Massage Therapy
Kanonkop Airial View
Pool
Heated Pool
Garden Suite Bathroom
Boma Dining
Pool
Outdoor Lounge
Boma fire pit
Diamond Lounge
Diamond Bathroom
Diamond Lounge
Diamond View
Outdoor Lounge
Garden suite bathroom
Garden Suite bathroom
Breakfast
View
Paradise
Paradise
Lounge view forest view
Paradise View
Diamond
Diamond
Boma fire pit
Sunbird Room
Forest Room
Pool and outdoor lounge area
Forest room deck
Aerial view of Kanonkop House and the Knysna Lagoon
Panoramic views to the Knysna Heads
Indigenous gardens
Kanonkop House
Diamond Penthouse Suite Bedroom
Diamond Penthouse Suite Bathroom
Diamond - Deck area
Diamond Lounge - View
Forest Bathroom
Forest View / Deck
Forest Suite
Forest Suite
Forest Suite
Forest Bathroom
Luxury Garden Suite
Luxury Garden Suite
Luxury Garden Suite
Luxury Garden Suite
Luxury Garden Suite
Luxury Garden Suite
Luxury Garden Suite
Paradise Suite
Paradise Suite
Paradise Suite
Paradise Bathroom
Paradise View / Balcony
Paradise View
Paradise
Sunbird
Sunbird
Sunbird Bathroom
Discover Kanonkop House, where relaxed luxury meets five-star boutique service in an intimate, private setting. Ranked among TripAdvisor’s Top 25 Hotels in Africa, our seven-room retreat welcomes guests from around the world to a refined family home with world-class service.
Perched on Kanonkop Hill within a private indigenous forest, Kanonkop House boasts sweeping views of the Knysna Lagoon, the iconic Knysna Heads, and the Indian Ocean. Just five minutes from Knysna’s restaurants, shops, and activities, our location combines tranquility with convenience, offering the perfect base to explore the Garden Route.
Enjoy curated experiences on-site and in the region, including golf, cycling, hiking, kayaking, birding, and watersports. Our hosts are on-hand to arrange activities and make recommendations, ensuring every stay is effortless. With no public access, guests enjoy unparalleled privacy and exclusivity.
For families or small groups, the Kanonkop Team also offers a selection of exclusive-use villas throughout Knysna, delivering the same exceptional service and luxury in private settings.
3 Large executive king bed suites each with full en suite bathrooms. Each room has a private balcony or deck with breathtaking views featuring the indigenous forest, Knysna Lagoon, the famous 'Heads' to the Indian Ocean beyond.
2 Large luxury king bed rooms. Each room has a full en-suite bathroom and opens via glass sliding doors to a large deck overlooking the swimming pool and garden with interrupted views of the Knysna lagoon in the distance.
Waterside house is a rare gem on Thesen Island built in the colonial maritime architectural style. Walk through the front door into pure peace and tranquillity. The downstairs floor decorated in harmonious water colours consists of two en-suite bedrooms and an open plan kitchen, dining room and lounge. One bedroom is a double and the second bedroom is a twin. Both rooms have a shower and toilet en-suite. Leading off the kitchen (which is fully equipped with every modern appliance) and dining area, is a spacious sun deck with an outside lounge and jetty down to the canal. Here is the perfect place for sundowners and a braai (barbecue) in true South African style. There is a second deck off the lounge which is the perfect place to curl up and read a book while listening to the water lapping on the sides of the jetty.
Upstairs is a beautiful main bedroom, study and full en-suite bathroom which has a private sun deck leading off it for those much needed quiet moments. The second upstairs bedroom has an en-suite shower and toilet and its own sun deck.
Waterside house has full satellite DSTV for those guests who would like to catch up on the news, sport or would just like to relax in front of a movie. The Wi-Fi is available throughout the house.
If you wish, Kanonkop House will host your entire stay with personal housekeeping and a cook to prepare your breakfasts (the most important meal of the day), as well as full concierge available 24 hours a day.
The Selwyn Penthouse suite has panoramic views of the lagoon, two private balconies and is magnificent in every way. It has a fully stocked complimentary mini bar, tea and coffee making facility which includes an espresso machine. This suite also includes a sitting area and stunning en-suit bathroom with a view of the lagoon and Knysna Heads.
This suite is the newest addition to Kanonkop House. Completed in October 2017. This room is aptly named ‘Diamond’ The room comprises of a separate bathroom which overlooks the lagoon and has a private deck. A separate toilet and shower with a His and Hers hand basin. A rain shower and slipper bath both have lagoon views. The shower and toilet doors have been sandblasted in a magnificent diamond pattern which really makes this bathroom a feature on its own. This encapsulates the diamond theme of the room beautifully. The bedroom has feature fire place, and large lounge area with a picturesque view of the lagoon. Two folding staking glass doors opens up to a private deck and seating area to our stunning indigenous garden and forest, with spectacular views.
Waterside house is a rare gem on Thesen Island built in the colonial maritime architectural style. Walk through the front door into pure peace and tranquillity. The downstairs floor decorated in harmonious water colours consists of two en-suite bedrooms and an open plan kitchen, dining room and lounge. One bedroom is a double and the second bedroom is a twin. Both rooms have a shower and toilet en-suite. Leading off the kitchen (which is fully equipped with every modern appliance) and dining area, is a spacious sun deck with an outside lounge and jetty down to the canal. Here is the perfect place for sundowners and a braai (barbecue) in true South African style. There is a second deck off the lounge which is the perfect place to curl up and read a book while listening to the water lapping on the sides of the jetty.
Upstairs is a beautiful main bedroom, study and full en-suite bathroom which has a private sun deck leading off it for those much needed quiet moments. The second upstairs bedroom has an en-suite shower and toilet and its own sun deck.
Waterside house has full satellite DSTV for those guests who would like to catch up on the news, sport or would just like to relax in front of a movie. The Wi-Fi is available throughout the house.
If you wish, Kanonkop House will host your entire stay with personal housekeeping and a cook to prepare your breakfasts (the most important meal of the day), as well as full concierge available 24 hours a day.
