Name: Oude Werf Hotel
Address: 30 Church Street, 0, Stellenbosch, 7600, ZA

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Andrew

This felt like the most luxurious experience we have ever had. The hotel is absolutely lovely, the staff are wonderful, the breakfast was great. The room is superb. Would definitely return without question.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Julio

Excellent location and found out there was valet parking when we were there. The restaurant is excellent and breakfast was superb. I would definitely recommend this property.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2026

Bruce

Great location , with cafes and bars all around. Safe shopping around.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2026

Rehandre

Great staff, great location. Cosy room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2026

Alan

Nice central hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2026

Alan

I can’t fault this hotel or the service. Loved everything. Beautiful hotel and such lovely staff. Nice pool area with either full sun or shaded areas around the pool. The rooms were really nice with a balcony overlooking the pool area. Breakfast was really good. Lots of choice and great quality. I highly recommend staying at this hotel. It would be good if the hotel had a gym.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

Craig

Staff were amazing !!
Hotel was beautiful and right in the heart of everything.
Very spacious and pristine rooms.
Will be back

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Susan

Beds were super comfortable! Breakfast was yummy!! Staff was very attentive!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2025

Dean

Amazing hotel with such great history and aesthetics. Without a doubt the best hotel in Stellenbosch.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2025

John

Very nice location and food

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2025

Maria

GREAT

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2025

John

Excellent hotel

Superb stay.
This hotel will meet your requirements.
Central in Stellenbosch, superb staff who go out of their way to meet your needs.
Comfortable and well appointed rooms and public areas.
If I return to Stellenbosch I will definitely stay here.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2025

Gary

Lovely property in a very central location. Breakfast delicious and dining area and bar both lovely. Room comfy and staff generally friendly and helpful. The car valet was so handy and it was always ready when needed.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2025

James

Right on the main street very quaint with all of the shops and restaurants

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

karl

Gem of a hotel right in the heart of town. Lovely modern and well appointed rooms, nice pool area for such a central hotel and great restaurant for breakfast
We used as a hub for cycling to vineyards of which there were many accessible by enikes (worth billing in advance)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

stephanie

Fabulous boutique hotel

Beautiful hotel. Tastefully decorated . Comfortable and clean. In the heart of Stellenbosch . Friendly and helpful staff. Lovely breakfast. Can’t fault it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

Anthony

Excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2025

Shirley

We were. Wet impressed with the facilities, the breakfast and bar, the staff, and the location. We highly recommend this property.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2025

Denise

Great location, but a bit tired

This hotel had a brilliant location, the valet parking works well, and we loved the 7' bed and excellent breakfasts. However, we did feel the hotel was looking tired generally, especially the dining area, and there were some annoying issues in our room - eg doors and cupboard drawers that were difficult to open, a concrete lightshade over the dressing table that my hubbie hit his head on twice (!), a plug in the sink that wouldn't work properly etc. We did tell management about this, but they explained they have been full for months, so no time for much maintenance.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2025

Linda

Great Central Location

Excellent location in the heart of Stellenbosch. Valet parking made things easy. Staff were very attentive
Would def recommend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2025

Jeffrey

Fantasyday

Our stay at Oude Werf was fantastic, the staff were super helpful. The breakfast was amazing , in the centre of town. Just wonderful

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2025

Terry

Amazing location in the wine lands and super friendly staff

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2025

Barry

Excellent in every way.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

Barry

In the centre and easy to get everywhere.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2025

Gwendolyn

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10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2024

Casandra

So glad we found this hotel! You can't beat the location - in the middle of everything but it still feels like an oasis once you're inside. We'll be coming back!

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2024

Lyndal

Amazing hotel. Attention to detail is unmatched.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2024

Helena

Loved staying here. Property is a beautifully restored building. Central to everything in Stellenbosch and serves delicious food. Will definitely stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2024

Robert

Excellent downtown location around shopping & great restaurants & Wine Bars!!!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2024

Stephen

Very Pleasant Stay

Whilst expensive by South African standards this is an excellent hotel with very helpful staff and a brilliant location. Breakfast was excellent, the dinner menu was a little ordinary but well presented nevertheless.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2024

Gwendolyn

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10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2024

Darin

Perfect location, beautiful rooms, but above all the staff were amazing - especially Derrick (concierge). He had several spot on suggestions for our group. I will definitely stay here again. And I will have Derrick set up all details / meals.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2024

