# Grootbos Private Nature Reserve

Gansbaai, South Africa · Selected: clears the published selection standard.

- Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/za/gansbaai/wellness-retreat/grootbos
- Book direct: https://www.grootbos.com/en
- Map pin: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-34.533919,19.4393209

## Our read

Grootbos is two lodges and two villas on a fynbos reserve, not a Hermanus hotel. Forest Lodge has 16 suites in the milkwood. Garden Lodge was rebuilt and reopened in April 2022. The villas come with a private chef. Come if you will choose which of those you are actually booking. Skip it if you wanted a town hotel.

## Come here for

- Forest Lodge: 16 suites in the milkwood forest
- Garden Lodge, rebuilt and reopened in April 2022
- A four-bedroom or six-bedroom villa, with a private chef, over Walker Bay

## Skip it if

- You wanted a hotel in Hermanus town. This gate is off the R43.
- You have not said which lodge. They are different stays.

## The place

Grootbos Private Nature Reserve sits off the R43 between Gansbaai and Stanford. The page describes 3500 hectares and 1031 plant species. Forest Lodge has 16 suites in an ancient milkwood forest, with fynbos on the other side. Garden Lodge was rebuilt and reopened in April 2022, with a wine cellar. There are also two villas, one with four bedrooms and one with six, each with a private chef, a butler, and a private guide, looking over Walker Bay. The outings they list include whale watching, a botanical drive, horse riding, and walks. The reserve phone is +27 28 384 8008. The booking is which lodge. Forest Lodge is the quieter one in the trees. Garden Lodge is the one they rebuilt. A villa is a different product again, with its own kitchen team. The page does not print a nightly rate. Someone who wanted a hotel lobby in Hermanus will be in the wrong kind of stay. Someone who wants the fynbos, and will say which lodge, is looking at the right gate. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

## What it is like

- Forest Lodge: 16 suites, milkwood on one side and fynbos on the other.
- Garden Lodge: Rebuilt and reopened in April 2022, with a wine cellar.
- The villas: One with four bedrooms, one with six, each with a private chef and guide.
- The reserve: 3500 hectares, and 1031 plant species, on the reserve's own line.
- The phone: Phone +27 28 384 8008. Reservations are a separate line.

## Ways to stay

- A lodge, or a villa · Price on their site · https://www.grootbos.com/en

## Getting there

Off the R43, between Gansbaai and Stanford. Phone +27 28 384 8008. The map pin is the reserve.

## Questions

**Which lodge am I booking?**
Forest Lodge has 16 suites. Garden Lodge is the one rebuilt in 2022. Ask which one is free.

**Are the villas the same as the lodges?**
No. The two villas have four and six bedrooms, with a private chef, butler, and guide.

**Where is it?**
Off the R43, between Gansbaai and Stanford.

**Can I watch whales?**
Whale watching is one of the outings the reserve lists. Ask which dates it actually runs.

**Where do I book?**
With Grootbos. MindReach does not take the reservation. Phone +27 28 384 8008.

## How far to trust this

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.
MindReach Getaways does not take the booking. You book with the property.