Spatalla Holiday Homes

Spacious and well-appointed: Your four bedroomed home away from home is sumptuously furnished and well-equipped. All bedrooms are en-suite and open onto private balconies with gorgeous views of the sea or the mountainside. If you decide to eat in we have a fully equipped designer kitchen that Gordon Ramsay would be proud of. With a gas hob, electrical oven, extractor fan, microwave, prep bowl and a myriad of gorgeous granite surfaces you can run the gamut of cooking from a gourmet meal to a quick and easy toasted sandwich. And because we have staff to take care of you, there’ll be no cleaning up afterwards. But we do have a double basin, dishwasher and more to keep the place spic and span. First Class Home-Based Entertainment: Play your choice of music, throughout the house, through the central entertainment system or settle in to a movie of your choice with Apple TV, the DVD player or our local satellite channels on DSTV. Take advantage of our wonderful weather: When the weather is fine take to our downstairs entertainment area consisting of an open plan lounge, cigar lounge, kitchen area, infinity or seated pool and outdoor patio complete with comfy loungers, bar fridge, wine chiller, indoor gas braai (barbecue), ice maker and pool loungers. For complete relaxation: If you’d like to relax indoors without interrupting your guests in the downstairs entertainment area you can head back indoors to the upstairs. This indoor entertainment area is complete with mini-library, indoor fireplace, bar area and balcony offering gorgeous views of the mountains and oceanfront. We also have a covered braai (barbecue) for your convenience. So sit back and relax with a glass of the Overberg’s finest wines and let the worries of the world slip away.

Area Info

Kleinmond lies on a lagoon at the small mouth - hence the name - of the Botriver on a narrow strip of land hugged on the one side by the Palmiet Mountain range and on the other by the Atlantic Ocean.

Kleinmond is within easy driving distance from Cape Town, along the scenic coastal road known as R44 or Clarence Drive, Kleinmond is a peaceful little village endowed with some of the coast’s most natural beauty. It lies within the UNESCO declared Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, which supports over 1600 species of fynbos, of which 150 are endemic.

The biosphere also has three areas of relic indigenous forest; similar to the celebrated Knysna forests, and provides nature lovers with numerous hikes offering solitude and remarkably unspoilt stretches of wilderness with rugged kloofs, valleys and several mountain peaks. One might catch sight of the rare Strawberry Rain Frog, March Rose proteas, exotic birds - particularly in the wetlands of the lagoon - otters or even a leopard, if one is lucky.

Despite its beauty and relative peacefulness, Kleinmond is the largest of the four coastal towns that fall within the biosphere and as such, serves as a commercial centre for the Hangklip-Kleinmond area. Traditionally a retirement village, the town comes alive during holiday season and is renowned for large numbers of lobster in summer and whale watching in winter.

Visitors to Kleinmond have access to safe swimming in lagoons, walking, hiking, bird watching, a black water river, caves and exciting rocky tidal pools; there is even a golf course for avid followers of the sport. The beach here, although not great for swimming, is perfect for fishing.

Kleinmond is reputed to be home to the country’s only herd of wild horses that live in the wetland close to the mouth of the Bot River. They are said to have been abandoned by a British garrison after World War II and roam the flats and river estuary as they please. A little further along the coast, in Bettys Bay, is the Harold Porter Botanical Garden - a beautiful and secluded garden of some 10 hectares that represent the local environment by including elements of wetland, fynbos, forest and coastal vegetation and is really worth a visit.

Hermanus, where some of the world’s best land-based whale watching is possible, is only 20 minutes’ drive from Kleinmond. Adventure, in the form of abseiling, climbing, dune surfing or river rafting is all part of the enjoyment of staying in this delightful little town.