Nestled on the sands of the Blue Flag Beach Grotto Beach in Hermanus is Mosselberg On Grotto Beach, a 5* boutique guest house.
Mosselberg on Grotto offers just 5 luxurious, individually decorated rooms and suites, plus a large sea-facing deck overlooking lush indigenous Fynbos gardens and an open-plan courtyard with a swimming pool. There is also a strong emphasis on privacy, with individual stairwells to each suite and private sea-facing balconies.
The property has direct access to the beach via a short walk. Local attractions such as whale watching, great white shark cage diving, world-class wine estates and golf courses are also all on the doorstep.
Rates Include
Breakfast is included.
Children Policy
Children aged 12 years and older are welcome.
Directions For Drivers
From Cape Town: Take the N2, direction Somerset West. Stay on the N2, pass Somerset West.
EITHER Go up Sir Lowry’s Pass, pass the turn offs to Elgin & Grabouw, and continue up the Houw Hoek Pass. On the top you will see a sign which says 'Welcome to the Overberg'. As you descend the other side you will get to a very sharp hairpin bend corner and immediately after that you will begin to see the signs for the turn off to Hermanus - R43. You feed off to the left and cross the N2 on a flyover.
ALTERNATELY: Turn off the N2 at the bottom of Sir Lowry’s Pass (on the Cape Town side of the mountain, before you begin the climb) towards Gordon’s Bay, and follow the scenic R44 around the coast past Rooiels, Pringle Bay, Betty’s Bay (stop at Stoney Point and see the penguins!) and Kleinmond. This road ends at a T-Junction with the R43. Turn right towards Hermanus. This route takes about 20 minutes longer but is really beautiful.
24 km later you arrive in the centre of Hermanus. At the first roundabout, turn first left. At the 2nd roundabout turn 2nd left. At the 3rd roundabout turn 1st left. 3.5 km further you will reach a very big roundabout. Go straight over towards Stanford, and drive for another 2 km. Turn right in 13th Ave, and drive until you reach a stop sign about 150m in the direction of the sea. Turn left into 10th Street and Mosselberg on Grotto is about 100m further on your right (sea side).
General Information For Guests
All rooms have a balcony/deck, fan and heater, lounge area, a safe, tea/coffee making facilities, hair dryer, complimentary Wi-Fi, mini bar, underfloor heating, and satellite/cable TV.
There is a swimming pool as well as a lounge and honesty bar, plus a small library
Continental and English breakfasts are served on the deck or on the veranda around the pool between 08:00 and 09:30.
A laundry service is available on request.
For the more energetic, there is access to a mountail bike trail, horse riding, walks and scenic hikes on the beach in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve or along the cliff path. The guest house is also 4.5 km from the Hermanus Golf Course and 24 km from the Arabella Golf Course.
Beach towels and umbrellas can be provided at no extra charge.
There is safe off-street parking available.
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