St James of Knysna

Superior Suite - Lake Facing - Lady Anne | Terrace/patio

Superior Suite - Lake Facing - Lady Anne | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Deluxe Suite - Garden Facing - 3 | Bathroom | Separate tub and shower, free toiletries, hair dryer, bathrobes

Superior Suite - Lake Facing - 17 | Living area | 43-inch TV with digital channels, Netflix, streaming services

Deluxe Suite - Lake Facing - 11 | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

9.4 / 10.0

Outstanding(175 Ratings)

Country House in Knysna

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

About this country house rental

While you're here, you can enjoy all the comforts of home and more, including a refrigerator and free WiFi, as well as a TV and Netflix. Other amenities include laundry facilities, towels, bathrobes, and slippers.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of Knysna

Nearby attractions

Knysna Elephant Park

14.3 mi

Garden Route National Park

28.7 mi

Birds of Eden

27.2 mi

Africanyon River Adventures

27.4 mi

Available Rooms

Deluxe Suite - Lake Facing - 10

1 King • 646 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Junior Suite - Courtyard Facing - 8

2 Double • 517 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Superior Suite - Lake Facing - Lady Anne

1 King • 463 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Room - Garden Facing - 19

1 King • 323 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Room - Garden Facing - 1

1 King • 312 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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St James of Knysna

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9.4 / 10.0

Outstanding(175 Ratings)

Country House in Knysna

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

About this country house rental

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of Knysna

Nearby attractions

Knysna Elephant Park

14.3 mi

Garden Route National Park

28.7 mi

Birds of Eden

27.2 mi

Africanyon River Adventures

27.4 mi

Available Rooms

Deluxe Suite - Lake Facing - 10

1 King • 646 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Junior Suite - Courtyard Facing - 8

2 Double • 517 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Superior Suite - Lake Facing - Lady Anne

1 King • 463 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Room - Garden Facing - 19

1 King • 323 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Room - Garden Facing - 1

1 King • 312 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

9.4 / 10.0

Outstanding(175 Ratings)

5.0 / 10.0

Sep 2024

St James was a perfect stay in Knysna - we wished we had booked additional nights, the hotel is a little further out of town but it is quiet, tranquil & the staff were so helpful in organising transport when required. Thanks to Sandy & the team!

10.0 / 10.0

Jun 2024

A beautiful hotel overlooking an even more beautiful lagoon. We had a large room overlooking the lagoon and there are some huge suites. The staff were all friendly and excellent. Norman was extremely helpful and happy to advise us on how to get the most from the time we had in Knysna, including an excellent restaurant recommendation.

10.0 / 10.0

May 2024

We just spent two nights at St James and we loved it. It it right in front lot the Knysna lagoon and offers a great boat ride to all guests, which we enjoyed. We were upgraded on arrival by the very kind staff who man the reception. Knysna is a very interesting destination, we loved the Two Heads excursion to the ocean. We recommend Dt James to all travellers to Knysna and we would like to thank the staff for the very profesional and kind atttitude.

5.0 / 10.0

Mar 2024

Excellent stop in Knysna. Very good professional and helpful service. Have shared before and would return

5.0 / 10.0

Dec 2023

I felt a bit like royalty.... Such a pleasureable experience! And everyone goes out of their way to help you.... And the free boat ride of course was very nice!

10.0 / 10.0

Oct 2023

Beautiful Hotel in a quiet location. Staff are excellent and trip on the hotel’s own boat is a bonus. Pools are both lovely and our room/suite was lovely with great views of the lagoon.

10.0 / 10.0

Sep 2023

We really enjoyed our stay here, we stayed in the Lady Anne Suite and it was amazing. The views over the lagoon were super and Sandy could not do enough for us. Was very helpful about suggesting activities for us and restaurants to eat in. It's a little bit out of town but they can arrange transfer for you which are quite reasonable. We had a really great relaxing stay here.

10.0 / 10.0

Apr 2023

Lovely hotel right on the lagoon. We had a spectacular view from our room and it was so peaceful waking up to the sightband sound of the still lagoon. Staff were excellent, very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was amazing too.

10.0 / 10.0

Feb 2023

Great staff and property. Large and immaculate rooms. A must stay place.

