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Gaikou Lodge

Property class: 4

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A resort with multiple white buildings, a lake, and mountains in the background.
A modern hotel room with a large bed, a double vanity with a mirror, and a separate shower area.
A covered outdoor area with a view of a white building and mountains in the background.
A modern building with a flat roof and white exterior walls, surrounded by a well-maintained lawn and a mountain backdrop.
A swimming pool with a mountain backdrop, surrounded by a white building with a flat roof.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
The current price is $160
$139 nightly
$160 total
Total with taxes and fees
Sep 18 - Sep 19

Explore the area

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69 Berg Street, Swellendam, Western Cape, 6740
  • Place, Drostdy Museum
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Dutch Reformed Church Swellendam
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Swellendam Hiking Trail
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Family Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

A hotel room with a bed, two armchairs, a coffee table, and a vase of flowers.

Family Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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A bedroom with two beds, a large mirror, and a bathroom with a bathtub.

Luxury Room

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a double vanity with a mirror, and a separate shower area.

Luxury Room

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Sep 18 - Sep 19
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About the neighborhood

Swellendam

With a stay at Gaikou Lodge in Swellendam, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Drostdy Museum and Dutch Reformed Church Swellendam. .This bed & breakfast is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Cape Floral Region Protected Areas and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Swellendam Provincial Hospital.
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What's nearby

  • Drostdy Museum - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Dutch Reformed Church Swellendam - 2 min drive - 0.9 miles
  • Swellendam Golf Course - 5 min drive - 2.2 miles
  • Swellendam Hiking Trail - 8 min drive - 2.8 miles
  • Star Nation Art Studio and Gallery - 47 min drive - 40.1 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Oude Post Bistro - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Vagebond - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Tredici - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Grace + Merci - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Platō - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Gaikou Lodge

Gaikou Lodge offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and minibars. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. This Swellendam bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include safes and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the bed & breakfast include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Satellite programming and DVD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this bed & breakfast include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a picnic area.
Take advantage of the bed & breakfast's room service (during limited hours). A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 8 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 9:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) during limited hours on request
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Fishing
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 floor
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM

Early check-in subject to availability

Early check-in is available for a fee

Late check-in subject to availability

Late check-in fee for check-in between 6:00 PM and midnight

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Late check-out subject to availability

A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 6 PM

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours

To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

If you are planning to arrive after 6 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-in fee for check-in between 6:00 PM and midnight
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property class

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

Gaikou Lodge Swellendam

Gaikou Swellendam

Gaikou

Gaikou Lodge Swellendam

Gaikou Lodge Bed & breakfast

Gaikou Lodge Bed & breakfast Swellendam

Gaikou Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 22 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 22 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 22 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 22 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, great location, beautiful setting and very peaceful. Room large and spacious and lovely outside veranda
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very safe & quiet. Loved the breakfast which is included too.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

EILEEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing mountain views

Lovely stay with spacious room Feel they could provide ice without charging for it! It's not a budget place Great restaurants in town
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Beryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed our stay. No hairdryer in the room. No dressing gowns We found the accommodation very difficult to find the numbers of the cottages where that small we had to get out the car to read what number it was. A very good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Not worth the money

Property is in serious need of maintenance. Rooms are very outdated and furniture is old and extremely dirty. The couch is covered with an old blanket to “hide” the filthy old cushions and armrests are brown and greasy from the filth. Public areas is dilapidated and rundown with no attention to detail, weeds growing between paving, grass is overgrown etc etc. Television is extremely old. This place is clearly not living up to its potential and very poorly managed.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Susanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Store værelser med fine faciliteter. Fantastisk udsigt. Ikke så hurtigt internet. Poolen trængte virkelig til lidt TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Eine traumhafte Umgebung. Das Frühstück war sehr lecker.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Joleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The amazing setting, really well laid out rooms and close to restaurants in town
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The best place to stay

I wish I could have stayed longer, what an amazing place, from the surrounds to the room, I have three words, amazing, simply amazing. To date, the best place I have stayed on my travels. Will definitely come back. Thank you for the beautiful stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, situated in extensive grounds with mountain views. Comfortable and modern rooms with patio/verandah. Excellent attentive and hospitable staff. Superb breakfast. It was all good, would highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Carla was super helpfull and even allowed a late check-out
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Owners super friendly. Upstairs rooms like a French 18th century palace.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

P

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Heerlijk rustig, mooie vogelplek.

Prima plek. Leuk wandelen langs de rivier, massa's vogels.Kingfischers en black eagles. Lekker ontbijt met wat klef croisantje.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Rolf

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Rochelle

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Anthonius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Raz and Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jacobus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Alles wunderbar, ein Ort der Erholung

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019