Food with a view: our top 10 foodie hideaways When we think about all of the lovely luscious things we’ll be doing on that eagerly anticipated long weekend away, it’s the cooking and the consuming that always reigns supreme and takes the cake on the activity list. It doesn’t matter if you’re into all things […]

Our Top 10 Art Houses Of all the wonderful things that make our hideaways so special and unique – from the serenity of the location to the sincerity of the build itself – it’s the owners’ distinctive artistic stamp on the property that transforms a holiday home into an idyllic destination. With all of the […]

Road tripping on Route 62 The beauty in a road trip lies with the old chestnut of a saying: It’s not the destination but the journey that matters. Once the car’s packed to the brim with bodies and bags, down go the windows, on goes the music, away go the thoughts of yesterday’s business, and […]

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 […]

Our taste of the town – hideaways near great restaurants It’s been evident over the years, to the discerning palate of a foodie, that the Mother City has undergone a gourmet revolution and developed quite a reputation for herself. Alongside all of her other alluring attributes, the city is revered as a hot-spot for wining […]

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside… As we ardently march towards the warmer months, eagerly anticipating a hot signal from the sun, it’s clear that winter was here this year, in full force, and is being rather stubborn about leaving the party. Whilst it’s been lovely to witness next year’s bathwater dripping […]

Behold the Darling buds of August Every year, as we traverse the changing seasons of the Cape’s Mediterranean-style climate, we can be certain of a few things. The wind will get our knickers into knots, the sun will smoulder our shoulders, and the rain will pour like a good pinotage. Each cycle, in its splendour, […]

Say ‘I do’ with Perfect Hideaways Destination weddings are big – bigger than we thought. Cape Town has always been a favourite but for a while now at Perfect Hideaways, the phone has been ringing off the hook with brides looking for unusual venues. We get requests for farmhouses in the middle of nowhere, relaxed […]

Take us to the farm Of all the glorious and dazzling places we can travel to as a family – the places that bring us closer to each other, and to ourselves – there is no place that leads us back to our roots quite like a farm does. The vast, open spaces spur on […]

Size does matter – Perfect Hideaways for big groups When I was living far from African soil – all the way up north – I’d often dream of heading back down south, gathering all of my favourite people together, and seeking somewhere magical for a long weekend away. When the gritty city streets were wet […]