10.0 / 10.0

Jan 2023

Boat trip was awesome, staff amazing, drinks were outstanding, food was perfect. I will come here again, for sure!

5.0 / 10.0

Jun 2020

This is our favourite place to stay in Knysna. Great staff, wonderful position, great breakfast.

3.0 / 10.0

Dec 2019

Service, staff and room were excellent but stay was ruined by no restaurant, no bar, no lounge no T V and very few other Guests. Renovation works in progress which we were not told about. Check before you book

5.0 / 10.0

Mar 2019

Absolutely awesome!

10.0 / 10.0

Mar 2019

This is a beautiful property. It is not inexpensive however the facility certainly merits the cost. It has a view of the waterfront and the rooms are spacious and extremely well maintained. The restaurant in the hotel has good breakfast and lunch options. Recommend having dinner at one of the many places on the waterfront. Solid 4 star property.

5.0 / 10.0

Feb 2019

Great place. Very happy. Once the luxury home of the first Miss South Africa

2.0 / 10.0

Jan 2019

Below average. - right in the high way so lots of noise from traffic - slow service - old non maintained/renovated rooms - WiFi not working - more like a 3 star establishment + nice breakfast outside area Overall very disappointing

8.0 / 10.0

Oct 2018

Nice set up, big suite, older hotel, away from Restaurants

10.0 / 10.0

Aug 2018

St James of Knysna is elegant, well-maintained and in a nice area with quite a few things to do. The staff is very friendly and professional. The rooms are beautiful, spacious and in great condition! We thoroughly enjoyed staying here and would highly recommend it!

2.0 / 10.0

Aug 2018

We liked the location of the hotel, at the beginning of Kysna and set on the shoreline of the bay. There is some construction work going on in the hotel currently, and they decided to close the restaurant, probably due to winter and not many guests, but even so, they should have put that on the website.. There was a 3 option sandwich menu available in the evening, rather sad really. Also, the other issue we had was the smell of cooking throughout the hotel at 5pm, which was the staff cooking their food as we were told, so the ventilation must not have been working in the kitchen to have caused this kind of overall spread of cooking smells. We had a suite on the first floor and could smell the food in the hall of the suite, we burnt incense and sprayed deodorant to help rid the smell. Overall the hotel was lovely but these few things didnt sit well with us.

4.0 / 10.0

Aug 2018

10.0 / 10.0

Jun 2018

Wonderful spot on the water, or use the pools, comfortable clean rooms, fantastic food. Great fireplaces if the weather is cold, terrific staff.. sorry we could only stay one night

5.0 / 10.0

Mar 2018

Beautiful location at the waters edge with fantastic views . Management team and reception staff exceptionally friendly and welcoming . Breakfast really nice particularly when weather was good enough to dine on the outside patio . Rooms are very spacious and well appointed . There is however need to consider refurbishing the bathroom which is now looking somewhat dated . Would definitely stay here again and especially at the price we paid

2.5 / 10.0

Mar 2018

5.0 / 10.0

Mar 2018

Very pleasing stay with high service levels. Lovely al fresco breakfast.

2.5 / 10.0

Mar 2018

Very pleasing stay with high service levels. Lovely al fresco breakfast.

2.5 / 10.0

Mar 2018

We returned to this hotel as we loved it so much on our last visit. Amazing comfort and lovely staff.

3.0 / 10.0

Mar 2018

We returned to this hotel as we loved it so much on our last visit. Amazing comfort and lovely staff.

3.0 / 10.0

Feb 2018

We stayed in suite number5 and loved watching the birds from our bed in the morning. Absolutely stunning location. The food was lovely especially dinner. Very sad to leave such a relaxing place. Would hope to go back very soon.

10.0 / 10.0

Jan 2018

We had a wonderful time here. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful

5.0 / 10.0

Oct 2017

Only stayed one night. Would have liked to stay longer.

5.0 / 10.0

Aug 2017

Stayed for 3 nights in the main building that only had a few rooms, so we felt like we had the hotel to ourselves. We really enjoyed the lounge feeling of the bar area. The dining area had views with very nice food. The hotel grounds are very cute with wonderful views over the bay. Lots of hands on TLC by the hotel staff made for a very pleasant stay.

