Fabulous guest house! From the moment we arrived, we were made to feel so welcome. The rooms are spacious, beds are super comfortable, bathrooms well equipped and the food was delicious. The menu changes daily and care is taken to accommodate any special dietary needs. The attention to detail is simply outstanding (look out for sprigs of lavender in the bathroom!). As you’d expect on a Winery. the wine was plentiful, but other drinks were readily available and thoroughly enjoyed as we lay out by the pool. We enjoyed a trip round the vineyards on their golf cart, with Tessa the border collie never far from our side! Thank you so much - you are fabulous hosts. Hope to see you again one day.

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A beautiful hotel in a perfect position with wonderful staff and fabulous food, yet which felt just like staying in a friend’s home. The evening meals were exceptional with three beautifully presented courses and excellent wines. A lovely pool overlooking the vines, walks through the vineyards, complementary wine experiences, one of the best places ever in South Africa, Already planning our next visit.

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Great location with breakfast at the pool area overseeing the vineyards! Personalized wine walk organized with assistance from Kirstin and Michelle. Wetshof, Van Looveren and Viljoensdrift within walking distance, allowing nice walk through the vineyards to get there. Dinner and breakfast were fantastic. Great kitchen staff and James showing great hospitality skills! We loved our stay here. Highly recommended!

It was the perfect start for our SA vacation - a beautiful house, fresh breakfast, clean and very nice pool to escape the heat and amazing wine and dinner! There was nothing else what we could have wished for. Special Bonus: They had a golf card to explore the wineyard and a cute private terrace with our room where we could enjoy a glass of the homemade sweet wine that was served every day in our room 😍 great!

Our host Kristin was excellent, so welcoming and warm showcasing everything wonderful about South Africa, The rooms were most comfortable and airy, located in a beautiful traditional Cape Manor house. The set dinner menu was superb, provided in an elegant , stylish dining room, with excellent service and delicious wines which we discovered were available for guests after the meal was served. Breakfast was delicious served outside on the terrace overlooking the stunning countryside. One of the highlights of the visit was the opportunity to visit the actual vineyard and blend a bottle of one's own wine assisted by one of the very helpful staff. Very much look forward to returning with our sons.

Cannot identify anything that could be improved.

Situated in the middle of Excelsior‘s huge vineyards we could easily relax and enjoy the great food - don‘t miss the optional dinner! However, at the end the people make the difference - we felt highly welcome and will definitively come back for another stay.

As always Excelsior is worth for a stop an stay. Beautiful and immaculate clean manor house with history. Huge rooms and terasse with wonderful views of the vineyards. Big pool. Wine tasting and blending of own wine is included and a great experience. Optional dinner (at reasonable extra cost) with corresponding wines highly recommended. Breakfast with lot of varieties. Very friendly and considerate staff - especially James who is an amazing host.

Everything was perfect

The staff were friendly. At dinner I asked if I could taste each of the white wines, as I had tasted the reds at the blending. It was no problem at all. The breakfast was an amazing spread with a little of everything. There was ample coffee and tea supplied in your room in case you felt like a second or even third cup.

It would be nice if all the rooms had a door to the outside, I know that this might not be possible but a thought.

Excelsior is a home from home. Kristin and James are very attentive to all the guests needs. They go out of their way to make sure their guests are pampered. Being on a farm and in such a beautiful area with lots to do makes this stay even more special.

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James & Kirstin and the rest of the staff are always very friendly and extremely professional. The customer always comes first here. The view of the surroundings and the wine is also quite nice. Make sure to book dinner as it has always been a good choice for us. We try to come back here everytime we're in the area.

can't really think of anything negative. Maybe that there might be some mosquitoes in the room.