Eugene

This is the original and best place to stay in Stellenbosch. Don’t wait. Book it

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2024

Holly

Incredible Stay in Stellenbosch

We had the most incredible 4 nights at the Oude Werf, the service was impeccable, comfortable rooms, lovely breakfast and room service, efficient valet and great location to explore. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming and we felt right at home. Excellent value for money.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2024

Vasuki

Wonderful gem in Stellenbosch

Everything was great, room was a little small but the ambience and staff made up for it. Will definitely recommend and return.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2024

Chanel

An amazing hotel in a great location. Staff is wonderful, professional, friendly, give attention to detail. Food is delicious. Room was beautifully decorated and spacious. Love this hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2024

Sanjay

Well appointed rooms, pleasant garden area, attentive staff and excellent service at the front office, reception, dining and housekeeping. All in all to be recommended highly.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2024

Nadean

My favorite Stellenbosch hotel! It is right on a walkable street with LOADS of restaurants and shops!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2024

Terence

The staff are great, ambience perfect, spotlessly clean, food wonderful. 10/10!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2024

John

Wonderful hotel with an excellent staff of warm and welcoming professionals. Our valet, Hilgard, was extremely helpful and friendly. We will definitely return and will highly recommend this fine hotel to our family and friends ! 👍😍

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Feb 2024

Ailie

This was the worst hotel we stayed in during our trip to South Africa. Oude Werf is overpriced, shabby, dirty, and in dire need of a full refurbishment.

Our room design was flat out awful; an example of which was that the only place to hang towels was above the toilet pan. Disgusting and unhygienic.

I wish we'd booked elsewhere instead of wasting our last night here. The central location is the only positive, but it just makes the place a tourist trap.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

01 Feb 2024

Patrick

The location is good. Room was clean and breakfast area staff were friendly. However front desk staff were lacking in hospitality. Reccomendations for drivers were grossly expensive for the short tours we requested. A 30 minute round trip was approx 90 dollars canadian. The driver did not wait for us. There was an issue with hot water for seversl says. As well with power sharing the generator at the facility was not adequate to run AC.i would not stay here again. Upon leaving i had to request compensation for the water issue. This is something that should have been offered. I found the lack of hospitality very odd for South Africa.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2024

Chanel

A beautiful property in a great location. Lovely room, excellent breakfast. Wonderful staff.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2024

Cynthia

Romantic getaway

Great hotel with great location!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2024

Mark

Very nicely decorated rooms

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2024

Sian

Very good stay in Stellenbosch

Very friendly staff and extremely central, close to all shops and restaurants. Excellent valet parking and lovely breakfast. Corridors to the room could do with a bit of sprucing up, the odd skirting board missing and plain white walls which make the place look a bit ordinary. Perhaps they’re mid renovation so not a big deal but some improvements would make a massive difference and create a much better impression on first arriving. Lovely place though.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2024

Mark

Prime location on one of Stellenbosch’s most historic streets. Mix of older & newer structures and so too of rooms in different styles, all likeable. This time I had one of the older ones but with fully modern bathroom fittings etc. Based around a central courtyard which is a lovely area to sit both day & evening. Very charming. The restaurant with its own covered courtyard delivers some rather good dishes on its short menu. The bar is delightful, again with older style decor. A few too many steps at my age, and rather low water pressure. But these are the only mild shortcomings; otherwise it’s perfect. I did not use the valet parking this visit, but know from experience it’s gold dust in this location.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2023

David

Great stay

Comfortable facility, great location, on-site valet parking, exceptional staff, reasonable prices

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2023

Stephanie

Beautiful Hotel

Great location, staff friendly, beautiful Hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2023

Joseph

Excellent hotel with a great breakfast and lovely staff.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2023

Lynn

A Gem

Our favorite place in Stellenbosch, so central.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2023

Noirin

We enjoyed our stay at Oude Werf Hotel. We had a comfortable room and good facilities. The staff were very helpful and friendly. The breakfasts were excellent. We used the valet parking was useful as we had a car and elthe service was efficient.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2023

Joseph

This property was in an ideal location.
Shops and restaurants all around.
The rooms where luxurious and a delight to come back to.
The staff were accommodating, informative, helpful, cheery and with a delightful well appreciated sense of humour.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2023

david

Excellent

Excellent. Staff all great. Thoroughly recommend although
Bedrooms could do with refurbishment
Perfect location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2022

