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Eight Bells Mountain Inn

4.0 star property
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Garden view
Terrace/patio
Sports facility
Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Double/Twin Rooms - Swiss Village Cabins

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Foot of Robinson Pass, On R328, Garden Route, Ruiterbos, Western Cape, 6500
  • Diaz Beach
    30 min drive
  • Botlierskop Private Game Reserve
    31 min drive
  • Boerqi Bistro
    11 min walk
  • George (GRJ)
    44 min drive

Room options

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Family Unit - Pool Terrace (Double/Twin)

Family Unit - Pool Terrace (Double/Twin)

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 4 Twin Beds

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Family Triple Room (Pool Terrace )

Family Triple Room (Pool Terrace )

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

View all photos for Family Unit - Rose Court (Double/Twin)

Premium bedding, down duvets, in-room safe, iron/ironing board

Family Unit - Rose Court (Double/Twin)

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Double/Twin Rooms - Swiss Village Cabins

Double/Twin Rooms - Swiss Village Cabins

  • 60 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Double/Twin Room - Palm Court

Double/Twin Room - Palm Court

  • 21 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Family Unit - Palm Court

Family Unit - Palm Court

  • 24 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Twin Rooms - Rose Court

Premium bedding, down duvets, in-room safe, iron/ironing board

Twin Rooms - Rose Court

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double/Twin Rondavels

Double/Twin Rondavels

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room (Swiss Village)

Family Room (Swiss Village)

  • 21 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Ruiterbos

When you stay at Eight Bells Mountain Inn in Ruiterbos, you'll be in the mountains and within a 5-minute drive of Cape Floral Region Protected Areas. .This family-friendly hotel is 13.9 mi (22.4 km) from Botlierskop Private Game Reserve and 15.4 mi (24.7 km) from Diaz Beach.

What's nearby

  • Hartenbos Seefront - 28 min drive
  • Diaz Beach - 30 min drive
  • Botlierskop Private Game Reserve - 31 min drive
  • Botlierskop Private Game Reserve - 35 min drive
  • Gondwana Game Reserve - 74 min drive

Getting around

  • George (GRJ) - 44 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sonop Farm & Road Stall - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Boerqi Bistro at Ruiterbos Farm Stall - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Boerqi Bistro - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Eight Bells Mountain Inn

Family-friendly hotel with free breakfast and a coffee shop
Eight Bells Mountain Inn offers 25 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include deep soaking bathtubs, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Ruiterbos hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include an outdoor tennis court.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Stay in one of 25 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and an outdoor tennis court. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge). Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
For lunch or dinner, stop by Oak Room Restaurant, a restaurant that specializes in local cuisine. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe, and room service is provided. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary English breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include a computer station, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Ruiterbos? This hotel has 646 square feet (60 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary English breakfast.
Oak Room Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Room service is available.

Languages

Dutch, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Motorhome/coach/lorry parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Oak Room Restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Horse riding/hire
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Racquetball/squash
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's books
  • Children's games
  • Children's pool
  • Children's toys
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Pool gate
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)
  • Trampoline

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Conference space (646 square feet)
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • In-room accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Down duvet
  • Fan
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Portable fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Deep-soaking bath
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shared bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 7 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

Eight Bells Inn
Eight Bells Mountain
Eight Bells Mountain Inn
Eight Bells Mountain Inn Ruiterbos
Eight Bells Mountain Ruiterbos
Eight Bells Mountain Inn Hotel
Eight Bells Mountain Inn Ruiterbos
Eight Bells Mountain Inn Hotel Ruiterbos

