Buff and Fellow by the Bay

Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a hot tub on the terrace — Buff and Fellow by the Bay is a generous house on the Great Brak River estuary, with a private garden that runs down toward the water. The bar area makes it well suited to a group that wants to stay in rather than head out, and the sun terrace gives you somewhere to sit with a drink while the light shifts over the bay. Pienaar Beach is just over three kilometres away, with Outeniqua Beach a short drive further along the coast.

George Airport is roughly thirteen kilometres out, which makes the journey from the plane to the stoep less of an ordeal than many coastal spots along this stretch. Inside, three en-suite bathrooms take the friction out of a full house, and free parking means arriving by car — the most practical way to explore this part of the Garden Route — is straightforward from the start.