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Calais Guest House

4.0 star property
Guesthouse with free breakfast, steps from Franschhoek Town Hall
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Deluxe Room (Room 2)
Exterior
Luxury Room (Room 3)
Luxury Room (Room 3) | Bathroom shower
Luxury Room (Room 3)

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
36 Van Wijk Street, Franschhoek, Western Cape, 7690
  • Dutch Reformed Church
    2 min walk
  • Franschhoek Art House
    2 min walk
  • Franschhoek Town Hall
    3 min walk
  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.)
    59 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Comfort Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Garden View

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Comfort Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Garden View

Highlights

Furnished patio
Garden
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Fireplace
Private plunge pool
  • 225 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Honeymoon Studio Suite

Highlights

Furnished patio
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Hairdryer
Separate bath and shower
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Luxury Apartment

Highlights

Furnished patio
Garden
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
2 bedrooms
Hairdryer
  • 350 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Luxury Loft

Highlights

Furnished patio
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Luxury Villa

Highlights

Furnished patio
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Private plunge pool
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Hairdryer
Separate bath and shower
  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed

Luxury Apartment

Highlights

Furnished patio
Separate sitting area
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Furnished patio
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Hairdryer
Separate bath and shower
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Luxury Double Room

Highlights

Furnished patio
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Franschhoek

Calais Guest House places you steps from Franschhoek Town Hall and within a short 5-minute stroll of Franschhoek Wine Tram. Highlights at this guest house include free cooked-to-order breakfast, an outdoor swimming pool and free self-parking. .This guest house has free WiFi in public areas, a terrace and a garden. Added amenities include a reception hall. Each morning free breakfast is served. There's also the convenience of an airport shuttle. .Sights within a 10-minute drive of this 4-property class Franschhoek guest house include Huguenot Monument and Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve.
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What's nearby

  • Franschhoek Town Hall - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Franschhoek Wine Tram - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Huguenot Monument - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve - 7 min drive - 8.2 km
  • Franschhoek Pass - 7 min drive - 9.7 km

Getting around

  • Cape Town (CPT-Cape Town Intl.) - 59 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Terbodore Coffee Roasters - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Hoek - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Tuk Tuk Microbrewery - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Coffee station - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪French Connection - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Calais Guest House

Guesthouse with free breakfast, steps from Franschhoek Town Hall
Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and a garden are also featured at Calais Guest House. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Franschhoek guest house.

  • 1 floor
  • 4 guestrooms or units
  • 2 buildings
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (free)
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Smoking in designated areas
Calais Guest House offers 4 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Rooms open to furnished patios. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include baths or showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

More

  • 1 floor
  • 2 buildings
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Reception hall

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 6 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 6 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards and cash.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is parking available at Calais Guest House?

Yep, Calais Guest House has a free self car park.

Does Calais Guest House have a pool?

Calais Guest House has an outdoor pool.

Does Calais Guest House serve breakfast?

You bet, complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is offered daily.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Calais Guest House?

No, but there's an airport shuttle for a fee.

What time are check-in & check-out at Calais Guest House?

Check-in begins at 2 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM.

Are pets allowed at Calais Guest House?

No, pets are not allowed.

Calais Guest House Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 45 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A perfect and affordable stay!
Wonderful stay and service. A perfect and affordable stay seconds from the main street and Wine tram! Couldn't recommend more.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet location, lovely staff and fantastic breakfasts.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked the property, but it was not the address listed on website. We actually were not located in the town but about 5 miles out of town. Calais House represents several properties In the area. Be sure and ask for the physical address of the place you are staying. Contact the representative to make sure you have the correct address. They are very helpful,but website is misleading. Good luck:)
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

