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Budget Getaways Review
Powered by the sun's rays, 85% carbon-neutral, built by passionate eco-minded community members using toxin-free building materials, the Little Cottage is all about home-grown earthy goodness.
It's also but one spoke in the McGregor Alternative Technology Centre's visionary environmental wheel - an inspiring local project focussing on sustainable building practices, renewable energy, permaculture and holistic healing.
Nicely appointed alongside the picturesque Krans Nature Reserve, with views across seven layers of mountain, yet a short stroll to the village caffeine and fodder stops, the Little Cottage offers the best of all weekend worlds: nature, easy access to the village lures, and homely comfort like grandma used to make.
Built entirely of cob (a mix of straw and mud), stone and raw timber, the result is a tranquil hideaway that's ever so deliciously cool in summer and cosy in winter.
Far from the mud khaya that some of you might be imagining the Little Cottage offers all the home comforts you can expect from a discerning Budget getaway: two comfortable bedrooms with crisp white linen (sleeps 4), an open-plan living and well equipped kitchen area, an indoor fireplace, nice furniture, a cool stoep with a view across the garden and shimmering mountains.
Staying faithful to the eco ethos the shared bathroom features the novelty of a compost toilet! Don't be afraid all ye urbanised Domestos types - it works and smells better (so we are told) than the real thing.
The Little Cottage is an inspiring example of what can emerge when there's a slight shift in values. In fact, come end of the weeked you may blast off in your X5 with your reality just a little shaken, your air-con turned a notch or two down.
"What an amazing spot! Eco-friendly living at its best, a place completely unaffected by load shedding and the outside world. Perfect place to recharge the batteries."
(visited December 2014)
"What a fabulous spot on the edge of town overlooking the valley, peaceful and very quiet. An education of how we take so much for granted when we don't live totally green."
(visited September 2014)
"Something different. Very inspiring to see how there is always more we can do for sustainability. Awesome."
(visited July 2014)
"Visited Little Cottage for a weekend breakaway and had an absolute treat of a time. Really beautiful setting and the Cottage is the perfect place for a weekend breakaway. We will definitely be back in the near future."
(visited June 2014)
"Very awesome!"
(visited June 2014)
"We have visited this cottage, time and time again! We will continue to go back. Cosy and beautifully decorated with a large patio and brazing facilities it's the perfect reclusive hideaway. Walking distance to the town, Saturday market and fantastic eateries. I can't say enough good things about Jill and her eco-haven!"
(visited April 2013)
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Arniston (Waenhuiskrans) • Barrydale • Beaufort West • Betty's Bay • Bonnievale • Bot River • Bredasdorp • Caledon • Calitzdorp • Cape Agulhas and Struisbaai • Cape Town area • Ceres • Citrusdal • Clanwilliam & Cederberg • Darling • De Rust • Franschhoek • Gansbaai • George • Grabouw & Elgin Valley • Greyton • Heidelberg • Hermanus • Knysna • Ladismith • Laingsburg • Lamberts Bay • Langebaan • Malgas • Matjiesfontein • McGregor • Montagu • Mossel Bay • Napier • Oudtshoorn • Paarl • Paternoster • Plettenberg Bay • Prince Albert • Pringle Bay, Betty's Bay and Kleinmond • Riebeek West and Riebeek-Kasteel • Riversdale • Riviersonderend • Robertson • St Helena Bay • Stanford • Stilbaai • Strand, Gordon's Bay and Somerset West • Swellendam • Tulbagh • Velddrif • Vermaaklikheid • Wilderness • Witsand • Worcester & Hex Valley • Yzerfontein • Baviaanskloof • Cape St Francis & St Francis Bay • East London • Graaff-Reinet • Hogsback • Jeffreys Bay • Makhanda (Grahamstown) • Middelburg • Nieu-Bethesda • Rhodes • Sutherland