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Die Wilde Haf Beach House situated in Stilbaai in the Western Cape of South Africa is a true beach house, sitting with its toes literally in the sand.


Die Wilde Haf Beach House is a timber-frame home is situated right on the western shoreline of Stilbaai, a smallish seaside town in the Western Cape. We invite you to come and enjoy it in its unique location, as a romantic getaway, or as a holiday spot for the entire family.

The location is remote enough to be a getaway experience, yet developed enough to offer all necessary amenities and facilities. Shops, banks, restaurants, golf and tennis - all are within a 10 minute drive.

The house was named ?Die Wilde Haf? (?Wild Ocean?) by the Hiemstra family because of their Frisian origin. The Frisian term for the North Sea is ?wild ocean? (Wilde Haf) , an ever-present element in the northern Netherlands. The Indian Ocean is every bit as close here, but not as cold or as wild!

The house comprises two levels, with two of the bedrooms, the living area and the lower deck all facing the bay, affording uninterrupted views of the ocean, the unspoilt beach, river mouth, and small fishing harbour. Still Bay is in fact perfect for every kind of water activity, due to the shallowness of the bay, the very extensive sandy beach and the lagoon estuary of the Goukou River. Swimming, sunbathing, surfing, angling, walking, every kind of boating, water skiing, bird watching, golf, and more, may be undertaken to one's heart's content.

The accommodation is simple, practical, and spacious. Upstairs, there are five bedrooms (two with double bed), an open dormitory-style room with two double bunk beds, and a bathroom with bath, basin and toilet. Neither bed-linen nor towels are provided, but there are blankets and pillows for each bed. The living area is downstairs, comprising open-plan lounge/dining room, guest toilet, and partially open-plan kitchen with adjacent laundry/scullery.

On the rear deck there is an enclosed bathroom with shower and basin. An additional single room has its own outside entrance and a bathroom en-suite comprising shower, basin and toilet. There is also a cold shower outside for rinsing off sand and sea-water.