Auberge Provence

Auberge Provence is situated right on the cliff walk into Hermanus, with beautiful views over the ocean. Our room was huge, and had the most wonderful bathroom. The bed was king sized and very comfortable. But most importantly the ladies of Auberge Provence ensure you are well taken care of. We arrived to a warm welcome and much needed refreshments, and I was pleasantly surprised to find they had booked us into two great restaurants for the nights ahead in case we hadn't had the chance! Breakfast each morning was tasty and a generous serving of coffee provided. The girls loved the hot tub as the pool was still a bit chilly, and we really enjoyed the walk into town each day. The views are truly spectacular.

Our room and the overall property was beautiful and there was a good breakfast menu (as well as a buffet of continental offerings). We experienced a couple of issues while there such as the toilet flush and hot tub jets not working in our room, but these didn’t detract from a lovely stay. (Fixing these details and a few other points would have had this being a 5 star stay for us.) The location right by the cliff path was great too.

Anni & Charlene hospitably was excellent and made us feel very welcome and that nothing was too much problem. They had very kindly had all our restaurants booked for us and it was easy enough to get taxis about the town. The guesthouse is a great location overlooking the sea and a short walk along the cliff path to the town center. We stayed in suite Overberg which was just define, loads of space and an awesome bath with luxury products. The smell of the room was beautiful and we made good use of the jacuzzi in the private patio area of the suite.

Great hosts. Would have liked to view the sea from the terrace.

The views along the Bay are amazing and it is ideally situated to walk along the cliff path into town and to the harbour. Anni and the team really looked after us, booking restaurants, taxis and whale watching for us. The food was fantastic, great breakfasts and ‘high tea’ in the afternoon. Most importantly, we were able to see whales from the shore line and on our boat trip.

Great feel to a French Villa on the beach. Extremely friendly and helpful people. Stunning attention to detail with high tea and breakfast. Highly recommended.

We stayed in the Lavender Suite. It’s a beautiful room. The plunge pool is not heated so great for summer but probably only appealing to masochists or Swedes in the cooler seasons. Masochistic Swedes will love it in Winter. The cliff walks are stunning. We saw huge groups of seals feeding about 50 metres out. Some whale activity too. Breakfast is ridiculously good. The managers, Anni and Liz are the managers and are the loveliest people. Just a word about the ground floor rooms - when sitting outside, you have to stand to see the sea. If that’s essential, get an upstairs sea-facing room. We didn’t mind as we sat on the wall of the plunge pool and had a winey blast. This is a very stylish place but unpretentious. I recommend it highly.

We stayed in a number of quality properties during our trip along the Garden Toute but the Auberge Provence was without doubt one of the best. From the warm, friendly greeting when we arrived to the opulent and stylish accommodation, we were made to feel very welcome. The staff couldn't have been more charming and looked after us extremely well. We were only sorry we only booked for 3 nights.

The unique hotel that pays attention to the tiniest detail that provides their guests with a really personal and excellent service. Comfy rooms, exquisite bathroom with view to kill for. Afternoon tea is top notch and a real bonus

Beautiful place to stay! I have already recommended it to friends and family visiting South Africa next year. Delicious breakfast, really friendly staff and great location. A oasis in a bustling city!