Par

Great location in the middle of Stellenbosch. Friendly staff - especially impressed with concierge/security team. Lovely corner room but would have benefitted from second glazing also on side window as a fair bit of traffic/street noise. Also, would have been good to have internal phone numbers listed for when you want to get hold of reception/restaurant etc. Will stay again

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2022

Verified traveler

This hotel is ideally located in Stellenbosch. On main shopping and dining street. Very safe to walk around, a charming area with lots of dining options. The staff was very nice, professional, and accommodating. The hotel's original building is a historic property with an addition on the back. Breakfast was included with a large selection and a nice bar just off the lobby. Very good price value hotel. Full services including arranging a driver or tour to wineries in the area. Stellenbosch is a must-do trip when in South Africa. Would definitely stay here again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2022

James

Oldest in town
Best looking hotel stylish hotel in town

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2022

Eugene

lovely central location. amazing dining options around the hotel. awesome place to explore the area from.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2022

np

Great experience at Oude Werf

Friendly, helpful staff. Great central location. Easy valet parking with good security. Fast and friendly room service from Carlyle. Very comfortable king bed in the Plenty room. Excellent continental and hot breakfast. Great option for a stay in central Stellenbosch.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2022

Alan

A very nice family run hotel in the centre of Stellenbosch.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2022

James

The hotel was great a really good location, excellent food and very friendly helpful staff.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2022

Jacobus

Thumbs up!

Wonderful, centrally located hotel in Stellenbosch. Most places within walking distance. Slight glitch when the hotel did not make up my room after my first night, but other than that an excellent hotel with great staff

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2022

Mark

Excellent staff, clean property, good food, well positioned for Winelands, great student buzz in many surrounding cafe's and restaurants. Well insulated from the road so quiet and peaceful garden inside. Great valet parking service.

Have stayed there before and will stay there again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2022

Lewis

Great stay

Hotel and location were outstanding. Bed super comfy for us. The only concern would be lack of a lift in our building. We were in room 220 on second floor which would be a problem for someone not able to climb 2 flights. Otherwise, all was outstanding. We had cappuccino one morning and dinner in the restaurant one night. Both were better than expected. Thanks for a wonderful stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2021

Dean

Awesome location
Very friendly and unfussy staff
Highly recommended

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2021

Delva-Rose

Exceptional Hotel

Was Sean s birthday spoilt with cake.... Excellent hotel had booked two rooms very clean and had balcony overlooking pool. Staff very friendly and breakfast was delicious served to your table hot and good value xxxxx should be a five star hotel

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2021

Lynn

Great location and wonderful hotel

Fabulous stay, room was lovely, staff friendly. We will definitely be back

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Mar 2021

LIZ

My bed was not changed at all during my 8 days stay. I understood that I would have a recycle bin and led lights??? I had to ask for vanity and shower caps - surely these should be replaced every day. Day 1 received 500ml water thereafter 300 ml water??

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

The parking is problematic. If off-site, it takes longer than anticipated; BUT this can perhaps be communicated to the check-in guest; so nobody has unrealistic expectations.
Having stayed at O W many a time before; I was not happy with the COVID restrictions at Breakfast. I really missed their buffet breakfast - but again, circumstancial. accepted

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

Very nice hotel in great location. Very comfortable room and great breakfast. Only complaint was unstable wifi. When it worked it was good and fast. Other times it was very slow and disconnected frequently.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2020

PeterLogan

Perfect setting in Stellenbosch,easy walk to shops and great restaurants,good parking facilities and very friendly staff.....definately worth a stay if you want to explore the fantastic wine lands of the Cape

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Feedback

Always a bonus to stay at Oude Werf Hotel. Keep up the excellent hospitality

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Great location, lovely hotel with great facilities. Breakfast superb options. Even during load shedding the hotel restaurant offered great menu choices. All round pleasant experience. The hotel was also very good about making tourism bookings for us.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2020

AlanT

A very nice hotel in a good location with first rate staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

The hotel is well positioned in the centre of Stellenbosch. Staff were super helpful and the rooms large and extremely comfortable.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Parking difficult Valet parking available but off site space used sometime.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2019

Meagan

This is by far the nicest hotel I've ever stayed at. The rooms are immaculate, the property is so beautiful and homey feeling, and everyone we met went out of their way to make sure we had a fantastic stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2019

Larissa

I really enjoyed my stay- loved the design of the Hotel and all the little touches. The Hotel is also very conveniently located in the center of Stellenbosch- close to all shops, restaurants.

