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From R850 per night, for 2 ppl
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17 Joubert Street
Bethulie
9992
Free State
021 344 2440
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-30.495149
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Old Watchmakers Guest House
Old Watchmakers Guest House
Old Watchmakers Guest House
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The guest house comprises 6 guest bedrooms, three of the rooms can be found inside the main house, while the other three rooms are separate units that are apart and private from the main house.
The Old Watchmakers offers guests safe and secure parking on the property.
Breakfast is served in the main house, where a communal dining hall can be found. The guesthouse has a coffee shop on site where guests can order meals and coffee while they enjoy the peace of the courtyard.
The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth.
The area is rich in South African history and a must-visit for both international and local visitors alike. Ideal for a few days away, Watchmaker’s is a journey back in time that will leave you feeling rested and ready for the future.
Historical tours can be arranged on request.
The guest house comprises 6 guest bedrooms, three of the rooms can be found inside the main house, while the other three rooms are separate units that are apart and private from the main house.
The Old Watchmakers offers guests safe and secure parking on the property.
Breakfast is served in the main house, where a communal dining hall can be found. The guesthouse has a coffee shop on site where guests can order meals and coffee while they enjoy the peace of the courtyard.
The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth.
The area is rich in South African history and a must-visit for both international and local visitors alike. Ideal for a few days away, Watchmaker’s is a journey back in time that will leave you feeling rested and ready for the future.
Historical tours can be arranged on request.
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Reviews (69)
69 guests' feedbackWe had a wonderful stay and the breakfast was fantastic. The place is beautiful, safe and centrally located. Walking distance from Die Kar restaurant.
We had a great stay at the Old Watchmakers Guest House. Great value for money, friendly staff and in a good location. Perfect stop over between the Cape and Gauteng.
Nice, peaceful town to sleep over. Had a great time! Nice, friendly reception. Very hospitable. Wendy is a star! Clean, tidy accommodation. Will definitely stay there again!
Clean, excellent service from Em, Wendy and Charlotte. They went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable!
We had a great stay and were able to relive the history of Bethulie. The accommodation is as expected in the historic village in need of support. The passion and work of Trudie with the Pellissier Museum is remarkable.
We had a very nice stay. Service was very good, room was nice and tidy. It is nice and quiet in the area. People are very friendly and the breakfast was a winner. Would recommend it for sure.
Our two small dogs were welcomed. Beautiful old house with a lot of history.
Very neat and well appointed place. The early morning breakfast was a big bonus. Hostess was very friendly and helpful.
Wendy is a great hostess and makes you feel right at home. She makes an effort to make you feel at ease. Very clean and tidy place.
Beautiful place. Friendly reception.
There was safe parking for the cars.
My 2 Yorkies thoroughly enjoyed it and provisions were made for them to move around safely within the guest house's tiun. Breakfast was healthy, nutritious and just enough to face the long road again.
Wendy was very helpful and let us know ahead of time that there weren't any restaurants available on New Year's Day. Very pleasant place to stay and will definitely stop there again if I'm in the area.
Great to drive a different road for a change. Village but neglected.
The host was amazing, very caring and welcoming. Would highly recommend guesthouse to other travellers.
Very friendly, comfortable in a beautiful old house.
See stars.
Spacious, antique atmosphere. Excellent breakfast. Friendly reception. Secure parking.
Em and Wendy were so welcoming - they made us feel like old friends! What a lovely, homely stopover. Only happy memories of our brief time there!
Nice and clean rooms with hot water and a wonderful breakfast.
Wendy is a lovely, helpful, friendly host who does more than expected to make the visit special! Delicious breakfast and coffee shop!
The accommodation was above expectations, rooms are spacious and the breakfast delicious. Wendy is an incredible manager.
The house was very charming and comfortable. Wendy the manager was extremely friendly and obliging. There was off street parking. The breakfast was very nice and tastefully presented. They will provide dinner if booked in advance.
Lovely large bedroom with quaint feeling and very central - Wendy was very helpful and caring, and we enjoyed our stay fully.
Old Watchmakers looks a bit dilapidated from the outside and could definitely do with some renovation. That said, the bedroom was nice, everything was very clean, the aircon worked (in the heat we had, very important), service was really good, and we had an excellent breakfast. Good value for money.
Thank you very much for the wonderful stay and the hospitality! Wendy went out of her way to make it as pleasant as possible.
Good value for money with neat clean room. Friendly service and delicious breakfast.
What a fantastic hostess Wendy was. Felt like I was at my own home. Thank you, Wendy, you are a great person.
We were warmly received by Wendy, after we only got there at 23:00. We had such a good rest. Beautiful room and bathroom. Breakfast was delicious.
House was fine and Wendy served an excellent breakfast.
Beautiful rooms, exquisite breakfast and very helpful hostess. Nice place to eat for dinner within walking distance. Rooms have air conditioning.
