The West Coast of South Africa offers the perfect blend of natural beauty, outdoor adventure, and cultural charm for a family getaway. Located just an hour and a half to three hours’ drive from Cape Town, this region is home to an array of scenic wine farms, pristine beaches, and quaint coastal towns such as Saldanha Bay, Langebaan, Yzerfontein, and Paternoster. These towns are well-known for their exceptional restaurants, cozy pubs, and charming coffee shops. The West Coast also boasts stunning nature and game reserves like the West Coast National Park, Berg River Valley, and estuaries at Veldrif and Elands Baai, offering families plenty of opportunities to explore the great outdoors. With so much to see and do, the West Coast is an ideal destination for a family retreat.
Check out the Kids Connection list of great places to stay when visiting the West Coast:
Hoedjiesbaai Hotel in Saldanha Bay

Partially built into the water, Hoedjiesbaai Hotel offers seclusion and unrivalled views of the bay and its surrounds. Many of their previous guests have had many wonderful things to stay about the hotel, its facilities and the level of service excellence they received.
Accommodation at Hoedjiesbaai Hotel consists of comfortable 32 rooms. The second floor units also come with private balconies from where you can enjoy amazing views of Saldanha Bay. All the suites are spacious and en-suite with double bed or single bed/s options.
Room amenities include coffee & tea facilities, a fridge on request, towels and selected DStv channels. The first floor rooms come with showers only while the second floor rooms have a shower-over-bath option.
The Eigebraai Restaurant on the third floor of the hotel, offers spectacular 360° views of Saldanha Bay complimented by home-made local cuisine – breakfasts, lunches and dinners, with wines from award-winning South African wineries. At the bar and lounge area, you can watch the sun set with your ideal sundowner.
Hoedjiesbaai Hotel is located at 38 Main Road, Saldanha. Here is their location on Google Maps. For bookings, call +27 (0) 22 714 1271; email hoedjiesbooking@eigevis.com or visit them online at www.eigevis.com/hoedjiesbaai-hotel today. Follow them on Facebook HERE.
Whispering Whale Luxury Apartments in Jacobs Bay

In one of the most beautiful natural landscapes in South Africa, on the Cape West Coast, Whispering Whale Luxury Apartments is to be found in the quiet village of Jacobs Bay.
This quaint village with its traditional lime washed houses is set against a breathtaking coastline with rocky out crops, sandy bays and cobalt blue ocean.
Whispering Whale Luxury Apartments is an elegant house with a peaceful garden which has been transformed into three luxury apartments, which can sleep up to ten guests.
Accommodation is available either as self-catering or as B&B where meals may be arranged on request. Click here to read more.
River House in Velddrif

Set on the banks of the Berg River, River House in Velddrif offers luxury holiday accommodation on the beautiful West Coast of South Africa.
The house is perfectly situated for boat owners as they will have direct access to the river for water sports or fishing. Larger boats will have access to the sea where snoek, kabeljou, yellow tail and lobster can be found.
The Laaiplek slipway where the locals launch their fishing boats and return with their catch of the day, is just twenty metres from the house. Click here to read more.
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