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Meet me in Churchhaven

Meet me in Churchhaven About a ninety-minute drive from Cape Town, hidden within the wilderness of the West Coast National Park, the beautiful old fishing village of Churchhaven rests. A place so secluded and serene, the 100-year-old church bells ripple across the clear waters of the Langebaan Lagoon every Sunday, signifying the end of the […]

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THE PERFECT TRIP Bespoke travel We’ve walked these paths and stayed in these places, so we know what makes them special. Tell us your dream trip and we’ll craft it with care. From touchdown to sunset, it’s all seamlessly arranged. Get in touch with us Escapes for fellow escapists With us, travel is never off-the-rack […]

Hout Huisie – Semper Test

Postcard-perfect lagoonside hideaway Of all of the off-grid beach houses, Hout Huisie at Schrywershoek – near Churchhaven in the West Coast National Park – is closest to the water and has the most magical relationship with the lagoon.  Hout Huisie is enviably positioned all on its own near the tip of a little peninsula in Schrywershoek […]

About us

About us Since 2005, co-founders Helen and David Untiedt have made it their mission to find the most beautiful hideaways imaginable to share with guests who want to ‘escape the ordinary’. The Perfect Hideaways journey has been about identifying precisely what it is that makes a holiday home ‘perfect’. From quaint lagoonside cottages in the […]

SENSATIONAL SHOOT LOCATIONS

Who doesn’t love an island holiday? There’s nothing quite like an escape to a heavenly isle surrounded by aquamarine waters and dotted with secret coves fringed by palm trees… so we’ve curated a small collection of our favourites.

SCHRYWERSHOEK: TRANQUIL AND TIMELESS

Discover the seductive serenity of Schrywershoek Beach House, a sensitively restored fisherman’s cottage in the heart of the West Coast National Park on South Africa’s wild West Coast.

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Berit’s Cottage

An authentic beach cottage in Churchaven Experience a relaxing lagoon holiday on the water’s edge at Berit’s Cottage, a rugged and sublime off the grid  beach cottage in Churchhaven, on the West Coast. A home that holds a lot of history and charm, adorned in sentimental pieces of art and classical beach bungalow furnishings, Berit’s […]

Escape to our SUBLIME COLLECTION of off-the-grid stays

If the romance of flickering lanterns and a life lived simply is your idea of the ultimate holiday, Perfect Hideaways will introduce you to the delights of off-grid holidays… Escape for a holiday that’s in tune with nature, sun and sea at Hout Huisie, a blissful hideaway in the West Coast National Park Escape for […]

The Perfect Hideaways Story

Finding dream homes year in and year out for almost 20 years has put Perfect Hideaways well and truly ahead of the game. So, what started it? Helen Untiedt, Co-founder and Curator, Perfect Hideaways ‘The idea was planted when we were looking for a weekend house for our then young family,’ explains Helen Untiedt, co-founder […]

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Lagoon House

Slow living at its best A destination that has been a part of a family’s life for decades, for its simplicity of life, its access to the abounding nature and the utter serenity of its surroundings, Churchhaven holds a very dear place in the hearts of the owners of Lagoon House. A place that harbours […]

Villa Toscana

An artist’s paradise in Higgovale With spectacular views of Table Mountain, Villa Toscana is a unique home in Higgovale that has entertained celebrated artists and epitomises Cape Town city living at its most creative.   ‘Those were properly wild days,’ muses world-renowned artist Beezy Bailey, as we sit on the stoep of Villa Toscana, a retreat […]

Slipway

Experience a perfect West Coast hideaway Less than a ninety-minute drive from Cape Town in Churchhaven, on the West Coast of the Western Cape Slipway is a beach hideaway on the shoreline of the Langebaan lagoon that’s perfect for slow living We often ask ourselves what it is about the beautiful old fishing village of […]