Murrayfield Guest House

Visiting Nieu Bethesda and the Owl House Enrich your experience with a stay at Murrayfield Guest House, owned by the author of the The Owl House (Penguin Books), Anne Graaff (formerly Emslie). Murrayfield Guest House is a characterful and gracious village home built in the 1850s, and set in a country garden with barn, dam and orchard. A stunning example of a Victorian farmhouse, Murrayfield features a lovely front veranda ideal for sunsets and star gazing, high ceilings with fans for the heat of summer, a fireplace for cozy winter evenings, an old fashioned full length bath for a good soak after a country walk, a large stoep overlooking the garden for your breakfast, and of course a large brick braai for your Karoo lamb and boerewors. Murrayfield is artistically and entertainingly furnished with a mixture of old and new and is equipped with heaters, electric blankets, bed linen, towels, tea and coffee. There are three units that can be rented separately or together priced R150-180 per person per night, children 12 and under half price The main house (R250 pp) has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, dining room and sitting room and can accommodate up to ten. The cottage (220 pp) has one bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette and sitting room and can accommodate two (one double bed) The loft (R200 pp) is an open-plan sleeping and living area with a one double and two single beds. There is one bathroom off the stoep. Stays of longer than a week will qualify for a ten percent reduction. The accommodation is self-catering. Breakfast and dinner can be arranged upon request. Domestic help can also be arranged. The house is suitable for couples, families or for large groups. It is ideal for workshops and retreats. The barn, currently being renovated, will provide an ideal studio workshop conference space starting in 2008. The Village Inn is open right through the day for meals, refreshments and information about all that is going on in Nieu Bethesda and its history.