Aestas Bed & Breakfast

3.0 star property

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Property grounds
Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, Garden Area
Exterior
Standard Double Room, Ensuite, Garden Area | Bathroom

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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21 Fitchat Street, Knysna, Western Cape, 6571
  • Place, Knysna Lagoon
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Knysna Waterfront
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Knysna Quays
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, Plettenberg Bay (PBZ)
    ‪34 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room, Ensuite, Garden Area

  • Garden view
  • 6 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Standard Double Room, Ensuite, Garden Area

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 12 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, Garden Area

  • Garden view
  • 14 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Standard Quadruple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Lagoon view
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Large Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Aestas Bed & Breakfast

This bed & breakfast features an outdoor pool, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are onsite. Change of towels is available on request.
Aestas Bed & Breakfast offers 5 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and change of towels can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the bed & breakfast include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

During your stay at Aestas Bed & Breakfast, you're just a quick walk from Pledge Nature Reserve. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking.
  • Free full breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance, and luggage storage
  • Steps from Cape Floral Region Protected Areas and Pledge Nature Reserve
Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills are also featured at Aestas Bed & Breakfast. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Knysna bed & breakfast.

Guests are served free full breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free secured self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In a nature reserve
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 9 steps to reach entrance
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Mini-fridge
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 2 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit 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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property at least 24 hours prior to arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests arriving after 10:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.
Guests should be aware that a dog resides at this property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • One child 2 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for free breakfast.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

National rating

Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.

Property is also known as

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Aestas Bed & Breakfast Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 90 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 90 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 90 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 90 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 90 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was great with an excellent breakfast Will recommend to anyone visiting Knysna
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

Hans Petter

Liked: Cleanliness
Great host, great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

alistair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great stay with safe parking, lots of suggestions to do while in Knysna
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
friendly and service minded owner, good breakfast, safe parking
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Daryll

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The owners were very friendly and were quick to offer activity suggestions for our stay. The room was clean, and exactly like the pictures. The location was quiet and on the same road as the waterfront. We will definitely be booking here again on our next stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fabio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Was very nice! Started for one night and he gave me a lot of recomentations.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very nice and clean room. Excellent breakfast. The Host was very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming and quiet. Great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great host, breakfast cooked to order. Walking distance to the waterfront, so conveniently located.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Friendly, convenient to waterfront, nice amenities (teakettle, French press for coffee, mini-fridge)
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Hubert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed it
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Timothy David

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

Excellent value for money

Great guesthouse, very central in Knysna. Easy to get to wherever. Well managed by Rudi who does a good job looking after the property, guests and serving a very wholesome breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

sarah

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is not “Wonderful “ as advertised. It has not been looked after with dirty old chairs and sunbeds, and unkept pool area and ground There are dogs on site, which came into the food eating area several times. The owner removed them but didn’t control their return. The photos of the room was very misleading in the size..
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Overall a really good option in Knysna

It’s a good B&B. The room isn’t big but have all the facilities that a needed . The breakfast is good and the host was very welcoming and help me with all that a needed. The outdoor area is quite nice with a good swimming pool. The location is really good, in the city center of Knysna. I had a pleasant experience in this B&B
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Liked: Staff & service
Great hosts, fab breakfast, friendly, and welcoming with good advice and recommendations Would imagine in summer room was even better - was a good size and comfortable but was cold and damp as we were visiting in winter and we unfortunately had a couple of days of slightly colder weather
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anastasiya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marie

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

Great guesthouse in Knynsna!

The room was very large and clean, beds were comfortable and Rudi is a very knowledgeable host. The family room had a nice selection of teas and delicious ground coffee for the french press with fresh milk as well. Lovely balcony to sit on and enjoy the sea view while having a drink. The owners have 2 friendly pugs but you don't hear them while in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Aestas B&B is located close to town and the Waterfront. We enjoyed our spacious room, which included small kitchen area (sink, dishes, utensils, microwave, refrigerator/freezer); couch; chairs; large king bed and nice bathroom. The breakfast was absolutely delightful, especially the scrumptious omelette and large fresh cut fruit cup. The rooms had patios that overlooked the town as well as the yard with refreshing pool. Most of all, the host Rudy is delightful and very helpful with recommendations, maps and phamplets. Thumbs us to Aestas B&B and Rudy for a wonderful guesthouse at a reasonable price. Thank you!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Lena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Mycket bra läge , trevlig personal och fantastisk service !
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Jose Roberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excelente custo benefício, recepção atenciosa, acomodação confortável, café da manhã muito bom, localização agradável.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Rent god frukost bra läge och väldigt bra ägare som gav oss bra information om Knysna
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Silas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Passende Unterkunft für einen Roadtrip
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Raphaël

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Logement très propre. Hôte très accueillant. Petit déjeuner préparé par l’hôte très copieux et qualitatif. Manque une climatisation dans la suite familiale. Bon rapport qualité / prix
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Blandine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Accueil très sympathique, chambre très agréable, proche de tout, très bon petit déjeuner, parking sécurisé et jardin avec piscine super.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
sehr freundlich & hilfsbereit Frühstück war sehr lecker & reichlich Zentrum zu Fuß erreichbar