Clanwilliam is not a place to stay for a holiday. It is a rather tire'd little town. Yellow Aloe guesthouse is one of the best of the accommodation offered. Cheryl Spilsbury throws her heart and soul into improving and maintaining the several buildings she has acquired since my first visit in 2009. I believe some of the rooms are much more comfortable and with a mountain view, offer greater peace and quiet. My room faced the road, and it was a little gloomy and certainly noisy. The staff are wonderful. Joseph, Cheryl's right hand man, who, with his wife who also supervises the rooms, hails from Malawi. The food is very good, but service is agonisingly slow.
I would have liked coffee to have been served in individual cafetieres, rather than by a pump system, which is not ideal. Also breakfast could be more inviting, choice was small, and all in all, not the best I have had. But the location, the garden, nursery where one can purchase lovely plants, and general ambience, combined with Cheryl, her partner Michel, and her daughter Megan, all of whom throw themselves into ensuring guests are happy and satisfied, leave little to be desired. Brava Cheryl...