“Elangeni” means “Place in the sun” in Xhosa, and is well suited to this popular corner of the Cape South Coast, South Africa. The cottage is situated approximately 1 km from the beach and river estuary at Onrus River, next to Hermanus some 100 kilometres (60 miles) from central Cape Town. Nestled in a quiet cul de sac, it is suitable and safe for families with small children.
It has an open plan format downstairs, with a kitchen at one end of the living area, a ten-seater dining room table and at the other end a comfortable lounge. The kitchen opens onto a small private back garden with views of the nearby mountains and a covered veranda area with built in “braai,” which is the local term for what is better known as a barbeque internationally.
There are two bedrooms downstairs with a bathroom and toilet, and laundry facilities. Upstairs is the main bedroom with a small balcony and three further bedrooms