Self

2/10

Poor

07 Dec 2019

Stephen

Terrible. Electricity went out, mosquitoes in room, sewage problem

Business

4/10

Poor

06 Dec 2019

SheriD

There was a power outage so I could not use the amenities or charge my phone or watch tv. Then there was a sewage issue that impacted the toilet in my room which caused a horrible odor.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

This is a first-class property that will only make your stay in Stellenbosch even more special! All restaurants and shopping are right out the front door. We were so impressed after only an hour, we extended an extra day! It was EXCELLENT!!!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Attention to detail was superb
Owners attentive and so friendly

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2019

Ahmed Arshad

Excellent for business

Excellent for a business trip to Stellenbosch

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Central, and everyone was very friendly. Decor was lovely.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2019

knut

Very good

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2019

JB

Excellent location, Comfortable rooms, friendly and efficient staff.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2019

WhySee

I have been to the Oude Werf restaurant many times over the years. This was the first time I stayed there and it was an excellent experience. For those who want to be in Stellenbosch proper, the hotel is perfectly located. I did not have a car so cannot say what the hotel parking was like, but if you do have a car you are a short ride from some of the areas top vineyards. I used a cab company.

I had to make my booking unexpectedly after arriving to a mix up with my (booked) accommodation elsewhere, and after a very long flight. My arrival at the hotel was literally within minutes of having made the booking online. The young woman who checked me in was the best first experience and, shortly after I’d entered my room, she called up to ensure that all was as it should be in the room. All of the staff had the same warm professional approach.

There was a funny moment when I got lost trying to find my way back downstairs—this is an old building that has been recently renovated, but the corridors do wind around a bit. And a sign pointing to an exit was, or seemed to be, pointing in the opposite direction. It was the sign for the fire evacuation. Am I the only one to notice this? Whatever the truth is, the staff were very polite in their amusement when I found my way back to my room and called down for ‘directions.’ The young man who ‘fetched’ me said he would check up on the sign. Well. Go ahead, have a laugh. I did. One for the books.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Room especially closet smelled moldy. Overall upkeep of hotel was lacking. Yellow bucket in shower, why? No privacy in bathroom as only a curtain as separation to bedroom. The building itself and the lobby were beautiful, but the room was outdated not as expected for this hotel class rating. Also, location of bathrooms at entrance to restaurant and the smell of bathroom cleaning products on the way to your dinner is not very pleasant. However the location of the building is unbeatable and the staff was very friendly.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2019

Kathleen

Excellent hotel

excellent hotel. location great. service very efficient. Breakfast substantial. Secure valet parking. Will recommend to friends.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

All perfect, we had such a wonderful time celebrting my husbands Birthday.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Very central, great rooms and decent breakfast. Valet parking is a bit of a pain having to wait for your car but the chaps dealing with it are super friendly

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2019

MarkH

Best central Stellenbosch location and a charming and characterful hotel too; free valet parking very welcome tool.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2019

Staale

A great hotel

Simply a superb hotel located spot in the middle of an amazing city - Stellenbosch. Walking distance to everything in town. The room was modern and spacious- Contained everything you would expect from a five star facility including an espresso machine... staff at every level were super friendly and professional in every possible way. The breakfast buffet was of a very good quality though a bit limited.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent location near plenty restaurants and bars

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Only received 1 bottle of wine, although received an email saying as a vip member we would receive a bottle of wine per day of our stay.

Location is excellent

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Great situation right in the middle of Stellenbosh , very handy for restaurants and shopping.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

A beautiful hotel and perfect location. Breakfast was gorgeous.

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2019

Hovstad

Did not receive the VIP benfit - old tired towels (need replacing badly), nice coffee but slow service in lounge

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2019

Jools

Very central and great location for exploring the town. Close to shops, bars and restaurants. Friendly staff and lovely room.

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2018

Kim

Stellenbosch Central

Nice hotel centrally located in Stellenbosch, very close to restaurants, bars, shops etc.. we had one of the traditional rooms in the original building which was lovely, huge bathroom, but as this Room overlooks Church Street there be noise at certain times of night, but we weren’t disturbed at all, but there are modern rooms at the back. Breakfast very good and it’s bar very pleasant. Staff very friendly we had a slight issue on retrieving our car as it had been parked offsite, but a minor hiccup.

Partner