Hilltop Country Lodge

Hilltop Country Lodge

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

Text written by Simon Greenwood

Approach along a narrow sealed road and you eventually emerge on an open hilltop, catching exciting taster-glimpses of the view through the windows and doors of the house. You will be shown to the front patio and there, hundreds of metres below, the 40-kilometre sweep of Wilderness Beach arcs away, while in the foreground neatly tended and well-watered flower gardens, clucking with hens and their chicks, run down into the plunging fynbos. The swimming pool, teetering on the edge of the mountain, offers perhaps the best sensation of height of all. Hennie�s family have owned this dramatic parcel of land since the 1960s, and they used to come and holiday here before the lodge was built.

Their bit of mountain has now been designated a private nature reserve, so no new buildings will ever spoil the party. The bedrooms today are very luxurious. All have private entrances and balconies with the view, mohair rugs on beds for cool nights, lampshades made of twine and many of the antiques were collected by the Schoemans in Japan. Most guests will spend their days on the beaches (Wilderness or Victoria Bay) or exploring the forested hinterland of the Garden Route. But there are plenty of reasons to spend at least one full day lounging around at Hilltop. Some restaurants in the area do a pick-up service.

Contact Details

Telephone: +27-(0)44 8890142
Facsimile: +27-(0)44 8890151

Email address:
welcome@hilltopcountrylodge.co.za