South Africa is a land of diversity and variety, making it one of the most unusual and bizarre countries to visit. Just like the land and its citizens it too presents a huge variety of accommodation options, catering for a diverse spectrum of travelers, and everyone from businessmen, backpackers, families, adventure-chasers and luxury-seekers, will find a place fitting their lifestyle. Accommodation can be chosen from some of the finest world renowned five star hotels in South Africa’s metropolitan areas to bed and breakfasts in the heartland of rural South Africa. Luxury game lodges and reserves are abound throughout the land, accommodating the adventure seeker wanting to take in the wild and rustic beauty of the African savannah. Guest houses and bed and breakfasts offer tourists that home away from home hospitality, where guests share the warmth and friendliness of their South African hosts. privately owned houses throughout South Africa offering cheap and comfortable lodging in all the major tourism centres, and surprisingly even off the beaten track you’re bound to come across a bed and breakfast offering you the same level of hospitality as their more frequented counterparts. For travellers wanting to meet and spend time with local people, this is by far the best way to do so, with your hosts literally sharing their homes with you, therefore providing a keener sense of welcome than would a huge multistoreyed luxurious hotel – nothing like a home cooked meal and a friendly smile to greet you after a long day’s worth of sightseeing…
Guest Houses
A guest house is either a converted house or manor adapted to accommodate overnight guests or it may be a purpose built facility. Establishments like these are usually run as commercial operations and are often owner-managed. Guest houses contain areas which are for the exclusive use of the guest with the manager either living off-site, or in a separate area of the property. This type of 2010 soccer world cup accommodation remains, like its Bed and Breakfast counterpart, a very popular choice for both local and international visitors.