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Reviews of Ocean Watch Guest House

4 out of 5
Ocean Watch Guest House
12 Perestrella Street, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 82 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 93 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic staff
Stayed 21 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Vanessa on 8 Mar 2024
You are most welcome Mike and thank you xxxx

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent guest house - would recommend to anyone. Very friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Vanessa on 28 Nov 2023
You are most welcome and it is only our pleasure Was lovely having you stay with usThank youVanessa and The team xxx

10/10 Excellent

Joanne, Derbyshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really great place the views are stunning, outside areas are more than you could wish for, and a room with a view over the bay 😀
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Vanessa on 11 Oct 2023
Thank you so much and you are most welcomeVanessa and The Teamxxx

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful ocean view
Excellent clean, modern, comfortable room and guest house. Amazing location with a great view from both our room and the adjacent patio just outside our door. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Vanessa on 17 Sept 2023
Thank you Charles... it was a great pleasure having you stay with us xxxxVanessa and The Team xxxx

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Vanessa on 29 Jul 2023
Thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to give us such a great review xxx

10/10 Excellent

Celine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay!
Great location, felt very safe walking around. Staff is great. Rooms are very nice and comfortable and breakfast is top notch!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Vanessa on 6 Jul 2023
Thank you for taking the time to give us such a great review, much appreciatedVanessa and The Teamxxxx

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Vanessa on 24 Jun 2023
Thank you for your review Paul... it was an absolute pleasure having you stay with us and for visiting our beautiful town, hope to see you again soonVanessa and The Team xxx

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Handy overnight stop
Our room was small but comfortable with nice views. This property is large but a useful stopping point. Restaurant very close to walk to for dinner
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Vanessa on 15 May 2023
Thank you for sharingVanessa xxx

10/10 Excellent

Satveer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay!
Absolutely loved my 2 night stay here. It felt like home. The space was so welcoming, clean bright and spacious. Views were incredible. Room felt like I was at home. The bed was super comfortable. Vanessa was wonderful & friendly. The guesthouse is a short walk from the main town and has some great restaurants close by. Highly recommended Ocean watch! Loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Vanessa on 15 May 2023
You are most welcome and we will look after your home till next time... Vanessa and The Team xxx

6/10 Okay

Henry, NORTH MIAMI BEACH

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Vanessa on 15 May 2023
Thank you for your feedbackVanessa xxx

10/10 Excellent

Janet, Millom

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an amazing place, the view from the terrace was outstanding and the service and room were excellent.
Response from Vanessa on 15 May 2023
It is only a pleasure, see you againVanessa and The Team xxx

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A room with a view!!
Beautiful guest house. Fantastic staff. Breakfast was lovely. Walkable to some great restaurants. Well located and a great base to see surrounding area.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Vanessa on 23 Nov 2022
Thank you for staying with us and for your wonderful review, much appreciated Vanessa and The Team xxx

10/10 Excellent

Gideon, Armonk

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an amazing place. Beautiful, clean ,modern with attention to every detail. Highly recommended, the manager and staff are wonderful. in short - a must.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Vanessa on 23 Nov 2022
You are most welcome and thank you for your feedback, hope to see you again Vanessa and The Team xxxx

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Place in Plett
Wonderful Setting, close to town and an exceptional host
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Vanessa on 12 Sept 2022
Hi Lee You are most kind, thank you Vanessa and The Team xxxx

10/10 Excellent

Altaf

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to Stay in Plett
Fantastic location, great views from the room, friendly staff and the owner was a great host. highly recommend this property if you are planning a trip to Plettenburg.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Vanessa on 13 Jul 2022
Thank you Altaf We are just extremely happy that you enjoyed your stay with us, thank you for your lovely review... Vanessa and The Team xxx

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ziv

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful B&B, amazing ocean view from the super big balcony, great breakfast, a few public areas with coffee and comfy sofas, swimming pool, big garden and Vanessa welcomes everyone with a big smile and is very helpful. A must stay in Platenberg Bay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Vanessa on 8 Dec 2021
Thank you Ziv It was a pleasure having you stay with us Vanessa and the Team xxx

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and view!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Vanessa on 21 Jun 2021
Thank you Paula It was only a pleasure having you stay with us and we hope to see you again... Vanessa and the Team xxx

10/10 Excellent

Alison, Llandudno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property, great staff, lovely breakfast, good location, amazing bed👍
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location, great views and wonderful staff. Good fresh breakfast. Many thanks to Jessica and the rest of the ladies who really looked after us during our 6 night stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Vanessa on 17 Oct 2019
Thank you for staying with us and the 5/5 is much appriciated... Vanessa xxx

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stunning property. Beautiful views. After 3 weeks throughout Africa, this was the best hot water, high pressure shower of all our stops. The bed linens smelled like fresh soap. The free breakfast was delicious. Wonderful stay!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Loanne, Woodbridge, Suffolk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Truly magical, the best place ever
Wow just wow. I wish there was a rating higher than 10. Ocean watch is beautiful and perfect in every single way. It is 5 star in comfort, beauty, views and service. Honestly the nicest place we have ever stayed. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful views all the way up the coast Clean, fresh and modern room Brilliant helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great set up - the location is close to all facilities Staff and rooms are great and the view is to die for Loved the breakfast and generally staff couldn't do enough to help you and make you feel welcomed We'd love to come back Derek and Jacqui
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

o

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Vanessa on 25 Oct 2018
Thank you for your high rating, hope next time we can make it a 5/5 Vanessa and The Girls xxx

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Vanessa on 27 Jul 2018
Hi Mark, thank you for your rating, if you could please let me know where we missed the other 1/5, would greatly appreciate, Vanessa

