Rogge Cloof

What we liked: The 12 kilometer distance to the rest of the world, the peace and quiet in the luxurious chalets (Orion 3 for us), star gazing and nature drive, the archaeological field, the extremely friendly team and the unusually beautiful dining room and lounge with its library. What was not so good, despite other reviews: the food.

We have always wanted to visit Sutherland to view the night skies, and finding Rogge Cloof was a beautiful cherry on the top. The two nights that we spent there were rejuvenating, relaxing, and very special. Accommodation in Cedar Lodge suite was fantastic, and the staff were helpful and really friendly. Star-gazing was the special treat, and the experience at Rogge Cloof was as good as the night at the Sutherland Observatory, with far fewer people.

We decided to go to Rogge Cloof for my wife's 60th birthday, and had a fantastic time. The field guides and hosts were super friendly and professional. We learned a lot about cheetahs and fossils during our field trips. Oh, and a nice surprise for my wife from the kitchen!

Our stay at Rogge Cloof was absolutely wonderful - from the welcoming, to our cottage, the yummy dinner at the Rittersaal, the walks on the farm and the views. Thank you for an awesome weekend!

A friend and 1 spent 6 nights here to experience the southern night skies. We are amateur astronomers who yearned to see the Large and Small Magallanic Clouds and other deep sky objects and constellations that cannot be seen from the northern hemisphere. We zeroed in on Rogge Cloof because of its proximity to SALT. We were absolutely delighted with Rogge Cloof. The road from the highway to the rooms is a little rough but motorable even with a town car and you are treated to magnificent views of the countryside and herds of Springbok. We stayed at the Weinhaus which was clean, spacious and well maintained. Towels and toiletries were provided. There is no cellular network available as we had been informed but Wi-Fi was available. The staff are absolutely fantastic. A special shout out to Heike who was very helpful, provided us with useful information and assisted us with the bookings, Cheryl who made checking in and checking out a breeze, our hosts Cara and Germarie who looked after us so well, Paul, the chef who served us gourmet quality meals and last but not the least Eben who was our guide and showed us how to find the south celestial pole. They went above and beyond the call of duty and booked tickets for us for SALT as we were unable to book the same online. There are various activities to occupy yourself during the day but as we stayed up all night looking at the stars and doing astrophotography we couldn't experience most of them. All in all we had a wonderful stay and hope to return soon.

The perfect combination of luxury and being spoilt with a bush experience and not being disturbed. Our field guides and hosts, Eben and Germarie were superb!