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Reviews of Woodlands Self Catering, Knysna

3.5 out of 5
Woodlands Self Catering, Knysna
Rheenendal Road, Knysna, Western Cape

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 38 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Juliet

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Cute for a short stay
The dog, Reacher, is super friendly. Water is only rain water so must be used sparingly. The little space is great for a short stay but would be cramped for extended periods. Beautiful garden with little pond right on your doorstep, but careful of wasps.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cornel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Above expectation!
This was one of the best properties we have stayed at. The attention to detail was phenomenal. There was not one thing we wished could have been better. The view, the gardens, the comfort, the games, the beds - everything was set up with our comfort in mind. We will definitely stay here again if we are in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rosalind

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was beautiful and we'll maintained. Checking in was simple and everyone was very friendly. I was blown away by how incredibly beautiful the room was, we were lucky to have the room withe a huge bathroom which includes a bath tub as well as a wonderful shower. The water pressure and temperature were fantastic. We took a walk I to town for a late lunch and a drink - it is very walkable going into town. In the morning we had a delicious breakfast before heading off to our next destination along the garden route. Thank you for a wonderful stay, I hope that we will be back again one day.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

K

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Awesome!
We can’t get enough of Woodlands. Second time here and we fell in love with the place even more - despite it raining the entire time! Fantastic place. We can take our dog Ollie and feel so relaxed, what a gem.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

L

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Cloete

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Bright and Beautiful
We stayed in the Comfort Cabin for one night. It is beautifully decorated with designer furniture. It was super clean and bright. The kitchen was well equiped and you will not be able to beat the price.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Liezl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a gem
Amazing stay once again. We will keep coming back
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Anne, Wishaw UK

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
The property was very well presented with the furniture and fixings being made and completed by the owners. There were very personal touches which enhanced the experience. The property was situated in the forest which gave a fantastic view of the stars at night. I would highly recommend this property. Excellent value for the price
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Oren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful stay
The Woodlands is a beautiful and peaceful place to stay. Julie is very easy to work with. I was with a friend on this trip, but often I am a solo traveler. I feel like it is a safe place to stay if you are alone. It also has good wifi.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

martin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rustic setting room with facilities
Well maintained in a rustic setting. Excellent kitchen and well equipped. Large balcony overlooking garden and trees Lovely room overall and nice wet room. WiFi and TV was poor and disappointed with the bbq as it was dirty and no charcoal or lighters provided. No shampoo or shower gel provided.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Julie & Etienne on 26 Jan,2019
Thank you for your review of Woodlands. We are so sorry that your stay was less than perfect. Unfortunately our WiFi ran out for the first time during your visit so it was working painfully slowly but we did immediately upgrade to an uncapped line, it just took a couple of days to kick in. Apologies for not informing you straight away. We are also so embarrassed that the barbecue wasn't cleaned properly, it must have somehow been overlooked, we are so sorry about that. We do provide hand-made all natural olive and coconut oil soap for washing but unfortunately no shampoo, perhaps something we need to consider again for the future, thank you. Being self catering we have found so far that most people do bring their own toiletries and also charcoal and firelighters however we do have them available on request. There is an information booklet that explains everything, it would have been mentioned in your welcome letter. About the TV, we have a standard DSTV hotel package, it includes all the movie and sport channels and then a selection of language, Mnet, news and kids channels. Thanks again for the positive feed back. We hope you enjoy the rest of your time in South Africa!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing for families, private and peaceful. Reasonably close to a variety of places to enjoy with children
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nathan, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Woodlands is a beautiful place. Very private and also a great outlook over the bush.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Liezl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect!!!!!
We went for 6 nights for our anniversary....and even got a bottle of Champagne.Amazing Stay in the forest.....best bed we've ever slept on. Perfectly located close to Knysna.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Truly a Gem
A bit out of town but really worth it. Really beautiful surroundings and the accommodation is really excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Knysna accommodation
My wife, 2 year old son and I had an amazing stay at Woodlands! The accommodation is luxury (better than the pics on the website). The view from the deck especially at sunset is magical and makes for the best braai/bbq! Great place for a toddler with the chickens, child-friendly dog and playground. Hosts were very helpful and respectful The place is a fair drive from the city so if you don't mind the drive then a wonderful alternative to staying in the main town.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

KON SING

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Must try before you die.
Excellent. Clean and tidy. Good decoration and view. Individual BBQ in the balcony. Sophisticated electrical appliances. Good for a family or a couple.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful modern gem with great view
This was a wonderful stay. They have renovated an old school into modern, serene apartments that overlook an incredible valley. The property is a beautifully designed with playground for children, little walkways that lead to rock games or benches, and an amazing long trail leading down to the stream. Close by are all kinds of farm shop/restaurants but it's low key tourism. Felt like northern California to us. We loved the apartments and felt so relaxed and refreshed. Internet was great too.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful property
Beautiful property. Friendly hosts. Clean and well-maintained apartment.

