La Fontaine Guest House Hermanus

This is a fantastic, well located property with ocean views. We had a huge, comfortable room, also with ocean views. Fantastic breakfast and great overall service from Natasha. Sad we could only stay 1 night. Highly recommended.

I planned a road trip around the overberg region and it started in Hermanus ( I am from California) . I looked at all the many options available and settled on La Fontaine based on the location and the photos of the property. I arrived early on check in day , but was met by very kind and friendly Natasha who sat down with me and took time to get to know me and find out about my visit. That made a very good first impression to me. I loved the older , traditional interior of the established beach house look. My room was huge with lots of space ( I think I booked the honeymoon suite) as it tool up nearly the entire front of the house. Having stayed in many many hotels and guest houses around the world ; some being extremely high end, there is definitely a sense that the guest house is due for a refit when it comes to the rooms. The bathroom particularly looks outdated , although I will state categorically that despite being old, it is very clean and well maintained. I loved the honesty bar in the room, and the tea kettle and coffee machine for those cups of tea during the day ( and the milk in the fridge is a nice touch too for ones tea). The pools both looked very inviting , but it was a bit too cold on the day to swim. Loved that the guest house has off street secure parking. The grounds are well tended to and looks fantastic . It's close to town to walk to the restaurants and shops and across the road is the cliff side walking path. The staff were all friendly and helpful and the breakfast offerings were great with a nice selection to suit everyones palate . If I come back to Hermanus , I would definitely stay here agin.

This was a great place to stay, wonderful view of the oceanwalking distance of the shops and restaurants comfortable room and friendly service. The room was a little on the small side but fine for a few nights.