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From R1 000 per night, for 2 ppl
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Shanks Farm
Steynsburg
5920
Eastern Cape
021 344 2440
14:00-19:00
10:00
-31.257275
25.889525
Shanks Farmstay
Shanks Farmstay
Shanks Farmstay
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The farm offers two relaxed rooms that are separate and private from the main house and lovely garden surroundings.
The Family Room faces the garden and can sleep 4 guests. The room has DStv, an air conditioner and an en-suite bathroom.
The self-catering unit sleeps 3 guests and has full DStv. Continental breakfasts are provided, however, we do offer an option for self-catering. A full kitchen and dining room is available where guests can prepare meals and where the establishment will prepare meals on request.
The farm offers two relaxed rooms that are separate and private from the main house and lovely garden surroundings.
The Family Room faces the garden and can sleep 4 guests. The room has DStv, an air conditioner and an en-suite bathroom.
The self-catering unit sleeps 3 guests and has full DStv. Continental breakfasts are provided, however, we do offer an option for self-catering. A full kitchen and dining room is available where guests can prepare meals and where the establishment will prepare meals on request.
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Reviews (45)
45 guests' feedbackNeat, clean and comfortable, friendly and welcoming reception. Stayed 1 night - business trip. The fat cake and mince were a great surprise on arrival - thank you very much!
A very warm welcome by the host. A charming, cozy and comfortable cottage in a lovely setting. Will definitely be back again.
Everything I needed and more.
I am so glad we stayed at Shanks and it is now our go-to for future visits! Excellent location of Steynsburg and incredible hospitality from Maureen and Chris. Safe, blissful place with all the amenities you need!
We arrived early but this was no problem to the host, and my travelling companion wanted her own room, this too was no problem to our hostess. Though in the end we just occupied one unit, which did in fact provide us with 2 separate rooms to sleep in. This farm was classically South African, providing many photo opportunities for me to send home to the UK. The accommodation was all we needed and more, set in beautiful gardens with gorgeous purple roses round the door and a bowl of roses on the table. The kitchen was well appointed with everything we needed or could want, rusks and delicious biscuits in jars as well, to cap the pleasure of our experience. The host gave us a delicious supper, and we had an excellent night's rest before heading out the next morning to our next destination.
A most pleasant stay on a farm outside Steynsburg. Hospitality is great with a superb evening meal. Highly recommended for an overnight or longer stay.
Excellent overnight stay, quiet and comfortable.
Very friendly and helpful.
We had a wonderful stay. The units were spotless and tidy. There was a generator on during load shedding and extras like cookies for the children.
Perfect for our self-catering needs and we slept warmly on a very cold Eastern Cape winter's night.
Comfortable room with warm bedding and heaters. We slept and stayed wonderfully.
Clean, friendly host, nice place to sleep.
Our host was very helpful and we really enjoyed our stay. The room was comfortable and offered everything that we required. We had a nice braai in the stunning garden. It is definitely an overnight stop that we will use again. We also stopped in at the butcher in Steynsburg, which was a good bit of local knowledge!
Neat clean accommodation and safe. Beautiful surroundings. Made us feel right at home and spoiled us with delicious biscuits etc.
We enjoyed our stop over at Shanks Farmstay. We were travelling to Great Brak from Durban, and it was a great place to stop. We enjoyed some delicious lamb and koeksisters for dinner. The continental breakfast (rusks, cereal, yoghurt, filter coffee, and juice) was very helpful as we didn't want to drive to find supplies in the town.
Beautiful views, very comfortable accommodation.
We thoroughly enjoyed the overnight stay at Shanks - the farm and surroundings are stunning and the accommodation and food equally great.
Neat apartment with everything you need, lovely, quiet farm setting and nice garden to hang out in. Could go for a walk on the farm with the energetic dog!
Very friendly service, nice clean and tidy. The farm silence ensures a good night's rest to start the road again refreshed.
Wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place. The accommodation is tasteful, thoughtfully done and very comfortable. Our hostess couldn't have been more caring - a perfect last night to our holiday. Perfection situated between the Cape and Natal.
