Thank you Johan for a warm welcome with each visit, a clean cottage, comfy beds and great shower- exactly what we needed breaking a 10 hour journey with an infant! You and the Purple House add...

Wonderful warm welcoming host. Fun eccentric characterful house over 100 years old. Wonderful linen and comfy bed. Clean and comfortable. Good breakfast. Good dinner at Buckleys in town. Very good...

What a host!!! Johan, many thanks for the guitar & songs while we had excellent unannounced dinner @ the Purple House. We felt so welcome and the accommodation, bedding & space in the "old Dam" were...

Warm bed and wonderfull hospitality also off street safe and secure parking. A must for weary travelers looking for affordable overnight in beautifiul platteland setting. Johan Greef thank you a...

Wonderful experience..great hospitality. Johan is a great host. Food excellent. Warm beds. Great stop over, half way between East London/Port Elizabeth and Pretoria/Johannesburg. The Bluegum cottage...

You simply can't miss this quaint little Guest House, owner-run. An ideal place for the tired traveler to rest his/her bones! The owner even entertains guests with his "in-house classic movies...

The approach into Smithfield is hot and arid as this Free State town on the N6, as with most of the country, is caught in the grips of a scorching drought. And then - a haze of purple appears on...