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Nectar Cottage's GuestbookSee our newsletter for the latest news on the house itself.We had a fabulous holiday, made great use of the tennis nets, thanks. Thank you for the carrot cake, it didn't last long with 3 kids around though. Moneen D'Hotman de Villiers, Cape Town Thank you, we had a great time. Louise Driver, South Africa We had a wonderful stay and you have a very beautiful house. We will certainly be back some time in the future. Regards, Monty Stephenson, South Africa Thanks for the use of the cottage, we enjoyed our stay thoroughly. The cottage was brilliantly clean and well equiped for an effortless holiday. Johnny Le Roux, South Africa Hi Maaike, We had a wonderful time for thank you, I would recommend The Nectar Cottage to anyone who is interested in time away from home. I look forward to booking the cottage again in the future. Sandra Adolph, South Africa Dear Maaike, We've had a wonderful time at Nectar Cottage! I'm sure we will be back next year, hopefully in the summer like this time. Got a bit of sunburn and hubby nearly lost a toenail - but it's all worth it! The views, weather and wildlife are amazing. Love going to the beach every morning. Won't be able to do that in Holland (ha ha). Thanks so much for everything. Angela and Siljan, the Netherlands Ik heb een heerlijke tijd hier doorgebracht. Rust, zee dichtbij en schattige bushpiggies! Bedankt dat ik in je huis mocht logeren. Ik wens iedereen die hier verblijft een hele fijne vakantie. Veel liefs, Marjon Lanting, Nederland We had a great time staying at Nectar Cottage. It was handy being so close to the beach. We particularly enjoyed seeing all the wildlife including bushbuck, bushpig, monkeys, orcas, dolphines, snakes and birds! Thanks once again, Pages, New Zealand It was glorious, thank you. Leila McKenna, South Africa Thank you, Maaike, we enjoyed it very much. I want to say a special thank you to both you and Elma, for your clean and well equipped, professionally run holiday home we could use and the very nice Carrot Cake in the fridge! Regards, Elmarie Aucamp, South Africa We really enjoyed your beautiful cottage, absolutely stunning! And would love to visit Nectar again in the near future for another relaxing stay (Natures Valley really is one of the most beautiful places on earth!). Thanks again Maaike, we had a really wonderful time. Still cannot get over how beautiful the cottage actually is, and just a stone throw away from the beach! What more can one ask for ... Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year, Angie & family Ahlfeld, S.A. We all had a blast, my brother and family had to adjust due to the fact that there was no tv lol. I must admit that I was sad that I did not get to meet the bush pigs. Will have to go there again... Ana Kakavelakis, South Africa We had a wonderful stay at your cottage - really enjoyed it - thanks also to Elma for her help. Thanks again and take care, Heini Booysen, South Africa Thanks Maaike, it was so wonderful. We had a lovely time, and will most definitely be back. We had the most beautiful weather as well. Regards, Renate Campher, South Africa What an amazing home! We had such a lovely stay, thank you so much for having us in your warm and welcoming home. We are already looking forward to our return! We will definitely be back and will tell our friends about the place too. Thank you for everything! Kind regards, Geraldine Du Preez, South Africa Hi Maaike, Thanks very much for the use of Nectar Cottage, we had a lovely time and really enjoyed the cottage. Louise Carelsen, Botswana It is really a lovely place to come. It is our second time already with our neighbours and we have really enjoyed it. The bushpigs have apparently been fed by previous holiday people and "Percy" and "Marushka" pig joined us at our braai almost every evening! The beach is lovely and we swam eventhough it is supposedly winter! T. Rebekka,Jesse, Eter, Ben, Minna & Petri (Finland) and Svetlana, Dmitry, Tamara & Alexei (Russia) and me from Cape Town, Petri Vaisanen. Het verblijf in Nectar cottage was