Hermanus Experiences

Slow days, worth the walk.

THE CLIFFHOUSE

A restored clifftop retreat above Walker Bay. Seven rooms, one deck, and a front-row seat to the whale road.

Walker Bay Whale Season Cliff Path

The cliff is the reason we're here.

Forty metres above the swell, our deck holds one of the best land-based whale views on the coast. Southern Rights breach close enough to hear.

40m
Above the swell
Jun–Dec
Whale season from the deck

Hermanus keeps its edges wild.

Fynbos trails, tide pools, and the Old Harbour's original slipway all sit a short walk from every room.

Our Story

A fisherman's cottage, reborn on the cliff edge.

The Cliffhouse began as a single stone cottage on the Hermanus cliff path, restored room by room until it became seven. We kept the bones: thick walls, small-paned windows, a view that hasn't changed in a century. We added the rest: linen the colour of sand, water heated by the sun, a deck built for watching the bay. Every room faces the water. Every stay starts with the walk down from the road.

Rocky Hermanus shoreline below the cliff path
Find Us

14 Cliff Road, Hermanus

Address
14 Cliff Road, Hermanus, Western Cape, 7200, South Africa
Phone
+27 28 312 1234
Email
stay@thecliffhouse-hermanus.co.za
Check-in / Check-out
14:00 / 10:00