Does Whale Rock Luxury Lodge have a pool?

Yes, this property has 2 outdoor pools.

How much does it cost to stay at Whale Rock Luxury Lodge?

As of 21 Sept 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Whale Rock Luxury Lodge on 27 Sept 2025 start from NZ$233.46, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Whale Rock Luxury Lodge pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Whale Rock Luxury Lodge?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Whale Rock Luxury Lodge?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 5:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Whale Rock Luxury Lodge?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM. Late checkout is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does Whale Rock Luxury Lodge provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs 7:30 AM-8 PM on request. A fee of ZAR 1500 per person applies.

Where is Whale Rock Luxury Lodge located?

Located in Westcliff, this guesthouse is within a 10-minute walk of New Harbour and Cliff Path. Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and Voelklip Beach are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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About the area

Located in Westcliff, a neighbourhood in Hermanus, Whale Rock Luxury Lodge is in the suburbs and near the beach. New Harbour and Cliff Path are worth visiting if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and Voelklip Beach. Grotto Beach and Hermanus Beach are two other places to visit that come recommended. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and ziplining.

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10/10 Excellent

Lauren

3 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A great place to stay in Hermanous, beatifully maintained on both the inside and outside. Staff were exceptionally helpful.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

30 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Warm welcome, staff all friendly, room spotless bright and airy, good breakfast, nice location, we will be back.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

17 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent stay

Lovely stay, very comfortable, host is lovely, great breakfast

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

22 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Clean rooms, some helpful staff.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jan

11 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

This Guest House is Lovely, I can't find anything to fault other than it is a short drive (5 mins) into Hermanus.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

CFN

1 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommended

Very nice place. Kind and accommodating staff.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hugo

29 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely and calm venue

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

17 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Fabulous location, ticked all our boxes and would recommend

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

23 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The welcome was amazing and the breakfast delicious!

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

29 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent quality and good attention to detail Highly recommended

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

PATRICK

14 Nov 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Brilliant

Beautiful accommodation, wonderful staff.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keith

13 Nov 2024

Melanie was an excellent host and went out of her way to make us feel welcome.

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

11 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful

Absolutely wonderful. Unfortunately we only spent one night whilst visiting friends in Hermanus. I could have stayed a month. Very friendly and welcoming. Beautifully decorated and spacious rooms. Lovely lounge area which was cosy and warm for a nightcap after a meal out. Perfect spot in a secure space for relaxing and exploring the area. Will definitely return. Thanks to all the staff for the warm welcome.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

18 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Whale Rock Lodge is a lovely place. Very much a home away from home. Staff welcoming and efficient. We had a room in The Villa; a separate building to main house with it's own entrance and car park but only 30 steps to main building. The room and bathroom were large with fridge & tea/coffee making facilities. Good sized balcony with comfortable seating. The 2 pools - larger at main house and one at villa had plenty of sunbeams and other seating. Pleasant sitting rooms in both buildings. Excellent freshly cooked breakfast or buffet style continental. Cliff walk into town takes approx 40 minutes but too far out of town to walk for dinner. No Ubers and only a limited number of taxis in Hermanus.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

24 Dec 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hermanus

Our stay was short, just overnight but the staff were very friendly and helpful. Our room was lovely and very clean. Information booklet was helpful and interesting. We would stay again next time we in Hermanus.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

27 Feb 2025

WITHIN A STONE’S THROW OF A HUGE TOWNSHIP

Sadly there were two very big problems with Whale Rock. 1. It was about 200yds from a huge and filthy township. The approach was through this which was very frightening. We felt it dangerous to go out unless by car. 2. It is advertised as per person, so be careful when booking. We didn’t realise and were surprised when we were charged almost £200 a night, which is definitely way over the top for this place, which is not spectacular and so close to a township.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathaniel

14 Jan 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We had a wonderful stay here. We'd definitely go back. Very highly recommended. They went above and beyond for a request to that we had, in which we were so grateful. Super friendly staff, too.

8/10 Good

sharon

17 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Couple stay

The lodge was not luxurious. Our room was large and we had a balcony but some of soft furnishings were a bit tired. The furniture in the breakfast room was basic but breakfast was ok. Staff were lovejy. The grounds were very nice and the pool was inviting but too cold to swim in unfortunately. The location was near the New Harbour area and at the start of the spectacular cliff walk. But it was very close to the township . Security seemed good though so felt safe.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Colin

23 Jan 2024

The danger with 'luxury' in the name is the immediate setting of high expectations and unfortunately, the place fell short for me. It's an attractive property to pull up to, despite driving alongside the township to get to it, but in the lobby staff kept us waiting to check us in and I noticed cliched and dated seaside decor like fish and shells which didn't align with the classy photography I had previously seen. We were told we were in the villa, which was a separate car park - it didn't need to be but it made it seem an inconvenience to drive around. The 2-storey room itself had some lovely design decisions in the furniture and looked much sharper and impressive than the lobby, but laminated signs dotted around cheapened it. The messaging around water protection and eco measures but could have been made more slick. it was also a contradiction to save water when we had to run and waste the shower before we had any warm water, our toilet also smelled - as we were only there two nights and were out quite a lot we coped. Breakfast was a disappointment. Plastic chairs, limited choices and paying extra for a decent coffee didn't feel luxury. it was never busy despite this, the staff seemed distracted gossiping as we had to chase up our order on both days due to long waits. We stayed in 4 places on our break and mainly due to the lack of customer-focussed service this was my least fave. Location, it is 30min walk from the sea bar photo, 10min walk from new harbour.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

18 Sept 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Vielen Dank für den kurzen und schönen Aufenthalt. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Das Frühstück war der perfekte Start in den Tag. Sicher Anlage. Perfekt!!!

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Knud

19 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fint sted med udfordrende beliggenhed

Fint sted desværre noget langt fra byen og et township få hundrede væk ….

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

27 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

18 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

27 Jan 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Väldigt mycket fukt, stickande doft som försökte döljas av diffusers både på rummet och allmänna ytorna

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Greg

20 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely and Relaxing Place to Stay

We had a lovely and very relaxing time. Our room was very spacious and the facilities were excellent. The staff especially were very helpful.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

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