Swept Away Guesthouse

Beautiful location, beautiful house. Self catering, large enough for a whole family and maybe more, short walk from the beach and great sunset views

The view from the room is the only redeeming factor about this place...The dirt was the worst part of our stay... From hair all over the bathroom, to gross stains and something that was messed all over the blanket we were given.I tried to use the pot in the kitchenette and nothing had been washed.The room looks like it hasn’t been cleaned properly in ages! I couldn’t imagine eating there if the rooms are that filthy. We were so grateful that we had brought our own towels to use, too.I should have taken pics from when we first arrived because it was revolting!The host, Inge, didn’t know which room I booked when I arrived and didn’t seem to know that we were even arriving on that day. We stayed at Swept Away from Nov 23-25 of this year (2020). It’s impossible to get hold of her, too, as not once did she answer on the number provided in the room.The WiFi is nonexistent... The shower gets clogged and you have to wait for the water to run out.If you wanted to use the braai facilities, it was an absolute mess. Everything was exactly as the previous guests had left it.Overall, the dirtiest place we’ve ever stayed at and the concept of sanitizing is of course non-existent...I’ve attached some pictures after it was supposed to be cleaned.The price of the one bedroom apartment with sea view we stayed in is laughable and I can’t believe the reviews I read before booking. Totally misleading!

My Family and I spent 7 nights in the Swept Away"Guest-House Yzerfontein. The Location was Beautiful ......... unfortunately tarnished by the "hostess" who made a number of accusations and comments to a few family members that were unfounded

By far the dirtiest accommodation we have ever stayed in. When we arrived the kitchen was a complete mess- used coffee mugs and pans that looked like they had been sitting there for days all over (Check in is at 14:00 - we arrived at 17:00, so surely this allows for more than enough time to clean up?) Both the bar fridge and kitchen fridge were full of the owners contents making it very difficult to make ourselves comfortable. The pillow cases and duvets in some rooms had stains all over them, the floor felt as though it had not been washed in weeks, I made the mistake of taking the blanket off the couch only to see how dirty the couch underneath it was. Disgusting.As a group of 10, we were under the impression that the rooms and common area were going to be our space in the time that we were staying there. I felt as though we were never given the chance to settle in as the owner and her son lingered around the house the entirety of our stay, even after having asked for a privacy multiple times. On one particular occasion they walked in at 24:00 to pack the dishwasher and used our bathroom upstairs? We felt as though we were intruding in someone else’s house. The service we received was rude and extremely unpleasant. WiFi facilities were non existent even though Swept Away advertises this.The only plus at this particular accommodation is the view .

Booking in was pretty simple, Inge the hostess was friendly we had full use of kitchen, lounge and bar area, breakfast and dinner is available on request, extra payment, rooms where comfortable, bar fridge, kettle available, views from the house are amazing, we had a pleasant stay.

Absolutely breathtaking accommodation! Felt renewed after spending time so close to the ocean, waking up to the sounds of the ocean. Beautiful sunsets and a great, warm house manager!

Awesome view and very friendly owner. We enjoyed our stay a lot and will recommend Swept Away to every one.

We were the only guests, so had full use of the whole house. The views were spectacular. The room could have used a little TLC. The bathroom towels were old and very small and the shower water pressure was not great. A little bit of attention to detail could easily turn this into true 5 star accommodation.

This amazing gem has the most amazing view! The host is absolutely fabulous. The breakfast is great in the morning. Great guesthouse and beautiful location. It's a must visit!

Went to stay at the guest house for a few days leading up to our wedding (4 rooms for myself and my family). The hostess and her friends were smoking up a storm inside the house, so much so that our rooms and even our clothes smelled of it! The tv's in our rooms were all on some German channel and when we changed the channels to view something we (the paying guests) wanted to watch, she just went and changed it back to her channels. We felt like intruders in HER home! We (my now wife and I) slept in the Honey Moon suite and had to share the cupboards with someone else! Seems there is someone living in that room when there aren't any guests occupying it. The fact that our room had an awesome view is just not enough reason to ever want to go back there.