Julu Guest House provides a modern and contemporary flow, spaciously designed to ensure you are cosy in winter & cool in the summer. Themed and curated throughout by designer finishes, and artwork with an uncluttered and minimalistic feel. A wood combustion slow burning fireplace for convenience and warmth, to curl up with a hot chocolate or a good book in winter with our pet ambassadors, Oliver and Chloe. Unlimited Wi-Fi, doubles as the ideal & perfect "workcation" vacation combo. In room tablets lead to guest information and entertainment. Solar powered to avoid load shedding. An outdoor entertainment area, with ample seating accompanied by the therapeutic sound of running water and the chirping of birdlife. For those warm days, there is a refreshing outdoor shower to cool you down.

Julu Guest House welcomes the coming together of people of different ethnicities, different experiences, and from all across the globe. Even the food that is served, with the local organic and free range produce, is a result of the blending of cultures from the Riebeek Valley surrounds. The couple enjoy diversity, and learning from those that they welcome into their space. Max is a children’s book Author and a “wannabe be cook”, and Dave a professional and passionate Photographer with an eye for all things beautiful, awaiting your visit! “We align ourselves for the greater good of animals (RAW) and to the up and coming talented performers who strive to grow through our For Life Centre“. When David and Max are not planning their next travel destination, they can be found entertaining their two loving cats at their home in the Riebeek Valley. “We just love people, and enjoy listening to their incredible stories. Riebeek Kasteel is our paradise”.

Riebeek-Kasteel is one of the oldest towns, situated 80km from Cape Town. Places to visit will include: Visit the wine farms... - Kloovenburg - grows sauvignon blanc on the mountain slopes. -The Eight Feet Village, named after the four sons who stomped the grapes. -Pulpit Rock - Made up of three mountain ranges, also known for their red blend and a fortified dessert wine. -More wine... try Allesverloren, the oldest wine farm in the Valley, best known for reds – including cultivars like shiraz, touriga nacional and tinta barocca – and for its port. Or Meerhof, with it's hilltop views looking down into the valley. You’ll find a range of whites, reds and rosé to taste. They also make a dessert wine called Mooistrooi with pineapple and citrus flavours. Olive tasting... -Het Vlock Casteel - a villa with hint of Tuscany and great views from the upper courtyard. They have the widest range of olives and olive oil products. -The Olive Boutique opposite offers delicious bottled olives from a smaller producer. Hiking the Kasteelberg... -A trail starts behind Pulpit Rock winery at about 248m above sea level and continues for 2km to around 850m. Be part of history from the Royal Hotel... -The Royal Hotel is a great place to experience their huge variety of gin-and-tonics, or catch a light lunch on the patio which is recorded as the longest veranda south of the Limpopo. Get lost in Short Street... -A collection of artistic old style architecture situated in a small pan handle, known as Short Street, one of Riebeek Kasteel’s most visited tourist attractions. -Visit De Oude Kerk Musuem, our art galleries that represent well acclaimed local artists, and our theatre bursting with writers, entertainers and poets. Eateries such as Beans About Coffee Roastery, Bay Leaf & Thyme Deli,Au Bouchon Rouge Brasserie, The Barn, Cafe Felix, just to mention a few. Or enjoy a mountain hike or a trail ride in amongst the picturesque landscape.