Rijk's Guesthouse

A great stay! Really accommodating service and amazing food, couldn’t recommend it more

I planned a three night stay. Rijks' position is perfect, tranquil with beautiful mountain views. A lovely ecopool for guests to enjoy and warm and friendly staff. The food is of a good, maybe even above average, standard. I stayed at Reijks probably 10 years ago, and it was crisp, professional, and in great condition. Today, it's a shadow of its former self. I booked the honeymoon suit as that is all that was available. The rooms are looking a bit tired. The soap dish hanging off the wall, toilet seat when lifted is old and beginning to become "spongy." The farm has water problems, so the water is discoloured with an odour. The drains in the bathroom basins didn't pop up without some effort. The mirror frame in the separate toilet was cracked and pealing. The wall inside and below the air-conditioning was bubbling and flaky. It needs a painting, the bed was very comfortable, no complaints there. Then ones eye goes to the general state of the building, and the main building needs serious attention. Daily care and maintenance seem to not be the order of the day. Like Eskom, if you don't maintain your infrastructure, then it gets to a point where it becomes too expensive to keep up. So it's sad to see a beautiful farm looking somewhat tired. For the price one is paying, I would expect their old professional attention rather than a "Mom's and Pops" casual attention. I expect their facilities to be well kept. I found on a few occasions looking for staff to assist, wonderfully friendly when found, though. I would go back because of the position and tranquillity of the setting, decent food. We, despite the lack of attention to detail, had a wonderful stay

This is our second visit to Rijks Hotel in 7 years. The standard of the rooms relative to to the price is not quite on par. Our unit was classified as a honeymoon suite and was spacious, but the fittings are dated and the unit would probably disappoint if actually booked for a honeymoon stay. The air conditioning units are dated and very noisy and they are a must in the hot summer months hence sleep quality was not good. The food is very good and the service is friendly. The estate seems to be orientated towards international travellers who may find the overall value reasonable. The water quality wasn't good and one morning there was no water at all. For an establishment of this type located on a export grade wine farm, I would have expected a water reservoir and filters to provide a clean reliable water supply.