geweldig. Wat een mooi huisje. We voelden ons meteen thuis en ik weet zeker dat we in de toekomst (mocht dit mogelijk zijn) zeker nog een keer gebruik gaan maken van je prachtige onderkomen. Dankjewel voor het verblijf en terugstorten van de borg. Groeten, Chantal en Bram Verweij, the Netherlands After having been away for almost five years, Nectar Cottage really felt like coming home again. It was so nice to be very close to all our wonderful colleagues of the Crags Primary School (Kurland Village). Next time we visit the Crags we will definitely come back to this truly magnificent place. Thanks so much for sharing your fantastic house with us. Joop, Mien, Lieve, Bram, Chantal; Beuningen, the Netherlands I would like to say that we enjoyed staying at Nectar Cottage tremendously. The fact that the kitchen was well equipped, that there were games such as badminton available, made a big difference to the stay. Thanks for providing these. Regards, Marc van Roosmalen, UK Nectar cottage was wonderful. Thank you and regards, Tracy Thomas, Western Australia We had such a wonderful time in Nature's Valley, and the four of us felt quite sad to leave. Even though we will not be able to visit next year in April, we'll definitely return to Nectar again. Thanks again for sharing your house and its lovely energy with others! Kindest regards, Eloise Kruger, South Africa Nectar Cottage was perfect for our family! Thank you. Jennifer Henrichsen, Ghana Hoi Maaike, we hebben het hier gewelding naar ons zin gehad, in dit prachtige huis en een super omgeving. Het is een geweldig huis, jammer dat we zondag weer naar de volgende bestemming moeten. De mensen zijn erg aardig en de omgeving hier is geweldig. De groetjes vanuit Nectar Cottage, Karel, Christa, Rob en Wouter Versteeg, Nederland. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us. Nature's Valley has always been a favourite place to which we will always return. Pierre, Vilma and Jacques, New Zealand Thanks for everything! Alex (Germany), Ben (UK), Bevil (Canada), John (USA), Martin (SA), Petra (SA), Camilla and Hanah (Portugal) Thank you, we had a wonderful stay. Kind Regards, Oliver Kirsten, South Africa. We enjoyed our stay at Nectar Cottage. It was a very nice time. After staying in Kruger for 4 weeks - always driving in a car to look at animals and no moving the body - we enjoyed the ost the beach walks. The contrast beteen the wonderful beach and green garden ith the surrounding forest makes Nectar Cottage in Natures Valley so special. We hope we can come back, Walter & Dagmar Schroer, Germany Thank you, our stay was superb. I will definitely book for longer next time. Nature's Valley is absolutely beautiful! What a fantastic setting for a lovely, relaxing holiday. Thank you for a memorable holiday! Regards, Tomasz Zalewski, South Africa P.S. Beware the bushpigs! Had a wonderful time here in Nectar Cottage - beautiful setting. Very rustic - enjoyed evenings of scrabble and open fire. Helen and her family thoroughly enjoyed their stay at Nectar and will certainly love to return there on the next vacation to S.A. With thanks and best wishes again, Steve Vesty, The Murray/Vest/Galpins, Southhampton, UK Thank you for a beautiful stay. We leave with wonderful impressions. Kerstin, Jurg, Christiane, Werner, Christine, Karla, Kurt, Germany The place is absolutely amazing and I will definitely be back in the future and also refer people to you! Thanks and regards, Niall, South Africa Nectar Cottage was by far the most beautiful place we've stayed so far! It's so relaxing. We wanna come back sometime, that's for sure. All the best, Markus Stemler, Germany We had an incredible time, I've never been to Nature's Valley and it was beautiful. The house was stunning with all the bits and pieces that make it feel like home. We were here on honeymoon and so loved the peace and quiet. There was not one thing I would have changed! Nectar Cottage has all the amenities of home yet remained the perfect getaway. Much love and light, George and Lana Christofides, South Africa We had a wonderful holiday! In terms of the cottage we lacked