The Stanford Hotel offers both hotel and self-catering accommodation, making it ideal for a range of travellers, including business travellers, singles, couples and families. Our decor is authentically vintage with the most comfortable beds you could wish for, dressed with down duvets and 100% Percale cotton linen.
Breakfast is an optional extra which gives our guests the freedom to choose if they wish to sample the menu of our local coffee shops and restaurants or if they would prefer a full two course breakfast at the hotel.
The Stanford Hotel has a shaded courtyard, a large guest lounge with full DSTV to which guests enjoy 24 hour access. The public is not permitted on the premises ensuring that our guests enjoy total privacy and security at all times.
The Stanford Hotel is the only accommodation in the village which is available without a minimum stay requirement making it ideal whether overnighting or for an extended stay in Stanford.
Pets Allowed*
Sixpence Cottage is pet friendly.
*Strictly by prior arrangement.
Secure Parking
At the back of the hotel; perfect for boats, kayak trailers or 4×4s.
Complimentary WiFi
We’ll keep you connected to the internet, even during loadshedding.
Guest Lounge
Guests enjoy 24 hour access to the lounge with full DSTV.
Breakfast
Breakfast is an optional extra which can be booked – Healthy or English breakfast.
Friendly Staff
We are happy to assist you with restaurant reservations and activity bookings.
The rooms at the Stanford Hotel are all en-suite and each has its own exterior entrance. All our rooms overlook the hotel’s peaceful courtyard. Access to the countryard is exclusively for hotel guests, ensuring privacy and security. Our linen is 100% cotton and our duvets and pillows are all down filled. Other facilities in all our rooms include tea and coffee making facilities. There is also secure parking at the hotel.
Room facilities include
Double Room
Room 5 is a double room with its own entrance. It is furnished with a double bed and the en-suite bathroom is fitted with a bathtub only (no shower). All rooms have down duvets and pillows with crisp white 100% cotton linen and offer tea and coffee making facilities.
Twin Room
Room 6 is a twin room with a private, outside entrance. It is furnished with twin beds and has en-suite dressing / bathroom equipped with a shower. All rooms have down duvets and pillows with crisp white 100% cotton linen and offer tea and coffee making facilities.
Double Room
Room 7 is a double room with a private, outside entrance. It is furnished with a with Queen size bed and has a private dressing room / en-suite bathroom equipped with a shower. All rooms have down duvets and pillows with crisp white 100% cotton linen and offer tea and coffee making facilities.
Double Room
Room 8 is a double room furnished with a with Queen size bed. The room has a private, outside entrance to the courtyard and a private dressing room / en-suite bathroom equipped with a shower. All rooms have down duvets and pillows with crisp white 100% cotton linen and offer tea and coffee making facilities.
Luca’s Lodge Family Suite
Luca’s Lodge is a two bedroomed family suite The first bedroom has a double antique wooden bed with headboard and bed ends. The second bedroom has two single beds without bed ends. This room has a TV. Both rooms have doors leading onto a private veranda and fenced garden. The rooms are separated by a small foyer. All linen is 100% cotton Duvets and pillows are all down filled. The suite is not self-catering but it has tea and coffee making facilities.
There are three self contained cottages in total, two on the property and one on the property adjoining the hotel. Each has its own entrance and secure parking. All linen is 100% cotton and the duvets and pillows are down filled. The secure parking is perfect for boats, kayak trailers and fully kitted 4×4’s.
Cottage facilities include
Sixpence Cottage
Sixpence Cottage is a pet-friendly self-catering unit located within the hotel grounds. Ideal for a couple, it has one bedroom and a bathroom with a shower (wet room). It has a fully equipped kitchen, a living area with a couch which leads out onto a veranda and a private, fenced in garden. The main bedroom has a double antique brass bed, Rest Assured mattress with crisp white 100% cotton linen and a down duvet, a vintage dressing table and wardrobe. One dog permitted with strictly prior arrangement.
Bambi Cottage
Bambi Cottage is located within the hotel grounds. It has two bedrooms, one bathroom with a shower over the bath, open plan kitchen, dining and living area leading out onto the veranda and private garden. The main bedroom has a Queen sized bed. The second bedroom has a single bed. All linen is 100% cotton and the duvets and pillows are down filled. Bambi Cottage has TV with full DSTV inclusive in the rate. There is also secure parking; perfect for boats, kayak trailers and fully kitted 4×4’s.
Issey118 Heritage Cottage
Issey118 is one of the treasured heritage cottages in Stanford. Centrally situated alongside the Stanford Hotel, it’s a two minute stroll away from the river, shops and restaurants.
The cottage has two spacious bedrooms making it a perfect weekend getaway for up to four guests. The main bedroom is furnished with a King-size bed and has an en-suite bathroom fitted with a shower, bath, toilet and double basins. There is also a dressing room. The second bedroom has twin beds and an en-suite bathroom fitted with a bath, shower, toilet and basin.
There is a sunny open plan living area with comfortable seating, a dining table, a fully equipped kitchen and an authentic wood fired pizza oven. Not only is this oven used for pizzas, but also for bread baking, slow roasting or for casseroles and soups. It’s the highlight of winter weekends in the country. Free Wi-Fi is provided but there is no TV.
Outside there is a gorgeous verandah, an exquisite garden and a covered braai area. There is undercover parking for two vehicles and enough space to park a trailer or boat.
