The Old Harbour · Hermanus
Harbour House
Hotel
In the heart of the Old Harbour, with Walker Bay across the road and the whole town on foot.
In the heart of the Old Harbour, with Walker Bay across the road and the whole town on foot.
I live in Hermanus, and I've been coming to this coast for sixty years.
Harbour House sits in the oldest part of town, above the Old Harbour where the fishing boats once came in. From here you can walk to the cliff path, the harbour, the shops and the restaurants, and in season the whales come close enough to watch over afternoon tea.
John Sparks
The heart of the hotel is the Manor House, with its slate roof, its lawn, and an infinity pool looking straight out over Walker Bay. Beside it is the modern New Wing, and across the road is Harbour Square, with its own rooftop pool.
It is a small, easy-going place to stay: the kind of hotel where you leave the car parked and walk everywhere.
Selkirk's, in the restored Manor House, serves breakfast and lunch from local produce, with drinks until eight. Every afternoon from three until five there is complimentary tea and scones on the Lookout Terrace, the best seat in the house for whale watching.
Dinner is in town, a short walk away, where Hermanus has a good choice of restaurants.
Seven romantic rooms with millstone floors and cast baths. One has a balcony with its own wood-fired hot tub and ocean views.
Studios with a balcony, lounge and kitchenette. The Sea View and Sky Sea View studios look out over the bay.
Rooms and residences across the road, with a rooftop pool. Some residences have their own wood-fired hot tub and braai.
From the terrace, the cliff path or your balcony. In season the southern right whales come right into the bay, though they keep their own diary.
Miles of footpath along the rocks, starting a few steps away.
The old fishing harbour and its museum, right below the hotel.
Tea and scones on the Lookout Terrace, every day from three.
The infinity pool over the bay, and a rooftop pool at Harbour Square.
Treatments at the Mint Wellness salon on site.
Check-in from 15:00. Check-out by 11:00.
Breakfast from 07:00 to 11:00, and lunch daily. Dinner is in town.
Children under 14 can sleep on a daybed, and cots are available for infants.
Back-up power keeps the lights and essential plugs on during power cuts.