Paul Wallace Cottages

Set on the Wallovale Vineyard farm outside Elgin, Paul Wallace Cottages puts guests among vines, dams, and rose beds rather than a formal reception building. Three cottages make up the stay: Penrith and Tralee each with two bedrooms, a shared bathroom, and a kitchenette fitted with stove-top and microwave, and Stirling, a one-bedroom cottage with its own bathroom, a four-plate stove and oven, and a smart TV with Netflix. Each has an open-plan living area with a fireplace and a private outdoor braai, firewood supplied. It is a working property still. Paul Wallace Wines operates from the same farm, and tastings can be arranged with the family who run it. The address sits on Highlands Road, close to Elgin's wedding venues, its wine estates, and the Cape Canopy Tours zip-line for those who want the mountain air at speed. Parking is secured and free, and there is a barbecue and picnic area on site for guests who cook in. You can walk the farm roads past the dams at dusk, when the light settles over the vines. It suits self-catering visitors touring the Elgin wine region who want a base with a kitchen and a fire rather than a hotel floor, and who don't mind driving a short way for dinner in town.