Fool’s Gold – Self-Catering Accommodation Stilbaai

Perfect weekend and holiday accommodation for singles, couples as well as families of three. Located in Still Bay East, Fool’s Gold offers self-catering accommodation for 1 – 3 persons. What is more, it is next to a restaurant, a Putt-Putt miniature golf course and near by is a small general store. Moreover, it is close to the main beach and even closer to the Goukou River. Just so you know, this is but one of Stilbaai’s blue flag beaches.

More About the Place

Fool’s Gold is a unit in the Bellevue Resort with a private entry from the street. (This building, recently converted into, and sold as separate living units, used to be the well-known Bellevue Hotel.) On the eastern side of the Goukou River running through Stilbaai in the Hessequa area of the Western Cape Garden Route.

Enter this unit from Akasia Street that runs along the right side of the Bellevue Resort building. Although the area is normally quiet and safe, Fool’s Gold sports a safety door as well as burglar bars. Since the route to two of the blue flag beaches is only one block away, the area becomes vibrant and alive during the holiday seasons.

Being part of the Bellevue Resort, of course, guests renting the unit have access to the communal area on the left side of the building. This area offers a fenced in swimming pool along with a number of communal braai/barbecue places. Between the braais, garden beds and pool is a carpet of green lawn where people can relax. There is a fence around the entire area, making it safe for smaller children to play.

Fool’s Gold is a true gem. But, visit the place and judge for yourself. Your only regret will be that you didn’t know about it sooner.

Accommodation at Fool’s Gold in Still Bay

Sleeps 1 – 3 persons.

Interior Area

Except for the bathroom, the entire interior space comes in the form of an open plan kitchen, dining, sleeping and living area.

The kitchen area is equipped for self-catering with appliances such as a microwave oven and fridge-freezer combo. Also a two-plate hotplate, electric frying pan, kettle, toaster, cooking utensils, cutlery and crockery. In addition it is equipped with a fair sized double sink, cleaning utensils and a large glass water bottle with a tap. (As Stilbaai’s water has a brackish taste, most people prefer to buy purified water.)

Furthermore there is a table and chairs, a large washing machine and drying rack. In one of the cupboards you will find some pegs in case you need to use the washing line in communal area.

The sleeping-living area is decorated with soft shades of green, white and beige effectuating calmness. It is furnished with a double bed, a single bed, a built-in cupboard along with two more cupboards for storage. Bedding as well as a small hair dryer are provided.

From the convenience of your bed, you can watch TV on the flat screen TV mounted on the wall opposite from the bed.

The bathroom is surprisingly spacious and offers a toilet, basin and shower. Bath towels are included, but please bring your own swimming towels.

Exterior Area

The front door of the unit opens onto a private patio sporting a brick built braai/barbecue facility. A small bench, a table and some chairs complete the set-up for socialising convivially around a cosy fire, eating, drinking and chatting away.

Moreover, the patio offers a lovely view of the Goukou River quietly and steadily flowing seaward. Being so near to the river mouth, one glance at the position of the water tells if the sea is rising or falling.

Facilities At Fool’s Gold in Still Bay

• Bedding as well as bath towels supplied (bring own swimming towels, please)
• Well equipped kitchen for self-catering
• Child friendly
• Small hair-dryer
• TV with selected DStv channels
• Free WiFi
• Private outside braai/barbecue along with braai utensils
• Communal fenced in swimming pool along with a communal braai area and washing line
• No smoking indoors
• No pets allowed
• Safety door/gate and burglar bars
• Fire extinguisher
• Washing machine (13 kg top loader)
• Drying rack for clothes
• Parking off-street on grass next to the patio
• Payments: Deposit by EFT; cash payment after arrival

Activities and Attractions in and Around Stilbaai

• Wide variety of water-sports what with the blue flag beaches, the Goukou River and the estuary. Swimming, all kinds of surfing, diving, fishing, canoeing as well as skiing, etc.
• Hiking and biking trails for nature lovers, bird watching, whale and dolphin watching, indigenous fynbos garden walks, and so much more.
• Interesting sites to visit like the cleverly engineered ancient fish traps and shell middens. Also the Blombos Museum of Archaeology, feeding of the eels, etc.
• Participate in you favourite land sport such as golf, bowls, tennis, jukskei and even Putt Putt.
• Local produce sampling and tasting such as Inverroche gin, Kasselshoop cheese, olive farm products, and more.
• Enjoy shopping at the various gift shops, clothing shops, flea markets and grocery stores. Support the local restaurants, coffee shops, hairdressers, beauticians, artists, etc.
• Ample emergency services are available such as doctors, vets, dentists, physiotherapists and psychologist. Also pharmacies along with the very efficient SA Police and alert and competent NSRI.

