Montagu Country House

Oudtshoorn, Garden Route

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The hotel

Originally built in 1875, this art-deco styled house is located on Route 62 between the Garden Route and Cape Town, offering the perfect first stop on a most picturesque Garden Route drive. This little gem of a hotel is a really relaxed place, with the service and ambience making a stay here a very welcome experience. Offering a nice environment, with true country hospitality with good food where you feel at home, with nothing too fussy. There is a lovely garden where hours can be spent just enjoying life, a book and a chilled glass of wine or maybe treat yourself to a visit to the spa. Dinner at Charlestons is popular with guests and locals alike with traditional South African fare sourced from local ingredients. Don’t miss the chauffeur driven Cadillac trip around the wine lands owned by the hotel and dating back to 1956, it’s a must!

Amenities

  • Babysitting service
  • Wheelchair access
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool

Where is it

On Route 62 between between Cape Town and the Garden Route in the picturesque town of Montagu between the Langeberg and Rivier sonder end mountain ranges. Transfer time from Cape Town airport approximately: 2 hours.

Hotel information

29 individually decorated rooms, all with air-conditioning, satellite TV, WiFi access, tea/coffee-making facilities, hairdryer and en-suite bathroom. Classic Art Deco rooms with either double bed, or twin beds, sleeping maximum 2 adults. 

Charlestons restaurant (breakfast and dinner; local classics with surprising twists). Coffee and cocktail lounge. Spa with mineral jacuzzi bath and sauna. Hair salon. 2 swimming pools. Art gallery. Outside kids play area. American dream car experience*. Electric vehicle charging point. 

Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

* Denotes local charge.

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Traveller rating

  • Excellent (487)
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Dec 1, 2023 afredr219824

Our stay was nothing else but perfect. Very nice hotel and rooms, all very well maintained. Very good breakfast. Lunch and dinner in the restaurant was excellent and service on the same level. No doubt - we want to come back.
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Nov 3, 2023 HeidiPap Cape Town Central, South Africa

5 rating What a Beautiful Hotel with self catering accommodation as well. Truly hidden gem and would highly recommend this place to anyone. Each room has beautiful decor and the property is very well maintained. The food is delicious and the stuff is helpful and friendly. Walking distance to everything.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Poor wi fi and tv only Netflix smart TV function not available

Oct 18, 2023 charlesvanniekerk Knysna, South Africa

Poor wi fi , smart TV non functional only Netflix option available. R1,270.00 per night breakfast not included this is an absolute rip off. Normally stay at Forever resort but due to floods had no choice to book here. First and last time. Will definitely not recommend this to anyone
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Oct 17, 2023 tonifennessy17 Cape Town, South Africa

Beautiful Place to stay at. Room- spacious, clean, need to get use to the wooden floors that is loud when walking. Bathroom- spacious and clean, like the bath and walk in shower. Staff- Friendly and helpful, make you feel welcomed. Food- Delicious Delicious Delicious.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Came for a weekend, wished we had a fortnight....

Jul 26, 2023 AnthonyR78 Cape Town Central, South Africa

Truly unique and magnificent experience. We considered a nearby establishment, but an interest in art deco style led us to selecting the Montagu Country Inn, together with the intriguing story of its ownership on their website. We definitely made the right choice. From the moment we walked in, till we left we were treated to a wonderful… Read more
Truly unique and magnificent experience. We considered a nearby establishment, but an interest in art deco style led us to selecting the Montagu Country Inn, together with the intriguing story of its ownership on their website. We definitely made the right choice. From the moment we walked in, till we left we were treated to a wonderful experience, in particular we loved the attention to detail in the furniture and decor of the general areas and in our selected Art Deco period room, the welcoming and gentle staff ranging from the front desk through the dining areas and coffee shop and including the cleaning crews. We came for a weekend but would have loved a fortnight- definitely want to try some of the other Art Deco rooms, and to enjoy the garden in warmer conditions than a cold July weekend. We found the whole place to be spotless and well maintained, and enjoyed the helpful nature of the staff who assisted us on the Saturday by pointing out that we should consider booking if we were planning to eat at another establishment in the town - was very useful info. We ate in the in-house Charleston restaurant the Friday night, and both really enjoyed our dishes. Having stayed in hotels across the globe, and being a bit suspicious of "small" hotels I was blown away, and I feel that this may be the best hotel experience I have had. Read less