About this property

Set in the heart of Clarens, a village at the foot of the Maleti Mountains, this guest house is great for exploring South Africa’s Free State province. Built in Neo-Colonial style, Red Mountain House features 8 comfortably furnished guest units. Relax in front of the fireplace in your seating area or take in magnificent views from the comfort of your balcony. Persian carpets, four-poster beds and turn-of-the-century antiques complement each of the rooms. Next to an on site restaurant, Red Mountain House includes an in-house shop selling African and local art. Choose a number of beautiful souvenirs for your family or friends. With the village market square just a short walk away, you can also opt to explore nearby stores. Please could you add that Red Mountain House will be minimally affected by the Clarens crisis as we have installed back up water tanks.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.7)

Free Private Parking Available On Site


Availability

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Room Type
Number of guests
 
1 full bed
1 king bed
and
1 sofa bed
2 twin beds
or
1 king bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Riaan
    South Africa South Africa
    The room was very nice and clean. Service was excellent. Close to everything.
  • Roger
    South Africa South Africa
    Location perfect. Park your car for weekend and explore on foot. Room warmer than my house. A bigger bed would be great, otherwise room has everything you would want.
  • Dennis
    United States United States
    I especially liked the location, right on the square. And the VIEW!!!
  • De
    South Africa South Africa
    The location is great- can walk everywhere- good and safe parking off street- staff is friendly and assisted with parking.
  • Frederick
    South Africa South Africa
    Violet was amazing!! Since it was my wife's birthday, I requested flowers, champagne and a chocolate cake to be placed in our room as a surprise. We received a bottle of Pongraz champagne and a lovely cake for which I paid a very fair price, and...
  • Pretorius
    South Africa South Africa
    Lovely location. Very friendly staff. Enjoyed the experience thoroughly
  • Debbie
    South Africa South Africa
    Clarens is a busy little town with lots of shops and eating spots. So walking is essential. Position of this accommodation is certainly the best in the town. Easy to access restaurant s and the centee square. Rooms are large and spacious.
  • Bronwen
    South Africa South Africa
    Perfectly located. Great facilities. Fully equipped kitchen. Safe parking. Exceptional staff.
  • Henk
    South Africa South Africa
    Location is excellent. Stayed there on New Years eve, and after Midnight, it was great to just walk to the hotel and sleep. Very good mattress, clean and very neat.
  • Pj
    South Africa South Africa
    Getting long in the tooth, but well situated, clean and comfortable. Brought back happy memories of our stays in the early Noughties. Balcony of room 8 a bonus. You feel part of the activities on the square, yet removed. Nothing lacking.

Host Info

9.4
Host Review Score
We are always looking to add to the little touches in the rooms for our guests. We have recently added handmade scatter cushions for the beds and on out coffee tray there are locally handmade ginger biscuits.
We enjoy welcoming people from wherever they come and hearing their stories especially people from far afield and and as to how they have come to visit this small village
There area wealth of restaurants both in and around Clarens, many art galleries and so many activities to do like white water rafting on the Ash river outlet which is the outlet for the water from the Lesotho highlands. Hiking, cycling, golf can all be enjoyed surrounded by stunning views
Language spoken: English

Area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
  • Restaurant #1
    • Cuisine
      Italian

House rules

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Check-in
From 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Check-out
From 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Enter your stay dates and check the conditions of your selected option.
Children & Beds

Child policies

Children not allowed.

Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional fees may apply.
Cards accepted at this property
VisaMastercard Cash is not accepted
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests need be quiet between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please note that only bookings of 2 nights or more are possible over the weekend.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.