0.5 / 10.0

Jul 2017

Hi. Whilst the hotel is nice and quiet and has a great view of the lagoon, it falls well short of its supposed 5 star rating. Our room is enourmous but has a heater situated at one end of the room so the end where the beds are remains cold at night. The taps in one of the sinks dont work and the bath automatically empties whilst you sit in it so you have to leave the taps running to maintain a water level.Today went for breakfast and had to wait over an hour! When it arrived the sausage was raw. Spoke to the duty manager who just moaned at me about his problems rather than apologising and attempting to sort things out. This is a 3.5 star hotel at best. Avoid if you have plans each day and wish to leave the hotel as at 10.30am this morning I am still waiting for my breakfast......

5.0 / 10.0

May 2017

having stayed at St James before we booked a return visit. We had forgotten just how amazing the location is; on the ledge of the lagoon. Should have booked two nights not one so that we had more time to enjoy the lovely garden and pool.

5.0 / 10.0

Apr 2017

Wonderful accommodation and beautiful setting for a relaxing vacation

5.0 / 10.0

Apr 2017

We used the restaurant and found the food excellent, service was good and pretty quick which was a pleasant surprise as some of the reviews I read criticised the length of time they had to wait for food.

5.0 / 10.0

Jan 2016

Supurb location on Knysna lagoon.Staff are so helpful and friendly.Hotel is lovely inside with large rooms.We will definitely be back.

4.0 / 10.0

Dec 2015

Our welcome was friendly and efficient - we were greeted by our host as we parked our car. We were given a tour of the grounds and our checkin was very efficient. The wait staff provided us with excellent service and were very friendly. As explained to the management of the hotel, our experience was ruined by how stressed out the staff appeared, especially around managing staff. My partner's shirt was stained and the hotel offered to clean it for us (which was much appreciated), however when my partner went to collect his shirt and it was not yet ready, the manager whom my partner was dealing with yelled at his staff within clear earshot of my partner. We appreciate that staff should be managed at times but embarrassing people is not the done way and we felt terrible for the staff. We also had breakfast one morning and we seated ourselves at one of the corner window tables. The seating choice was four people or two people. The table we sat at was set for four, we were a group of three. While choosing our breakfast, we were approached by one of the managing staff and asked loudly to please move ourselves to a back table that was set for two. We felt like children being told off at school and not guests paying a large sum to stay at a five star hotel. Soon after we were reseated, two guests walked in and sat at another window table set for four people - they were not asked to move. We were mortified. That aside, the hotel was lovely, clean and a stunning place to stay.

5.0 / 10.0

Feb 2015

We spent 6 nights here in a very comfortable suite. The standard of the food was very high.

4.0 / 10.0

Oct 2014

In our room, the bathroom needed a refurb. Road noise in the morning.

5.0 / 10.0

Jul 2013

The staff here treat there guests as royalty. Beautiful setting and great food what more can you want .

FAQs

How much does this country house cost compared to others in Knysna?

The average price for a rental in Knysna is $77 per night. This rental is $192 above the average.

Is parking included with this country house?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at St James of Knysna. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this country house?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at St James of Knysna. Enjoy the water!

Is St James of Knysna pet friendly?

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What amenities are available at St James of Knysna?

We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.

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Reasons to book

About this country house rental

Amenities

Map of Knysna

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Deluxe Suite - Lake Facing - 10

Junior Suite - Courtyard Facing - 8

Superior Suite - Lake Facing - Lady Anne

Standard Double Room - Garden Facing - 19

Standard Double Room - Garden Facing - 1

St James of Knysna

Country House in Knysna

Reasons to book

About this country house rental

Amenities

Map of Knysna

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Deluxe Suite - Lake Facing - 10

Junior Suite - Courtyard Facing - 8

Superior Suite - Lake Facing - Lady Anne

Standard Double Room - Garden Facing - 19

Standard Double Room - Garden Facing - 1

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this country house cost compared to others in Knysna?

Is parking included with this country house?

Is there a pool at this country house?

Is St James of Knysna pet friendly?

What amenities are available at St James of Knysna?

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