Old Watchmakers Guest House's stay was very pleasant with clean, tidy, tasteful rooms, very friendly service and a delicious breakfast. However, an adjustment must be made to the description: There is no bistro available! Luckily we planned a picnic dinner on the Hennie Steyn Bridge, it was incredibly beautiful with a breathtaking view!
Restful. Really value for money.
It is completely different and good experience. Was glad we were over there.
The staff at Old Watchmakers are friendly and very helpful and I feel like I've known Wendy for years. She is truly a beautiful hostess. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast and it was really pleasant to spend the night there.
Service fantastic! Food fantastic! Wendy and co fantastic!
Wendy and her team are hospitable and friendly. The rooms were luxurious and tidy. What was very nice was the more than enough coffee, milk, etc.
Our second stay there. Warm welcome. Neat room and nice warm bedding. There was coffee on arrival and a delicious breakfast the next morning. Thank you LekkeSlaap's people!
Once again country hospitality, friendliness, welcoming and safety one can only dream of. The welcoming we received from Wendy was excellent and the owner, M, is also a beautiful person.
The friendly Wendy immediately made us feel at home and spoiled us with a delicious breakfast! Excellent value for money. We will be back.
Very friendly people, comfortable stay and delicious breakfast. Thank you.
Very nice stay. Next time maybe stay a few extra days and explore the area instead.
Really enjoy walking around the village. Had a nice rain. My wife complained about the dusty windowsill. Nice breakfast.
LekkeSlaap was quick to reply to our accommodation enquiry. We were kept up to date all throughout and I would make use of their services again. We were helped on short notice which make things really easy for us. It was such a joy to be helped in Afrikaans, with friendly, speedy service.
What a lovely quiet town other guests a bit loud in the next room.
Guestroom stylish, hostess very helpful, needed medical help and she provided us with contacts etc.
Really enjoyed my stay at Wendy's place. She is a wonderful host! Beautifully appointed guesthouse, homey, comfy, and clean. Delicious food! Will definitely stay there again if I find myself in the area. Just a stone's throw from the N1. Wendy you are a star. Keep shining.
A lovely experience in a countryside setting, safe and beautiful. Meals were lovely and beautifully prepared. Thanks for allowing us to stay there, will definitely recommend it.
From the minute we arrived until the minute we left, nothing was less than PHENOMENAL. Nothing was too much trouble for our hostesses EM and Wendy. The big log fire burning in the lounge, the beautiful large room - going to bed was like going to bed in Grandma's Featherbed! FABULOUS - and oh my goodness, was the dinner we had there an experience never to be forgotten. All manners were forgotten (greed not need!) and we went back for more and more. It was delicious, as was breakfast. The entire establishment was fantastic, to say the least. In fact there are no words good enough to describe our stay with EM and Wendy. Friendly, comfortable and exceptionally neat and tidy, and much, much more! Gorgeous.
The peaceful atmosphere definitely helped kick my holiday off on a relaxed note. The town can be explored on foot from the guesthouse.
We really enjoyed it and their friendly service did it for us. Thank you very much, we will see you again.
Very nice guest house - lovely stoep on which to hang out. Very good mattress, so you sleep great.
Very clean and tidy and everybody was very helpful. I can definitely recommend Old Watchmakers Guest House as the place to stay. Stayed for 3 nights, could have stayed even longer.
Many thanks to the ladies of Old Watchmakers Guest House for the friendly reception and hospitality we experienced. The room and bathroom are beautifully furnished and we had a great rest! We will definitely visit there again one day!
Very nicely restored old house with comfortable rooms, centrally located. Good value for money and delicious breakfast included. Unfortunately we couldn't get dinner at the Bistro, but there are other places to eat within walking distance. The service is friendly and hospitable - we would recommend it anytime.
We had a wonderful time at Old Watchmakers Guest House. The fireplace was already going when we arrived and Wendy made us feel welcome right from the 1st minute. The breakfast the next morning was also top notch.
It is very safe and surprising that breakfast was included in price. Would go back anytime.
Wonderful hostesses who went to so much trouble to make us feel welcome. Did a special breakfast for Richard's birthday. Lovely lovely people. Thank you!
We were very kindly helped to move comfortably into the room. As there were no restaurants open in Bethulie on the holiday, she offered to prepare dinner for us. We didn't discuss at all and tried to convince her that we would manage ourselves but she didn't want to know anything. That evening she prepared a delicious dinner for just the 3 of us. The breakfast the next morning was also excellent, we will certainly use their services again if we want to spend the night in the Bethulie area.
Thanks for the hospitality!
Room was spacious and nicely furnished. Breakfast was deliciously prepared by Wendy and we would love to stay there again. Thank you very much.
Just what you want for a quick overnight stay: nice bed and bathroom, delicious food and friendliness.
Our room and bed was very comfortable. Lovely, spacious clean bathroom with beautiful soft fluffy towels.
