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The White House Cottage kitchen, its window looking out over the Goukou River.

Selfsorg in Stilbaai

Self-catering in Stilbaai

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All three houses at Stonehouse Lodge, 10 minutes from Stilbaai, are self-catering and let as a whole, with a braai or firepit outside. Stilbaai’s supermarkets and restaurants are a short drive away, and the farm sells its own olive oil.

Kitchens and braais

White House Cottage has a kitchen with a double-door fridge, a gas stove and an oven, a window over the Goukou River and a stable door straight out to the braai area. There is an indoor braai in the stone fireplace beside the dining table for six, so a braai works in any weather.

Stonehouse Lodge has its own kitchen under a wooden ceiling, a bar for the end of the day and an undercover braai area, with a long veranda for eating outside. Grysbok Cottage has a firepit for evenings outside.

Shopping and eating out

Stilbaai has supermarkets for the big shop, a deli, seafood restaurants, a steakhouse and cafés on both sides of the river, about 10 minutes from the farm. Riversdale, half an hour north, is the nearest bigger town.

On the farm, children collect eggs from the hens, and Stonehouse extra virgin olive oil, pressed on the farm from our own olives, is sold by the litre. Firewood for braais comes from the farm.

Why self-catering on a farm

You keep your own hours: a late breakfast on the veranda, lunch on the jetty, a slow braai while the sun goes down over the river. Each house is let as a whole, so nobody else shares your kitchen.

Book direct on this site and you get 5% off the nightly rate, with no platform fees.

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See for yourself

  • The full White House Cottage kitchen: double-door fridge, white cupboards, dark counters and a window over the garden.
    The White House kitchen
  • The indoor braai in the stone fireplace of White House Cottage, with the lounge sofa and a door out to the garden.
    Indoor braai
  • The White House Cottage dining room: a table for six under a crystal chandelier, beside the stone fireplace.
    Dining table for six
  • The Stonehouse kitchen with a wooden ceiling, double sink, tall fridge and a pantry cupboard.
    The Stonehouse kitchen
  • The wooden bar counter and bar stools inside Stonehouse Lodge, with fishing trophies on the walls.
    The Stonehouse bar
  • The outdoor atrium at White House Cottage: a picnic table under a big old tree, with a stone-walled garden bed.
    Outdoor atrium and braai
  • A fire burning in the firepit on the river lawn at dusk, the wooded hills dark behind.
    A fire on the river lawn
  • A one-litre tin of Stonehouse Lodge extra virgin olive oil, hand picked and cold pressed, standing on a rock.
    Olive oil from the farm

Good to know

Questions

Is Stonehouse Lodge self-catering?

Yes. Every house is self-catering and let as a whole, with a braai or firepit outside.

How far are the shops from Stonehouse Lodge?

Stilbaai’s supermarkets and restaurants are about 10 minutes away by car.

Is there a braai at each house?

Yes. Stonehouse Lodge has an undercover braai area, White House Cottage has an indoor braai and one in its atrium, and Grysbok Cottage has a firepit.

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