With an abundance of mountains, coastline, vineyards, forests; we are so lucky to live in the Western Cape. Traveling with kids is quite a different ballgame from solo or couples travel. While there are some places that beckon families with open arms and have all the right elements to keep your kids entertained while others make it quite tough for parents to relax and enjoy ourselves. Here we have a list of accommodation we stayed at while traveling down from Nature’s Valley along the Garden Route and how each of them fared when it came to kid-friendliness.
ROCKY ROAD BACKPACKERS, NATURE’S VALLEY
With tents are raised wooden platforms under cover, Rocky Road Backpackers in the greenest part of Nature’s Valley provided a wonderful playground for our toddler. Especially once other kids came to camp, he had a ball running up and down the hill having the best time in the outdoors. We loved that we could arrive and didn’t have to erect a tent but enjoy camping anyway. The lawns are lovely and green and the views of the mountain are quite delicious first thing in the morning. Because it is a backpackers and the tents are a walk from the main building and kitchen; keep this in mind with bottles and other food/drinks that you may need in the middle of the night or early morning.
To Note: The jacuzzi is under cover and open for kids to walk to and get in by themselves. This proved quite a hazard and our toddler attempted to get in there without us knowing a few times. Plus the water is really hot. So while staying here you will need to supervise your young kids all of the time.
BAYVIEW PLETT
This hotel provided us with a convenient location in Plett which was very close to the beach and all the other restaurants and shops. So if you want to be in the centre of town to walk around, this is a great stay. The hotel itself provides no amenities or play areas for kids so keep this stay for one-night stop as there isn’t much to do. Better yet, use it as a base to explore the beach of Plett.
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