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice guest house
We stayed here for 2 nights. The rooms are nice. We had the rose room which had everything we needed. The staff are friendly and there was plenty of parking. It's only 5-10 minutes walk to all of the local amenities. The communal areas are wonderful and the views are fantastic.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Vanessa on 26 Jul 2018
Thank you Philip

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great b&b in Plett
Lovely b&b in Plett! Views from our room (Shell room) were incredible. It’s within walking distance from main street and the beach although my understanding generally in SA is that you shouldn’t really walk at night. The only thing to mention is that this is probably the smallest room we stayed in, in SA. There’s little room for manoeuvre with suitcases etc!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Vanessa on 4 Apr 2018
Thank you for your review and for staying with us. The Shell room is quite small but has the best view and with the large communal patio in front with comfortable seating, it is the room that is always booked first. Walking around at night has been very safe and all overseas guests love the position of the house for that reason. Kind regards Vanessa

10/10 Excellent

raquel, Wales, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
High quality Guest house
Better or equal to any 5* hotel with a personal touch. Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Vanessa on 4 Apr 2018
Thank you for your amazing review, much appreciated. Vanessa xxx

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Vanessa on 21 Mar 2018
Thank you for you review Daniel and so happy that you enjoyed the house. See you again soon. Kind Regards Vanessa

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ocean view is amazing place. The service was excellent, location perfect and a delightful place to stay. The view from the terrace was breath taking. Highly recommend if you're in Plettenburg bay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Vanessa on 31 Jan 2018
Thank you Louise, for your wonderful review. It was an absolute pleasure having you and hope you are able to return again soon. The Ocean Watch Team xxx

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible honeymoon stay-10/10
Couldn't recommend this guesthouse highly enough. The perfect honeymoon stay - excellent breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Vanessa on 23 Jan 2018
Thank you for staying with us and your wonderful review is much appreciated. Regards The Team

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room with a truly spectacular view
This place really did have the wow factor. Such a fabulous view from our room and the terrace. There was wonderful attention to detail right across the property. Also very friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Vanessa on 23 Jan 2018
Thank you for staying with us and we are so happy that you enjoyed the house. The Team xxx

10/10 Excellent

Tommy H

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect spot in Plettenberg Bay.
Great location within walking distance to restaurants/shops in town, the beach and a great lookout point up the hill (keep left out of the hotel). Great service, especially from Anita. Super-charming rooms. Wonderful terrace overlooking the ocean and town. Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Thank you for your review, we appreciate it very much

10/10 Excellent

Rachelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great B&B!
Beautiful B&B! Clean, decorated lovely, very comfortable and great view of the ocean! Close to restaurants- within walking distance. Highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth, Portland, Maine USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel with amazing views!
When I was first shown to my room, I was speechless. The hotel is so lovely and beautifully decorated. It is also meticulous. The deck outside my room in the upper floor is one of the most beautiful I have seen anywhere in the world. The breakfasts are healthy and very good and the dining area also has beautiful views. Vanessa and the staff are warm and welcoming. This is one of the nicest places I have ever stayed in all my travels. I would not think of staying anywhere else should I return here one day.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Vanessa on 31 Jul 2017
Thank you Elizabeth It was lovely meeting you and spending time with you. Do hope to see you again soon. Lots of love Vanessa

10/10 Excellent

Zoe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a view
Ocean Watch is correct. What a view from our apartment. Lovely apartment, comfy terrace, fabulous breakfast. Walkable to local restaurants and bars. Plettenburg is beautiful with the most amazing beach. It's just a shame we were only there one night. Vanessa was a great host, Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in May 2017
Thank you Zoe It was lovely meeting you and hope to see you again soon. Kind regards Vanessa

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.
Great place with amazing ocean views. Located just by the beach. Very modern interior, specious and light. I would strongly recommend this place and would stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Karel, Cookham, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful B & B in the centre of Plettenberg Bay
Right from the moment of arrival, when we were welcomed by the manageress Vanessa, until the time of departure, after 3 most comfortable days, incredible experience: the B & B itself, the staff, the location - all superb. One can't praise enough. It has to be sen and experienced to believe what the guests can enjoy. Sadly, we couldn't enjoy the pool, though (stayed at Ocean Breeze G. H. 5th to 8th May), though.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Amazing views with cigarettes smoke
We got the family suit which was excellent, clean and comfortable. It was just on the upper balcony with amazing views of the ocean. However they allow smoking on the balcony so our room filled with smoke from the other guests. Also the BBQ for the use of all the rooms where right next to our room so they were having dinner all evening almost in our room.

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would stay again!!!
Very easy! No hassles! The kitchen staff was very nice and we had a lovely breakfast with a view! We checked in late and the process was very easy and the owner was incredibly accommodating. Would definitely stay again, and perhaps longer than just one day! It was perfect!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Guest House with fabulous views
Great Guest House. The room was superb and the shared communal spaces were beautifully done with great views over the bay

10/10 Excellent

Jo, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely guest house, fantastic sea view
Stunning guest house. Port in rooms and spread throughout the gorgeous places to sit and relax. Restaurant and contuitu? at the end of the road offers excellent food and service in a bustling atmosphere just a short walk from the guest house. Breal fast was lovely too sat watching dolphins in the bay. Communal balcony, but big enough to find your own space. FIRST class guest house. Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Patti

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stay in Plett
Very nice hotel with a very attentive staff. Bed was very firm.

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning room
We stayed in the shell room - Beautiful clean room with a super comfy bed. Amazing sea view. Heater. Freshly cooked breakfast as requested. Would have loved to stay longer!

10/10 Excellent

Heather, Newmarket UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning View
Amazing room, great location, stunning view and easy walking distance from just about everything.