Fool’s Gold – Selfsorgakkommodasie in Stilbaai

Perfekte naweek- en vakansieverblyf vir enkelinge, paartjies en so ook gesinne van drie. Fool’s Gold in Stilbaai-Oos bied selfsorgakkommodasie vir 1 – 3 persone. Dit is reg langs ‘n restaurant, die Putt Putt miniatuur golfbaan en naby so ‘n algemene winkel-kafee-effek. Beter nog, dit is naby die Hoofstrand en selfs nader aan die Goukou-rivier. Net so terloops – hierdie is maar één van Stilbaai se blouvlagstrande.

Meer oor die Plekkie

Fool’s Gold is ‘n eenheid in die Bellevue-Oord met ‘n privaatingang van die straatkant af. (Dit is die bekende Bellevue Hotel-gebou wat onlangs verander is in aparte leefeenhede en ook as sulks verkoop is.) Aan die oostekant van die Goukou-rivier wat deur Stilbaai vloei, in die Hessequa-gebied in die Wes-Kaapse Tuinroete.

Die ingang tot hierdie eenheid is vanuit Akasiastraat wat aan die regterkant van die gebou verbyloop. Daar is ‘n sekuriteitshek en so ook diefwering voor die vensters. Die grootste deel van die jaar is die omgewing stil en veilig. Die pad na twee van Stilbaai se blouvlagstrande is een blok van Fool’s Gold af, so, gedurende die vakansietyd is daar lekker baie lewe en beweging.

As deel van die Bellevue-Oord, het huurders toegang tot die gemeenskaplike area aan die linkerkant van die gebou. In hierdie gedeelte is ‘n omheinde swembad en so ‘n klompie braaiplekke en baie gras. Die hele area is omhein, so kleiner kinders kan in veiligheid daar speel.

Fool’s Gold is ‘n ware juweel, maar besoek die plek en oordeel vir jouself. Jou enigste selfverwyt sal wees dat jy nie al lankal van die plekkie geweet het nie.

Verblyf by Fool’s Gold in Stilbaai

Slaap 1 – 3 persone.

Binnekant

Buiten vir die badkamer, is die res van die spasie so ‘n groot oopplan kombuis, eetplek, slaap- en leefplek.

Die kombuis-eetgedeelte is toegerus vir selfsorg met implemente soos ‘n mikrogolfoond en so ‘n gekombineerde yskas-vrieskas. Ook ‘n tweeplaatstofie, elektriese braaipan, ketel, broodrooster, kookgereedskap, messegoed en breekgoed. Verder is daar ‘n opwasplek met twee lekker groot wasbakke, skoonmaakimplemente en ‘n groot glasbottel met ‘n kraan. (Stilbaai se water smaak brakkerig, so meeste mense verkies om drinkwater te koop.)

So ook is daar ‘n tafel met stoele, ‘n groot wasmasjien en ‘n droograk. Daar is wasgoedpennetjies indien jy wasgoed op die gemeenskaplike wasgoeddraad wil hang.

Die slaap-leefgedeelte is versier met sagte skakerings van groen, wit en beige wat ‘n kalmerende effek het. Dit is gemeubileer met ‘n dubbelbed, ‘n enkelbed, ingeboude kas en nog twee kaste wat stoorplek bied. Beddegoed en so ook ‘n haardroërtjie word voorsien.

Aan die voetenendkant van die bed is ‘n TV teen die muur gemonteer, so jy kan in die bed lê en TV kyk.

Die badkamer is nogal ruim en het ‘n toilet, wasbak en ook ‘n stort. Badhanddoeke word voorsien, maar nie swemhanddoeke nie, so bring jou eie saam, asb.

Buitekant

Die voordeur van die eenheid maak oop op ‘n klein private stoepie met ‘n geboude braaifasiliteit. ‘n Klein bankie, ‘n tafel en so ‘n paar stoele voltooi die opset vir lekker kuier om ‘n braaivuurtjie.

Meer nog, van die stoepie af het mens ‘n pragtige uitsig op die Goukou-rivier soos die water stilweg verbyvloei see se kant toe. Omdat dit so naby die riviermond is, kan mens met een oogopslag aan die stand van die water die gety bepaal.

Fasiliteite by Fool’s Gold in Stilbaai

• Beddegoed en badhanddoeke, geen swemhanddoeke, so bring asb. jou eie
• Kombuis toegerus vir selfsorg
• Kinders welkom
• Haardroërtjie
• Televisie met geselekteerde DStv-kanale
• Gratis Internettoegang (WiFi)
• Privaat buitebraai en so ook braaigereedskap
• Gemeenskaplike omheinde swembad, braaiplekke en wasgoeddraad
• Geen gerook binneshuis
• Geen troeteldiere toegelaat
• Veiligheidsdeur/-hek en so ook diefwering
• Brandblusser
• Wasmasjien (13kg bolaaier)
• Droograk vir wasgoed
• Parkering op die gras langs die stoepie
• Betaalwyse: Deposito elektronies oorbetaal, verder kontant by aankoms