South Africa
Perfect stories
South Africa
Our South African stories travel from the Cape Peninsula and the Winelands to the West Coast and the Karoo. Written first-hand by the Perfect Hideaways team, they take you from the tidal pools of Kalk Bay and Simon’s Town to a restored farmhouse in the Tankwa Karoo and a fisherman’s cottage in the West Coast National Park. Every story links to hideaways you can book, so you can choose where to stay and when to go.
Stories
At Perfect Hideaways, we’ve never followed the usual route - we went off-grid before it was cool, and now we’re inviting you to rediscover the Mother City from the quieter southern tip upwards.
- By Michelle Snaddon
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These immense heart-lifting spaces have a unique, humbling kind of magic. Not surprisingly, this is what captured the owner’s hearts 25 years ago while honeymooning in the Karoo.
- By Michelle Snaddon
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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. Expect flowers, fynbos, flamingos and more, but above all, a remote sanctuary so peaceful it will restore your soul.
- By Michelle Snaddon
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The mystery of our beautiful Karoo has attracted astronomers for years, with some of the blackest, sparkliest starry skies known to stargazers. But it’s not the Astronomical Observatory at Sutherland that we yearn for: it’s often the ancient stone farmhouses we retreat to when we truly need an escape.
- By Michelle Snaddon
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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…
- By Michelle Snaddon
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Discover why 'The Blue Anchor', a cliffside hideaway in the Cape's best-loved coastal town of Hermanus is a year-round favourite…
- By Michelle Snaddon
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This is a collection of our dream homes, each one created with love, curated for comfort and designed as a canvas upon which to make memories and find much-needed quiet time in the most sublime settings.
- By Michelle Snaddon
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Stay where the story is
Every hideaway here can be booked. Share your dates and we’ll match you with the one that suits you best.
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