Serendipity Country House & Restaurant

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Serendipity Country House & Restaurant

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Scored 9.5
Rated exceptional

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About this property

This luxurious waterfront guest house offers spacious rooms with balconies and panoramic views of Touw River. Serendipity Country House features an award-winning restaurant. Serendipity Country House & Restaurant has elegantly decorated rooms with percale fine linen, under floor heating and ceiling fans. Each of the air-conditioned rooms has a seating area and flat-screen satellite TV. Guests can start their day with a hot breakfast in the property’s breakfast room, located on the bank of the Touw River Lagoon. Serendipity Restaurant serves local and international dishes, and a five course South African inspired menu. After diner, you can relax in the lounge with the huge fireplace, or read a book in the guest house’s library. Serendipity boarders on to the Wilderness National Park, giving you the opportunity to explore the Garden Route with its pristine beaches, mountains, forests, lakes and rivers.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • 2 restaurants

Property highlights

    • Located in the top-rated area in Wilderness, this property has an excellent location score of 9.8!

    • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

    • Free Private Parking Available On Site

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Alexander
    Spain Spain
    “We have no words to describe how happy we were for 2 nights at this marvelous hotel. It is a home with the highest hotel standards you could imagine. Elsabe (the owner) made every moment our stay comfortable and pleasurable. The restaurant is...”
  • Clive
    South Africa South Africa
    “Lovely location overlooking the vlei. The dinner is magic - best food in SA have been at least 10 times”
  • Omer
    Israel Israel
    “Old style and cozy with amazing view to the river, we took their kayaks and pedaled through the national park, great breakfast and delicious dinner at the restaurant!”
  • Margot
    Canada Canada
    “The staff are amazing as well as the attention to detail. Very calming and relaxing surrounds. Serendipity Restaurant is wonderful the food delicious and the service excellent.”
  • Valerie
    South Africa South Africa
    “We had a very memorable stay and on top of it we had a scrumptious evening meal at the restaurant. This is a occasion that we will cherish for many many years. We had a booking at the restaurant and decided to stay over and it was the best...”
  • Grant
    South Africa South Africa
    “Beautiful room right on the Touw river. Elsabe is an excellent host The excellent restaurant in the building is also a plus”
  • Mark
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Beautiful house in a superb position Attention to detail very well equipped”
  • Amy
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “The hospitality, the food and the stunning room views!”
  • Alison
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “The rooms were beautiful and very comfortable. There was a welcome decanter of port. Door leads out into shared terrace with sun beds, overlooking the Touw river and sunset. Lizelle, being a top chef prepared and served a gourmet fine dining...”
  • Yvonne
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Lovely setting quietly located on a picturesque river .The restaurant dining experience was a highlight for sure !!”

Hosted by Elsabe Kuypers (Owner)

9.9
Host Review Score
Elsabe Kuypers (Owner)
Serendipity is a architect designed lakeside Guest House and Fine Dining Restaurant. We are situated in Wilderness, the hub of the Western Cape Garden Route at a RAMSAR proclaimed water bird sanctuary. Our guests are ecologically aware, fine dining connoisseurs who love good food, the beach, the mountains and the forests. A special place where guests become friends! Serendipity is the winner of the 2016 WORLD LUXURY REATAURANTS AWARD for South African inspired fine dining.
My name is Elsabé. My life passion is to prepare and present excellence. I love sharing ideas with my guests. I have now been owner/ manager of Serendipity since 2004. I have for many years attended to the social network of the Honorary Consulate General of Costa Rica. I also attended for more than 25 years to the social life of the Trustee for the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) head office at Fort Lauderdale USA.
Wilderness is a most famous hub for visiting the Western Cape Garden Route. The Garden Route consists of the Afromontane Forest and fynbos. The Fynbos Biome is considered by many to be synonymous with the Cape. Southern Afrotemperate Forest (the Southern Cape Forests) is a kind of tall, shady, multi-layered indigenous South African forest. This is the main forest-type in the south-western part of South Africa. In this range the massive Wilderness-Knysna-Tsitsikamma forest complex is surrounded by fynbos vegetation.The area is famous as a dining environment and especially golfing, birding, whale watching, hang gliding, exploring the mountain passes and walking the many trails.
Languages spoken: Afrikaans,English,Dutch,Xhosa,Zulu

Area info

Restaurants

2 Restaurants On Site
  • Serendipity Country House & Restaurant
    • Cuisine
      South African
    • Ambience
      Romantic
    • Dietary options
      Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
  • Restaurant #2

    No additional info available

House rules

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Check-in
From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Check-out
Until 10:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children not allowed.

Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please note the restaurant is closed on Sundays, Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Years Day.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

In accordance with government guidelines to minimize transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19), this property may request additional documentation from guests to validate identity, travel itinerary, and other relevant info on dates where such guidelines exist.

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