Fancourt Hotel

We stayed at the Fancourt for 1 night only but we were able to enjoy the property the next day for breakfast. The employees were very friendly and welcoming. The rooms were spacious and comfortable. The shower was great as we were coming in from a safari. The only negative would be that the ice bucket I had ordered with our meal was forgotten, no big deal really. Beautiful property.

From the perspective of a visiting Brit. It’s a long journey requiring connecting flights at J’burg or Cape Town. Flew in B A were delayed and missed our connecting flight (apparently not uncommon) so had to buy new tickets. So allow a good period of time between landing immigration and collecting bags - we had to wait around 5 hours for the flight to George having missed our connecting flight Weather in George can be changeable even in summer (see later) the local joke is car registrations start CAW = cold and wet , we had rain on at least 1 day unfortunately the day I played the Links course Gardens and surroundings at Fancourt are beautiful the golf courses are astounding and play beautifully. I played all three. The Links is very expensive and exclusive so if you get the chance you will play it. Unfortunately it rained solidly when I played it. It’s summer in SA so no water proofs they lent me an umbrella. Managed to play 14 holes until it got to cold and wet and greens AND fairways were flooding. Disappointed that no one offered us a warm drink or towels or anything in the club house when we got in. As we abandoned no recourse our choice. Very popular with SA families so dependant on time of year there may be kids and only 1 swimming pool. You would expect two pools minimum and 1 adults only. Expect children on bikes and scooters and little supervision Food is OK but a bit limited and drinks menus is not resort wide. My wife likes Monkey 47 gin available in Monets but no where else! Sounding like a terrible experience but it wasn’t the golf and surroundings were amazing + have a caddie if you play they are around 400 zar + your tip around 200 zar so not expensive and you make a difference. And so do they to your game Would I go again probably yes due to the golf courses Probably 3 1/2 - 4 stars but it could easily be 5 with a bit of thought/training and investment

Ultimate golf trip. Sevice was 5 star. Friendly helpfull staff. Only downside is la cantina restuarant is overpriced and not value for money. Worst carbonara I have eaten and small portion. Staff very good but they need to up their kitchen or chef or lower price. Fancourt an amazing experience. If you can afford it , dont hesitate!