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Visit ... Paternoster<br />
A trip down to the Cape<br />
West Coast is a real treat<br />
... even more so when<br />
it includes a few days‘<br />
stop-over in Paternoster.<br />
One of the oldest fishing<br />
villages on the West Coast,<br />
it’s all white-washed<br />
fisherman’s cottages and<br />
massive boulders, lobsters<br />
and mussels, jagged cliffs<br />
and gorgeous beaches.<br />
Stay ...<br />
Paternoster is awash with self-catering and guest house accommodation ... our<br />
preference goes hands down to the Gonana Collection. There’s a guesthouse, two<br />
fully-furnished, self-catering houses and an exclusive three-roomed Villa, all part of<br />
the Cape Country Routes collection. And they’ve recently added three self-catering<br />
studios ... the Scallop, Oyster and Mussel studios.<br />
As with the original guesthouse, Paternoster’s first sustainable and environmentally<br />
conscious guesthouse and brainchild of Swedish entrepreneur and interior designer<br />
Jonas Sandström, the trio of studios are rich in detail, exquisite in taste, and above all<br />
else, considerate to the environment. So you’ll be living off-the-grid, with solar panels<br />
providing sustainable energy.<br />
With an Afro-Scandi vibe, the studios have been beautifully thought out, and are<br />
wonderfully comfortable. With one queen bed and sleeper couch, each comfortably<br />
sleeps three - and a pet, since four-legged friends are welcome! The beds are extra<br />
length, with high-quality, 100 per cent organic bedding and pillows, and there’s a<br />
neat compact bathroom with shower.<br />
For those who want to eat in, there’s a fully fitted kitchenette with a gas hob and<br />
all the utensils you could possibly need, and a small dining room table. The studios<br />
have a welcome fruit basket (so appreciated ... we always arrive starving!) and are fully<br />
serviced (no time for making beds on holiday).<br />
There are also two private terraces ... one fully enclosed out back, another at the<br />
front with a braai, both with dining tables and chairs. The studios, set just one road<br />
back and about 50 metres from the beach, overlook the small, secluded indigenous<br />
garden. For lazy afternoons, there are recliners for relaxed sunbathing and there are<br />
private, outdoor showers. If you visit in Winter, make sure you try the Kolkol – a South<br />
African made, four-seater spa bath-type tub heated by wood fire, hidden in the<br />
garden between the fynbos.<br />
The only thing you won’t find is a television ... thank heaven, since this is a spot to<br />
relax, unwind, snooze, read, chat, explore. Just lovely!<br />
32 Get It Magazine <strong>March</strong> <strong>24</strong>
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