About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is an AA Recommended accommodation. It is a wonderful self-catering guest house complex situated halfway between Johannesburg and Cape Town. It has easy access to the N1 highway, only five minutes away.It is an ideal pit stop for the weary guest simply wanting to break their journey to have a single night sleepover, or for the guest wanting to spend some extra days enjoying what the beautiful Gariep Dam village and surrounding area has to offer. Experience great accommodation at a very reasonable price. Soak up the crispy Karoo air, look up at night sky and see billions of stars, identify the Milky Way, and watch the satellites pass overhead - food for your soul.Gariep Dam was voted Tourist Town of the Year in 2010 and is an absolutely crime-free area.Enjoy superb water sports, yachting and fishing, and game reserves at South Africa's number one microlite and gyro paradise. Gariep Dam has supermarkets, restaurants and pubs and cute home-style cafés. The Gariep Dam is just 20 km from Colesberg and is South Africa's largest dam, appropriately renamed Lake Gariep; truly the heart of the country. Rose Cottage is divided into multiple separate and independent, fully equipped self-catering units. All our units have either Simonz or Spine-Master beds with ice-white, highest quality linen and towels for your comfort. Most of our units have been fitted with air-conditioning for those extra-hot Karoo days, as well as heaters and indoor braai areas to snuggle up to on those chilly nights. All units have charming lapas where you can simply enjoy the quiet peaceful surroundings or enjoy a lovely braai or picnic. All units have TVs, most units are fitted with LCD flat-screen TVs with DStv decoders, safes and there is under-cover parking for your vehicles and trailers. All units have access to the pool. There are plenty fruit trees and any fruit on the trees are there for our guests to enjoy. Rates are inclusive of electricity, linen, towels, toiletries and coffee, tea and sugar in each unit. All guests have access to the garden, fruit trees, swimming pool and on-site parking.
- Type: Self-catering
- Sleeps: 23
- Check-in: 2:00 PM Check-out: 10:00 AM
- Reviews: 67 Reviews
Facilities
- Airport Shuttle
- Laundry Facilities*
- Braai/Barbecue
- Swimming Pool
- Credit Card Facilities
Languages Spoken
- English
- Afrikaans
Grading
- AA Approved
Specials
25% OFF Winter Special
Important Information
Policies & Disclaimers
• The guest house complex closes at 21.30, late arrivals stand to lose their accommodation if no “late arrival” arrangements have been made with our resident manager.
• Although management respects your rights to privacy, due to the nature and situation of the guest house, disturbances from persons or other guests...
Policies & Disclaimers
• The guest house complex closes at 21.30, late arrivals stand to lose their accommodation if no “late arrival” arrangements have been made with our resident manager.
• Although management respects your rights to privacy, due to the nature and situation of the guest house, disturbances from persons or other guests could occur and that management has no control over that.
• Management has taken steps to provide reasonable security for its guests, Rose Cottage management cannot be held responsible for theft or damage to guests property.
• The management cannot be held responsible for the failure of electronic items such as air-conditioners and TVs.
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Reviews for Rose Cottage
67 guest reviews Reviews of3.5 out of 5 stars
Rose Cottage Map
*Distances are shown as the crow flies and not necessarily the actual travelling
Things to do in and around Gariep Dam
Gariep Dam Fishing
(2.4 km from Gariep Dam)
Gariep Dam is an idyllic place to cast a line for yellowfish, tilapia or mudfish. Locals will advise you on good fishing places or you can wander off and find a secret spot of you own. You needn’t catch anything, just kick back and soak up the...
Walk the Wall Tour
(3.1 km from Gariep Dam)
Visit one of South Africa’s celebrated civil engineering projects on the country’s biggest dam. Local guides take visitors on interesting tours of the Gariep Dam wall through passages and down to the bedrock. If you’re lucky, they might open the...
JOBHUIS
(46.1 km from Gariep Dam)
Housed in JOBHUIS is a permanent exhibit of 25 contemporary paintings (artist Rina Coetzee) based on the Biblical books of Job and Lamentations. These paintings express the artist's struggle against depression. A visit to JOBHUIS takes one on a...
Oviston Nature Reserve
(31.3 km from Gariep Dam)
Situated on the southern side of the Gariep Dam, the Oviston Nature Reserve is home to an exciting variety of wildlife and birds. The area offers a range of fun outdoor activities and it is a popular fly-fishing venue offering an abundance of Yellow...
