Onse Rus

Onse Rus

Selected by The Greenwood Guide to South Africa, 2nd edition

Text written by Simon Greenwood

The official pamphlet does a good job of conveying the delights of Onse Rus, but it modestly fails to bear testament to the biggest plus, the Smiths themselves. �Talking shop� was never meant to be this much fun. They fell in love with Prince Albert and the 150-year-old Cape Dutch Onse Rus in 1999 and their enthusiasm for both town and house has not abated since. Guests who have come down over the Swartberg Pass are given a whisky for their nerves, those who haven�t can go up there with Gary. He�ll even take you to The Hell, a famously isolated community 57 km down a dirt track. Back at the house, the large living room is hung with a permanent exhibition of local artists� work.

The four thatched bedrooms all have private entrances, high ceilings, white walls and simple Karoo furnishings. One used to be part of the bakery, another was the printing room for a local newspaper. The house has some history! Lunch is available from Wednesday to Sunday, and if the weather permits � it usually does � you can sit out on the verandah and enjoy fig ice cream in the shade of the Cape Ash and Karoo Pepper trees

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