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous studio in a tranquil environment
Fabulous studio with high quality fittings and furnishings... beautiful decor. Bi folding doors opening on to a wooden decking, with seating, and with views of forest. So tranquil, so tasteful. So much thought has gone into this enterprise. Needless to say, we loved it !

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A hidden gem
We stayed two nights at Woodlands which gave us time to explore the local area We were made very welcome by friendly but unobtrusive hosts the gardens were lovely the woodland view was wonderful the room was modern with great attention to detail we were very comfortable here Definitely recommend

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Geoff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
just beautiful
This is the best cottage we have stayed in for a very long time everything about it was 100% one regret we were only able to stay one night we are planning to return March next year for a week or more great place

10/10 Excellent

Norbert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic self-catering cottages; sparkling clean
I was very impressed with these cottages and the grounds. The cottages are well-designed, sparkling clean, and bright. The views of the forest across the creek gorge are gorgeous. There is tons of bird life in the gardens and pond. Read the booklet in the cottages for information on places to eat, visit, and to do -- the recommendations are spot on. Julie, the host, is wonderful (wish she had more time to chat). I wish that their dog Reacher would have visited and stayed more often. Just a great place to stay in the Knysna area.

10/10 Excellent

Markus

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tolle, moderne Unterkunft mit Liebe zum Detail in ruhiger Lage, super Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis. Unser bester Aufenthalt in Südafrika
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Phillip

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Es war ganz wundervoll in dieser Unterkunft! Die Zimmer sind mit viel Liebe eingerichtet und gestaltet, ebenso wie die Gärten und der anliegende Trail! Man hat einen unglaublichen Blick auf die Wälder und nachts auf den Sternenhimmel. Unsere Erwartungen wurden übertroffen und wir sind froh, dass wir auf dem letzten Halt unserer Reise hierher gefunden haben.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Alles super!! Gerne wieder! Der Besitzer war sehr freundlich
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gösta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superställe som har allt!
Nytt fräscht rum med fullt utrustat kök, allt i modern design med en rustik twist av handgjorda möbler. Fantastiskt trädgård och stor grill.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gösta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastiskt ställe som har allt!
Helfräscht och modernt rum med fullt utrustat kök, soffa och skön säng. Helt nytt med rustika handgjorda ursnygga trämöbler, till och med tavelramarna. Genomtänkt och flott design. En otrolig trädgård med damm och massor av växter, härlig murad grill invid pergola med utemöbler och mysig kvällsbelysning. Dessutom stor balkong med utsikt över trädgården och skogen. En vandringsled i skogen gick från trädgården. Bra att organiskt avfall samlades till kompost. Trevlig värd. Fanns kul lekplats för barn. Går inte att hitta bättre ställe. Nära till en charmig originell restaurang Totties Kitchen. Woodlands rekommenderar vi för alla som vill till Knysna, det är inte långt ifrån och mycket trevligare än att bo på i centrum vid stranden med bara hotell och butiker på rad.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Petra

Perfekt
Schöner kann eine Unterkunft kaum sein. Wir haben 3 Nächte in einem wunderbaren Appartement verbracht und wären so gerne länger geblieben. Traumhaft gelegen, geschmackvoll eingerichtet, der Blick vom Balkon Entspannung pur, der Garten ein blühender Traum (trotz Winter) und soviele Dinge die man unternehmen kann... Etienne hat uns bestens beraten um unsere Tage zu verplanen. Wir kommen nochmal wieder, die Zeit war definitiv zu kurz!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bruno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Uma preciosidade!!!
Esse hotel é SENSACIONAL, MARAVILHOSO! Imaginem algo perfeito com uma vista linda e uma tranquilidade sem igual? É o que se resume esse hotel, essa preciosidade. Merece todas as top avaliações em sites de viagens e aqui no hotéis.com. Reservem sem medo!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Guilhem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing and nice
We stayed two nights after long trips in safaris. The room and the place are perfect to relax and enjoy the calm of the moutain. 10 min driving from Knysna, be careful of the automatic speed control on the road ;).
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Wolfram

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Komfortable, saubere, modern eingerichtete Wohnung
Eine ausgezeichnete Unterkunft mit allem Komfort, in traumhafter Landschaft. Idealer Ort zum Entspannen aber auch nah = 15 Autominuten von Knysna. Abends auf dem Balkon , bei einem Glas Wein den Geräuschen des Waldes zu lauschen war ein Highlight unserer Reise. Sogar ein Supermarkt in naher Entfernung. Ausgesprochen nette und hilfsbereite Gastgeber.

10/10 Excellent

Jeannine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort