Malherbe Guesthouse

Malherbe guesthouse is a national monument and was built in 1859. The house has been lovingly restored and offers five en-suite rooms, four with private entrance and patio or verandah as accommodation. Rooms have a bar fridge, electronic safe, fan, a heater for the winter, hospitality tray and hairdryer, Wi-Fi hot spot, garden, rooms have air-conditioning for cooling and heating and TV with DStv. The guesthouse also has a spacious guest lounge where you can enjoy a complementary glass Montagu Muscadel.

The guest lounge overlooks the lovely secluded garden with beautiful views of the Langeberg Mountains. Take a refreshing dip in the swimming pool or laze in the shade in a comfortable lounge chair. In the morning a scrumptious breakfast with home-made bread and fresh orange juice and is served on the terrace under the vines overlooking the garden or indoors.

Malherbe Guesthouse is perfectly located in Montagu, a historical village ideally situated on the legendary Route 62, winding through the Breede River Valley, halfway between Cape Town and Oudtshoorn, and above the Garden Route. Secure off-street parking. Restaurants are within easy walking distance. Official Carrol Boyes Stockist.

We do not allow children under the age of 12 years of age. Children over the age of 12 years are welcome and will be charged as adults.

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Reviews

  • "The area is so beautiful"

    26 September 2017

    "Charming guest house and host, very helpful and accommodating"

  • "Special Venue"

    20 October 2016

    "Our stay was very enjoyable. The room was spacious and well appointed, with thoughtful little touches everywhere. The layout of the property gives complete privacy to each unit.<br/>Breakfast, served attentively by Micky, the hostess, was a delight."

  • "Great facilities"

    18 January 2016

    "The guesthouse has great facilities and is run very professional, we received a warm welcome even though it was in the evening.<div><br /></div><div>We are definitely coming back for a bit longer.</div><div><br /></div><div>The breakfast was just great as well.</div>"

  • "Everything was very good"

    03 November 2014

    "We enjoyed our stay in Malherbe Guesthouse.Lovely garden with pool, friendly staff and restaurants in walking distance."

  • "A pleasure"

    03 October 2012

    "We stayed over at Malherbe Guesthouse for the third time because it is such a pleasure. A very spacious room, firm bed and luxurious bathroom."

  • "Lovely!"

    17 October 2011

    "We had a great time. What a peaceful place. Beautiful garden."

  • "Highly recommended"

    20 June 2011

    "Nice, relaxing atmosphere and an eye for detail makes for a very pleasant and relaxing experience."

  • "Enjoyed"

    10 January 2011

    "Very nice rooms and pool. Nice location to be able to walk to local restaurants."

  • "Nice place!"

    05 January 2011

    "Nice host, good recommendations on where to visit and eat. Enjoyed our stay."

  • "Recommended"

    03 July 2010

    "Great breakfast and friendly owners."

  • "Sal weer kom."

    23 March 2010

    "Baie dankie vir 'n wonderlike verblyf. Uitstekende diens en goeie gasvryheid vanaf Joop en Mickey. "

  • "Malherbe Guesthouse"

    15 January 2010

    "Beautiful relaxing accommodation, The garden and pool area are charming"

  • "Malherbe Guesthouse"

    15 January 2010

    "Beautiful relaxing accommodation, The garden and pool area are charming"

  • "Recommended"

    19 November 2009

    "Our second visit and we warmly welcomed back. Our room was clean and had everything necessary (and lots more) for a very enjoyable stay. Breakfast again was magnificent and was what drew us back again. Beautiful food, well prepared and served with a great eye for detail. The swimming pool is crystal clear and the garden lovely to wander in."

  • "Recommended"

    19 November 2009

    "Our second visit and we warmly welcomed back.Our room was clean and had everything necessary (and lots more) for a veryenjoyable stay.Breakfast again wasmagnificent and was what drew us back again.Beautiful food, well prepared and served with a great eye for detail.The swimming pool is crystal clear and the garden lovely to wander in."

