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Eight room types spread across the main manor house and garden wings, ranging from a 28 m² Middle Room to the 50 m² Penthouse Suite 2, which spans two bedrooms, a lounge with a wood-burning fireplace and a balcony over Walker Bay. The Poolside Suite is the only self-catering unit, opening straight onto the pool deck above Frances Restaurant, so it runs a little livelier than the rest. Sea views reach the upper-floor suites; the Middle Room looks instead to the mountains behind town. A courtyard pool and small garden sit tucked within the property, a quiet patch inside Hermanus's centre. Frances Restaurant serves Mediterranean-inspired food built on regional produce, including Klein River cheeses, and the on-site spa runs a short menu of treatments. Rooms carry Nespresso machines, mini bars, safes and Wi-Fi throughout. Breakfast is included with every stay. 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Hiking trails through the conservancy start at the door, and dogs are welcome on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosewood Corner sits at the corner of Main and Naude Streets, on the original site of the old NG Kerk. It sleeps ten across four en-suite garden-facing rooms, each with tea and coffee trays and a small fridge; one room, Lavender, has its own braai area, while the other three share a communal one under a thatched entertainment area. There is no breakfast service. Restaurants, galleries and shops line the square a few minutes on foot, and the garden itself has quiet corners for reading over a glass of wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth properties run on a self-catering, room-only basis. 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It is a small, personal stay: nine suites, each set apart from the next, each with its own plunge pool and deck facing the river. A suite here measures 125 square metres. Inside, expect a king bed under mosquito netting, air conditioning, a private lounge, and a full bath and shower; the sliding glass doors open straight onto the deck, where meals can be served privately and showers are taken in the open air. Elevated wooden walkways link the suites to the main building, which holds a bar, library, pool and boma, plus a wellness deck for treatments between game drives. The reserve itself covers 12,400 hectares and holds the Big Five among a wide range of resident species. Guides run twice-daily game drives and guided walks, and evenings can end at a treehouse under open sky. 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The Cupola Suite spans 600 m² across three storeys, with three en-suite bedrooms, a private pool, gym and boardroom, and a glass lift running through its centre. Suites elsewhere range from one-bedroom apartments to a three-bedroom presidential layout with a separate dining room and lounge. Guests reach two gyms, on the eighth and twelfth floors, a heated indoor pool on level eleven and an open-air pool on level eight, plus a spa on the eighth floor open daily. Ground-floor access connects directly to the surrounding shopping and dining complex and to the adjoining convention centre, so meetings and retail sit a short walk from the lift. Check-in runs from 2pm. 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It is a compact stay. Game drives run twice daily with an FGASA-qualified guide, and walking safaris are offered alongside them. Sabi Sand's open boundaries with Kruger allow game to move freely, and Silvan's traffickers and rangers have built a strong record of leopard sightings, along with regular encounters with lion, wild dog, and the rest of the Big Five. Meals draw on regional South African produce, from Karoo lamb to Cape citrus, served on a breakfast deck, in the Modjaji dining room, or under outdoor gazebos, with a wine list built around South African vintages including an exclusive house label. You can often hear hippos from the suites after dark. Exclusive use of the property accommodates up to fourteen guests across six suites, with two Land Rovers reserved for private use. 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