Laidback days of water-fuelled fun.
If messing about on a lagoon appeals, then Coot Club outside Stanford is your ideal weekend getaway. Three brand-new fresh and light boathouses have been added to the comfortable family accommodation on the Klein River estuary looking out on uninterrupted views across the water to the Maanschynkop mountains.
Easy-breezy living
It’s a conservation wonderland, abundant birdlife flitting among the fynbos and in the 400-year-old milkwood forest that surrounds the stone cottages and historic Spookhuis. The friendly waters of the estuary are ideal for kayaking, SUP boarding, sailing, swimming, and exploring all day long, and the lawns and swimming pools of Coot Club are a natural playground. Only a step away are dunes fringing the Walker Bay Nature Reserve, notable for being a favourite Southern Right whale nursery from July to November.
The lodgings
With wood walls lining tin-roof exteriors, the three new boathouses are perfect for fuss-free holidays spent in and out of the water. Doors open wide onto the views from comfortable living rooms and open-plan kitchens. Self-catering here is a breeze, although breakfasts at the Clubhouse are included and other simple meals can also be booked there.
Starboard
The house is ideally suited to a family, or friends, if you don’t mind a coin toss to see who gets the master suite.
- 2 bedrooms: 1 main ensuite with lagoon views; 1 twin bedroom with separate bathroom
- open-plan lounge, dining and kitchen
- fireplace
Child friendly? Yes
Sleeps 4 adults (and 2 children under 13 years on sofa beds)
Cost From R5 000 per night
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Port
- 3 bedrooms: 2 main ensuite with lagoon views; 1 twin bedroom with separate bathroom
- open-plan lounge, dining and kitchen
- fireplace
Child friendly? Yes (snug can accommodate 2 additional children under 13 years, on sofa beds)
Sleeps 6 adults (and 2 children under 13 years on sofa beds)
Cost From R8 000 per night
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While you’re there…
Spend all your days in and out of the water, laze on the deck with a book, whalewatch or explore the nearby village of Stanford and the local wine route…
- guided or solo fynbos + beach walks
- swimming (lagoon, pool or sea)
- paddling on the lagoon and river (kayaks supplied)
- SUPing and sailing (lessons nearby)
- volleyball and boules
- board games, table tennis and foosball
- meals and sundowners at the onsite bar-restaurant
- fatbiking
- birdwatching (over 230 species)
- whale-watching from the dunes (May – November)
- restaurants, shops, markets and river cruise in Stanford (15 minutes’ drive)
- local wine route, cheesery and brewery
These beautiful natural surroundings make the perfect backdrop for lifelong family memories of carefree days.
Pet-friendly? No
Child friendly? Yes
Wifi? Yes in public areas
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