Starboard is a gorgeous Two Bedroom Boat House cottage on the magnificent Coot Club estate.

A lagoon-side retreat made for smaller families and close friends. With two bedrooms—a master suite with sweeping lagoon views and a cozy twin with its own bathroom—plus a snug corner perfect for reading or unwinding, it’s intimate yet airy.

The open-plan living area, framed by vaulted ceilings, flows onto lawns and fynbos that lead to the tranquil lagoon. In cooler months, the wood-burning fireplace brings warmth, charm, and the promise of slow, lingering evenings.

Set in a part of the world of unimaginable beauty, With huge star studded skies, velvet Mountains, a huge expanse of lagoon teaming with birdlife you could be . This region in the Western Cape of South Africa is a botanical treasure chest, part of the Cape Floral Kingdom, the smallest but most biodiverse of the world’s six floral kingdoms. The Coot Club is Set in amongst this exquisite backdrop and has been carefully and cleverly designed so as to celebrate the landscape and offer a range of beautiful escapes in either the modern boat houses  (Port, Starboard and Stern) or the more classic stone houses Lawns, Leeward Large, Leeward Suites, that are cleverly placed so that you feel like you are all alone in this magestic landscape.

Surrounded by all the opportunities for active outdoors adventures you have watersports such as skiing, sailing, kayaking and swimming as options on the lagoon, 2 beautiful pools to dip in and out of, quad biking, tennis and hikes on the property as well as in Fernkloof in Hermanus mountains are all right there for you. Or maybe a thoroughly sophisticated game of bouille or croquet is more your speed or a yoga practise on the lawns facing the lagoon and breathtaking mountains is what will get your Omm on.

Whatever it is – birding, whale watching, or even just a well deserved opportunity to carefully study the inside of your eyelids, Coot Club has you covered. With so much to explore you may find it hard to tear yourself away for explorations of the landmarks such as Grootbos, Stanford with her restaurants, art, Saturday morning markets, Lady Stanford river cruises and even a frozen margharita to top it all off. Chat to us and we will help you craft a time away that is so special in this incredibly special place.