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Forget those looming deadlines! Pile into the car and take a road trip to the best little village in the Karoo for an unforgettable weekend of small-town hospitality and amazing local produce, all to be enjoyed from your very own Karoo cottage – kitted out to the nines so you can either kick back in luxury or cook up a storm to your foodie heart’s content.
Hands up, who’s had the fantasy of packing it all in, moving to a tiny country village and making preserves for a living? But then, realise exactly how many bottles of fig jam you’d need to make to pay off your new little country cottage?
Yeah, us too. African Relish Cooking School offers you a pretty great alternative: the chance to break away from the rat race and soak up small-town life in the picturesque Karoo village of Prince Albert, stock up on amazing local produce – think hand-crafted Guernsey milk cheese, plump preserved olives and cold-pressed olive oil, succulent Karoo lamb, and fresh, sweet figs – and go whip up a feast in your very own Victorian or Karoo-style cottage.
That’s right, the legendary cooking school also knows a thing or two about small-town hospitality and would love you to experience the laid-back, unhurried vibe of Karoo life, while pampering you with those little luxuries you love including King-sized beds dressed in crisp cotton linen, deep baths and fluffy, thick towels, air-conditioning, fireplaces and, best of all, thoughtfully kitted out kitchens. Oh, and Wi-Fi, if you need it. Whether you choose to stay in the Karoo cottages Akkedis or Doringbos on the outskirts of town, or in Deurdrift 1 or 2, the semi-detached Victorian cottages in town, you’ll almost forget about all those unanswered emails waiting back home…
Built around an antique water well, with some of the erstwhile farm dam walls incorporated into the structure, this classic Karoo cottage boasts its own windmill out back, which fills a tiny dam. Can anyone say, Instagram-opportunity?
The décor plays up the cottage’s spartan lines and light, airy space with mostly bright-white furnishings – many of them restored antiques. The bathroom with its luxurious Victorian claw-foot bath will definitely be calling after a long day of produce shopping (just imagine how well a glass of wine will go down here?). That’s if you’re not hanging out on the bamboo-slat shaded front stoep after having whipped up the dinner of all dinners in the well-equipped kitchen (it was, after all, fitted out by the folks behind a cooking school), or turning a couple of Prince Albert’s legendary Karoo lamb chops in the outside braai. In winter, the large family room with its fireplace will do nicely for snuggling up with some red wine and board games, before it’s time to hit the hay in your plush king-sized bed.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel up to 7 days before check in and get a 50% refund (minus service fees). Cancel within 7 days of your trip and the reservation is non-refundable. Service fees are refunded when cancellation happens before check in and within 48 hours of booking.
The décor of the authentic Karoo cottage plays up the cottage’s spartan lines and light, airy space with mostly bright-white furnishings – many of them restored antiques.
Stellenbosch Farm
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A stylish wine farm stay where you could easily just keep to yourself, admiring the view and exploring the fynbos-thicketed mountain trails around you, or pop over to the resident tasting room to kick off one of the most epic of wine-tasting weekends ever. I...
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From R3 200 p.p.
All Stellenbosch
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A stylish wine farm stay where you could easily just keep to yourself, admiring the view and exploring the fynbos-thicketed mountain trails around you, or pop over to the resident tasting room to kick off one of the most epic of wine-tasting weekends ever. I...
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From R1 875 p.p.
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This not-quite-so-humble abode once belonged to South African artist JP Meyer, who, it turns out, had quite the knack for injecting the rustic building with a pared-down, modern aesthetic and touches of warm playfulness.
Stellenbosch Farm
From R3 850 p.p.
All Stellenbosch
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A stylish wine farm stay where you could easily just keep to yourself, admiring the view and exploring the fynbos-thicketed mountain trails around you, or pop over to the resident tasting room to kick off one of the most epic of wine-tasting weekends ever. I...
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Doringbos Cottage in the heart of the Karoo
Prince Albert, South Africa
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