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Whales Way Ocean Retreat

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for Whales Way Ocean Retreat

Front of property - evening/night
Aerial view
Outdoor pool
Porch
Comfort Penthouse (Ocean Penthouse)

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
858 6th Ave, Wilderness, Western Cape, 6560
  • Wilderness National Park
    15 min walk
  • Garden Route Trail
    3 min drive
  • Acrobranch Wildwoods
    4 min drive
  • George (GRJ)
    23 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Comfort Room (Eden Room)

Comfort Room (Eden Room) | Bathroom

Comfort Room (Eden Room)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Comfort Room (Beach Room)

Comfort Room (Beach Room)

Comfort Room (Beach Room)

  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Comfort Double Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Comfort Double Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Comfort Room (Deep Blue Room)

Comfort Room (Deep Blue Room)

Comfort Room (Deep Blue Room)

  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Comfort Penthouse (Sky Penthouse)

Comfort Penthouse (Sky Penthouse)

Comfort Penthouse (Sky Penthouse)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Comfort Penthouse (Ocean Penthouse)

Comfort Penthouse (Ocean Penthouse) | Balcony

Comfort Penthouse (Ocean Penthouse)

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Comfort Double Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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The price is AU$307
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
9 Dec - 10 Dec
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About the area

Wilderness

With a stay at Whales Way Ocean Retreat in Wilderness (Wilderness Beach), you'll be steps from Cape Floral Region Protected Areas and 15 minutes by foot from Garden Route National Park. .This beach guesthouse is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Wilderness National Park and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Garden Route Trail.
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What's nearby

  • Wilderness National Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Garden Route Trail - 3 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Wilderness Lagoon - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Acrobranch Wildwoods - 4 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Victoria Bay Beach - 15 min drive - 13.2 km

Getting around

  • George (GRJ) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Green Shed Coffee Roastery - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Girls - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Naughty Monkey Cafe - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Pomodoro - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Blue Olive Restaurant & Cocktail Bar - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Whales Way Ocean Retreat

Waterfront guesthouse with an outdoor pool
Whales Way Ocean Retreat offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. This Wilderness guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include an outdoor pool.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 5 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this guesthouse include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a picnic area.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 8 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.

Languages

Afrikaans, Dutch, English, German, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free secured, uncovered self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • On-site parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8 AM–10 AM

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • 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
  • Braille signage
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Dryer
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 6 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

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
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Whales Way Ocean Retreat Hotel Wilderness
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Whales Way Ocean Retreat House Wilderness
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Whales Way Ocean Retreat Guesthouse Wilderness
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Whales Way Ocean Retreat Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 34 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Warm welcome from Benji for our one night stay. Lovely views from the hotel out to sea. Room very comfortable and everything you would need. Would definitely stay again if in the area. Fab breakfast ! Thank you.
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Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not happy.
Host was in a hurry to check us in as had to be somewhere else. I have a health condition that requires breathing aparatus, unfortunately there was no free sockets nearby to plug my machine in.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yasser

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was beautiful and wonderful
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem!
We stayed in the top floor loft which is absolutely amazing. Ralph is very nice and prepares excellent breakfast. The view of the ocean from the balcony is breathtaking.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alistair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really friendly place to stay, right beside the sea. Saw three pods of dolphins from the balcony.. a nice secluded place offeing wonderful breakfasts! Highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Pleasant Stay
Very good value and fabulous sea views. The room was fine and clean. What was memorable was the breakfast the fresh fruit, granola and yogourt followed by Ralphs full english this was very good. A car is necessary to go into Wilderness for dinner
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach front joy
Right on the beach. Book one of the top floors to get the best views. If you don’t, you’ll still have a great view at breakfast from the huge deck! Comfortable rooms too
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great location with a fantastic view and made to order breakfast, for how inexpensive it is to stay there; you can't do much better.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful stay
Stayed for two nights, great guesthouse. Room service excellent, bedding lovely. Breakfast is perfect. Host friendly and very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Eusebio

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant stay. Breathtaking views of the ocean. Unfortunately we only spent one night at this place. Owner ever so friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Stuart

Great spot. Staff were friendly - service excellent
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Deb, Franschhoek

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning sea views. Lovely all white room with great bathroom and kitchenette. Super friendly and helpful staff. Excellent breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will go again
Kind staff and a great breakfast to top off a pleasant stay in Wilderness.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly staff, enjoyable food close to the beach.
The staff was friendly from check in through departure procedures. Breakfast was a nice experience and a great opportunity to interact with staff and other guests. As an oceanfront property, the views and the sound of waves were a nice addition.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Don, Pennsylvania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location to tour the Garden Route
If you want a view of the Wilderness Beach from high above while you are served a breakfast by the friendliest staff in South Africa, book this place. A short walk down the street leads to a wooden stairway down to a beach that I thought only existed in my dreams. We stayed 10 nights and by the time we left we were old friends with the staff. Tears were shed when we left.

8/10 Good

Meyer

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Beach Room not as advertised online
the "beach room" photos are misleading. you cannot see the beach from the room and in fact there is no beach near the room. The house is set across the street from a cliff that looks over the ocean. I was not able to receive a wifi connection in this room, as it is isolated down on the ground level away from the rest of the house. The air conditioner did not work, which was why I booked the room in the first place. No effort was ever made to fix this. On the first morning the manager woke me up to serve me breakfast in my room, in which case I'm sure she had the best of intentions but I was dealing with the stomach flu and would have preferred to sleep in late and not eat. The lock to the door was in need of repair, as it was very difficult to work with and always took several minutes to lock/unlock. I left after 2 nights and moved on to a different hotel. I wouldn't stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Yolanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay at Whales way ocean retreat
Great

8/10 Good

CJ and W, Wales UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasing guest house located on the garden route
We received a warm welcome from Leonie and her staff, she gave us lots of useful local information on restaurants etc our room was clean and well equipped but we were a bit disappointed with its location on the ground floor. Breakfast was taken on the balcony overlooking the ocean, there was a good choice and it was cooked to perfection.

10/10 Excellent

Søren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Transport overnatning
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Mirco

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Wir hatten am selben Tag spontan das Zimmer "Beach Room" im Erdgeschoss gebucht. Der Ausblick gleicht nicht dem auf den Bildern. Als wir die Unterkunft betraten, kam uns modriger Geruch entgegen. Man hatte den Eindruck, dass dieses Zimmer länger nicht vergeben wurde. Die Luftfeuchtigkeit darin war sehr hoch und wir fanden an Fenster und Türen Schimmelspuren. In der Nacht wurde es sehr kalt, die Heizung funktionierte nicht. Es war auch nicht wirklich sauber. Wir haben uns im Zimmer nicht wohl gefühlt und waren froh, als wir am nächsten Tag wieder abreisten. Das Frühstück auf der Veranda war insgesamt super, aber aufgrund des Zimmers war es kein gutes Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis.

10/10 Excellent

Rik

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Fabio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Zeezicht met uitgebreid ontbijt
Prima B&B, alles goed verzorgd, uitstekend ontbijt. Veel restaurants in de omgeving (per auto). En uitzicht op de zee.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018