Barra Beach · 整套客房 · 0室2床1.0卫 · 可住2人 · Stunning sea view, charming cottage (4x4 only)
An airy cottage with a rustic charm accessible by 4x4 with a heavenly view. Spacious and well-kitted for a couple on a palm tree-lined dune, with the best view of Barra Beach. Sit in ironwood chairs or sip a cold drink with ice from your ice machine at your breakfast table and gaze on the reef just off Barra Beach, local fishing boats and the north coast of Mozambique stretching into the haze. Marvel at this vista from your comfortable bed. Star gaze on beach sand in front of your stoep. A spacious for a couple grass-thatch cottage built in wood and local materials with a lot of rustic character, which is cute and comfortable, and opens up on a sizeable veranda, which is like a breezy, outdoor living room. Shaded by trees and the adjacent main house, and up on a dune overlooking Barra Beach, the sea breezes ensure that even in mid-summer the cottage remains surprisingly cool and quite mosquito-free. A studio-style open plan kitchen with all the amenities, and main room with a comfortable double bed, mosquito net and fan, plus an ice machine (!). Lots of storage space. The veranda leads to a soft-sand space in front that has a large brick braai, perfect for star-gazing at night. There is ample parking space in the back. (PLEASE NOTE: Our electricity is Pay-as-You-Go - we ask guests to top up on arrival and as they need.) This cottage is part of our dream home (built by Etna and Renaud Booysen) we have recently acquired and feel is too much of a hidden gem to have kept to ourselves. Please enjoy it - it is beautiful and spectacularly located. PLEASE NOTE: One important request and house rule we make is that guests burn only coal fires, with the grid down, in the braai. Absolutely no wood fires! Both the cottage and house are made of wood, reeds and grass, and an ember can burn them down. We thank you for your understanding on this. Along the Lighthouse Road (Rua da Farol), a 4x4 road turning off the main road just before you reach Barra and running along the back, top of the dune next to the beach to the old, famous lighthouse at the point, which is about a 600-metre walk away on the beach or road. There are restaurants to sample all along the the beach below. Local fish, prawn, calamari, clam and crayfish catches will be brought to your door to negotiate a sale, and Sarah can daily bring fresh fruit, vegetables and Portuguese rolls. It's about a 150m walk down a path to the beach. For those without 4x4s, there is a rental service in both Tofo (20km) away, and Barra. Contact us for pricing and details. Our minority shareholder Luis and his family will welcome you, briefly clean each day, give advice on Dhow trips to Pansy Island in the Inhambane estuary, where to shop, who to buy fish from, and make your stay more comfortable. Should you require more than the quick daily clean-up, or washing of clothes (which is not included), negotiate a further price with him. Just by the way, a squirrel may visit. It's extremely cute and harmless, but perhaps watch your fruit, vegetables and cashews!
Great location - very beautiful! Great host and nice support from Luiz. Lovely people in the area and nice restaurants nearby. Highly recommended and we hope to go back soon.
Die Hütte ist wirklich traumhaft schön, vor allem die Aussicht! Alles war sauber und gut eingerichtet. Das einzige, was mir nicht gut gefallen hat, ist, dass man in Barra wirklich kaum etwas unternehmen kann. Luis hat mich sehr sehr lieb empfangen! Und Hildegard antwortet super schnell und kümmert sich! Ganz lieben Dank, dass ich bei euch schlafen durfte!!
The trip of a lifetime. Hildegard was always responsive, and the local partners were always willing to help. A place that takes you away and allows you to truly unwind. I will most certainly be back in the future.
Access to the property is by Rua da Farol (the Lighthouse Road), the sanded 4x4 road that turns off the main road just before it reaches Barra. To that point, the roads are all 2x4. The turnoff to our house and cottage are about 1,5km down the 4x4 road. The cottage and house are on the front of the dune overlooking Barra Beach, which is reached via a 150m walk down a path. There are many restaurants along the beach in walking distance. The beach resort of Tofo is about 20min drive (on a 2x4 road) away, nearest petrol station about 12min drive. The charming Barra market (charcoal, fish, beer, cold drinks, vegetable, fruit, nuts, bread, rolls, longlife milk) is about 1km further down the main road to Barra after turning off to the lighthouse road. Bigger shops, including the new Spar supermarket just down the road towards Tofo, about 200m from the turnoff from "Bar Babalaza", are within 20min drive.
Chapa's (minibus taxis) run from Barra market (about 2km away) to Tofo market and Inhambane (but not on the Lighthouse Road).
There is an airport in Inhambane. Buses run from Maputo to Inhambane. There is an independent shuttle service from Inhambane or the airport (contact us for prices and contact details). There are 4x4 rental services in Barra and Tofo (contact us for prices and contact details). There is no Uber in the area.
If you arrive by shuttle, it is possible to live at the house without needing a vehicle for transport. Restaurants on the beach are in walking distance, and vegetables, fruit, bread, rolls and fish, crayfish and prawns can be purchased from your door.
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I am an artist, working from my home studio in Melville. I love the creative energy of Melville, and the beautiful artistic features of my home.. I really enjoyi meeting guests from all different backgrounds and walks of life. I also host a pop up shop in my space, with beautiful art, crafts and jewellery. Being from a family of artists, this is always a hub of creativity!
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