Welcome to Candlewood Knysna

Candlewood Knysna offers top quality guesthouse accommodation in Knysna, South Africa’s Garden Route. Effortlessly combining the luxury of five-star personal service with home comforts, Candlewood Knysna is a unique, intimate B&B. From the moment you arrive you’ll experience a feeling of having returned – of coming back – even if it’s your first visit with us. That is because our award winning, eco-friendly guesthouse extends a sincerely warm welcome to everyone who visits Candlewood Knysna.

Candlewood Philosophy

From the moment you arrive, you’ll feel the warmth of the welcome at Candlewood. Perched high above the Knysna Lagoon with stunning views of the famous Knysna Heads, our award-winning, eco-friendly guesthouse offers an unsurpassed level of hospitality.

Why We Love our Guests

Always ready to provide help and advice on local attractions, places to eat and exciting activities, they’ll make sure that your stay at Candlewood is truly memorable.

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No Place like Knysna

There are few places in Africa that can offer as many varied and spectacular visitor attractions as Knysna. In the language of the Koisan, the region’s original inhabitants, Knysna means ‘the place of wood’.

The impressive forests that surround the town have brought the town peace and prosperity throughout the centuries, while the surrounding scenery of the Garden Route’s Outeniqua Mountains, lakes, lagoons and pristine beaches provide magical experiences for today’s traveller and explorer.

What Our Guests have to say

Excellent guesthouse with outstanding breakfast
The guesthouse is ideally located on the hills above Knyna with a beautiful view. Room was spacious and very well appointed with nice details. The owner, Matthias, was so friendly and extremely helpful far beyond normal expectations! Lastly, the breakfast is simply outstanding! Even though the guesthouse standard in South Africa is in general very high, you won‘t find a place where breakfast quality and variety gets even close. A MUST experience, thank you!

— Michael, Germany

gleichbleibend Spitze
Der neue Besitzer mathias, hatte eine8 Humor macht ihn von Anfang an sympathisch. Die Lodge ist wie schon letztes Jahr in einem super gepflegten und bis ins Detail ausgearbeitetem Zustand ob das Frühstück ist immer noch das beste was man auf der Welt haben kann und am sonstigen Personal hat sich nichts geändert. 5 Sterne sind eigentlich zu wenig 😍

— Ria, Germany

Verwoehn-und Wohlfühlaufenthalt
Es war als Unterkunft das absolute Highlight unserer Reise. Die Zimmer waren sehr schön, die Anlage eine schöne und sehr gepflegte Oase und das Frühstück ein Traum, nicht zu toppen. Dazu ein sehr netter Gastgeber mit einem super freundlichen Personalteam. Einfach toll.

— B Jacob, Germany

Candlewood Philosophy

Why We Love our Guests

The Candlewood Experience

The Candlewood Tree of Serenity and Calm

No Place like Knysna

Our Rooms

What Our Guests have to say