for nothing, and in fact, the cupboard full of board games was only discovered whilst packing up!! Thank you. Next year is a definite! With thanks and best regards, Robyn Crowley, South Africa We had a real nice time in Nectar Cottage, Nature's Valley and surroundings. Lots of beautiful nature. Whale safari from Plett was very disappointing; only saw sealions. Ziplining in Storm's River was awesome, also the Storms River Heads were beautiful. Rope bridge was closed for maintenance. Today we went to Monkey Land which was nice for the kids. Nights are pretty cold around this time of year. Some extra blankets would help (note by Nectar: blankets now in every room). Thanks for the clean cottage! Greetz, Bas, Yves, (Holland), Dean, Sheila, Darren, Sue (South Africa) Molly, Gay (USA) We hebben een heerlijke tijd gehad in Nectar Cottage; jammer dat ik vooraf maar drie nachten geboekt had en de rest van onze trip ook al had vastgelegd. We hebben elke avond een paar mandjes hout verstookt om op te warmen, want buiten werd het flink koud! Ik heb ondertussen de borg teruggekregen; had me niet gerealiseerd dat ik die nog terug zou krijgen? Groet, Rene Claesen, Nederland We had a nice sunny stay and went hiking and made a whale-safari from Plettenberg Bay. The nights were cold so we burnt a bundle of wood in the fire place. Hope we can come here again! Rene Jeannette, Joep & Mathilde, Haarlem, Nederland Thank you very much we have enjoyed the stay, it was just too short. The cottage is well equipped, neat and clean. Thanks for the amazing carrot cake, it was a lovely surprise. We will definitely come again. Kind regards, Suenet Simmonds, South Africa Thank you so much! we had a lovely time. With best wishes, Sarah Goldblatt, South Africa We've just returned from a lovely stay in your home. Thank you for sharing your lovely home! Kind regards, Eloise Kruger, South Africa Just wanted to say many thanks for letting us stay in your beautiful house. We had a great time and really enjoyed the scenery and the house itself. Kind regards, Eliska Kriel, UK What a wonderful place to spend with the ones you love! We had a wonderful time! The Robertsons, Montreal Thank you for your quick refund. We enjoyed our stay at Nectar cottage, the children loved the house and of course the beach. Should we have the opportunity, we will certainly be back. A beautiful place, magnificent hikes, a lovely holiday for us and our kids. Thank you, Ingeborg Cornelissen, The Netherlands We have just arrived back in Ireland after a wonderful holiday to South Africa. We enjoyed Nectar Cottage immensely and apologies for damage to the cooker, think we are just not used to cooking with gas. I understand that it needs to be repaired and because the balance on our deposit is only EUR15 it is hardly worth going to the bother of posting it, so please whatever balance is left after repairs please lodge to a charity of your choice if you wish. Had a wonderful time in this magnificent setting. A national treasure worth preserving. Best Wishes, Ann Cullen, Ireland Thank you we had a very relaxing and enjoyable stay , carrot cake was very much appreciated! Kind Regards, Colleen Mendelsohn, South Africa We had a wonderful holiday in Nectar Cottage. Thanks, Christa Griffiths, South Africa We have recently returned from a wonderful holiday at Nectar Cottage. Thank you once again for allowing us to stay there. The weather was mixed, but we had a great time. Thank you once again. Jamie Read, South Africa We had a very enjoyable time. The weather did not cooperate but we had lots of time as a family reading and playing cards. It is a lovely spot. Kind regards, James Emery and Allison Rumsey, South Africa Thanks, Maaike. We had an excellent time - loved NV and Nectar in particular. I have a feeling we'll be back! Best wishes, John Traynor, France Thank you, you have an absolutely beautiful place, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay there. Regards, Gerrit Giliomee, South Africa We had a fantastic holiday and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. This year the weather was kinder to us. .. We will be sure to try and fit in another holiday next year. Regards, Bridgit Clemmow, South Africa Dag Maaike, Nature's Valley was fantastisch mooi, we hebben een heel relaxed verblijf gehad. 