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Guest House in Calvinia

Downes Gasteplaas

4.9
See 23 reviews

Reviews

4.9/ 5

Based on 23 reviews

Excellent
Cleanliness
5.0
Location
4.9
Value for money
4.8
Service
5.0
Safety
4.9
Behan V
1 night stay
5.0
Jan 2026

Nice. It was very nice and the people were very pleasant.

Lekker. Was baie lekker en mense was baie aangenaam.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Room 5
Linda R
1 night stay ⋅ Family with young children
5.0
Dec 2025

Lovely quiet out-of-town stopover place for a restful stay. Wonderful stay. We were looking for something for a stopover, not in town, quiet and unusual - and this place was it. From the baby lamb to stroke, to the pool to swim in and tracks to ride on, it was perfect for our needs, and our hosts were lovely and helpful.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Room 5
Elize V
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
5.0
Nov 2025

Quiet, clean and tidy. Very safe. Friendly people. Very peaceful and safe environment. Nice and relaxing. Very clean and tidy. Very friendly people. Will definitely visit this place again.

Rustige, skoon en netjies. Baie veilig. Vriendelike mense. Baie rustige en veilige omgewing. Lekker gerus. Baie skoon en netjies. Baie vriendelike mense. Sal hierdie plek beslis weer besoek.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Room 7
Matilda S
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
5.0
Feb 2025

Relaxing and beautiful. It was very nice. Maree was very accommodating as we got there late. Everything was beautiful and clean. I could have stayed there much longer.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Room 6
Francois En Maree
Downes Gasteplaas
Thanks so much, Matilda. You were a great couple. Regards, Maree
Bernie F
1 night stay ⋅ Family with young children
5.0
Jan 2025

Comfortable, safe, value for money. Wonderfully hospitable welcome and lovely atmosphere, would definitely recommend it to travellers who want to switch off and relax after a long journey. It's safe, the children enjoy the outdoors and we had a wonderful stay!

Gemaklik, veilig, waarde vir geld. Wonderlike gasvrye ontvangs en heerlike atmosfeer, sal dit beslis aanbeveel vir reisigers wat graag wil afskakel en rustig wees na 'n lang reis. Dis veilig, die kinders geniet die buitelewe en ons het heerlik gebly!

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Room 7
Andrew S
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
5.0
Jan 2025

Peace and beauty in the Karoo. Beautiful and peaceful place, with a warm welcome and comfortable, well-equipped accommodation.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Room 7
Madi N
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
4.8
Aug 2025

Beautiful and peaceful. Lovely cosy cottage with all that's needed.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Room stayed in
Room 7
Megan L
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
3.8
Dec 2025

Nice and neat, but not "dog friendly". The place is nice and neat and the owners are very friendly, but I wouldn't say that Downes Gasteplaas is "dog friendly". It was stressful for me because I couldn't really take my dogs off their leashes at all, because there is a cage full of sheep dogs right next to the main house which was only a few hundred meters from our accommodation. Then at the main house itself there were 4 other dogs also on the yard who also barked at my dogs all the time and then of course my dogs didn't want to calm down either. Right next to our room/house was a camp full of sheep with lambs. So again, not "dog friendly". If I had known that our experience was going to be so stressful with my dogs, I would have looked for somewhere else to stay. So I feel a little disappointed by the whole experience. I also think that Room 7 needs a nice shade tree or air conditioning, very hot in the summer.

Mooi en netjies, maar nie "dog friendly" nie. Die plekkie is mooi en netjies en die eienaars is baie vriendelik, maar ek sal nie sê dat Downes Gasteplaas "dog friendly" is nie. Dit was vir my stresvol gewees want ek kon nie regtig my honde enigsins van hulle leibande afhaal nie, want daar is 'n hok vol skaaphonde reg langs die hoofhuis wat maar 'n paar honderd meter van ons verblyf af was. Dan by die hoofhuis self was daar 4 ander honde ook op die werf wat ook heeltyd geblaf het vir my honde en dan natuurlik wil my honde ook nie rustig raak nie. Reg langs ons kamer/huisie is 'n kamp vol skape met lammers gewees. So weereens, nie "dog friendly" nie. As ek geweet het dat ons ondervinding so stresvol gaan wees met my honde, sou ek eerder iewers anders blyplek gesoek het. So ek voel maar bietjie teleurgesteld deur die hele ondervinding. Ek dink ook dat Kamer 7 'n lekker skaduboom of lugversorging benodig, baie warm in die somer.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
4.0
Location
4.0
Safety
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Room stayed in
Room 7
Francois En Maree
Downes Gasteplaas

Thank you very much, Megan. Appreciate that you say it's nice and neat here. We take note and will pay attention where we can on our working sheep farm. Sorry your two big dogs were restless and you were stressed. Our children also visited here with their dachshunds. They only come in December. The rest of the year it's quieter. The sheepdogs are always in their kennels, unless they're working in the field. Our shade trees are growing nicely. Hopefully we'll have more shade soon. Thanks again for your recommendations. Kind regards, Maree

Baie dankie, Megan. Waardeer dat jy sê dis mooi en netjies hier. Ons neem kennis en sal aandag gee waar ons kan op ons werkende skaap-plaas. Jammer julle twee groot honde was onrustig en jy gespanne. Ons kinders het ook hier met hul worshonde gekuier. Hul kom net Desember. Die res van die jaar is dit rustiger. Die skaaphonde is altyd in hul hokkies, tensy hul in die veld werk. Ons skadubome groei mooi. Hopelik het ons binnekort meer skaduwee. Dankie weereens vir jou aanbevelings. Vriendelike groete, Maree

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Tiani S
1 night stay ⋅ Family with teenagers
5.0
Dec 2024

Home away from home. Hospitable reception by hostess. Neat and clean accommodations. Peaceful atmosphere on the farm. Would definitely highly recommend. Thank you.

Tuiste weg van tuiste. Gasvrye ontvangs deur gasvrou. Netjiese en skoon blyplekke. Rustige atmosfeer op die plaas. Sal definitief hoog aanbeveel. Dankie.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Room 5
Room stayed in
Room 6
Mark B
1 night stay ⋅ With partner
5.0
Nov 2024

Most enjoyable. Ideal overnight stop in a tranquil, beautiful setting with a great cottage and everything one could need. Maree was the perfect host.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Room stayed in
Room 5

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Downes Guestfarm, Calvinia, 8190, Northern Cape

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  • Sleeps 7 guests
  • All ages welcome
  • Check-in: 15:00 to 18:00
    Check-out: 10:00
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