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Jan Harmsgat Country House - Klein Karoo, South West Cape, South Africa

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The Independent, UK "Gradually the landscape started to flatten out. The craggy mountains softened into the rolling green hills of the Breede River Valley - all whitewashed fruit farms and vine-clad slopes. Our next stop was Swellandam and the Jan Harmsgat Country House owned by Brin and Judi Rebstein. Another old farm, this time dating back to 1723, it's completely different in style, yet just as welcoming. Huddled beneath the towering Langeberg mountains, its sleek design belies its humble origins. The four guest rooms are in the old converted slave quarters, the thick stone walls and small shuttered windows keeping them cool in summer and cosy in winter. All polished concrete floors scattered with Persian rugs, ceilings of beam and bamboo, and carefully chosen antiques and paintings, it's more designer B&B think rustic guesthouse. The feel is solid yet stylish, a mix of traditional and contemporary. A living-room up in the eaves has stacks of magazines, while a hatstand provides umbrellas and panamas for guests."

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