About this property

Spacious Accommodation: Rock Cottage in Bela-Bela offers a spacious holiday home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Guests enjoy a fully equipped kitchen, air-conditioning, and a private entrance. Exceptional Facilities: The property features an infinity swimming pool, spa facilities, sun terrace, and a lush garden. Additional amenities include a tennis court, restaurant, and free WiFi. Dining Experience: The restaurant serves African, Dutch, British, French, Greek, American, and Italian cuisines. Breakfast options include continental and full English/Irish. Halal, kosher, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free meals are available. Nearby Attractions: Sondela Nature Reserve is 10 km away, Bothasvley Nature Reserve 19 km, Combretum Game Park 32 km, and Elements Private Golf Reserve 28 km from the property. Hiking opportunities enhance the peaceful nature-centric trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.2)

Breakfast info

Continental, Full English/Irish

  • Free private parking available on-site


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Accommodation Type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom 1
1 double bed
Bedroom 2
1 double bed
Bedroom 3
2 single beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

Chris
South Africa South Africa
Loved the welcome sign, bottle premium red wine on our arrival! The tranquility, well-equipped chalet, coffee machine with coffee pods, luxurious bed linen and rock swimming pool are unsurpassed. We could make use of both an outdoor braai facility...
Leigh
South Africa South Africa
Everything. The unit has luxury bedding and appliances. Everything you needed. Special finishes like the chocolate on the bed, the cutest custom welcome board on the tablet with home made rusks and wine. The best was the fact that it's so close to...
Cindy
South Africa South Africa
The place is amazing. Sadly getting the deposit back seems to be not happening. Pitty i would have gone there again but not refunding a secuirty deposit is in very bad taste. For that reason i will not visit this place again.
Luminjalo
Mauritius Mauritius
The house was fully equiped, we lacked nothing. we lacked nothing, very responsive
Adv
South Africa South Africa
The terain was amazing, plus we as a family looove the wild outdoors.. The animals made it feel like we are really one with nature, it was more awesome gor the kids, and because of the rainy weather it allowed us to bond over some braai and...
Zandile
South Africa South Africa
The facilities as we'll as the location of the house it was an adventure.
Wendy
South Africa South Africa
Beautiful scenery perfect location for tranquility. Home is a nice set up.
Khumcakes
South Africa South Africa
Lynn is a supershost, she made sure we have everything we needee. The place is absolutely stunning! We had such an amazing time here. You’ve thought of everything, even things we wouldn’t have imagined, like the camp chairs and the ice maker—they...
Ramathabathe
South Africa South Africa
The place is very quiet and in the middle of nature. The place is clean and everything you can need is right there
Itumeleng
South Africa South Africa
The cottage is fully equipped, with peace and quite

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Managed by Rock Cottage, Mabalingwe

Company review score: 8.3Based on 884 reviews from 31 properties
31 managed properties

Property information

Rock Cottage is a privately owned house nestled in Mabalingwe Game Reserve. The house offers the perfect bush breakaway and features a magnificent view overlooking the bush whilst experiencing the most amazing African sunsets.

Neighbourhood information

Play the best courses in Limpopo The golf course is an unsurpassed Peter Matkovich design. Elements Private Golf Reserve has been rated in the Top 30 Golf Courses of South Africa for the last 10 years. Taking in all the natural surroundings, this is not only a game of golf but a retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The golf course is just the excuse needed to get out there and enjoy it. “Seamless blends of nature’s random beauty, and man’s orderly designs, are serene reflections of the sensitivity to local environments”, comments Matkovich. With this stunning golf course as a feature Elements Private Golf Reserve will surely become one of South Africa’s leading luxury member golf clubs.

Languages spoken

Afrikaans,English

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Le Fera Restaurant
  • Cuisine
    African • American • Dutch • British • French • Greek • Italian
  • Open for
    Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
  • Dietary options
    Halal • Kosher • Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free

Facilities of Rock Cottage, Bela-Bela

Great facilities! Review score, 8.7

Most popular facilities

  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Spa and wellness centre
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Restaurant
  • BBQ facilities
  • Breakfast

House rules

Rock Cottage, Bela-Bela takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00 to 21:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 09:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Refundable damage deposit
A damage deposit of ZAR 1,500 is required. The property charges this 7 days before arrival. That's about US$85. This will be collected by bank transfer. You should be reimbursed within 7 days of check-out. The deposit will be fully refunded via bank transfer if there is no damage to the property upon inspection after check-out.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 07:00.
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.

A damage deposit of ZAR 1,500 is required. The property charges this days before arrival. This will be collected by bank transfer. You should be reimbursed within 7 days of check-out. The deposit will be fully refunded via bank transfer if there is no damage to the property upon inspection after check-out.