Vacation rentals in The Gates

Exactly as described. if you want white linen experience Mqaleni is not for.you, but if you want to experience local culture and authenticity you will love the area.

We enjoyed our stay here while working in Zithulele village. Would recommend bringing one’s own drinking water and to consider a strong vehicle if it’s been raining for the access road.

Beautiful well decorated cottage. Stunning views from the veranda and great open plan kitchen which is well thought out with everything you need. Bedrooms a good size with comfortable beds. Added bonus is the lovely Sisipho. Her smiling friendly face a treat. Lots of fabulous fresh crayfish, oysters and muscles offered by the locals daily. Beautiful beach a 5 min walk. Although quite a hike back up to the cottage. Plenty to do. Tasmin and Mike fantastic hosts. Highly recommended

We thoroughly enjoyed our time at the cottage and appreciated William’s help while there. Matt went out of his way to ensure we enjoy our time there. The cottage is well equipped and we had no electricity issues. Thank you and we will definitely be back!

Our first visit to the Transkei.. what an amazing experience! We loved every minute of it.. The cottage is comfortable, has everything you may need, and the most amazing view of the beach. Leading up to our stay Patricia was very helpful and a pleasure to deal with. During our stay Corina was very helpful and pleasant. Highly recommend Davisons Cottage for your next visit to the beautiful Transkei! Hope to be visiting myself again in the not too distant future..

We absolutely loved out stay at Protea Ridge. Mark is an exceptional host, he communicated with us regularly before we arrived already when we made enquiries about the signal strength on the property, he regularly informed us of progress made by Vodacom to install a tower that now offers 4G internet in the unit. He went way above and beyond even before we arrived. The actual location is amazing, and makes for a great holiday experience and a fantastic trip. The beaches are beautiful and the entire setting just feels like something that is from a different planet. I cannot recommend this place strongly enough. We stayed in the Khaylitsha Unit, and it had absolutely everything you could want for including a deep freeze, and even a full DSTV access which was handy for the kids on a rainy day. Mark would check in with us regularly to ensure that we were enjoying our stay and would continually offer helpful tips and trips in the area to ensure that we got the most out of our stay. The road in was treacherous due to the fact that it had rained for a couple of days and was busy raining as we went in. I would strongly recommend you consider the weather when making your travel arrangements, and that you go with a high clearance vehicle. When it is not raining the roads aren't too bad and the trip could be made with relative ease. On the day that we were supposed to leave, we experienced some heavy rain and Mark was kind enough to extend our stay at no additional cost and EVEN invited us over for an amazing dinner with him and his family when we ran out of food. The hospitality was truly like nothing you've ever seen. Cannot recommend this highly enough, please do yourself a favor and go and have a great experience!

We loved our stay at the cottage! a truly fantastic location, Elmarie and co were great hosts, helpful in every way. The cottage is a well thought out and comfortable space for those who love the outdoors, love to be surrounded by nature, and love to take time to wind down and relax. ps. the dogs added bonus points to our stay.

Beautiful home, scenic views and very helpful host, absolutely loved our stay, will definitely visit again. Highly recommend

The Real Kei was a true adventure. We got stuck at the beginning, but Gideon and Lea rushed to help us and kept calming us down with their constant optimism. Their service was outstanding – they helped us with everything and were always quick to come to our aid. The accommodation is truly unique and very private, and the hot tub was heavenly. Duncan was also incredibly accommodating when we got stuck with our car, which really touched us – we would come back again and again. Thank you for this unforgettable experience and for having the three of them as our hosts. Tip: I’d recommend arriving during daylight and with a 4x4 vehicle, or at least checking if it has rained recently. We managed with our Kwid, but only because it was dry – or because Gideon, with his off-road experience, was able to drive us up.