Reviews of Oulap Country House
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Oulap Country House review
Jans and Almeri made us feel very welcome at Oulap. We had a great evening chatting to them an the other guests whilst enjoying Almeri's excellent home cooking.
Jans suggested a wonderful drive through the mountains en-route to our next accomodation.
Oulap Country House review
marvellpous quirky questhouse in amazing location.we were the only guests. cooked us a great meal and as you are aware the owners are a main part of the experience.loved it
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Fascinating hosts and location. Really different accommodation, and allowed us to visit a part of the country that we might not otherwise have got to.
Jens suggested a great trip for a day out, and the food was great - home cooked, and a welcome change from "restaurant" fare!
A special family atmosphere
We were treated like honoured guests and really enjoyed ourselves - again (lucky perhaps?) only guests for these 2 nights.
Jans and Almeri made excellent hosts.
Enjoyed seeing the country and the school initiative.
Had a great walk here too.
A unique experience
Oulap gave us a completely different experience from the rest of our trip. The place, the location, the owners were very different to other locations. Meeting Jans Rautenbach was fascinating and we thoroughly enjoyed and learned from the conversations over dinner. Both Jans and his wife were wonderful hosts and you really felt that you were house guests in a private house.
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Oulap Country House review
An interesting experience but not one that we would want to repeat.
The location was not good for us as part of our return journey to Capetown and the house really is miles from anywhere.
The house was full of the owners memorabilia and our room was a little shabby with unsatisfactory shower facility and rather poor towels. We found the owner amiable but rather prone to drone on about himself, his past and his achievements.
Expert Africa comments
Oulap is a quirky little lodge filled with lots of antiques and nick-nacks. It is run by its owners, Jans and Almerie, who are both strong characters. Staying at Oulap is to be a guest in their home – it’s far from the relatively anonymous experience of a hotel. However, clearly the experience at Oulap doesn’t appeal to everyone’s taste, so we are sorry that it wasn’t right for these travellers.
To put this in perspective, most of our previous travellers have really enjoyed their stay at Oulap – as have our team when we have visited it. Jans is very knowledgeable about the local area, and he is often praised for his helpful advice. That said, after reading this report we will monitor comments from future travellers most carefully.
Oulap Country House, Little Karoo
Our views on Oulap differed.
I found it thoroughly enchanting - I loved the quirky-ness, Jans' story telling and Almeri's cooking - especially after the seamless professionalism of Hunters it felt like a visit to stay with relatives.
Ken liked it less - he did not like the 1970's décor and particularly the 1970's room and shower facilities. However, we will never forget the experience that Jans insisted we take - the Swartberg pass!! Never to be repeated - but glad to have done it once!
Oulap
Great hosts. wonderful views, conversations and home cooking. Good place for walking and see the Karoo plants.
Should have stayed longer.
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