The lady who received us served us delicious fish and chips. All eateries were closed. The place doesn't look so good from the outside, but we were surprised with a lovely and beautiful room. We can only praise the lady who works there - she is so friendly!
We were scared at first, the streets looked dusty, it was dry and the surroundings were not nice, due to the fact that they had not had rain for about 2 years. However, the room was clean and tidy, the food unbeatable. We enjoyed breakfast and dinner there. Excellent value for money.
Disappointing that bathroom/toilet is part of the room. No privacy.
I was the only person in the guest house in a small, deserted village. The hostess came to cook for me the night after I had to ask for it and charged me a fortune, R25 for a small bowl of ice cream. She then drove off again, leaving me all alone in the massive house. The next morning I left early and she said I could just leave the house open. Some of the locks are not secure and I was very nervous sleeping there alone.
After a long journey, the driver accommodated us around 9:00pm that night and served us a delicious dinner - a big plate of home cooked food complete with chicken pie. There was secure parking behind the gate, the bed was comfortable and a good breakfast was included at a reasonable B&B rate. We will remember the manager and owner because they are very friendly people who received us with hospitality - we appreciated the chats! Bethulie itself is stimulating and one of the more beautiful places in the area, filled with peacefulness and history.
Lovely stay in Bethulie, with spacious room and friendly hostess. Would definitely recommend it.
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Room 1 comprises 1 double bed which sleeps 2 guests, it has an en-suite bathroom fitted with a toilet, shower, and washbasin. Guests have access to a communal dining hall. The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth. Other in-room facilities include air-conditioning.
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Room 1 comprises 1 double bed which sleeps 2 guests, it has an en-suite bathroom fitted with a toilet, shower, and washbasin. Guests have access to a communal dining hall. The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth. Other in-room facilities include air-conditioning.
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Room 3 comprises of 2 single beds which sleeps 2 guests, it has an en-suite bathroom fitted with a toilet, shower, and washbasin. Guests have access to a communal dining hall. The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth. Other in-room facilities include air-conditioning.
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Room 3 comprises of 2 single beds which sleeps 2 guests, it has an en-suite bathroom fitted with a toilet, shower, and washbasin. Guests have access to a communal dining hall. The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth. Other in-room facilities include air-conditioning.
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Room 4 comprises of 1 double bed which sleeps 2 guests, it has an en-suite bathroom fitted with a toilet, shower, and washbasin. Guests have access to a communal dining hall. The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth. Other in-room facilities include air-conditioning.
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Room 4 comprises of 1 double bed which sleeps 2 guests, it has an en-suite bathroom fitted with a toilet, shower, and washbasin. Guests have access to a communal dining hall. The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth. Other in-room facilities include air-conditioning.
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Room 5 comprises 1 double bed which comfortably sleeps two guests. The room has an en-suite bathroom with a shower, toilet, and washbasin. The room has an aircon and the bed is fitted with an electric blanket for the cold winters. Tea-and-coffee facilities are available as well as a bar fridge.
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Room 5 comprises 1 double bed which comfortably sleeps two guests. The room has an en-suite bathroom with a shower, toilet, and washbasin. The room has an aircon and the bed is fitted with an electric blanket for the cold winters. Tea-and-coffee facilities are available as well as a bar fridge.
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Room 6 comprises 1 double bed which comfortably sleeps two guests. The room has an en-suite bathroom with a shower, toilet, and washbasin. The room has an aircon and the bed is fitted with an electric blanket for the cold winters. Tea-and-coffee facilities are available as well as a bar fridge.
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Room 6 comprises 1 double bed which comfortably sleeps two guests. The room has an en-suite bathroom with a shower, toilet, and washbasin. The room has an aircon and the bed is fitted with an electric blanket for the cold winters. Tea-and-coffee facilities are available as well as a bar fridge.
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The family room comprises 1 double bed and 1 single bed which sleeps 3 guests, it has an en-suite bathroom fitted with a toilet, bath, and washbasin. Guests have access to a communal dining hall. The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth. Other in-room facilities include air-conditioning.
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The family room comprises 1 double bed and 1 single bed which sleeps 3 guests, it has an en-suite bathroom fitted with a toilet, bath, and washbasin. Guests have access to a communal dining hall. The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth. Other in-room facilities include air-conditioning.
The guest house comprises 6 guest bedrooms, three of the rooms can be found inside the main house, while the other three rooms are separate units that are apart and private from the main house.
The Old Watchmakers offers guests safe and secure parking on the property.
Breakfast is served in the main house, where a communal dining hall can be found. The guesthouse has a coffee shop on site where guests can order meals and coffee while they enjoy the peace of the courtyard.
The bedding in all rooms is suited to the season and in winter, all beds have fitted electric blankets for additional comfort and warmth.
The area is rich in South African history and a must-visit for both international and local visitors alike. Ideal for a few days away, Watchmaker’s is a journey back in time that will leave you feeling rested and ready for the future.
Historical tours can be arranged on request.