5 Heerlijke dagen, genoten van de zee, de rotsen, de woeste golven en de rust van de tuin. Bedankt voor de borg retour. vriendelijke groet, Dick Vlottes, the Netherlands Thanks Maaike, all was perfect and Nature's valley is really a piece of paradise... you are lucky to have such a house. Regards, Arnaud Dabancourt, South Africa We had a wonderful time at Nectar Cottage - the accommodation suited our needs very well and our family had an enjoyable time there. Look forward to staying there again. Thank you for sharing Nectar Cottage with my family. Rob Lowdon, South Africa Hi Maaike, My family and I have indeed enjoyed our stay at your beautiful house with it's stunning surroundings and very painstaking to leave as well!! Thank you so much - we would like to visit there again!! Thank you for the warm welcome that awaited us on the kitchen table - it was thoroughly enjoyed. Regards, Juanita Rodriques Dear Maaike, We had a lovely time at the cottage. We found it to be a very nice and comfortable place, with plenty of space even for our children! The weather was very good which helped. And yes, we stayed an extra night which lucky for us was possible. Thanks! Kate and Albert Zijstra, South Africa Thank you Maaike - we had a wonderful time! We enjoyed showing our American son-in-law the beauty of your area! Take care, Sheila Catterall, South Africa Thanks so much - we had a beautiful, restful time. Nectar cottage is a haven in an exquisite area. We hope to visit again sometime. Fran Shenker, South Africa Dear Maaike, Thanks for everything. We had a great stay and were extremely impressed with the way you keep your house. Kind regards, Clifford Fram, South Africa House was perfect, thank you very much! Martin and Claudia Dirnberger, Germany / Dubai Maaike, We loved our stay in your house, thank you so much. Best regards, Jacob Rooijakkers, the Netherlands Hi Maaike, we had a lovely time and look forward to returning in April. God's creation is truly beautiful! Take care, The Catteralls. I would like to let you know that we all had a wonderful stay at Nectar Cottage. Rose, your agent was also wonderful to us and we appreciated all she did for us, including the delicious carrot cake she so kindly provided. Please would you let her know of our appreciation. Thank you again. Best regards, Petra de Nobrega, South Africa Nature's Valley ... there are no words, or not enough words, to describe this fantastic, amazing and spectacular place! When we finished the Otter Trail it was such a treat to walk into a homey and welcoming guest house. Thank you so much for keeping it so nice and keep it up! It really is a pleasure staying here in the middle of one of the world's most beautiful locations! Thanks again X Lennah, Kumillah, Petra, Tina from Johannesburg and Martin, Richard, Tom and Celeste from the USA We have had a lovely family holiday here. Lots of interesting places to visit. Stunning views especially of the bay. From the Palmers and Fields. A wonderful house in a wonderful place! Wish we could stay longer. The Johnsons, Cape Town Being in Nature?s Valley is like living in Paradise! Thank you! 5 x Lebbaus, Germany Nectar Cottage was a delightful A-frame home in Nature's Valley with wonderful lighting, comfortable fittings and a mere 70m to a choice of long sandy beach walks or exciting exploration of rocky shores. The home was spacious and well stocked and the carrot cake a lovely welcoming gesture. The rocking chair overlooking the hills was a special spot and something we had to fight over. We were lucky to meet a family of bush pigs excavating the garden and the log fire and hot water bottles kept us cosy and warm. The only down side was the 7 page inventory list which kept us busy for a bit too much of our holiday hours. A definite place to spend a bit more time in future (we just won't check the inventory [note by Nectar - absolutely not necessary to check the