house exceeded my expectations. 5star service from the host, she gave excellent service even though it is a self catering house. good quality furniture, comfortable beds, excellent appliances and luxurious bathrooms . outdoor entertainment...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Els Deschouwer

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Els Deschouwer
Once you have entered into this old Victorian, you never want to leave. What unfolds behind the entrance is a style statement, yet full of warmth and bonhomie, where any traveler will marvel at creative elegance of the interior design. The house is surrounded by lush nature and serenity. An exotique garden is the backdrop to a blue plunge pool and spacious patio, the heart of the house, with its fireplace for braais and a comfortable oversize couch. This swanky oasis also has a well equipped kitchen which affords itself to hosting exquisite dinners. The calm of the morning is best spent on the old style porch with morning sun, the rippling fountain and a coffee. This 3 bedroom holiday home, once transformed from its old Victorian original to an artistic, modern day Victorian charmer by an acclaimed interior designer, now exudes the finesse of its present owner and hostess of the house, Els, who graciously will make sure your stay is enjoyable and relaxing. You leave this distinguished jewel with a fresh mind, waiting for the next opportunity to disappear into this cocoon of decadent allure and a playful twist. The Black House will not stop to inspire or surprise you.
The Black House host, Els, is a hospitality wizard who has run acclaimed lodges and still co-owns and manages a boutique hotel in Cape Town. Hailing from Belgium, she combines her strong service ethos and decor flair with warmth and spirit. Robertson is Els' home away from home which means she can recommend walks and experiences to fully immerse yourself in one of South Africa's beautiful wine-growing areas, the Breede River Valley.
The surrounding Breede River Valley is the largest wine producing area of the Western Cape and offers a plethora of wine estates, like De Wetshof, Bon Courage, Springfield, Graham Beck, Rietvallei, Fraai Uitzicht, Excelsior wine estate and so many more all within a close distance to Robertson. Within walking distance to the house you will find the best butcher in town, AF Kriel slaghuis. Wonderful breakfast places are, Used To Bee New, Strictly Coffee and the excellent Four Cousins restaurant as well as Louretta’s bakery for marvelous cake and delicious pastries and bread. Other towns in the area worth a visit are Montagu and McGregor. The area is set against the majestic Langeberg Mountain range and offers many outdoor facilities like ... hiking, biking, Trail Runs , Horse riding, River Boat trips, Skydiving, Robertson Golf Estate, Wine Valley Safari etc more information your will find on the website from Robertsonwinevalley and Robertson62
Languages spoken: German,English,French,Dutch

Property surroundings

House rules

The Black House takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 13:00 to 17:00
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 08:00 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Extra bed upon request
Free
Cot upon request
Free
3+ years
Extra bed upon request
Free

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All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 09:00.
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

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

Please inform The Black House in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

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

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 09:00:00.