Eight Bells Mountain Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 52 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historic hotel stay in beautiful moutain setting
Great, historic hotel in a beautiful setting.We had an overnight stay in Palm Court which worked well for our family. Staff were very friendly and attentive. We had drinks in the atmospheric bar and had both dinner and breakfast in the restaurant - good food, good choice and excellent service.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great choice
We had a wonderful stay. The staff were wonderful. The food very tasty. The grounds of the hotel spacious and beautiful. We especially enjoyed playing bowls on thier bowls lawn
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

yvonne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
highly recommended.
We had been here before. Just as good as the first time we stayed. Brilliant highly recommended,
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Marietha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Marietha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The breakfasts were good if not exciting. The other meals were unimaginative. The menu is dated and needs some serious upgrading. However we did appreciate the service, the spotless white table cloths and real silverware .
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It’s fine for the price. Needs a revamp, not correct to say its in Mossel Bay as it’s a good 30km outside it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Alayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem
Beautiful part of the Cape and very tranquil and peaceful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ronan, Luxembourg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place for everyone
It was a last minute booking before a meeting at Mosselbay. It was definitely worth the few extra kilometers: the place is wonderful, the staff is really nice (they actually waited for us as we arrived around 9.30 pm, to serve us an excellent dinner)... I just look forward to coming back here with my family next time!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Moira

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mountain Inn far from Mossel Bay.
We stayed one night, and would not return, the area is rather remote and we were on our way to Knysna and opted to break the journey, we wouldn't do it the next time. The bathroom was so cold, it was uncomfortable, and whilst the bedroom had a heat A/C it was still cold, and water was coming in thru the front door, which we had to ask for towels to soak up the rain water.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Glen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice place in the countryside
The Inn is on a very pretty site. It has a lot on ammenities and a very good invluded breakfast. The bar and restaurant are very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Simple but nice. Staffs are very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

Ulf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Be aware
All was good except the most important part, it was completely impossible to sleep since our poolview rooms where just beside a big road with traffic throughout the night, big lorries making a lot of noise !

8/10 Good

margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Steaks
A delightful place to stay with great facilities. The pool is excellent and the extensive grounds are lovely and well maintained. The Inn is historic but is in the middle of nowhere so transport is required. The restaurant is outstanding and I had the best fillet steaks of any during my stay in South Africa.

10/10 Excellent

Alyssa, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise in the wilderness of South Africa
Beyond words, this piece of paradise is a small garden od Eden nestled in the wilderness of south Africa's most beautiful landscapes . We stayed at the swiss family log cabin , and had every amenity possible. The staff was sooo helpful and accommodating in every way, from suggesting outings , room service, free wifi, etc. the cleanliness was impeccable , and the breakfast was first clas, 5 star, with buffet as well as home cooked to order egg. The sound of roosters in the morning and birds chirping would wak us with a smile , and the country like activities for kids, like a donkey cart ride every day, all made us feel like we could truly experience the beauty of nature and the outdoor wonders . Our cabin faced a mountain view that took our breath away as we sat on the large balcony and had our wine and dinner one evening. This place gets a 10 star rating from us ( party of 4 +7 month old infant)

10/10 Excellent

Willy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hideaway
This Hotel was a wonderful surprise on our Trip trough ZA. We fielt at home. The staff is friendly and the Restaurant great. The place made verry good memories to us.

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Location Away From The Rush
Eight Bells is located in a beautiful setting. There are lots of activities organised by the hotel such as horse riding and trail walking. The room was a good size and well appointed. The staff were friendly and helpful. The only disappointment was the lack of WiFi service. In this day and age it is inappropriate to limit Internet access in this way (100MB per day between 4 people) and then to charge for additional access.

10/10 Excellent

Deon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A hapy environment
Met very friendly on arrival and showed the way to the log cabin which is situated away from the rest of the hotel overlooking the valley. Room clean, neat with underfloor heating which you need on the chilly nights. Staff overall friendly, country hotel in the country side with country cooking! If you want fine dine or trendy food/décor stay away - you only find real country hospitality here!

10/10 Excellent

Donald, Carrigaline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traditional Hideaway
20 miles from the nearest town. Rooms were like the Zulu Round Hut complete with thatched ,circular roof and masses of space

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved this place!
What a gem this place is. In a stunning location at the foot of Robinson Pass. We stayed in one of the Swiss cottages with a superb balcony and amazing mountain views. The food, staff and service were all excellent. Simply not to be missed!