The Aloe

Baie oulik plek en mense.

Ja, baie oulik plek en mense.

Clean, secured and peaceful accommodation.

The host is very friendly and helpful. I received excellent customer service. The apartment was clean and neat.

Baie goeie ervaring. Defnitief waarde vir geld.

Pragtig netjies en skoon. Lekker groot badkamer met bad en stort. Genoeg pakplek. Alles in werkende toestand behalwe lig in die kombuis wat heeltyd aan- en afskakel. Seker 'n los konneksie iewers. Daar is voorsiening vir beurtkrag met 'n kragboksie sodat die TV kan aanbly en 'n selfoon gecharge kan word. Ons sou net daarvan gehou het as daar 'n afdakkie vir ons motor was.

Very comfortable with more amenities than advertised.

The Aloe is a jewel. Excellent security from start to finish. Ample parking space right at the entrance, so no lugging things over long distances. The cottage is as per photographs, with the bathroom better than the idea you get from the photos. It has a large bath, spacious shower with a comfortable basin and drawers below, plus a toilet all behind a very silent sliding door. The kitchen also has an electric hotplate and a portable single plate gas cooker, along with a few pots so you can prepare simple meals. There is a large screen TV with new-fangled internet that's a little ahead of our age, but we did manage to view a few good programmes despite our ignorance. Our hostess, Sharon, was amazing and was in contact with us from about 10:30 until we arrived at around 17:30. Then there is the garden. For many, the large water feature would be the central attraction. For us, the vast collection of indigenous cycads was the highlight, some of which are hundreds of years old. Beautiful tree aloes on each side of the entrance must also be quite old. There is also a host of other plants all over, and every time you look, there's another that you had not seen. Luckily for us, it is October, so the Jacarandas were in full bloom, and in places, bright Bougainvillea filled in the Jacaranda flowers. The garden is to die for. All this, plus great hospitality at the most competitive rate you'll find. Well done, you guys. We'll be back if our activities take us in that direction again, for sure.