Polkadraai Road, 7599 Stellenbosch, South Africa
#26 of 37 hotels in Stellenbosch
Guests' ChoiceBased on 200 hotel reviews
8.4Cleanliness
9.0
Comfort
9.1
Location
9.3
Facilities
8.7
Staff
9.0
Value for money
7.9
Free WiFi
7.9
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End of dialog contentReviewed: February 4, 2024
Akintunde
NigeriaAmbience
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 10, 2024
Maeve
United KingdomAmazing views from pool and restaurant, very clean and the food was fab! The staff were amazing, so helpful and friendly.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: December 26, 2023
Sumit
United Arab EmiratesThe access to the reception and rooms is via a flight of 10-odd stairs. It would be nice if they could make the hotel more accessible. There is a possibility of adding ramps to the reception and restaurant from the courtyard - a much needed requirement for guests with mobility problems.
The hotel has exceptional views, very good breakfast, and excellent staff. The bed was huge and extremely comfortable. Loved walking around the hotel and dining here.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: December 23, 2023
Phasha
South AfricaStaff was not friendly
Did not feel like a five star, more like 4 or 3 star
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: November 9, 2023
Deborah
AustraliaCheck in was fabulous. We were treated like royalty when we arrived. The staff were all friendly and helpful. We had a lovely big room overlooking the vineyard and the mountains in the backround. We had some lovely meals and wine here and enjoyed the overall ambience of the place.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 30, 2023
Nomsa
South AfricaNothing much. I asked for the 3rd bed and I was given.
I like that it is situated far from busy streets. It’s quite and peaceful.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: October 1, 2023
Andrew
SpainThe bar area was lovely, hotel staff and rooms superb. The bottle of wine in the room was a lovely treat.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: May 3, 2023
Riona
South AfricaThe water would get cold very quickly.
It was so peaceful, so calm and everyone was so friendly. The staff at the reception went the extra mile to find tours for us. It was a lovely stay!! definitely recommend. The view was just breathtaking ❤️❤️❤️
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: April 12, 2023
Shmueli
Israelour stay in Asara was so disappointing. 1- It start with the e-mail confirmation - At the email they wrote all of our credit card info, we asked them to delete it because it's not safe that all of our details are online. And when we arrive we were surprised to see that they printed the email with our credit card number although we ask to delete it. 2- We asked for laundry service. We had maybe 3kg of laundry. When we got our laundry back we where shocked to find out that they charged us - 2,690 rand (!!!!!), 150 us dollars (!!!!!) We thought that it must be a mistake, it's not reasonable to pay for few t-shirts and socks almost the same amount as night in the hotel. 3. The pool..... We went to use the pool and the water was so dirty and murky, needless to say that we didn't enter - We didn't want to take a health risk. Very disappointing that we paid for facilities that couldn't Be used. So for conclusion, We couldn't celebrate our honeymoon in Asara in a proper way. When we tried to talk to managers we got no solution for our issues. Not recommend.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: April 5, 2023
Margaret
United KingdomWe will always go back to Asara as we really love it
We cannot fault this hotel. Everything was perfect
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: March 2, 2023
Kamalpal
Tanzaniapossibly have more options for food, snacks.
amazing scenery, quiet, very serene, great service and facility, a place where you can really switch off and relax. very good wine, and good food at the 2 restaurants.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: February 19, 2023
Kevin
South Africaattention to detail. aircon average at best, plug to kettle broken, plug to coffee machine not working. entrance lights not working. amenities not replenished.
it’s location and setting
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: January 17, 2023
Gareth
United KingdomThis hotel is definitely not 5-star nor worth the price. We got to the hotel and had to wait an hour for our room, even though it was 7pm. When we got allocated a room, the bedding was completely wet so we had to get moved an hour later to another room. In the new room there were so many mosquitos and all the hotel could provide was Doom. We had also asked for a bathroom with a door, but was given an open bathroom - this didnt work for us as the 2 persons sharing were not related. The breakfast spread was terrible, and menu suggestions below average. The breakfast staff were very unfriendly. The lunch salad was gastly, and I left half of it. Plus lastly the hotel charged me 3.5% of the fee because I used my AMEX card! Will never return, SPIER is so much better!
The location and views are just about the only good things about this hotel.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: January 6, 2023
Angel
Angolan/a
location, Spa, Pool, scenery.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: December 30, 2022
Ntokozo
South AfricaThe main restaurant served terrible food. On our second night we ate from the bar menu which was also not good enough.
The estate is beautiful
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: December 10, 2022
Graham
South Africaover priced
stunning view
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: December 6, 2022
Philip
NetherlandsIt seems outdated and in need for a renovation.
Nice people
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: September 25, 2022
Nomsa
South AfricaNothing.
It was quiet, Warm, Organised. I didn’t have to call and ask for anything everything was in the room. We managed to have our quiet time. It was also very close to the airport. Everyone made our stay easy. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The food was awesome especially the pizza, I really loved it.
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: September 17, 2022
Maria
IrelandSetting, view over lake and mts. Room was v comfortable
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: June 18, 2022
Solomon
South AfricaThe main restaurant was closed on evening and we were unaware
Beautiful view and surrounding
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: June 5, 2022
Mitchell
South Africathe property is nice and clean and the workers are friendly and welcoming.
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: April 19, 2022
Rachael
South AfricaWe could not buy the small size bottle of wine when we were checking out. It’s perfect for my hubby and I as we love going out for picnic dates…one glass is sufficient so that sized bottle is a great idea. please reconsider your policy and make the small size available for the public.
We loved the stunning views and restaurants, the complimentary bottle of wine was delicious.
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: April 15, 2022
Martin
Germanyrooms very old and dirty need some renovation work ! pool area rather ugly and not welcoming service bad
nice landscape - directly at a lake and in between their own vineyards
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: March 29, 2022
Lesedi
South Africapoor reception, no GM to attend to our queries, poor service, under staffed, poor turn around time
breakfast poor rooms poor views excellent
Stayed in March 2022
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