I'd like to go back for a longer visit than my quick overnight stop between CPT and PMB.
We were on a 1470 km bicycle tour from Witbank to Mossel Bay and the rest at Shanks was the highlight. We were warmly welcomed and all the facilities were excellent. Morene took care of us and even helped wash our cycling clothes, it is truly appreciated. Lovely farm dinner and breakfast spoiled us a lot.
We were accommodated with all our requests and nothing was any problem for our hosts. The cottage was perfect with TV, aircon and lovely extras (fresh buns, milk and tea and coffee). Highly recommended for family as well.
Our hostess was very accommodating and went out of her way to assist us with fridge and freezer space for the contents of our 2 cooler boxes. We were informed that the table top oven/hotplates appliance had recently burned out and was soon to be replaced, so cooking was restricted to the microwave. Accommodation is fine for an overnight family stay.
Accommodation was clean and tidy. Dinner and breakfast were very nice.
The farm is well situated and easy to get to. Maureen is very welcoming and contacted us beforehand. The infrastructure does not really cater for easy self-catering. One of the dogs howled on and off through the night. I did not have a restful nights sleep. It was not what I expected. I did try to call Maureen about the dog but the call went straight to voicemail.
Friendly reception. Well-equipped self-catering unit and beautiful garden with lots of bird life.
Beautiful farm. Hospitable. Delicious plate of farm food dinner on request. Children enjoyed the hanslammers. The rooms and facilities are bigger and better than the photos show. To recommend.
A very peaceful place.
It was nice to stay somewhere out of the towns in this area, safe and homely.
Pleasant reception. The room is spacious and well equipped with everything needed.
After a long day on the road it was a very nice place to stop. Green grass for the children to run. Felt very at home. Thank you very much.
Was a wonderful surprise after a stressful drive and a whole day on the road! Cosy, clean and spacious. Had a lovely stay!
We had a great stay at Shanksfarm. It was neat, enough provision for heat if it is cold at night and even extra effort to provide us with breakfast even though we had already started driving the day before. Would definitely recommend!
It was very nice. Perfect for an overnight stop. The food served was excellent.
A convenient overnight stop.
Beautiful setting in the country. Accommodation was suitable and comfortable. Breakfast was scrumptious. Perfect for a stop over.
The accommodation was clean and tidy and comfortable.
Excellent dinner. Badly signposted.
Pleasant accommodation and reception. Dinner is offered and no restaurant will be able to match it. The farm is outside of Steynsburg and that counts in its favour.
The rooms are beautifully neat and well maintained. The garden is large and ideal for young children with lots of energy. The food is real peasant food with lots of love and taste. We will definitely stay there again.
Country hospitality at it's best. Lovely clean room, comfortable bed. Will recommend without reservation.
There is a peaceful atmosphere for people who want to rest after a whole day on the road. The dinner and breakfast were particularly delicious. The hostess was very friendly. There was enough hot water and bedding for the cold outside. The room was comfortable and clean. Only complaint is that the towels are very small for the cold winter after a hot shower.
Easy to reach and wonderfully relaxing atmosphere.
Very clean and peaceful stay!
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The Family Room sleeps 4 people. Double bed plus two single beds. Ideal for a family. Separate from the main house and private.
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The Family Room sleeps 4 people. Double bed plus two single beds. Ideal for a family. Separate from the main house and private.
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The Apartment consists of a bedroom with two single beds and a 3/4 bed. Full self-catering kitchen forms part of this lovely unit. The en-suite bathroom has a shower. The unit offers privacy.
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The Apartment consists of a bedroom with two single beds and a 3/4 bed. Full self-catering kitchen forms part of this lovely unit. The en-suite bathroom has a shower. The unit offers privacy.
The farm offers two relaxed rooms that are separate and private from the main house and lovely garden surroundings.
The Family Room faces the garden and can sleep 4 guests. The room has DStv, an air conditioner and an en-suite bathroom.
The self-catering unit sleeps 3 guests and has full DStv. Continental breakfasts are provided, however, we do offer an option for self-catering. A full kitchen and dining room is available where guests can prepare meals and where the establishment will prepare meals on request.
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