NICHOLAS

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Handy spot just off main road in centre of town
The room was a converted garage, so it was a bit tight. Good breakfast, but it takes a long time to get served!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would have preferred Sunbeds that can easily be moved into the sun as current ones very heavy ! Otherwise nice accommodation.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotels.com complete mix up
The place we booked and paid for with Hotels.com was changed 3 weeks after the "guaranteed" booking. We were told that Hotels.com had made a mistake and double booked the room. We accepted a different room having seen pictures but when we arrived (at exactly check in time) this room was already occupied - apparently Hotels.com's fault again - so we were shown yet another room. This was not acceptable and the pool was green and unusable. We were then taken to yet another place (4th time lucky!) which was lovely. It was out of the centre but we were provided with a taxi, but there was no pool. We had to drive to use the pool and to have breakfast at the original place we booked!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Accommodation and listing on Hotels.com not consis
Our host Ane was very helpful and contacted me in advance to say there is a problem with the Hotels.com/Expedia web listing and booking. I and you think I was booked into the Calais guest house. But apparently not. Rather a room (no 5) at 7 Unie Street. This was comfortable and apparently similar to rooms at Calais but a 10 minute walk away. Ane alerted us to this and we arranged to be there at 1pm. She was there to meet us so all good from that perspective. We had breakfast at the Calais guest house all cooked fresh. This was very good The issue and surprise for me was that we didn’t stay where we thought we had booked. Fault of Hotels.com it seems. Thankfully we did have accommodation. Otherwise we might have been left high and dry on a very busy weekend but saved by Ane contacting us in advance thankfully to reorganise.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Deon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Franschoek, always worth visiting
Confusion with the booking. We stayed at 7 on Union, which belongs to the same owners. Three blocks from the main road and breakfast with vouchers across the road, but the room was large and very comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Bad booking experience but...…..
We booked the Calais Guest House but on the day of our arrival received a message from the owner telling us to come to one of their other properties. 7 on Union. I phoned for an explanation and was told that I'd booked to stay at 7 on Union through the Calais Guest House listing on hotels.com I challenged this and sent my confirmation for the Calais Guest House but I did not get any satisfaction on the phone and found the male owner unhelpful. On arriving at the Calais Guest House the owners were insistent it wasn't their fault and blamed hotels.com for how they list properties. Regardless it certainly wasn't us who had booked anything other than the Calais Guest House. The lady owner managed to arrange for us to stay in a beautiful room in the Calais and as I understand it moved another couple who were due to arrive for a 2 night stay to another property. Sadly this debacle did spoil our day of arrival and caused unnecessary stress and upset. However, once settled, the Calais was fantastic in every way. Super comfortable, great staff and fab breakfast. Superb location.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spotlessly clean and lovely furnishings and fittings.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We didn't actually get to stay at this property. The owner sent us to a different address and we stayed at her lower quality self catering unit with no pool. We did receive a refund but only after I persued and complained to Expedia via Facebook messenger. After the owner was adamant that we had booked the self catering unit not the Calais Guest house. The self catering unit was very nice but not at all what we were expecting or were looking forward to.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Renier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
New Year’s eve
We enjoyed our stay, centrally located, walking distance to all restaurants , lovely swimming pool, good breakfast and very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were only using it as a bed & breakfast so we can only review it from that angle, however, the breakfast was superb and the bed was very comfortable. The pool looked inviting but the weather was not suitable. The location is excellent with close access to the town centre. I am happy to recommend the Guest House.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jeannette, Vancouver

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely guesthouse. Friendly staff. We enjoyed our stay and would recommend to others.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb- go for the luxury room
Great location very close to town centre but in a very quiet street. Super room with huge very comfortable bed. Very stylish furnishings, helpful staff and a great breakfast. Can’t fault it.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, small room
It describes the room with a size of 18sqm. What it doesn't mention that most of this is closet space and an oversized bathroom. The actual room is very small and inconvenient.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant accommodation within short walking distance from town centre. Good room and very good breakfasts.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Andrew

Lovely village lovely setting lovely guesthouse
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jackie, Champaign, IL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I want to live at this house! The lady working let my husband and I check in hours before to accommodate a day trip we had planned. The place was clean, quiet, and simply amazing!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The house is lovely and location is nice. I was disappointed in my customer service, however.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful lodge conveniently located
Everything was perfect, from the delicious breakfast to the extremely helpful staff. It was clean, secure and a block from the main action in Franschhoek.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Weekend Getaway
Calais Guest House was perfect for my solo trip to Franschhoek. The location made it easy to walk around town, the staff was friendly, and the property nicely kept. Would highly recommend it for any weekend getaway.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Franschoek splendour
Excellent accommodation in quite neighborhood close to all amenities. Friendly staff. Very comfortable room. Delicious breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Shan

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