Milkwood Bay - a luxurious guesthouse in Knysna

Milkwood Bay is a luxury Guest house near the Eastern Knysna Heads, which is part of the Milkwood Collection. We were invited to view the house while we were staying at Under Milkwood, which is next door. It is a very beautiful house, luxurious, very well decorated in classic modern sea and beach colours and comfortably and tastefully furnished. It is full of original art and has magnificent views of the Knysna lagoon. Each of the 5 rooms has been individually decorated and offers under-floor heating, television with satellite channels and a telephone. The guest house has a covered swimming pool and sauna. An English breakfast is served on the balcony overlooking the lagoon or in the dining room area.  It is possible to hire the whole house. We think it would be perfect for wedding parties or special family occasions. Definitely somewhere to aspire to...

Should you wish to stay here contact General Manager Clary Starbuck on (044) 384 0745, Fax: (044) 384 0156 or Email: clary@milkwood.co.za; admin@milkwood.co.za (this is the address for enquiries) Web: www.milkwood.co.za

The private entrance leads to lots of parking and a small back terrace

The entrance hall shows you what you have to look forward to

There is a huge well fitted kitchen with attached pantry area and it is fully fitted with Le Creuset cookware

The other end of the kitchen

It has a small kitchen table with a great view, for breakfasts indoors

or you can eat in the large dining room, or on the terrace outside

Stairs down to the bedrooms and the pool area, which is on another floor below them

The comfortable lounge

and a smaller lounge at the back

A double bedroom

with a view and its own terrace and security

One of the lovely fully fitted bathrooms

A huge bed with a side view of the lagoon

Or the largest bedroom with a double view and a terrace

This room also has its own dressing room and adjoining bathroom

Another of the bathrooms

A different view of the largest bedroom

This bedroom is down on the pool deck, so ideally placed for late night dips

The pool is covered but open to the elements

It also has access to the beach and the lagoon

and has the sauna next to it

A view we could enjoy all day, and even all week. Knysna never disappoints with its beautiful countryside and lagoon views

Milkwood Bay Guesthouse from across the lagoon. Under Milkwood is hidden in the trees but just out of picture, to the extreme right

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© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2014

Under Milkwood, Knysna

Under Milkwood, near the Knysna Heads, is a group of log cabins (called chalets) hidden in amongst heritage milkwood trees overlooking the lagoon. Lynne stayed there with friends about 20 years ago and so we were very glad to be invited to revisit to see the changes they are busy making. It is owned by Paul Van Zuydam, a South African who lives in the UK with his wife, and who owns Le Creuset and Screwpull, two internationally successful companies. There are also two other properties attached to Milkwood that we got to view. www.milkwood.co.za. Contact General Manager Clary Starbuck  who was extremely helpful to us.  

See the separate blog for Milkwood Bay which really knocked us out.

We arrived after quite a heavy storm had struck the night before but the sun was shining and the comfortable chalets have not changed very much over the years.  This was our deck with the magnificent milkwood tree growing beneath and offering shade and our view of the lagoon

A view of the chalet from the side

A nice place to have breakfast, or a braai, weather permitting

This is the inside of one of the chalets, as Lynne remembers it from a visit in the '90s

Another view of the kitchen and dining area

This is the inside of the newly renovated chalet in which we stayed. The walls have been clad in washed pine and it gives the rooms a much more spacious and modern feel. There is also a wonderful smell of pinewood. As you can see on the stove, all the chalets are fitted out with an almost  complete range of Le Creuset cookware, crockery and other items

The lounge area of the old style chalet (these two chalets are essential identical) and it seems that some regular clients say they prefer the old design

We much preferred the more spacious modern design, there is more comfort and less of a feeling of roughing it.

Our bedroom was furnished very tastefully in creams and beiges which compliment the washed pine walls

The same furnishings in the old style chalet

All of the chalets have good views from the bedrooms

Our view of the milkwood tree with the lagoon in the distance

An unconverted shower bathroom

The new shower bathroom

The twin bedded room

The unconverted bathroom

The new conversion which seemed larger, but was actually slightly smaller we were told.  It has a very deep and luxurious bathtub

There is also a self catering guest house called PAQUITA VILLA on the left hand side of the complex which can be hired by the day and sleeps six people and it has direct access to the beach.  This is the main living and dining area. Rates per day for 2014: Low Season (11 Jan – 15 Dec): R2995.00 & High Season (16 Dec – 10 Jan):  R5199.00

Lynne and General Manager Clary Starbuck viewing the house.

There is a fully fitted and equipped kitchen

and there is a large terrace outside for warmer days, which has good views over the lagoon

A nice reading nook on the upstairs landing

One of the large double bedrooms. All the rooms have en suite bathrooms

This one has its own terrace and seating area

A twin bedded room

One of the en suite bathrooms

and the other double bedroom

They have a ‘pop-up shop’ where you can buy the entire range of Screwpull and Le Creuset wares.  Very, very tempting especially as it is one of our favourite ranges to cook with.  Some lovely colours and some very innovative new designs

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© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2014

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