  • "Excellent!! "

    29 June 2009

    "Very friendly! Lovely rooms and garden. Delicious breakfast."

  • "Loved it!"

    01 May 2009

    "We enjoyed every minute of our stay with Micky and Joop, our gracious and very helpfulhosts.Everything was perfect and the lovely garden was a true de-stressing haven.Our cottage was tastefully decorated and breakfast was a delight!Loved the coffee!Thank you so much - if we ever visit your region again, we won't hesitate to stay over again."

  • "Charming & Great"

    12 April 2009

    "A wonderful stay at this B&B. Everything one could expect."

  • "Great little place"

    06 March 2009

    "We only stayed here for one night but it was a lovely little place, friendly staff, nice breakfast and good bathroom with roomy shower."

  • "Excellent.."

    06 January 2009

    ", warm friendly, professional welcome. Novel and attractive room layout in garden. Nice location in beautiful little town. Very good breakfasts."

  • "Excellent B & B."

    18 December 2008

    "Great location, wonderful room, magnificent garden with lovely pool.Thoroughly recommend this place.The breakfast was individually served in the garden and extremely elegant."

  • "Excellent B & B."

    18 December 2008

    "Great location, wonderful room, magnificent garden with lovely pool. Thoroughly recommend this place. The breakfast was individually served in the garden and extremely elegant."

  • "A definite 4 star "

    25 September 2008

    "Great accommodation and the bestbreakfast on route to George from Cape Town."

  • "A definite 4 star"

    25 September 2008

    "Great accommodation and the best breakfast on route to George from Cape Town."

  • "We had a very enjoyable stay."

    29 June 2008

    " The breakfasts were great, there was overall great attention to detail. The room was very comfortable. Nice restaurants within walking distance and host had menus and booked table in advance. "

  • "Fantastic stay"

    13 April 2008

    "The best breakfast on route 62. We had a fantastic stay. A precision run B&B. Gorgeous decor and plenty of extra touches to make the stay special. We loved the croc in the pool. Hilarious!"

  • "Couldn't have been better!"

    03 April 2008

    "First class room, situation and breakfast. Lovely pool and garden. "

  • "Top Class"

    04 March 2008

    "Malherbe was possibly the best place I have ever stayed and would recommend it to anyone!!Rooms were top class the owner simply fantastic and the town of Montagu itself is a place I could happily spend many a year, as for the breakfast...... world class. "

  • "Fantastic"

    07 January 2008

    "The stay was delightful and we enjoyed every moment! We will definitely return."

  • "Fantastic"

    07 January 2008

    "The stay was delightful and we enjoyed every moment! We will definitely return."

  • "Room was excellent "

    07 December 2007

    "We loved staying at the place a lot!!The room was excellent and the garden especially lovely.wonderful big breakfastThe host very nice and friendly.Even got a glass of wine as a welcome."

  • "Room was excellent"

    07 December 2007

    "We loved staying at the place a lot!!The room was excellent and the garden especially lovely.wonderful big breakfastThe host very nice and friendly.Even got a glass of wine as a welcome."

  • "Enjoyed"

    05 October 2007

    "We enjoyed our stay very much.The hosts were very accommodating."

  • "Very good"

    04 January 2007

    "The accommodation was beautiful, nice pool, very lovely garden and a superb breakfast with individual service by the lady of the house.Very good relation price/quality"

  • "Very good"

    04 January 2007

    "The accommodation was beautiful, nice pool, very lovely garden and a superb breakfast with individual service by the lady of the house.Very good relation price/quality"

  • "A perfect B&B"

    10 April 2006

    "Micky and Joop are perfect hosts. They take care of every detail in the room, the garden is a perfect retreat and we did enjoy the breakfast. We can recommend this B&B to everyone. It was the best we had along our Garden Route/Route 62 - tour."

  • "A perfect B&B"

    10 April 2006

    "Micky and Joop are perfect hosts. They take care of every detail in the room, the garden is a perfect retreat and we did enjoy the breakfast. We can recommend thisB&B to everyone. It was the best we had along our Garden Route/Route 62 - tour."

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