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We really loved to stay there. A peaceful and welcoming guesthouse. The room was just amazing and the pool is incredible! The food was excellent. A wonderful stay .

The food was delicious especially the ostrich which we had with different sauce each night, the room large very comfortable and clean - everything had been thought of and the view, especially from the swimming pool exceptional. Kobe’s went out of his was to set up the tv with the rugby on it during load shedding - so kind. The charm of this place is that it is remote - don’t go if you are expecting night clubs and parties!!

Entering through the second gate you first see a couple of big trees and also some houses - in the old Cape Dutch style, just great. There are two cottages for the guests, a big house with the dining room and a lounge. There you are served breakfast and dinner and then you can sip a glass of nice red wine in the lounge. Elmaré and Colbus are very concerned about their guests. We could not only choose what kind of eggs we wanted for breakfast, that's nothing special, but we could also choose what we wanted for dinner. So we had ostrich (after all it used to be an ostrich farm), steak and ostrich again. It was well done and the setting, old style, was just beautiful. The cottage we stayed in was furnished in the old, authentic way - just feel like an Ostrich Baron. Naturally the bathroom was modernised. Rietfontein lies between Oudtshorn and Calitzdorp. And that's exactly what you can do - take a trip through a pretty valley to Calitzdorp and enjoy a port wine tasting and go to Oudtshorn and de Rust. That is if you want to enjoy excursions without any hurry or stress. Right next to the main houses there are two cottages, 2 or 3 others are in a little distance. Staying there is different from most places but you will enjoy the reminders of glorious days.

Elmare and Kobus have created a wonderful haven on their farm.Such lovely people who offer high quality accommodation and the most delicious food. We stayed in both a room “on the other side” and one next to their home. The buildings have been so tastefully renovated and decorated. The beds are so comfortable. Regretfully we only discovered the amazing pool as we were about to leave. We wish we had booked for longer.

Beautiful cottages furnished with antiques. Very comfortable and peaceful. The whole property is just exuding old world charm and history. We've visited for the second time and this time around we also had dinner there, which was simply spectecular (as was breakfast the next morning)!

We had a delightful overnight stay at Rietfontein. Our room and facilities were superb, and our hosts, Kobus and Elmaré most welcoming and hospitable. Elmaré is a domestic goddess and gave us an exquisite dinner, followed by a first class breakfast the following morning. We can highly recommend the Ostrich Palace!