inventory]) - there's also a great pub down the road and being able to walk home in the starlight was something special for us Joburgers. VC Quan, South Africa Nature's Valley is the best kept secret in South Africa. I wish the whole world was like this. Beautiful home. Thank you, The Buratovich Raws, Cowey Bally, Lavender Cooks We have a wonderful time in this house. We like the ocean and the beautiful beach. Jelena and Johanna and Jus and Wolfgang Rubmann, Germany We had a superb family holiday. It was so special bringing my baby girl here and watching her playing on the beach. Thank you for your beautiful home. Janet, Roy Jones and Jacques, Sally and Roxanne Steenkamp, South Africa Many thanks for sharing a real lived-in, well appointed and agreeable house in such a peaceful environment. We had a great stay. Maybe to return in the future? Shotto Cross and Joy Hatwood, and Pierre and Sally Blaike Our daughter just visited with you with her group from the Uni of stellenbosch and loved it. She said it was a must see and stay. Mrs Gallinaro Maaike, thank you very much. We did enjoy our stay. Nature's Valley is a wonderful place and your house was very comfortable and well equipped. We especially enjoyed the outdoor hot shower! Fiona and family A beautiful house on a beautiful plot in a beautiful place. We visited lots of great places such as Monkeyland, snake park, elephant park. We went deep sea fishing. We had an incredible storm on 21 December, 3 inches rain in an hour and incessant thunder and lightening. Also lots of hot days. We witnessed the Tsunami tides at the lagoon on Boxing day afternoon. We hope to come here again. Nickolan, Annelize, Etienne, Manke Benedict, and Gabrelle Littlefair, Oxon, UK From Mark, Penny, Sheena and Rory. Hi Maaike, we really enjoyed staying at Nectar, what a secret paradise natures Valley is! Thanks again, Helen Lane Heidi Rudert Nature's valley is such a lovely place and Nectar Cottage is the ideal house to spend some time to relax and enjoy. We hope to come back here in this little paradise. Luc and Hilda, Elke and Klaas, Belgium We really enjoyed our stay. It was nice to get away from the rushing loud city to some nice peace and quiet area. You will definitely see us soon. Johan and Linda We loved the sand and the sea and the birds, riding in foamy waves, being surrounded by the mountains, talking to people about the New South Africa and coming home to Nectar Cottage. Counting the days till we can return. Sheila Finiayson, Lucy, Kal and Roshan; Rai and Kate Jones Beautiful place, heaven on earth! Thanks for everything. Pete and Daphne Moore, Northern Ireland Maaike, Just thought I'd let you know that the whole Nectar Cottage/Natures Valley experience was fabulous. The days were mostly sunny, so even though its winter, we spent several lazy days on the beach (and cosy evenings with the log fire). The cottage was wonderful; and perfectly situated! Our checklist of wildlife was completed when a family of baboons came to wave us off on Friday! Awesome. Best wishes, Terry Paradise found! 'Nuff said, Terry, Olga and Tom, Newcastle-in-Tyne, UK Prachtig plekje. Strand heerlijk dichtbij. Ruim genoeg voor 8 personen. Lekker weer overdag. 'S Avonds heerlijk puzzelen en lezen bij de haard. Baie Dankie, Gijs, Mirjam, Marije, Murray, Nienke, Michiel, Hanneke en Ben, Holland A glorious place, splendid weather. We had a wonderful, peaceful time, replete with varied birds. Many thanks, Maaike. We hope to come back. Rob Nixon A wonderful and warm home. We had a great stay. Nature's Valley is awesome! Da Silva We had a really great time Maaike! Beekman Bryant Wackrill, Kuron Hamilton Awesome! Thanx, it was wonderful. Top, splendid, outrageous, super. Many thanks from Joe and the ou-baas A.J., Carl & Sasha, Dyson and van de Pijpekamp families W Viljoen, South Africa Maaike, with love for a fantastic week! Dr GbH van de Pijpekamp, South Africa Really good place to relax & unwind, Rael Kahn, South Africa E-mail Nectar Cottage to book or call Maaike directly in the Netherlands on + 31 50 3131 489. |
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