Baleia Guest Lodge Bed & Breakfast

4.0 star property
4-star guest house in Westcliff

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1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe
Outdoor pool, sun loungers
Exterior
Restaurant
Interior entrance
Reviews
8.8

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
    PoolPool
  • Bar
    BarBar
  • Parking included
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  • Laundry
    LaundryLaundry
  • Housekeeping
    HousekeepingHousekeeping

Check-in time

12:30 PM

Check-out time

10:00 AM

Explore the area

Map
57 Main Road, Hermanus, Western Cape, 7200
  • Popular LocationHermanus Golf Club2 min drive
  • Popular LocationNew Harbour5 min drive
  • Popular LocationVoelklip Beach6 min drive
  • AirportCape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)76 min drive

Room options

Double Room

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

Family Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

Hermanus

Westcliff stay.Within a 15-minute walk of this Westcliff guesthouse, you'll find Shopping Centre and Whale Museum. Village Square and Old Harbour are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Old Harbour - 11 min walk
  • Hermanus Golf Club - 2 min drive
  • New Harbour - 5 min drive
  • Voelklip Beach - 6 min drive
  • Grotto Beach - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • Cape Town Intl. Airport (CPT) - 76 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Char'd Grill & Wine Bar - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Checkers - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Ficks Wine & Pinchos - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Burgundy Restaurant Hermanus - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Wine Glass Hermanus - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Baleia Guest Lodge Bed & Breakfast

4-star guest house in Westcliff
You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily, and guests can also enjoy a free nightly manager's reception. WiFi is free in public spaces.

An outdoor pool, a library, and a terrace are also featured at Baleia Guest Lodge Bed & Breakfast. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Hermanus guesthouse.

  • 1 floor
  • 6 guestrooms or units
  • 3 buildings
  • Full breakfast (free)
  • Manager's reception (free)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Express check-in
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
Baleia Guest Lodge Bed & Breakfast offers 6 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Select Comfort beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs and hair dryers. This Hermanus guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–9:00 AM
  • 1 bar
  • Free daily reception

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Heating
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Select Comfort bed

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 12:30 PM; Check-in end time: 6:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property for check-in information
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 5 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for ZAR 310.0 per day.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for ZAR 50.0 per stay.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: ZAR 50.0 per stay
  • Rollaway bed fee: ZAR 310.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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 major credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts major credit cards, Visa, and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

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

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Baleia Guest Lodge Bed & Breakfast Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 73 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 46 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 140 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Louise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

paul

Liked: Amenities
Clean quite lovely people Close to restaurants lovely town
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margot

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Host was very nice and proprrty was walking distance to main sites.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patrizia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hendrik

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very comfortable
We had a very comfortable stay at Baleia, from location to breakfast it all contributed to an overall excellent choice. The only downside for us traveling with expensive equipment was that the door lock to the room was very flimsy, but we had no issues.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Lovely stay. Its in the perfect location. 5 min walk into town. Very safe. Lovely breakfast. Really nice staff. We hope to come again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly great breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Trevor

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth the spend
Lovely place. Great breakfast presentation. Worth the spend
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, extremely helpful host. Very good amenities. Very peaceful, excellent breakfast, Janka couldn’t do enough for us during our stay. Can definitely recommend and will certainly be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good location - a short walk from the town where there are multiple restaurants. Very helpful owners who gave good tips and a useful map. Very nice room set around an attractive courtyard with small pool (which we didn't use). Great breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

NP

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nalin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A home away from home at Baleia
Very very pleasant owners. We felt like a home and the mother Daughter Treated us like a family. I would defiantly recoment this homely feeling guest house.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was well situated for walking to the various sights, shops and restaurants. The breakfast was excellent and very well presented.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

heidi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peter & Heidi - England - Beautiful stay
Our stay was for 2 nights. Our room was across the pool patio, through the reception and breakfast rooms. The room was very spacious, as was the bathroom. The bed was very comfortable. It was all lovely and clean. The hosts were very friendly and full of information - Chris and Jonka and the team. Location couldn't have been better. On site parking was secure and we were able to walk to the nearby restaurants and bars in the Hermanus town centre. Breakfast was lovely and plentiful - cooked to order and homemade preserves and honey too which was available to purchase at a low cost. mmmmmmm Pool towels were supplied and there was a fully stocked onsite bar with an honesty box. Will definitely stay longer next time.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Definitely not a 4*
Very disappointed. More of a basic BnB. The place needs updating and modernisation. The mismatch curtains let the sunlight in before 6am, rooms need air conditioning as ceiling fan is not sufficient for temperatures in mid to high 20s. There was no mention on Hotels.com website that WiFi is available for limited hours nor that there are cats roaming around freely (saw one comfortably sleeping between clean pile of towels for pool use). Other guests might not have a problem with this but due to allergies it was not pleasant for us. Too pricey for what it is Secure parking and good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

IAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Thiago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Absolutely perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
I had a great stay, It was great.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint guesthouse in Hermanus
Wonderful service from the owners, nice breakfast and quaint guest house. Good lication within walking distance to see the whales and restaurants. Only thing that could be improved is the taps in the shower were tricky to control water temp. Otherwise this place is reasonable and a delightful place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Chris, Korea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top notch. Comfortable, modern and value for money
Great breakfast, owners are kind and welcoming, the rooms were first class and the price was very reasonable. I'd stay there every time I'm in Hermanus.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

SMH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4 Golfers from England
Really nice B&B with very friendly owners - excellent breakfast, perfect location with short walk to the centre of Hermanus and the coastal path - all in all great value
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kleber

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017