De Kelders Private House

Travellers to the De Kelders Private House are well looked after. Guest rooms have high ceilings, ample light and ventilation and offer complete privacy. The house is a gem for the magazine, movie, book and music fundi. The large and spacious garden is a ten-year creation of overberg flora, planted with privacy being the keyword.  The salt-water pool a welcome escape from the summer heat. The open terrace is secluded and offers the perfect hideaway for reading, drinks and a South African braai.  The ocean is 200 steps away.  At the beach you can meander on trails and watch the spectacular sunsets over walker bay and talk with the whales (June – December) , before you return for dinner.  Simple courses prepared by your hosts, washed down with local boutique estate wines and then to the comfort of bed made with Egyptian white percale cotton, sleeping with the sounds of the whales to awaken refreshed to the smell of a country breakfast of home baked confectionery, home made jams and preserves, fresh fruit juices and the smell of roasting bacon and brewed coffee

Elle decoration autumn 2008

The de kelders private retreat, near gansbaai, has a spirit of quiet kindness, thoughtful generosity and relaxed ease where there is space for both lively conversation and rejuvenating silence

Elle decoration winter 2009 - designer Neil Stemmet of concept design and architecture designed the home to complement the laid-back yet incredibly sophisticated style of this beach home in de kelders objects tell stories and enrich our interiors and our lives. 

At De Kelders Private House you will be inspired by the people, places and ideas that make this home a personal memory map of the owners the house and indigenous gardens are custom designed by the owners and have received international acclaim for the sublime interior vignettes and eco-friendly building ethos: natural cross ventilation air flow, large windows that capture heat in winter, a single large hearth to heat the house, solar heated water heats the myriad of pipes under the floors, natural paint pigments were used and where possible the vertebrae of the old house were recycled into the new home

" Our favourite time is from autumn to spring, the days are crisper and shorter, you can see the weather moving over walker bay, the sunsets are even more spectacular than in summer, there is a gentle quietness in the area, few people, champagne days filled with soft, glorious sunshine, schools of dolphins cut through the sea that display the colours of mother of pearl, the succulent-aloes cover themselves with vibrant flower cloaks, the whales arrive mid-June and our days are spent reading, walking the cliffs, exploring new bays and flora whilst at supper time enjoying feasts of simple produce of the overberg..."

Room One x 1

Includes: B & B

Double bed, full bath room, access with sliding doors to garden and pool.

Features available

Room Three x 1

Includes: B & B

King size bed, lounge and shower.

Features available

Room Two x 1

Includes: B & B

Twin bedded room, private lounge and shower room.

Features available

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